Parish Council Meetings

The next scheduled meeting will take place on Monday 20th May 2024 at Mutford & Rushmere Village Hall, Mill Road, Mutford. NR34 7UR. This meeting will be the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council and will immediately follow the Annual Parish Meeting of the same evening. The APM will commence at 7pm.

All residents of Mutford are invited to attend.

If you have any questions, please contact our Clerk/ Responsible Finance Officer (RFO) Angela Colbridge: clerk.mutfordpc@outlook.com or call 07584 136402

INFORMATION FROM BACT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT - 

Passengers use our services to come into Beccles or travel to medical appointments, but we can also feed people through to bus stops for onward travel further afield such as Norwich, Lowestoft and Southwold.

We do not have sufficient resource to run regular bus services in your area, however, people can request our transport by booking in advance and use our community car service or the dial a ride (door to door).  Services are available to all – young and old who cannot use public transport including where there isn’t any as well as us connecting you up to public transport where it does run.

Everyone who uses are services pays a £20 annual registration fee and then fares are on top and vary depending on the length of the trip.  The community car service is 45p per mile which starts from where the volunteer driver leaves their home to the passenger and then to the destination and back home again.  The minimum single fare is £3.00.

Dial a ride is based on a single £3 for up to (5 miles trip door to door), £3.50 (5 – 9 miles) and £4 (10 – 14 miles).  Return fares are double this.  The minimum fare is £3 single.

If people can travel at the same time, when their transport is not time dependant from the same area, that is useful as it makes for more efficient travel.

We mainly use volunteer drivers which we are very short of, so if you know of anyone in the villages you cover who would be interested in driving people from your parishes, please let us know, as we would be more than happy to co-ordinate trips.  This keeps costs down for passengers and encourages friendships in local areas. We can also cover off the training, DBS checks and safeguarding courses that are required.

Please see the BACT website for further infomation

COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH (one more volunteer required to meet minimum numbers)

Due to regularly raised concerns regarding speeding in Mutford, the Parish Council  are looking into the possibility of setting up a Community Speed Watch (CSW) Team in the village and are currently looking for volunteers to be a part of this team. 

Listed below are the requirements for any proposed CSW team: 

• There must be a minimum of six volunteers in each CSW scheme.

• Volunteers must be over 18 years of age and will be subject to a vetting procedure.

• Speed checks must be conducted by a minimum of three volunteers.

• Volunteers will be required to sign a CSW agreement. 

• Each CSW scheme must have a co-ordinator to be responsible for the equipment and administration.

• The Parish or local Council must support the scheme.

• The locations for monitoring are chosen by the scheme, however before approval the site will be risk assessed by a trained member of the Constabulary.

• Training for volunteers will include use of the equipment and health and safety issues.

• The cost of training volunteers, risk assessing potential sites and ongoing administration is borne by the Constabulary.

• Volunteers will be covered by the Constabulary's insurance, although parishes are advised to notify their insurer of their CSW scheme.

• The Constabulary will, where possible, provide a full set of equipment to conduct CSW activities.

• The aim is to encourage drivers to choose to drive at or below the speed limit.

• A maximum of two letters will be sent to the same registered keeper. After this, the vehicle details will be circulated for targeted police intervention 

If you are interested in becoming a member of this team and would like further information, please be in touch with the Parish Council Clerk:

Angela Colbridge - Tel: 07584 136402      Email: clerk.mutfordpc@outlook.com 

General info on Mutford

The Parish of Mutford is situated between Beccles and Carlton Colville on the north side of the Hundred River Valley, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

It has a population of 471 (based on 2011 Census).

The Church of St. Andrew is a grade 1 listed church which serves the Parish. Click here for more information

Mutford and Rushmere Village Hall, Mill Road Mutford offers a lovely venue for clubs and groups for activity sessions and for community events and is regularly used by a wide range of local clubs. The hall serves as a community hub and the Village Hall Committee organise regular events for residents.

There is a playground for children under 14 years of age and a large playing field at the Village Hall.