Flood Gates

The Environment Agency has obtained funds to renew the Palling floodgates. It was planned that work would commence in January and continue until March 2012. During this period their contractors will be using the Agency's compound on Clink Lane.  

The gates are being pre-fabricated to ensure the time for removal of the existing gate is kept to the absolute minimum.   Also the contractor has been instructed to plan the works to coincide with the neap tides and the Environment Agency will be in close liaison with their forcasting teams to ensure that any weather risks are clearly communicated.   Additionally there will be a full contingency plan in place for a temporary flood barrier in the unlikely event of the gates being off during a flood.

Oil Thefts

Norfolk police are offering advice on preventing thefts of heating oil.    Further information can be found on www.fueltheft@norfolk.pnn.police.uk or by telephoning 101 and asking to speak to a Crime Prevention Officer.

Police Telephone Number

The non-emergency police telephone number for the whole of the U.K.is now 101.   Obviously the emergency number 999 is still operational.

Family History

It is now possible to search the 1911 census for Norfolk for free on-line at any of the County's libraries or Norfolk Record Office.   Further details on www.norfolk.gov.uk

Local History

The Norfolk On Line Access to Heritage website (NOAH) has been operational since 2003 but has now been found to be technically unsustainable.   As Norfolk County Council considers the replacement costs to be prohibitive, the service has been closed in December 2011. However the NOAH address site (www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk) will remain in use so that users can be directed to where they may access the same data through individual on-line systems.

High Tides

Booklets giving full tide tables for this area may be purchased from Sea Palling Post Office & General Store.

Below are the dates and times at which tides are predicted to reach 1 metre below Flood Warning level at Wells Quay. It is possible that very high tides could occur at other times if weather conditions are unfavourable. In particular, northerly winds increase the risk of flooding on the coast. Tidal data produced using information from Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (copyright reserved). Information from North Norfolk District Council.

Times are for Palling (Waxham please add one minute)

February 2012

9                    19.57

10                  20.35

11                  21.13

March 2012

9                  19.35

10                20.16

11                20.56

Parish Council

Last summer the Parish Council approached this website with the request that we publish their agendas and minutes .  We were happy to agree.   However as we have received no documentation from them since the minutes for the September 2011 meeting, we assume that they no longer wish to use this facility and have reluctantly cancelled the arrangement.   We are sorry to have had to do this and would suggest that if anyone wishes to receive copies then they should contact the Clerk direct.    Her details may be found on the notice board at the Shop.

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