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Aviva must not let savers down

Trevor Ivory calls on Norwich Union's owners to protect
its savers as the slow-down continues

North Norfolk's Conservative Spokesman, Trevor Ivory, has expressed concern at the news that Aviva is considering reneging on an agreement to pay its policy holders more than £1bn, worth about £1,000 per policy holder.

"As the economy continues to worsen many savers are relying on this money to see them through and Aviva must support its savers," said Trevor Ivory.

"Many people in North Norfolk and elsewhere are expecting that money and I have written to the company asking them to honour their agreement with policy holders."

Time to end Gordon Brown's regime of bin taxes, bin cuts and bin fines

Conservative proposals to increase recycling and improve frontline services

North Norfolk's Conservative Spokesman, Trevor Ivory, has welcomed new Conservative proposals to end Gordon Brown's unpopular and damaging policies of bin cuts, bin fines and bin taxes. In a major national policy announcement, Conservatives have unveiled plans to help the local environment and improve services to family homes.

A Conservative Government will change Whitehall policy, restoring the expectation that councils should offer full weekly collections - ending and reversing the Labour policy of bin cuts, which are harming public health and the local environment in many parts of the country.

Central funding will be offered to all councils so they can have full weekly collections if they want them, on top of a comprehensive recycling service. This will be funded by scrapping a host of unelected quangos and local government red tape. Based on the current rate of cuts, weekly bin collections will disappear completely from Britain by 2013.

Gordon Brown's plans for new bin taxes will be scrapped. Labour's stealth taxes threaten to harm the environment by fuelling fly-tipping and backyard burning. Instead, Conservatives will champion green incentives - from trials for free green compost bins, water butts, green cones and garden wormeries, to the 'Recyclebank' scheme, used in America, where householders are paid for recycling.

New powers will also be given to councils, allowing them to cut local council tax bills in return for recycling and green behaviour.

"Gordon Brown is making it ever harder for families to dispose of their waste responsibly. Despite soaring levels of council tax, local people are being hit by cuts to collections, over-zealous use of bin fines and the prospect of expensive new bin taxes which will push up the cost of living. Councils are getting the blame for policies imposed by Whitehall. That must change," said Trevor Ivory.

"Conservatives believe that regular rubbish collections are a vital frontline council service to help protect the local environment and public health. We reject Labour's approach of state bullying, cutting services and higher taxes. We will provide funding for those councils that want to provide proper weekly rubbish collections, on top of comprehensive recycling services," he added.

"We will make it easier for families to go green and increase recycling by working with households, not punishing them with heavy-handed bin taxes, bin cuts and bin fines."

SHERINGHAM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Sheringham and District Chamber of Trade are pleased to announce the arrival of the first continental market to visit North Norfolk to be included in the Christmas Lights switch on for the weekend 29th and 30th November 2008. The continental Market will be on both days from 9.00am to 6.00pm in the High Street. The Christmas Lights will again be on the Saturday at 4.30pm switched on by Peter Pan from the Little Theatre Pantomime.

There will be entertainment throughout the day and a programme of events on the stage from 3.00pm.

Father Christmas will be in the town clock, face painters and street entertainers will be on hand for the little ones. A taster of the popular Pantomime will take place on the stage before the switch on and traditional Carols from the Salvation Army.

A variety of singers and bands will be entertaining the shoppers during the day.

On both days Sheringham High Street will be transformed into a bustling continentalmarket place. Professional continental market traders from France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Holland, Poland wearing traditional costumes will be selling high quality products including Britanny biscuits, olives,Swedish cider, Italian nougat, pungent cheeses, saucissons, Tartiflette from the Alps, charcuterie, fresh breads, croissants and much, much more!

All of which can be washed down with the wonderful wines from a family vineyard in Frontignan. As well as the fine edible goods, you will also be able to choose from the wide range of products including hand bags & leather items, Marseille soaps, lavender and children's toys! There really will be something for everyone.

Most of the products on sale will come from "the terroir" [the land] of the stall holder, where they are produced by small organisations such as family businesses, farms or small factories using traditional methods,maintaining a high standard of quality! All of the traders will also be wearing traditional local costumes from 100 years ago, as well as decorating their stall to represent the area of the country they have come from.

The market really will therefore provide the town with a true flavour of the continent during the festive season. Come and sample the delights of the continent, in the surroundings of one of the best seaside towns in Norfolk, and take the opportunity to visit the wide range of local shops in the town which provide an excellent range of local produce served with good old fashioned service, all in all, an excellent opportunity to rediscover the pleasure of shopping at leisure.

New Bowls for Old

About 30 years ago the Weybourne Village Hall provided second hand bowls and mats to the newly formed Carpet Bowls Group. These have been in constant use since that date.

Recently we approached the Weybourne Community Fund, with a request for some assistance in purchasing one new set, to replace the oldest and now 'unbiased' of the two sets we possess. Imagine our delight when the Fund Committee not only agreed to our request, but granted us the full amount of over £250 for their purchase. Mr George Weston, The Fund Chairman, visited us at our club meeting and presented us with a glorious shiny, polished, and brand new set of bowls.

The Carpet Bowls members who will benefit from the woods on a reg-ular basis will long be grateful to the members of the Weybourne Community Fund for their generous and friendly act. The help they are prepared to give to Weybourne Clubs and activities has largely been unsung in the past, and I feel it is about time that we residents shouted our thanks from the rooftops. Yours sincerely, Valerie Ball, Weybourne Carpet Bowls