Council news Diss Town Council’s 14 councillors and
Work continues
team of 13 staff have been busy working
to restore an
hard to make Diss a better place to live,
ancient walkway
work and visit.
at the rear of
In the last six months, we have improved
the DYCC. The
facilities, considered 10 planning
Woodland Walk
applications, spent hundreds of hours
opens in June to
planning events, progressed with the DDNP
mark the
to submission stage, provided £6,670 of
Queen’s
grant funding, dealt with 2,086 public
Platinum Jubilee,
enquiries, attended 14 committee
and is the result
meetings, welcomed four new market
of a partnership between Parish Fields
traders and a new town councillor, and
Friends, Diss Town Council and South
administered over 600 enquiries relating to
Norfolk Council.
our sites (including processing burials and hiring our venues). Thank you to the many
Events
volunteers and partners who make this all
2022 is a big year for events, after a lull due
happen.
to COVID. Glow in the Park takes place on Thursday 2 June in celebration of her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. And 3 July sees the long-awaited return of the hugely popular Diss Carnival. Acknowledging community effort Lots of you joined our Annual Town Meeting at the end of April to thank members of our community who have made a difference to
Improving facilities
the lives of others. George Waterman and
New play equipment in the park includes
Lou Hines were presented with our
single interactive pieces for different ages,
Honoured Citizen awards. And Plamena
enabling inclusive play for children with
Marinova received our Junior Good Citizen
additional needs.
award. George set up the town’s successful
CCTV across the town is being upgraded at
litter picking group, provides volunteering
the Skateboard Park, in the town park,
opportunities for young people and is a key
around the boardwalk and gardens and at
member of the Community Fridge project.
the Diss Youth & Community Centre (DYCC).
Lou fundraises to ensure young people in
We’ve supported the Community Fridge
Diss have access to mental health support.
initiative by giving it a home at the DYCC,
And Plamena uses her spare time to
planting three fruit trees on the site to
champion the voice of young people.
provide a food source for the project.
Town Mayor, Councillor Eric Taylor, also
4 Diss Matters Summer 2022
