Council news Diss Town Council continues to work hard
both the skateboard park on Shelfanger
to enhance our town, plan fantastic events
Road and the Diss Youth and Community
and provide financial support through our
Centre (DYCC).
grant scheme. We now have a full
We’re refocussing efforts to improve the
complement of 14 councillors who,
water quality of the Mere, one of the
alongside our team of 13 staff, work on
council’s key objectives in its three-year
behalf of residents to make Diss a better
strategic plan. We’re consulting with
place to live, work and visit. And we
stakeholders, including experts in the field
couldn’t do it without the help and
of habitat restoration and enhancement, to
commitment of many volunteers and
gather data to inform a plan of
groups who work with us. Thank you.
recommendations. These will include increased vegetation, drainage improvements, tree management, water
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I’d like to thank all staff and councillors and local volunteers and groups who are working alongside the council to make a difference to our town. Diss Town Clerk, Sarah Richards
quality analysis and aeration.
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Improving facilities
We continue to support the Friends of
The play area in the park will soon include
Parish Fields to restore and maintain an
new equipment, which will better suit 4 to
ancient walkway at the rear of the DYCC
8-year-olds and children with additional
site. This will be officially launched in spring
needs. The installation will include a double
2022.
width slide, puzzle play panel, traversing
We’re also looking to plant additional trees
bridge and fully accessible seesaw. It is due
as part of Norfolk County Council’s aim to
to be installed by spring 2022. Public
plant one million trees across the county.
feedback helped the council decide which design best met the criteria so thank you to
Vaccination programme
all who commented
We’re pleased to have
during the consultation.
been able to support
To ensure the
the NHS’s COVID
equipment at our sites
vaccination programme
continues to benefit the
through the hire of the
community, we’re
DYCC. This facility was
committed to improving
the only Diss site to
security at the park and
meet the programme’s
to installing CCTV at
criteria and has enabled
4 Diss Matters Winter 2021