The Welney Website
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page created 10th Oct 2010, amended/updated Wednesday, 28 September 2011on-line news and photos
of events in and around
the parish of Welney
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Links on some older pages of this website may have been broken during the upgrading this year. They should mostly be fixed by the end of 2011.
| Year | Month | summary |
| 2011 | Aug | Suspension Bridge barrier repairs begin after 10½ months |
| 2011 | May | Parish Council finally gain planning permission for new Community Hall |
| 2011 | Mar | Boy burnt in accident at home attended by Magpas |
| 2011 | Mar | Councils "Plan D" for new Community Hall |
| 2011 | Feb | Council's re-application for new Community Hall |
| 2010 | Dec | RTA on Wash Rd - motorcyclist injured |
| 2010 | Nov | more RTAs at Suspension Bridge |
| 2010 | Oct | new pumping station at Welmore Lake sluice officially opened |
| 2010 | Oct | RTA at Suspension Bridge - articulated lorry overturned |
| 2010 | May | Council's planning application for Community Centre refused |
| 2010 | Mar | Floods on Wash Rd - nearly 4 feet (120 cms) deep |
| 2010 | Feb | Floods on Wash Rd - police do "u-turn" on penalties |
| 2010 | Feb | Council lodge planning application for new Community Centre |
| 2010 | Jan | Floods on Wash Rd - police issue fines & penalties |
| 2010 | Jan | Wash Rd floods |
| 2010 | Jan | Coldest winter for years. Snow & ice |
| 2009 | Dec | Heavy snow falls cause difficulties |
| 2009 | Sept | 2nd 'Children of Welney' fayre success at Playing Field |
| 2009 | May | Another award for Giles Landscapes |
| 2009 | May | RTA at Sandgate Corner - young woman killed |
| 2009 | Feb | Floods on Wash Rd after snow thaws |
| 2008 | Oct | Autumn fete at St. Mary's Church |
| 2008 | Oct | Celebrities at Cricket Club presentation evening at Lamb & Flag |
| 2008 | July | Stolen JCB abandoned at Parish Hall |
| 2008 | July | RTA on Wash Rd - motorcyclist "Yoffi" killed |
| 2008 | July | Three Tuns pub demolition begins |
| 2008 | Jun | RTA at Suspension Bridge - car crashes into barrier |
| 2008 | Jun | WWT Summer show - crafts, music, roller skating & more |
| 2008 | May | Gang charged with Aug break-in at Chestnut Ave. |
| 2008 | Mar | RTA Tipps End - caravan breaks loose, ends in ditch |
| 2008 | Mar | Action Plan report delivery to every household |
| 2008 | Jan | WWT - Queen tours new centre & reserve |
| 2007 | Oct | First-time sewerage plan - report on proposals & meetings |
| 2007 | Aug | Armed robbery at widows home in Chestnut Ave |
| 2007 | July | Combine harvester catches fire at Tipps End |
| 2007 | Jun | Presentation to Pete and Wendy Redman from Welney |
| 2007 | June | "Wendy's" village shop & post office closes |
| 2007 | May | Presentation to Pete and Wendy Redman from Tipps End |
| 2007 | May | e-mails from Cook Islands & Seychelles |
| 2007 | May | RTA Wash Rd - car in ditch |
| 2007 | May | Fire in Barn & stables at Tipps End. Animals saved |
| 2007 | Mar | Theft of 4x4 and caravan from Tipps End |
| 2007 | Feb | 2006-7 Floods on Wash Rd and question in Parliament |
| 2007 | Feb | St. Mary's Church - new priest licenced |
| 2007 | Jan | Ouse Washes Molly Dancers display at Lamb & Flag |
| 2006 | Nov | RTA Tipps End - lorry slides into ditch |
| 2006 | Sept | Council Chairman to remove play equipment from playing field |
| 2006 | Sept | WWT - new visitor centre opening |
| 2006 | July | Burglary at Parish Hall - kettle stolen |
| 2006 | July | Burglary at Pavilion - kettles, tea urns & games equip stolen |
| 2006 | Aug | Summer Fayre at Playing Field - a damp squib |
| 2006 | Sept | WPC launch own website |
| 2006 | June | Farm Sunday at Pates Farm - a scorching success |
| 2006 | June | WPC withdraw from The Welney Website |
| 2006 | June | WPC announce plans for "new Hall" at the playing field |
| 2006 | WPC will not use funds raised in 2004 for new play equipment | |
| 2006 | Apr | Fire at 100 Foot Bank - Tall Pines (the old school) gutted |
| 2006 | Mach | Huge increase in Welney Parish rates |
| 2006 | Apr | Childrens play equipment at playing field still dirty & derelict |
| 2006 | Mar | WPC hide auditors report in contravention of law. |
| 2004 | Nov | Gala committee give WPC nearly £4,000 for new play equipment |
| 2004 | Oct | Parishioner advises Council of Elgoods rumoured plans for Hall site |
| 2004 | Aug | Welney Gala 2004 - the biggest & best for 30 years |
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| Abbreviations: RTA = Road Traffic Accident WPC = Welney Parish Council WWT = Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust BCKLWN = Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk. |
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