Welcome
Welcome to the Hemblington Parish Council website.
Hemblington is a small parish close to Norwich in the district of Broadland and the county of Norfolk. It consists of the villages of Pedham, Hemblington and part of Cuttons Corner.
The parish council represents the local residents in matters including planning, provision of recreational facilities, crime prevention, footpaths, certain aspects of road maintenance, litter and open spaces.
Hemblington Parish welcomes the participation of local residents in the work of the council by raising questions with or passing on your views to your councillors through to full involvement by standing as a councillor.
This website provides information on the work of the council such as dates and minutes of council meetings, the names of councillors and the contact details of the officers of the council.
Churchyard activities
The conservation work within the two churchyards has continued this summer. Blofield & District Conservation Group BADCOG kindly cut and raked the south side in June, while the Bure Valley Conservation Group cut and raked the north side in July. This is important work as it allows the many significant perennial plants to thrive next spring, not shaded out by more robust grasses, and the annuals to disperse their seed for next year.
We realised it was the 40th anniversary of BADCOG cutting/raking at Hemblington, and the Friends group and church team are indebted to the group and all their volunteers for the important work they do in churchyards and other local reserves and woodlands.
Because of the work of these organisations and the various people involved with Hemblington churchyard conservation over many years, the Friends group has been nominated for an award in the Spaces for Nature and Wellbeing category of the Norfolk Community Biodiversity Partnership’s award scheme 2025. The Partnership is “at the forefront of efforts to protect and enhance Norfolk’s biodiversity and brings together local authorities, statutory agencies and voluntary groups in pursuit of this shared vision.”
For more information on All Saints Church, Hemblington the link to their website is https://www.hemblingtonchurch.org.uk/?page_id=47
Meeting of the Parish Council
Next meeting of the Parish Council: Monday 24th November, 2025 at 7:30 pm at Heathlands Community Centre.
Annual Governance and Accountability Return – Certificate of Exemption 2024/25
Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Governance & Accountability Return (Exempt Authority)
Annual Governance Statement and Accounts 2024-2025
Internal Audit Report 2024-2025
2025 Meeting Dates
All meetings are held at Heathlands Community Centre, Blofield Heath, and commence at 7.30pm.
Members of the public are most welcome to attend and may speak to raise any matters of concern during the Public Session that is held in the early part of Parish Council meetings.
27 January 2025
31 March 2025
19 May 2025
28 July 2025
29 September
24 November 2025
New Village Sign
Hemblington Parish Council was delighted to Inaugurate the new Village Sign for the Broadland village of Hemblington.
The sign depicts All Saints Church, Hemblington and the village’s predominantly farming and woodland features. The Boot on the sign represents Jeremiah Cutton, who was the local shoemaker born in October 1850 who resided in Cutton’s Corner which is adjacent to the sign’s location.
The Ceremony took place on Saturday, 25th September 2021 at 12 noon with the cutting of a ribbon by Sue Smith, local resident who won an original competition to create the initial design, which was then manufactured by local resident Caroline Ramsay.
The Ceremony was attended by Broadland District Councillors, Nigel Brennan, Hemblington Parish Councillors, honoured guests who contributed to the sign’s installation and parishioners.
Caroline Ramsay, Parish Councillor created the sign coached by Mitchell House, Sculptor based at Alby Crafts near Aylsham. Mitchell House thereafter continued tutoring Caroline into the art of casting Bronze Sculptures which she has now successfully undertaken several commissions.
Caroline commented that “The sign was originally modelled from clay, from which a mould was created to allow the final sign to be cast from then painted”.
The sign is erected on wrought steel manufactured locally by Mike Harvey at Woodbastwick Forge and the brick plinth base by Roger Pointer and his team from A11 Maintenance Services. Hemblington is a very small village with few amenities and had never had its own village sign, so it is a historical day in the village calendar.
Concept for new sign
Following a competition held in the village to come up with a concept for a new village sign for Hemblington, parishioner Sue Smith’s design was nominated who lives in Cutton’s Corner whose original layout is shown below.
Click here to read the full story of how the sign was created and installed.
