All About Boughton

07/01/2026

Please do not go out on the ice when the pond is frozen. Please share.

02/09/2025

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2025-07-02 to 2025-09-01
SAM 2 Located at Stoke Road - South Facing - Into Village
Number of vehicles: 18549 over 62 days
Average speed of all vehicles: 27.9mph
Maximum speed recorded: 51mph
Maximum speed of 51mph seen at:
Thu 03/07/2025, 07:05:00
Thu 03/07/2025, 10:30:00
Fri 11/07/2025, 05:55:00
Tue 22/07/2025, 09:35:00
Thu 07/08/2025, 17:40:00
Thu 21/08/2025, 06:50:00
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 30% (5515 of 18549) over 62 days
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekdays: 29% (4577 of 15665) over 44 days
Percentage of vehicles over the limit on weekends: 33% (938 of 2884) over 18 days
Peak Hour: 10:00-11:00, with 1842 vehicles across 62 days
Average speed of "speeder" vehicles: 34mph
Average speed of "speeder" vehicles in the Peak Hour: 34mph
Average vehicles per day: 299 (356 on weekdays, 160 at weekends)

28/08/2025

Good morning,

I wanted to take this opportunity to make you aware of the Warm Homes:Local Grant scheme which is now open for applications to residents of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk.

Letters have been landing at various properties across the borough over the last few days, so I wanted to ensure that all parish councils are provided with the necessary reassurance around the legitimacy of this grant.

The Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk has been working as part of the Norfolk Warm Homes consortium since 2022 to facilitate the implementation of domestic energy efficiency grants across the borough. These grants typically accommodate the replacement of central heating with air source heating, insulation measures and solar PV where appropriate.

Previous grants have included LAD & HUG, however these have now both been replaced by the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) which is now open for applications.

Any interested or concerned residents are advised to contact myself through either [email protected] or on 01553 616227 for details. Alternatively, households that wish to make an application should visit the following link - Norfolk Warm Homes

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries regarding this correspondence.

Many thanks,

Jacob Medlock, Housing Standards Officer (Energy Efficiency)
Tel: 01553 616227

22/05/2025

We are pleased to announce that Transport East’s Travel Behaviour Survey Report for Norfolk has now been published.
You can find the full report on our website: https://www.transporteast.gov.uk/travel-survey/norfolk/
This comprehensive document offers invaluable insights into how residents across Norfolk travel, their reasons for transport choices, and the barriers they face in adopting more sustainable methods. The findings can play a critical role in guiding transport planning and policy development across the area.
The regional Travel Behaviour Report, published in January, is also available and provides a broader view of travel patterns and behaviours across the East.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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16/05/2025

RTS (Radio Teleswitch Service) boxes are an old technology, introduced in the 1980s, attached to electricity meters in homes with an all-electric supply. Their purpose is to tell the meter when to switch between peak and off-peak and they are a vital part of keeping costs under control for all-electric customers.

At the end of June, all RTS boxes will stop working.

As such it is the responsibility of the utility providers to help their customers with this, by switching them to SMART meters. However, our research has shown that information on the subject is not that easy to find and, although we believe that the utility companies have written to their customers, we know that some people have a mistrust of SMART meters. We know of customers in West Norfolk who have refused to switch for this very reason.

Our concern is that some vulnerable customers will find their bills soaring in June, when their meter will stop differentiating between peak and off-peak, so they will be charged peak prices for all consumption.

I am writing to ask you to do anything you can in your own ward or parish to raise awareness, if necessary directly, with anyone you know who may be affected.

I am attaching a leaflet that we have produced to help customers – we will be happy to give you paper copies if you would find them useful – please let us know how many you would like by emailing [email protected]

We have also created a web page, which is available here www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/rtsboxes.

Kind regards

Mark Whitmore MCIEH, CEnvH, Assistant Director – Health, Wellbeing & Public Protection
Tel: 01553 616654

15/01/2025

If anyone is available to help with treating Boughton pond (silt dispersion), we will be gathering at the Green at 1pm on Friday. Bring waders or tall wellies.

06/05/2024

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2023-05-01 to 2024-04-31 SAM 2 Located at All Locations Number of vehicles: 86644 over 298 days Average speed of all vehicles: 25.8mph Maximum speed recorded: 60mph Maximum speed of 60mph seen at: Sat 20/05/2023, 18:50:00 Mon 08/04/2024, 18:20:00 Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 21% (18558 of 86644) over 298 days…...

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2023-05-01 to 2024-04-31 SAM 2 Located at All Locations Number of vehicles: 86644 over 298 days Average speed of all vehicles: 25.8mph Maximum speed recorded: 60mph Maxim…

06/05/2024

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2024-03-05 to 2024-05-06 SAM 2 Located at Stoke Road - South Facing - Into Village Number of vehicles: 17624 over 57 days Average speed of all vehicles: 28.8mph Maximum speed recorded: 60mph Maximum speed of 60mph seen at: Mon 08/04/2024, 18:20:00 Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 36% (6432 of 17624) over 57 days…...

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2024-03-05 to 2024-05-06 SAM 2 Located at Stoke Road – South Facing – Into Village Number of vehicles: 17624 over 57 days Average speed of all vehicles: 28.8m…

05/03/2024

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2023-12-04 to 2024-03-05 SAM 2 Located at Chapel Road - East Facing - Into Village Number of vehicles: 18648 over 77 days Average speed of all vehicles: 20.6mph Maximum speed recorded: 51mph Maximum speed of 51mph seen at: Sat 13/01/2024, 21:10:00 Percentage of vehicles over the limit on all days: 1% (167 of 18648) over 77 days…...

SAM 2 Report for Week All: 2023-12-04 to 2024-03-05 SAM 2 Located at Chapel Road – East Facing – Into Village Number of vehicles: 18648 over 77 days Average speed of all vehicles: 20.6m…

26/02/2024

New Defibrillator for Boughton ready for use

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18/02/2024

On Saturday 17th February on Boughton Pond you may have witnessed scenes recalling Jerome K Jerome or Last of the Summer Wine. In fact, Parish Councillors and volunteers were applying a calcium carbonate product to the water to help reduce the silt that has built up over the years. This is the Environment Agency recommended course of action, preferred over dredging....

On Saturday 17th February on Boughton Pond you may have witnessed scenes recalling Jerome K Jerome or Last of the Summer Wine. In fact, Parish Councillors and volunteers were applying a calcium car…

29/01/2024

Bad news - the church is effectively closed for the time being, because of structural problems. If you were planning to come to the ordination on Sunday, please let everyone know about this. I'll post the alternative venue as soon as I find out. Pam

Bad news – the church is effectively closed for the time being, because of structural problems. If you were planning to come to the ordination on Sunday, please let everyone know about this. …