LODDON TOWN COUNCIL

🌟 2025: A Year of Progress for Loddon 🌟 As the year draws to a close, we’re proud to look back and celebrate what’s been achieved for our town in 2025. Thanks to strong partnerships, dedicated volunteers, councillors and staff, it’s been a year of real impact across Loddon. ✨Highlights from 2025 ✨ 🌳Greener & Cleaner Loddon • £10,000 Conservation Fund grant secured for Warren Hills Woodland • New community orchard planted and Biodiversity Warden appointed • Big Litter Pick in April and river debris removed • Love Loddon flower towers and containers brightening the town 🚦Safer Streets & Better Transport • Traffic Review Working Party established • New and upgraded bus stops on Church Plain, and additional stops on the A146 and Beccles Road • High Bungay Road TRO completed • SAM2 speed device rotated regularly to deter speeding • New grit bins • Formal registration of High Street – Mill Road footpath 🏛 Planning & Improved Community Facilities • The Chet Neighbourhood Plan continued to play a vital role, being actively used to ensure planning applications meet local needs and reflect the community’s priorities.

• Library Annexe toilets, kitchen and shower fully refurbished • Fire safety and Legionella risk assessments completed • Staithe toilets improved, with ownership transfer agreed • New signage and measures to prevent vandalism • New basket swing and replacement matting for Kitten's Lane Play Area ❤️Supporting Our Community • Community Larder now supporting 59 households across the Chet Valley • Small grants awarded to local charities, churches and community groups • Allotments fully let and well managed 🎄Events, Heritage & Civic Pride • Historic blue plaques installed • Christmas lights and new Staithe Christmas tree • Remembrance Sunday and VE Day events delivered • Freedom of Loddon Award presented to Carol Webb • Memorial bench installed for Cllr Colin Binfield • Cllr Julie Applebly shortlisted as Councillor of the year ⚽Sport, Access & Partnerships • New LED tennis court floodlights • New pedestrian access to Jubilee Hall

• Licence agreed for the Tennis Club to use the Jubilee Hall Changing Rooms and toilets

• Weekend parking agreement at Hobart High School to relive safety and parking issues on George Lane • Donation of defibrillator and installation at the Staithe 🙏Thank you to everyone who has contributed to making 2025 such a positive year for Loddon. We look forward to building on this momentum in 2026. If you are inspired by this work and want to make a difference in your community, consider joining this fantastic team as a councillor. Your ideas, energy, and commitment can help shape Loddon for years to come.