Great Day in the Village

What a great day it's been in Hethersett and so many people to thank.

2012 promises to be an exceptional year with so many events taking place and so many people working so hard to make us one of the best places to live in Norfolk, in East Anglia and in the whole of the country.

Today saw the Active Norfolk pledge to fitness pod at Woodside Nursery and Infant School which gave local children and adults the chance to pledge towards improved health and fitness either on paper or via a simulated velodrome video link from within a tent like structure. High tec fun yes but also a serious side to it. Lovely to meet up again with Norfolk Olympian Paul Evans who wants to start an athletics group in Hethersett and has the funding to do so. Paul will be coming to the next meeting of Hethersett and the Meltons Sports Association to outline his proposals.

Then in the afternoon we had the official opening of the new playground equipment on Hethersett Memorial Playing Field. The equipment is in place thanks to the generosity and funding from the Veolia Group, the Geoffrey Watling Foundation and the South Norfolk Neighbourhood Scheme.

We had a very pleasant ceremony with Norwich City's Andrew Surman cutting the ribbon and then having his picture taken with and signing autographs for local youngsters. Andrew really entered into the spirit of the event and was an excellent ambassador for Norwich City Football Club.

Oh and he visited the school to pledge to help keep Norwich City in the Premier Division.

Many thanks also to Woodcote Sheltered Housing Complex for providing refreshments at the end of the event. It was a day that will long be remembered, but just the first of many such days we will see throughout this Olympic year.