• Looking to Start a Local Business ?

    Enterprise Norfolk - Start a Business PosterTimes are tough following the recession and uncertain jobs market. But this is proving a catalyst for many budding entrepreneurs to setting out on their own and develop their own business plan.

    If you are looking at starting your own business then help is at hand either through enterprises such as Enterprise North Norfolk which offer business mentoring as well as advice on starting up your own business or the New Enterprise Allowance Scheme. Simply follow the links for more details.

    If you are looking to trade online and run your own eCommerce Web Shop, perhaps in conjunction with an eBay or Amazon store, then you will need your own website.

  • Invitation for New Parish Councillors for Tunstead & Sco-Ruston

    Invitation to join the Parish Council

    Tunstead and Sco-Ruston Parish Council invites residents to come forward and join the team. The Parish Council is the longest established tier of local governance and deeply democratic. (more…)

  • The Energy Box

    The Energy Box is available on loan to all residents of Tunstead & Sco-Ruston. The box consist of a file with information and advice sheets about insulating your home, energy meters, tariffs and billing, financial assistance with paying bills, heating your home, staying warm in winter, renewable energy, saving water and tariffs and the ‘Green Deal‘.

    It also comes with an “OWL” smart meter home energy meter to measure you energy use and real time costs and a home thermometer giving a target guide on home temperatures.

    If you know of anybody who could benefit from the Energy Box, please contact them to tell them about this help, which is available free of charge from the Parish Clerk (01692) 536381, for one or two weeks per home, the time will depend on the demand.

  • Getting the Best Deal on Your Domestic Heating Oil

    Tunstead Oil Group Scheme (TOGS)As many Tunstead & Sco-Ruston residents know, the villages’ Community Oil Purchase Scheme (COPS) provides a  valuable service to achieve a saving in domestic fuel costs. Apart from the saving COPS can achieve through bulk ordering, COPS volunteers ring round the fuel companies to secure the most favourable rate from various suppliers thereby saving individual households time and trouble.

    Recently, it has come to our attention that the Norfolk Rural Commmunity Council (‘Norfolk RCC’) offers a similar service but on a much larger scale, covering the whole of Norfolk. (more…)

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