July 2018

THE FINDINGS of a study, considering options for managing the coastline at Hemsby, will be presented to the community on Thursday, July 19 - ensuring well-informed conversations can now take place to try to identify a way forward.

A SENIOR delegation from Great Yarmouth travelled to Westminster recently to highlight to energy minister, Claire Perry, the national importance of the borough's growing offshore wind energy sector.

You are invited to a special open day to mark the crematorium's golden anniversary.

Great Yarmouth Library will be transformed into an international food-fest for people living on the Middlegate Estate when they are invited to take part in a survey about their neighbourhood.

The 2018 Maritime Festival will take place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September on South Quay when a mix of traditional and modern maritime vessels will be moored on South Quay for visitors to admire and go aboard. Land-lubbers who prefer to keep their feet firmly on terra-firma will have plenty to keep them entertained with free children's activities, exhibitions and demonstrations as well as craft stalls and refreshments.

People will soon have the opportunity to buy a brand new beach hut at Gorleston from Great Yarmouth Borough Council - if the project is approved by the council's policy and resources committee on Tuesday, July 31.

All of Norfolk's mayors and chairmen will set out together on a special tour of the county next Wednesday (July 18) to celebrate its rich and unique cultural heritage ahead of Norfolk Day, on Friday, July 27.

PLEASE bear with us - it will be worth the wait. That is the message from Great Yarmouth Borough Council as the whole Venetian Waterways site is set to be closed for restoration from Monday, July 23.

VISITORS to Great Yarmouth seafront will enjoy the spectacle of scores of prestige, classic and bespoke cars, as well as big commercial vehicles, as part of the GY Wheels Festival, on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8.