Archived 2019

People are being asked to carry out the Scrunch Test on their wrapping paper this year to make sure the right thing goes in the right bin.

Norfolk County Council has awarded the contract for Great Yarmouth's Third River Crossing to BAM Farrans - a joint venture between two construction industry leaders.

Pedestrians and cyclists in the Fullers Hill area of Great Yarmouth will soon be benefitting from a series of changes to improve pavement and crossing facilities.

The Port of Great Yarmouth has taken delivery of a new state of the art crane giving it greater capabilities to handle larger cargoes on the east coast.

The results of a statutory consultation on Norfolk County Council's plans for a Third River Crossing in Great Yarmouth have been published and show that there continues to be significant support for the new bridge to be built.

The Civic Society of Great Yarmouth is about to launch a campaign to reward shops, businesses and market traders in the town centre who go that extra mile. During March and early April members of their awards committee will be assessing these premises under four categories: Retail, businesses - banks, betting shops, estate agents etc. - food and drink establishments and stalls on the six day market.

As part of the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean initiative, The Civic Society of Great Yarmouth is linking with other local groups and arranging a litter pick on Saturday, April 13th, beginning at 10am and lasting for about 2 hours.

Great Yarmouth Arts Festival has been awarded £10,000 by the Community Fund of the National Lottery. Announcing the award, Hugh Sturzaker, Chair of the Arts Festival, said "We are absolutely delighted to have received this award and would like to thank the millions of lottery players whose weekly payments have enabled the National Lottery to make this award.

The Hippodrome's Easter blockbuster show Pirates Live Returns on 6th to 28th April with a brand new production for 2019!

Great Yarmouth is set for a Spring Clean on Saturday 13 April and anyone is welcome to join in. Organised by the Civic Society of Great Yarmouth and the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust it is part of the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean Initiative.

Over recent weeks a group of Civic Society members has been judging shops, businesses, places selling food and drink and the stalls on the Six Day Market and have come up with a short list of finalists in four categories. These establishments are being informed of their success and will have a vinyl sticker to display showing that they are one of the finalists.