Thetford Town Council to launch its first ‘Pocket Park’
Thetford Town Council has announced the launch of Thetford’s first ‘Pocket Park’ as part of a wider initiative to tidy up and enhance community spaces across the town. The first pocket park will be located in the town centre, next to the Carnegie, and will transform the area into a sensory garden. Councillor Terry Jermy, […]
Recreating a medieval palace at Norwich Castle
Norwich Castle’s refit is taking shape, as the project enters its final few months. New internal walls have been completed, and doors and fittings have been hand-crafted by local specialists. The recreated Norman spaces on the principal floor are now structurally complete. The arches of the Victorian spine wall, inserted by Victorian architect Edward Boardman, […]
Calling for volunteers for the Devil’s Punchbowl Toad Patrol!
Every year in the spring, toads wake up from their hibernation and make their way to their historical breeding pools to reproduce. In Thetford Forest, near Croxton, a population of Common Toads (and other amphibians) over-winter in the Devil’s Punchbowl area and move north towards their breeding pools near Fowlmere. However, this journey involves crossing […]
Resilience at Thetford Academy
Beyond the School Newsletter with Michael Fordham, Principal of Thetford Academy. One of the things I have been talking to students at school about a lot these last few weeks is resilience. This idea, that we should be open to failing and nonetheless willing to keep going with something, even when it is hard, is […]
Uncovering the Brecks: History, heritage, and hidden stories revealed
The Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers Landscape Partnership (BFER) began in 2017, and has brought together a host of schemes aiming to conserve Breckland’s natural landscape. As the scheme draws to a close, here’s an overview of the Under the Surface – Discovering Heritage programme. The Hidden Heritage project explored 500,000 years of geology and […]
Gospel choir brings new style of singing to Thetford
The Gospel Soul Collective is an independent, non-audition, adult-only choir. It is open to all and not a franchise or associated with any church. Formed to practice and perform gospel & soul orientated music, including everything from African-American Spirituals to more modern pop music, all arranged in gospel, soul, jazz, reggae, and funk genres. The […]
Chit, sew and grow! Gardening notes for January
This month’s top tips from Thetford Garden and Allotment Club’s Maggie Baldwin. Happy New Year! We can look forward to a new gardening year and prepare for the season ahead. The end of the month sees early seed potatoes appear in garden centres. There is still evidence that first and second earlies benefit from being […]
Get fit in 2025 with Tiger Fitness Thetford
Richard Taylor from Tiger Fitness shares his top tips for setting, and sticking to, your fitness goals this year. One thing I’ve learnt getting older is that the power of having something in the diary to strive for is so underrated. Many times, that ‘something’ leads to more ‘somethings’ and inevitably this will help build […]
Meet green-fingered Jen, Thetford’s newest business owner
“Grow Indoor Plants” has opened its doors to Thetford’s plant lovers, with a shop on Riverside Walk. The owner, Jen, says she’s obsessed with house plants and has amassed a large collection of them. “I used to have an allotment, and do a lot of gardening,” she said. “Health problems made that more difficult, but […]
Thetford nurse receives national award
Jettie Vije, Lead Practice Nurse at Grove Surgery Thetford, has been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI). The title is not an award for past service but indicates a commitment to high standards of patient care, learning and leadership. Nurses who hold the title […]
