Bowthorpe Green Party

27/10/2026

This Friday meet at 4.30pm at Cadge Road Community Centre! Then onto the West Earlham Woods with Halloween lanterns 🎃👻

Our Halloween Lantern Parade is THIS FRIDAY 🏮🎃🪾💀🧙‍♀️
Please all meet @ Cadge Road Community Centre, by 4.20pm to collect your Lantern for a 4.30pm start.

Please note: 🪾🎃✨We will be walking through West Earlham woods so please ensure you have sensible footwear✨🎃🪾

Be Prepared to be SPOOKED 😱 and meet the WICKED WITCH 🧙 for story telling and gift bags 🍬

Norwich Choi Kwang Do

Friends of West Earlham Woods

26/10/2026

📢 Have your say on Norfolk’s budget proposals

💷 Norfolk County Council’s consultation on its proposed 2027–28 budget is now open.

🗣️ We want to hear your views before councillors make any final decisions.

➡️ The proposals include ideas for savings and changes to services such as gritting, highway maintenance and verge cutting, as well as a proposed council tax increase.

Your feedback will help councillors understand what matters most to residents when they consider the budget in February 2027.

Read the proposals and share your views, by following the link in the comments 👇

🗓️ Consultation closes on 7 December 2026.

23/10/2026

Here are some local half-term activities for children and families next week 🪅

As part of there will be 2 sessions for children to build their vision for the future of West Earlham & Bowthorpe 🔮

And Bowthorpe Bugs will be doing a Halloween fancy dress litterpick, expect tricks & treats 🎃

22/10/2026

The Labour party is backtracking... this will have little impact on household energy bills 🫠

20/10/2026

A free festival celebrating Norwich's rivers from next Mon 26th - Sat 31st October 🌊

With music, film, writing, photography, walks and storytelling, the festival brings creativity and community together 💭

Head to the website to find out more, and see which activities you'd like to come along to! ⬇️

https://www.norwich.gov.uk/where-river-meets-us

15/10/2026

Tonight - Community Conversations continue 🗣️

How can we help young people in Bowthorpe & West Earlham?

5.30-7PM @ St Mary's Hall, Hutchinson Road

13/10/2026

We welcome this news from Norfolk County Council today. We understand that this is a complex issue, but we hope that residents and staff members will be thoroughly consulted in any next steps.

Today, Norfolk County Council has withdrawn a proposed sale of Norse Care and its 20 care homes to Stow Healthcare.

The Cabinet, which inherited the in-principle sale from the council's previous administration, has determined that the sale is not in the best interests of Norfolk residents and taxpayers. Residents and staff at the homes were informed this morning.

Councillor Nick Taylor, Cabinet Member for Commercial Assets and Revenue Generation, said: “When we took office, we committed to a careful and considered review of this proposed sale, and we have done just that.

"We needed to be sure that this was the best deal on the table. After many months of negotiations, we have concluded that it was not and we are now looking at better alternative options.”

11/10/2026

Out and about with the bugs again today, a running total of 251 bags of rubbish collected 💚🐛🗑️

A nice little haul of around 15 bags of rubbish today, starting outside Roys, going along Wendene and ending up at Bowthorpe Park 💚🐛

Thanks to those that joined us, many laughs were had 😁

Keeping Bowthorpe clean, one bag at a time! 🗑️

09/10/2026

Such exciting news for one of our favourite little creatures 🦔

We’re so excited to say that hedgehogs have been chosen by the Bank of England to feature on our next series of bank notes!
🦔🙌💷

Thank you to every single person who voted for hedgehogs- 259,665 votes makes them the most popular mammal choice & we’re absolutely thrilled.

https://buff.ly/mvVXMxJ