Norwich City Council

⚠️ Planned clock maintenance! ⚠️ Our iconic City Hall clock tower will be out of action today (Monday 22 July) for planned maintenance. The clock will be stopped and set at 12:00 for the rest of the day.

We are so happy to announce that Norwich has been awarded the Green Flag award for six of our parks and green spaces this year, including three new ones! Kett's Heights, Jenny Lind Park, Heigham Park, Mousehold Heath, Waterloo Park and Eaton Park have all been recognised as outstanding examples of green outdoor spaces for people to enjoy. Read more on our website: tinyurl.com/3k4tuvnh

Carrow House, the grade II listed former home of the Colman Family, will soon be occupied by local charity Norwich Unity Hub. This is for a three-year lease while redevelopment options come forward as part of the wider East Norwich project. Read more at: tinyurl.com/3kez42su

A cheque for £723.09 from the proceeds of the bucket collections from the #LMW24 procession on Saturday, which included a contribution of £200 raised by the 1st Norwich Sea Scouts at their Great Norwich Duck Race on Sunday, was presented to The Benjamin Foundation today at City Hall. The charity’s BOOM Young Carers project will receive the funds, having been nominated by the Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Thomas and Sheriff of Norwich Sirajul Islam as their Civic Charity for their year in office. Picture 1: The Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Norwich presenting the cheque for £723.09 to Interim CEO for the Benjamin Foundation Kirsty Pitcher and Joshua Antcliff, fundraising and communications coordinator for the charity. Picture 2: Left to right: Julian Greenfield (1st Norwich Sea Scouts), Kirsty Pitcher (interim CEO of the Benjamin Foundation), the Lord Mayor, the Sheriff of Norwich, and Charles Bartram (1st Norwich Sea Scouts).

Youngsters Julian Golebiewska (left) and Clara Doy visited City Hall today to receive their prizes from Sunday’s Great Norwich Duck Race, organised by the 1st Norwich Sea Scouts. Shown with the Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Thomas and Sheriff of Norwich Sirajul Islam, and (far left) Charles Bartram and (far right) Julian Greenfield from 1st Norwich Sea Scouts, is Julian Golebiewska (pictured with Aneta Golebiewska) who received the winner’s duck trophy after his entry came in first place; while in fifth place was Clara Doy (pictured with Lesley Doy). Other winners who were unable to attend were: 2nd Antonio PaLez, 3rd Janet Freeston, 4th Alice Daly.

City Hall today played host to the winners of the Lord Mayor’s Procession, who received their certificates and rosettes from the Lord Mayor Councillor Vivien Thomas and Sheriff of Norwich Sirajul Islam. Congratulations to the winners who brought such colour and entertainment to the carnival parade on Saturday. Pictured with the Lord Mayor and Sheriff are: 1st Norwich City of Sanctuary – Ali Ahmadi, Emily Clark, Duygu Guzeltas and Lamis Al-Shaibani. 2nd Catton Grove Primary School – reception teacher Amy Marrison. 3rd Framtastics Gymnastics Club – Becky Greenhouse, Rachel Perry, Olivia Greenhouse and Neve Cooper. Runners-up: The Garage – participation & programme manager Gabby Meadows. The Common Lot – director Simon Floyd. NR5 Community Partnership – Steven and Kerrie Bryant.

We had a fantastic time yesterday at the Lord Mayor's Procession and in Chapelfield Gardens - but don't forget the #LMW24 celebrations continue today with the Great Norwich Duck Race which will be set off by the Lord Mayor at 2.30pm on Riverside. https://lnkd.in/epQe__z4

One day to go!! We're really looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow as the Lord Mayor's Weekend 2024 gets under way. Join us from 12 noon in Chapelfield Gardens and from 3pm along the NEW procession route starting out from Norwich Cathedral. See www.norwich.gov.uk/lmw for details. #LMW24 #LMWLOOK

With two days to go, our dedicated Events Team is flat out and hard at work to ensure we provide Norwich with the best-ever Lord Mayor's Weekend - the biggest FREE event in the city's calendar provided by the city council. If you're coming to watch the Lord Mayor’s Procession on Saturday, then don't forget we have a new reversed parade route this year. It will start out from Norwich Cathedral at 3pm along Tombland, Queen Street, St Andrews Street, Exchange Street, Gentleman’s Walk past Norwich Market, Haymarket, Brigg Street and Theatre Street, towards Chapelfield Gardens. Head to our website @www.norwich.gov.uk/lmw for everything you need to know about the weekend. #LMW24 #LMWLOOK

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