The community portal site for Downham Market since 2007

Olympic Torch to be carried through West Norfolk

Downham Market residents are being urged to welcome the Olympic Torch when it makes its way through West Norfolk next summer – even though it is not being carried through the town. The Olympic Flame will make it’s way from Peterborough to Norwich via King’s Lynn, South Wootton and the Rudhams and orgainsers say it […]

All good workers deserve a cup of tea!

No one living in downham (or seeing the webcam) can have failed to notice the orange barriers, diggers, rollers and workmen who have been resurfacing the pavements in Downham Market recently. Well at our offices in Bridge Street we finally got our new pavement being laid and we couldn t resist the photo opportunity from […]

Festival Week Launch!

In preparation for the Festival Week Programme launch this weekend, we have created a brand new feature page dedicated to bringing you information, news and an events schedule on the busy week of fun coming up this June. The Festival Week Programme will be available from participating shops, the market square and outside of Morrisons […]

Burty's Big Bike Ride an amazing success! Congratulations!

Yesterday afternoon Eastern Daily Press photographer Ian Burt andsenior reporter David Blackmore endeavored in a 212 mile ‘static’ bike ride challenge, all whilst raising over a tremendous £2,500 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. The enthusiastic pair managed to succeed the 212 mile distance – equivalent to pedalling from King s Lynn to the London hospital […]

Packed Calendar of Easter events!

You may need your umbrella this weekend but you can still have a cracking time around Downham Market… There are plenty of fun upcoming events springing into action these next few weeks so hopefully they can keep you or someone you know busy! Tonight you can enjoy:Beginners Tap n Tone tap dancing classes at 6:00pm […]

More be going on in Downham Market…

It s often said that one of the benefits of living in a small town is that everyone knows everyone , so when Liz Pendleton (downhamweb site owner) happened to overhear someone talking in the Downham Market Post Office about displaying a poster for a charity event, she couldn t resist finding out who the […]

Get your training into GEAR with Ryston Runners!

Local running club Ryston Runners is organising this year s training sessions, which will all take place at Lynsport and Leisure Park. The hour-long training sessions are aimed at beginners and improvers to help them prepare for race day on 6 May 2012. Sessions will take place each Wednesday in March, starting at 7pm. There […]

'Big' Events introduction

To make our visitors more aware of the big events going on in Downham Market we thought it would be a great idea to add a section dedicated to just that! This blog-style area (What s On page) will be used to inform YOU about the next big thing happening in or around Downham Market, […]

Fighting Blindness through Family History

Cindy Nicolle (nee Woodward) has ancestors who lived around Kings Lynn. She knows their surnames, but is trying to find out if they, or any of their descendants, had sight problems – something not easily found out from census records! Do you share any of these ancestors? WOODWARD from Downham Market & Shouldham in the […]

Packed calendar of athletic events!

The Town Council is proud of the work that is being put in by other organisations in Downham Market who are organising events that will make the Towns celebrations a success. Ryston Runners is a key support for our athletics day but they are also hosting three other events that will add an extension to […]

Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2012 and other Sporty events!

The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is coming to town on Sunday 25th March 2012, and needs local people to come together and show their support by entering now at www.sportrelief.com. The Downham Market Mile will take place on the Howdale Community Field and is set to be an incredible event. Entrants don’t have to be […]

Downham Market flying the flag for sports this Olympic year

Celebrations are underway with a ‘design a celebration flag competition’ having been run with 5 local Primary Schools. Clackclose, Hillcrest, Wimbotsham, Denver and the Montessori school at Stow Bardolph have all been working hard to produce designs that went before the judges on the 22nd February. A panel of 6 judges had a very difficult […]