Stock Shop Car Crash – Downham Market
Downham Market High Street is temporarily closed and emergency vehicles are on site, as an accident involving a male driver and a Toyota Yaris has recently taken place. Eye witness Harry Rattan from Anglia Compter Shop said “The car must have hit the shop and bounced back into the road. I came out and the […]
1948 Olympic Torch to add extra spark to festival
There will be an extra spark to this year’s Downham Market Carnival as local runners Cath Duhig (Ryston Runners) and Tina Cawkwell (Downham Dollies) bring the 1948 OlympicTorch to town as part of a 170-mile trail being staged to celebrate Olympic year. Beginning at Lynnsport, King’s Lynn on Saturday 2 June the 1948 Torch Trail […]
The Ice is gradually melting but there is still time!
With the ice gradually melting this might be your last chance to snap some decent pictures for the Downhamweb 2012 Photo competition! Although we hope it snows more the competition does only last until 25th February so be sure to submit your photographs now! If you didn’t already know we are giving away a £50 […]
Denver Mill restoration grant
The Denver Mill (owned by the Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust) was built in 1835 and is easily one of the most well known landmarks that resides just outside of Downham Market, it was also Norfolk’s last commercial flour mill to still be powered by wind. Restoration of the mill and out buildings began just around […]
Downham Diamond Jubilee Olympics
As previously stated the new year holds many positive things for Downhamweb, and of course Downham Market in general… We have already mentioned that the Olympic Flame will make it’s way from Peterborough to Norwich via King’s Lynn, but this is truly the tip of the iceberg! This year the Downham Market Festival Committee will […]
37th Stradsett Park Vintage Rally now cancelled
Due to adverse weather conditions effecting the venue, the 37th Stradsett Park Vintage Rally scheduled to happen this weekend (Sunday 6th & Monday 7th May) has now been canceled. Whilst this is very unfortunate we hope that NVTEC-EA (National Vintage Tractor & Engine Club (East Anglia)) are able to re-host the event at a later, […]
New Year, New Changes
With the Downham Market Christmas lights being taken down and the new year getting into full swing I figured we should have a nice site update (especially seeing as there hasn’t been anything that significant in a while!). We are kicking things off with a brand new feature page (which will be replacing our Christmas […]
Festive Fun for Everyone!
With the site being up and down constantly this past month we have been struggling to get news updates out, so we apologize for this inconvenience, however, Christmas amongst lots of other festive fun is just around the corner and we can’t wait to have a cracking time leading up on into the new year. […]
Trains between Downham Market and Ely will be cancelled at the weekend
Trains between Ely and Downham Market will be cancelled on Sunday so work can be carried out restoring the tracks to the “correct position”. Network Rail has told Downhamnews the service closure is necessary because the ground on this stretch of track is drying out with the lack of rainfall in the area. As a […]
Pause and Remember…
Having updated the website today and with remembrance day upon us, I felt it would be a wise idea to check around town for any upcoming events and see what sort of things were going to be happening. I was able to visit the Poppy Appeal (Royal British Legion) office on the town square and […]
Downham in the news (October)
The nights began drawing in quicker, the leaves started falling off trees and businesses around Downham Market hit regional headlines this October. Starting off at the Downham Market Health Centre which has changed it s name to The Hollies in a bid to start a new chapter following a report into failings under the previous […]
Kick start of Downham in Bloom campaign
The Willows Nature Reserve came to life with children s laughter on Wednesday as children from Clackclose Primary School kicked off the Downham in Bloom 2012 campaign Around 55 eager pupils descended on The Willows in order to plant daffodils and officially kick start the campaign in the town. It is the sixth year that […]