Downham Market skate park plans
Town mayor Val Starling has told Downhamweb that £40,000 funding has been secured to build a new skate park next to the Howdale Community Centre. It has been more than three years since the town’s previous skate park at the Memorial Playing Field was torn down because of safety concerns. But Mrs Starling hopes youngsters […]
Well done Jenny!
Downhamweb is very pleased to report that Old Town ward councillor Jenny Groom has successfully taken part in the Royal British Legion Pedal to Paris 2011. The 285-mile journey started from Greenwich Park, in London, on Thursday, September 1 and ended in Paris on Sunday, September 4. The charity hopes the event will raise £500,000. […]
Downham in the news (July)
There has been quite a lot of good news for Downham Market and the surrounding villages over the past month which I will reveal to you all now! To kick us off, is the story about why Downham Market has it all for shoppers. It followed a week-long feature looking at the state of Norfolk […]
Downham in the news (June)
A very good evening to you! After the mini-heatwave and today s downpour, I thought it was perfect timing to tell you all about what has been going on in Downham Market this month. Remember if you want to read the full stories to click on the links. To start off with was the story […]
Downham’s EDP reporter heading to Africa
DownhamWeb would like to wish the EDP s Downham reporter David Blackmore the best of luck as he gets ready to board a flight today destined for Namibia to take part in an international project which will see a primary school revamped. David has raised more than £4,300 to take part in Project Namibia, which […]
Downham in the news (May 27 to June 8)
It goes without saying that the biggest news story coming out of the Downham Market area in the last couple of weeks has to be the town s festival. The theme for this year s festival was Downham Goes Wild in the West and the carnival parade on Bank Holiday Monday did not disappoint. There […]
Downham in the news (May 18 to May 26)
It has been another busy week for Downham Market with plenty of stories making not only local and regional news but also grabbing national headlines. The biggest story of the last couple of weeks has been the murder trial of Mike Tucker who has now been found guilty of murdering his partner Becky Thorpe. Miss […]
Downham in the news (May 7 to May 17)
There has been a mixture of news coming out of Downham Market over the last ten or so days and a wide variety of stories have got into the EDP. To kick us off we had a story on May 7 about plans for six homes and two new shops on the site of a […]
Downham in the news (April 27 to May 6)
So this is something new for Downhamweb, a round-up of the Downham Market news in the EDP over the past week. For the full story simply click on the link. Members of the Downham Lions Club are busy organising two fundraising nights – a horse racing evening and a quiz night. Both will be held […]
Downham couple in fundraising quest for a famous London hospital
Downham Market parents Neil Brown and Hannah Bush have started fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital after their son, Harry, had a life-changing operation there. The couple have so far raised around £3,000 for the hospital through a Christmas coffee morning, two car boot sales and support from Clever Clogs, a play group in Downham. […]
Olympic flag designed in Downham Market
Downham Market Town Council launched its Olympic celebrations on Saturday, 7th April, with the first of several events to help the community celebrate the Olympics. This event was built around the Olympic celebration flag competition which was won by Lilly Skeels from Downham Preparatory School. The flag was then created by the Textiles Department at […]
Blackie's bike ride from King's Lynn to Calais
Downham Market news reporter David Blackmore managed to cycle all the way to France without leaving King’s Lynn last week. He covered the 139 miles separating the town and Calais, as the crow flies, on a static bike to raise money for charity. The challenge started at 8am in the Vancouver Quarter shopping area in […]