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With the Downham Festival now in full swing we thought it would be a good time to share some photos from the Parade and Carnival on Bank Holiday Monday.
Here’s the full rundown of the festival’s events. This year’s theme is “Around the World”.
Saturday 26th May
6:30pm – Songs of Praise at Downham Market Methodist Church, Paradise Road.
“Help get the community moving”
The Downham Games are running a 31 day fitness challenge, open to all age groups, with prizes for juniors and adults.
On Sunday 11th February, the ‘RAF Downham Market Memorial Trust’ erected a banner to highlight the site of their future RAF Downham Market Memorial.
On 21st March Coram Cambridgeshire Adoption are holding a Drop-In information session at the Town Hall as part of a country wide ‘Big Adoption Day‘ where agencies across England will open their doors to raise awareness and promote adoption.
Homeless women and women on low incomes will benefit from a new service set up to provide free sanitary products at libraries in West Norfolk, including Downham Market.
The Environment Agency is looking for people who live close to Denver, Downham Market to volunteer at the Denver Complex. This would involve helping boaters to use Denver lock, keeping the site tidy and attractive, and attending waterways festivals.
People of all ages who may be vulnerable or have a disability now have a new champion in their corner.
Councillor Susan Fraser has been appointed as the borough council’s new Disability Champion and she is eager to hear from people who may be experiencing any difficulty accessing council services.
Downham Market wedding stationery and hire company ‘Loubear and Tops‘ are holding their first wedding show at the Town Hall on Sunday 18th March from 10am to 3pm.
Solicitors Ward Gethin Archer celebrated the opening of their new office in Downham Market on Monday, February 5.
Their new office on London Road is their ninth across Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, a move which reinforces Ward Gethin Archer as one of the region’s largest law firms.