Summer holidays are upon us. Your bags are packed, your out of office is ON, but is the fridge still half full? Cucumbers, cheese, a bag of leaves… don’t leave them home alone. We’ve teamed up with Hubbub to put together tips to help you get friendly with your freezer – you’ll be surprised at how…
16/07/19 | Read More
An extra 1,500 Broadland homes in Taverham, Drayton and Thorpe St. Andrew have started receiving food waste collections. Broadland District Council was the first local authority in Norfolk to carry out separate food waste collections in 2008. Since then more than 13,500 tonnes of food waste has been collected and about 28,000 households in total…
29/06/19 | Read More
The Lord-Lieutenant for Norfolk, Sir Richard Jewson, urged people to look after ‘the finest county in England’ as he launched the Love Norfolk Hate Litter campaign. Speaking at the Royal Norfolk Show, he urged everyone to do their bit by picking up litter they found and not dropping litter in the first place. “We are…
27/06/19 | Read More
Two new reuse shops opened this month are set to boost recycling and cut waste in the county. Each one of Norfolk’s reuse shops stops on average 91 tonnes of good quality reusable items being thrown away every year. There were celebrations as Wells-next-the-Sea recycling centre’s new shop opened on Friday 7 June and the…
13/06/19 | Read MoreNorwich City Council tenants and leaseholders living in flats will be urged to start recycling more of their leftovers with a package of initiatives designed to make food recycling easier. This week, residents living in council-owned flats with communal waste and recycling facilities, will receive a small kitchen caddy, two rolls of caddy liners, plus…
11/06/19 | Read More
Improvement work starts at Strumpshaw RC on Monday 29 April 2019 until late July. We’re redeveloping this site to create more space for cars to move around and park. As well as reducing queues we’re also renewing the concrete floor, drainage, fencing and reorganising to make more space for storage. The recycling centre will be…
25/04/19 | Read More
This International Women’s Day, meet sisters Claire and Theresa McCarron who work on the refuse collection rounds in North Norfolk. Surrounded by male colleagues and in a traditionally male role, the women say they have had nothing but positive reactions from their team mates and the people they meet on their rounds. “We get…
07/03/19 | Read More
Residents and businesses in Norfolk are being thanked for their work in reaching an important milestone, as the one millionth tonne of the county’s recycling is processed. Recycling collections from across the county are taken to the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) at Costessey where they are checked for quality, sorted into different materials using machinery,…
10/08/18 | Read More
Event Date: 01/07/19 - 31/07/19
Monday 1 July 2019 – Wednesday 31 July 2019 Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free…
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Event Date: 20/07/19 - 21/07/19
Strumpshaw Tree Fair. Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July 2019. 10am – 5pm. Strumpshaw Hall, Low Road, Norwich. NR13 4HR Norfolk’s Master Composters and Food Savvy Volunteers will be at this year’s Strumpshaw Tree Fair. Join in the #BananaDrama, where visitors can use their pedal power to whizz up delicious blends on the smoothie bike…
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Event Date: 21/07/19
Sunday 21 July 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 21/07/19
Sunday 21 July 2019, 11am -12:30 Wetherspoons Red Lion, Market Place, IP24 2AL Thetford In our first 6 months we collected over 600kg of trash in Norfolk and the numbers are continuing to rise, so let’s get together and demonstrate to the community how we want our home to be treated! Fun, active, silly and…
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Event Date: 23/07/19
Tuesday 23 July, Evening, Hunstanton Beach. Departing from London on the 5th May, the Kik-Plastic tour , will see world record ocean rower Kiko Matthews cycle 7200km of the Great British coastline, participating in over 70 beach cleans along the way. Each day, Kiko will be joined by local cyclists ready to dust off their…
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Event Date: 24/07/19
Downham Market Town Hall, 6 Market Place, Bridge Street, Downham Market. PE38 9DE. Wednesday 24th July 2019. 6pm – 8pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 24/07/19
Wednesday 24 July, Evening, Great Yarmouth Beach. Departing from London on the 5th May, the Kik-Plastic tour , will see world record ocean rower Kiko Matthews cycle 7200km of the Great British coastline, participating in over 70 beach cleans along the way. Each day, Kiko will be joined by local cyclists ready to dust off their…
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Event Date: 27/07/19
Saturday 27 July 2019, New – U Jumble Sale, Honesty Library, Castle Mall, Norwich. Due to popular demand ,on the last Saturday of every month in the Honesty Library (round the corner from New-U store) There will be a HUGE jumble sale!! New – U have so many amazing pieces and EVERYTHING will be £1…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 28/07/19
Sunday 28 July 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 01/08/19
Community Roots, Queen Anne’s Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0LE. Thursday 1st August 2019. 2pm – 4pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost bin FREE, to help…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 04/08/19
Sunday 4 August 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 07/08/19
Martham Village Hall. White St, Martham, Great Yarmouth. NR29 4PG. Wednesday 7th August 2019. 6pm – 8pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost bin FREE, to…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 11/08/19
Sunday 11 August 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 15/08/19
East Runton Village Hall, Felbrigg Road, East Runton, CROMER. NR27 9PG. Thursday 15th August 2019. 11am – 1pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost bin FREE,…
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Event Date: 15/08/19
Thursday 15 August 2019, 10am-12 noon, Community Centre, Saint Luke’s Terrace, Cobholm Rd, Great Yarmouth NR31 0AP Please wear sturdy footwear and gloves if you have them. We will supply the grabbers and bags. For more information visit Cobhom Community Garden Email cobholmcommunitygarden@gmail.com
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 18/08/19
Sunday 18 August 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 25/08/19
Sunday 25 August 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 31/08/19
Saturday 31 August 2019, New – U Jumble Sale, Honesty Library, Castle Mall, Norwich. Due to popular demand ,on the last Saturday of every month in the Honesty Library (round the corner from New-U store) There will be a HUGE jumble sale!! New – U have so many amazing pieces and EVERYTHING will be £1…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 01/09/19
Sunday 1 September 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 04/09/19
Fakenham Community Centre, Oak Street, FAKENHAM. NR21 9DY Wednesday 4th September 2019. 6pm – 8pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost bin FREE, to help you get…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 04/09/19
Roydon Village Hall, High Road, Roydon, Diss. IP22 5RB. Wednesday 4th September 2019. 6pm – 8pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost bin FREE, to help…
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Event Date: 06/09/19 - 08/09/19
When: Friday 6 September – Sunday 8 September 2019 9AM-5PM Where: Hempton Recycling Centre, Helhoughton Road, Fakenham NR21 7DY Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t make this weekend check which…
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Event Date: 07/09/19 - 08/09/19
Green Build, Felbrigg Hall, Felbrigg, Norwich NR11 8PR. Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2019. (Saturday 10.30am to 4.30pm and Sunday 10.30am to 4pm) Entry into the event is free, with free car parking. Whilst at the event, purchase a voucher for 3 bags of compost £3 (subject to availability). There will be a wide range…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 08/09/19
Sunday August 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and to…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 14/09/19 - 15/09/19
When: Saturday 14 September – Sunday 15 September 2019 9am -5pm Where: Thetford Recycling Centre, 15-17 Telford Way, Thetford IP24 1HU Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t make this weekend…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 15/09/19
Sunday 15 September 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 20/09/19 - 22/09/19
When: Friday 20 September – Sunday 22 September 2019 9AM-5PM Where: Mayton Wood Recycling Centre, Little Hautbois, Nr Coltishall NR12 7JX Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t make this…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 22/09/19
Sunday 22 September 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 23/09/19
Brian Clarke Meeting Room, Grebe Drive, Chedgrave. NR14 6GH. Monday 23rd September 2019. 10am – 12pm. Norfolk County Council are offering free compost workshops for beginners to show you how easy it is to start and be successful. Once you’ve attended a workshop we will send you a 220 litre compost bin FREE, to help you…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 28/09/19 - 29/09/19
When: Saturday 28 September – Sunday 29 September 2019 9AM-5PM Where: Dereham Recycling Centre, Trafalgar Business Park, Rash’s Green, Dereham NR19 1JG Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t make this weekend…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 28/09/19
Saturday 28 September 2019, New – U Jumble Sale, Honesty Library, Castle Mall, Norwich. Due to popular demand ,on the last Saturday of every month in the Honesty Library (round the corner from New-U store) There will be a HUGE jumble sale!! New – U have so many amazing pieces and EVERYTHING will be £1…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 29/09/19
Sunday 29 September 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 05/10/19 - 06/10/19
When: Saturday 05 October – Sunday 06 October 2019 9AM- 4PM Where: Caister Recycling Centre, Pump Lane, Caister-on-Sea NR30 5TE Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t make this weekend check which…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 06/10/19
Sunday 6 October 2019, 11am – 12:30 Queen’s Square, Attleborough. Awesome weekly events to raise awareness of plastic pollution and to make sustainability more convenient and fun! First events will be held in Attleborough. We will start centrally and then expand and move accordingly to clean up the trash, take photos to share online, and…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 11/10/19 - 13/10/19
When: Friday 11 October – Sunday 13 October 2019 9am -4pm Where: Ketteringham Recycling Centre, Station Road, Ketteringham NR9 3AZ Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t make this weekend check…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 19/10/19 - 20/10/19
When: Saturday 19 October – Sunday 20 October 2019 9am -4pm Where: King’s Lynn Recycling Centre, Willows Business Park, Saddlebow, King’s Lynn PE34 3RD Norfolk County Council are holding 7 events across weekends in September and October at the bigger recycling centres where residents can dispose of household hazardous waste free of charge. If you can’t…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 26/10/19
Saturday 26 October 2019, New – U Jumble Sale, Honesty Library, Castle Mall, Norwich. Due to popular demand ,on the last Saturday of every month in the Honesty Library (round the corner from New-U store) There will be a HUGE jumble sale!! New – U have so many amazing pieces and EVERYTHING will be £1…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 30/11/19
Saturday 30 November 2019, New – U Jumble Sale, Honesty Library, Castle Mall, Norwich. Due to popular demand ,on the last Saturday of every month in the Honesty Library (round the corner from New-U store) There will be a HUGE jumble sale!! New – U have so many amazing pieces and EVERYTHING will be £1…
Find Out MoreEvent Date: 28/12/19
Saturday 28 December 2019, New – U Jumble Sale, Honesty Library, Castle Mall, Norwich. Due to popular demand ,on the last Saturday of every month in the Honesty Library (round the corner from New-U store) There will be a HUGE jumble sale!! New – U have so many amazing pieces and EVERYTHING will be £1…
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