West Norwich Helping Hands was co-founded in March 2020 by Eddi Gell, a now Masters Student at UEA. The group worked hard to deliver food parcels throughout the lockdown period, helping over 200 families weekly as well as dropping off prescriptions, walking dogs and helping with other essential services within NR4, NR5 and NR6. Thanks…
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Intu Chapelfield renamed Chantry Place
Norwich city centre’s Intu Chapelfield is now named Chantry Place, following a large rebrand in October. The centre has been called Intu Chapelfield since its opening in 2005, but Intu’s recent fall into administration amid the COVID-19 pandemic has forced all former Intu centres to adapt. The name derives from the heritage of the site,…
Music, Venue
REVIEW: The Calls – Fall Inside Again
With the release of their EP Fall Inside Again, Leeds trio The Calls combined three previously released tracks with a pair of new ones. You can see the video to ‘I Should’ve Known,’ one of the new tracks, below. The EP’s opener, the two-thirds title track ‘Fall Inside’ is an upbeat start to the album,…
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Anglia Square’s £271m refurbishment refused by government official
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, has ruled that plans for Anglia Square’s controversial redevelopment cannot go ahead. The £271m refurbishment plans involved building a 20-storey tower block, shops, a hotel and a cinema. Over 1,200 homes would have been added to the area. Norwich city council approved the…
Music, Venue
Wild Paths Festival announce Insta Live Sessions happening this weekend
Following the success of this year’s socially distanced Wild Fields Festival, the organizers of the festival have released details on their Insta Live Sessions, happening on the 14th and 15th of November. These sessions are happening in collaboration with two Norwich venues, The Garnet and The Rumsey Wells. Virtual gigs and performances have been popular…
Arts, Venue
Norwich’s Maddermarket Theatre to close until August 2021
The Maddermarket Theatre, a well-loved Norwich independent, has announced its closure. Following the threat of a second wave of COVID-19, the company has “taken a very difficult decision” to close until August 2021. The theatre, like many independent venues, has found themselves short on funding, and could potentially have run out of money by the…
Sport
Man v Fat: Smashing goals on the pitch and on the scales
I recently found out about a football league called Man v Fat. It’s a weight loss initiative that encourages its members to propel their numbers down on the weight chart by increasing their tallies up on the scoresheet. Lockdown meant that they had to close their doors but now they’re back up and running in…
Music, Venue
Interview from a Distance: A talk with the genre-blending Popcorn Fiend
Popcorn Fiend, real name Michael MacLennan, is a Glasgow-based electronic artist whose debut album Distance is available now. The album is a truly impressive body of work, drawing on a vast array of influences from Queen to Squarepusher to King Crimson, all to illustrate an emotional journey. It was released on the 18th of September,…
Music, Venue
Wild Fields 2020: Highlights from Sunday 13th of September
Full of jazz, funk, and fun, the second day of the Wild Fields festival got attendees singing, smiling, dancing and up on their feet. The main stage was full of energetic and beautiful performances including, Gali performing some earthy melodies with lots of beautiful harmonising, Maya Law’s performance that was full of powerful lyrics and…
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