This summer we’ve a great tea cup challenge to bring out the creativity in you and your little ones.  Pop into the cafe and for a shiny pound we’ll give you a template to take away to be artistic with.  Once it’s been coloured in and stuck together (don’t worry we’ll let you have full instructions) bring it back and it will be in with a chance of a prize (please write a name, contact details and age on the bottom).  There will be prizes for various different age groups: Under 5 years, 5 to 7 years, 7 to 11 years, and  over 11 years.  The competition is open all August.

This year we have teamed up again with Coast Arts and Rock the Lobster to bring an Open Mic to the park at the start of Cromer carnival week.

Saturday AUGUST 12th | 11am to 4pm
North Lodge Park, Cromer
Part picnic; part carnival; part DIY music. All afternoon fun.

ROCK THE LOBSTER will be in North Lodge Park, Cromer, giving performance artists a chance to perform.

The day is to enable local performers gain experience, improve their skills and, perhaps most importantly, enjoy themselves! There will be 15 minute sessions across the afternoon giving amateur performers a chance to demonstrate their talents and to give novices of all ages an opportunity to shine. If you wish to perform please bring your instrument(s) and back line, if required.

Come along to participate, or just bring a picnic and chill out while supporting the performers.

If you want to book a slot to perform, email openmic@coastarts.co.uk or just turn up on the day.

ROCK THE LOBSTER is a voluntary group that runs a regular open mic promoting all performing arts (including: live music, poets, magicians, dancers, etc). We are funded entirely by sponsorship and donations. RtL aims to give amateur performers a chance to demonstrate their talents and to give novices and children a go. This enables local performers to gain experience, improve their skills and, perhaps most importantly, enjoy themselves! RtL have two regular evenings; usually on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Please check our website rockthelobster.com for details.

Your cafe in the Park has signed up to Refill

Refill is a national, practical tap water campaign that aims to make refilling your bottle as easy, convenient and cheap as possible by introducing refill points on every street. We know water fountains can be expensive to install and maintain, so now friendly cafes, shops, hotels and businesses are welcoming you in to refill your water bottle – for free! Refill is currently happening in Bristol, Cornwall, Dorset, Devon, Bath and Bradford-on-Avon with Brighton, Norwich, Hunstanton and now CROMER!

How does it work? 

Participating cafes, bars, restaurants, banks, galleries, museums and other businesses simply put a sticker in their window – alerting passers-by to the fact they’re welcome to come on in and fill up their bottle – for free! Download the free Refill rewards app to see where you can Refill on the go, or add new places to Refill yourself!

The latest addition to the products in your cafe is a range of luxury ice cream from Dann’s Farm at North Tuddenham in the heart of Norfolk.  Not only does this come with very low ice cream miles, it’s a great product.

Dann’s Farm luxury dairy ice cream range is exactly what is says on the tub. This ‘udderly delicious‘ ice cream is churned on the farm with their very own dairy’s double cream and milk, their clucky birds free range eggs, natural sugars and flavourings and a little bit of Farmer Dann’s magic.

For the smaller customers, we’ve got Dann’s little luxury ice lollies.  Diddy Dann’s lollies are lovingly hand made using fresh milk and cream from Dann’s farm herd of Holstein Friesian Cows, with flavours of Milk and Honey, Chocolate and Strawberry they are a firm favourite with young and old.

Croquet is a sport that involves hitting  balls with a mallet through hoops embedded in a grass playing court.  What could be simpler?

On May 14th you’ll have the chance to find out when experts from Bodham Croquet Club will be on hand in North Lodge park to help you learn some of the challenges and get to grips with balls, mallets and hoops.

14th May, 11-4.

We’re really pleased to be past of this year’s Folk on the Pier Fringe Festival, welcoming George Holmes to the Park Saturday and Sunday at midday.

George Holmes’ Biography:
I have been playing guitar and singing from the age of 14.(many Many moons ago.)I started in local skiffle band thanks to the influence of Lonnie Donegan. My first public song was the Rock Island Line. As a Party Rock Band we followed the music around the country Remember before that band called the Beatles,on the music scene was the so called London sound thanks to a cheeky chap called Joe brown,whom I was privileged to back in the 60s. I backed Joe the night Picture of you went top of the charts. We travelled as the London sound backing artists as and when required. Granada Cinemas used to put on visiting overseas artists backed by local bands ,where I was privileged to share the stage with such names as,Gene Vincent ,Jerry Lee Lewis,Chuck Berry,the Barron Knights and Freddy Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers fame.(to name a few.)I also played the Royal Festival Hall ,to a full house no less in the Frankie Vaughn show.A super lady I backed one day at an impromptu show was the wonderful Isla St, Claire. I play music as an enjoyment and that is why I feel privileged to play a small part in the best gig in the East Coast ,Folk on the Pier. I hope to play many more!