Saturday 12th April 2025

At North Lodge Park, Cromer

11.00am until 3.30pm (Weather permitting!)

Everyone is welcome to join us! Bring a picnic and listen to the free performance.

All donations will go towards the upkeep of the gardens in the Park.

The cafe in North Lodge Park is currently run by another local charity, About With Friends. For more information please go to: https://friends-bistro.co.uk/

Many thanks to the Three Inch Fools for our final theatre show of the year; a well delivered version of Robin Hood.

It was Boxtree production’s 4th visit to Cromer, and the audience has grown every year. A great performance of Alice in Wonderland,

Photos by Malcolm English

Quill and Inkling brought a great version of Pimpernel to Cromer and almost beat the rain…

If you’re wondering what it’s all about, here’s the Three Inch Fools team to help out

Thanks to Illyria for a great night with HMS Pinafore

Photos by Malcolm English

Thanks to the Handlebards for an excellent production of Macbeth, and to the socially distanced audience

Photos by Malcolm English

The Friends have been talking to NNDC for sometime about making the best community use of the former tennis courts/hardstanding, and last month submitted a nine-page proposal to improve this last major derelict area of the park to bring it back into community use.

A multi-purpose shared space could combine multi-use areas and economic activities, and might for example include a horticultural hub, with a plant growing (and selling) area; pop-up/artisan market area; general leisure activities (eg ice skating); and repurposing the old bandstand, as a community facility and possible performance space.

We are also keen to explore options for developing new public lavatory facilities as well as incorporate some play elements into the area.

We will be working with Cromer Town Council to further develop a proposal, and are interested in hearing from community groups, individuals and businesses who would like to join us.

Hope to see you all at our Plant Fair on the 5th June, 10am – 4pm.

Unfortunately we are unable to hold our full Gardening Festival this year but we will have Stalls selling Plants, Garden Themed stalls, The Peregrine society, Cromer Green Spaces etc.

Plus food by Fat Ted’s and The Banger Box.

Our new history book will be available to purchase.

Come and plant a Sunflower for the park and have a chance of winning our Tallest Sunflower competition (or a prize for the smallest!)