2018 Gardening Festival
There were lots of creative youngsters at the 2018 gardening festival in North Lodge Park, taking advantage of the opportunity to make lighthouses, scarecrows and garden fairies.Read more...Crab and Lobster Art Trail 2018
The Crab and Lobster Festival is holding its annual art trail…this year the theme is lighthouses. One of our lovely volunteers, Barbara Swarbrick, has designed and painted this beautiful one for the cafe. Barbara studied art & design in the 1960s, went to Australia in the early 1970s and made her living from ceramic art and ...Read more...Croquet Taster Day
We are pleased to welcome back Bodham Croquet Club to North Lodge Park to give you a chance to try out croquet.Read more...Chrome Hare
In 2018, as part of Break’s 50th anniversary, there will be18 moongazer sculptures throughout Norfolk, taking people on a magical tour of our beautiful countryside – including a Chrome Hare right here in North Lodge Park Cromer.Read more...AREA’s Presentation to AGM
We have commissioned AREA Landscape Architects to work with us to develop an outline plan for the Park to provide a context for future improvements, and to bring forward a detailed design for some play opportunities.Read more...2018 AGM
For those of you not able to come to this year’s AGM, here is the presentation used for the main part of the evening. A summary of AREA’s presentation will follow shortly.Read more...Walker Brothers in the Park
On Saturday 31st March (Easter Saturday) The Walker Brothers of Norfolk will be singing in North Lodge Park! This talented group of singers will be entertaining us with songs from the 40’s through to the 70’s, as well as excerpts from well known Musicals. So if you fancy a bit of the Beach Boys, a dose ...Read more...Easter Treasure Hunt
Through the Easter School holidays families can explore North Lodge Park in rhyme Thursday 29th March to Sunday 15th April inclusive This Easter, families can explore North Lodge Park with the help of a special Treasure Hunt. Carefully prepared by a trainee Bard, the rhyming couplets will encourage children to look around them and find the answers to ...Read more...AGM 2018 | March 21
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful!’ and sitting in the shade.Read more...Crab and Lobster Gardening Festival 2018
The Crab and Lobster Festival is a lively weekend celebration; now into it’s 9th year it has become a major fixture on the Cromer calendar drawing many thousands of visitors to the town. It is a feast of fun, food, art, heritage and entertainment, with a wide range of events and activities – the festival ...Read more...Christmas 2017
As the weather has turned colder, it’s time to start thinking about stripey mints and overcooked sprouts, and to reflect on an amazing year in the Park.Read more...Hedge replacement
Great work from the gardening team, replacing the parts of the drive hedge that had diedRead more...
Do you love baking or helping in the cafe to serve our wonderful customers if you do please contact me. We would love to have more on our cafe and baking team. Please use cafe@northlodgepark.org.uk
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.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments and backing. There are other interested parties already and maybe more will come forward now the signs are up so we will firm up our ideas and go from there.
All excellent plans.
Sounds fantastic, hopefully this can all go ahead, love the idea of plant sales. Went to a wonderful small garden market in Alcester yesterday which was popular and complements the wonderful cafe. 😊
Looks a really good idea
Sounds great, outdoor performances, plays, bands, solo artists, from Gilbert and Sullivan to up to date music for all ages would be great. Something for the youth of the area to get involved in as well would be good as there is very little for them to do. Craft sales and maybe a Sunday Market would be good . Look forward to seeing what happens in the future. X
Yes agree would be fabulous.
Love the sound of all those plans 👍🏻
Good luck. You have done so well with the rest of the Park you deserve to be awarded this project. I have such fond memories of musical days there when a child.
I remember when all the ride on toys etc were there for kids to play on... will be lovely to see it in use again
Sounds good and looks good. Hope it comes to fruition.
I really hope it works out for you,would be fantastic.
That would be brilliant x
Awesome
I like the idea of plant sales but not a poly tunnel. Why not a greenhouse?
Check out what they've done at Whitstable Harbour with their pop-ups for local trades - wooden structures look like fishermens huts - awesome atmosphere. Would be good to see likewise as Cromer has so much more to offer!
Vic Toria Steve Rowe
Great stuff! As you may remember, we would be very keen to be involved in revitalising the bandstand as a performance area for all sorts of music , theatre etc. Lucy and I would be happy to help and provide any support we can from The Belfry Centre, which we run.
Anyone going to give me feedback after your meeting?
Hi, I'm the Chairman of Cromer & District Men's Shed; we would like to talk to you about your plans for the disused tennis courts. Our community project is looking for premises. Richard Richard A W Wall
