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For people looking for somewhere new to take your dog for a walk, or to simply enjoy the wonderful Spring greenery, try Trowse woods.  This woodland is notable for being the ‘nursery’ for the damselflies emerging from the water meadow on the other side of Whittlingham Lane.  It is also a good site for woodland birds and flowers, and has a magnificent snowdrop display in early spring, and bluebells in May. The old lime pits are a favourite for adventurous kids! [Read more...]

If you’ve never stopped and looked closely at the village sign, I’ve taken some photos for you to do so at home. It’s a fascinating sign, and I can’t say I am too sure about all the history of it (particularly who is that man in the tree?). Note ‘Spikey’, the hedgehog made from the spikes taken from the school railings and beautifully welded by local artist Rebecca Kemp. [Read more...]

Here’s a copy of the drawings for the planned development down White Horse Lane, opposite the Paddocks. For further info visit South Norfolk’s Planning Portal [Read more...]

NEWS FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR

As foreseen in the last Trowse Villager, housing allocations for Trowse under the Local Plan come to South Norfolk Council’s Cabinet on March 25^th – after this is written but before you read it. The agenda for that Cabinet Meeting recommends that both of the sites between the village and the bypass are no longer allocated for new housing.  South Norfolk had identified the sites as able to contribute up to 250 homes from 1,800 it needed to find on ‘smaller’ sites near Norwich, but it now believes that those 250 can be found elsewhere. [Read more...]

City of Norwich AC is organising the ninth Trowse 10k road race on Easter Sunday morning from the Norfolk Snowsports Club on Whitlingham Lane.

The race starts at 9am and we have chosen this early start time so that the event takes place when the local roadways are fairly quiet.  This year a record 550 runners have registered to take part and the back markers should be finished by about 10.30am at the very latest. [Read more...]

Proposed Development of Land South Of Devon Way And Hudson Avenue Trowse Norfolk (ref 2013/0167)

Deadline for submitting responses: Wednesday 27^th March

There are many of us in Trowse who are opposed to the proposed developments for the village and surrounding area. It is important that we do as much as we can to ensure that our views are heard. If you are also opposed to the plans, we would urge you to register your views with Norfolk County Council before the deadline of the 27^th March.

We have listed below some of the key issues that have been raised which you may wish to consider including / expanding upon in your own responses: [Read more...]

Plans are available to view here of the proposed development behind, both here and in the foyer of the Manor Rooms.

ACTION REQUIRED! If you have any comments please send them to planning@s-norfolk.gov.uk before 27th March 2013. [Read more...]

Thank you to Karen Sayer who has sent in some of these pictures of the current March marshiness in Trowse. I took some others on Tuesday evening. Please send in any more than you have!

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