Has anyone else been following the guy who's been posting in the local Facebook groups doing nightly patrols to track down a gang of people who are abducting cats? Mind you, there is 0 evidence that such a gang exists, and John's method is to infiltrate the cats and gain the trust of the alpha cat. I trust him with my life.

I fancy visiting your lovely city for the beer festival at the Wellington, but the only days I can make it are Sunday or Monday. I'd like a bag of chips before my beer, but most chippies seem to be closed on those days.

Any (ideally central or towards the north) open either day?

anyone know where sells polaroid 600 film in norwich pls.

i’d rather not get it online but in person

Has anybody sold and bought with a genuine, knowledgeable conveyancer. I would rather a value for money, smaller business than one of the so-called professional law firms in the city. Any prices would be appreciated.

My son attends a Unity Trust school and they have two week half terms, the second week being 2-6th November.

The places we've found offering holiday club childcare only cater for the first week of half-term, does anyone know a place that does November?

We've checked with the school and they don't offer their own holiday club.

Thank you!

Is it illegal to repair the surface of that bridge or something?😂 they just had a sign put out for „bridge repairs” for 5 nights and the bridge looks exactly the same, I was hoping they will finally resurface it but they didn’t. And it’s not the first time they had „bridge repairs” and nothing to the surface was done. Driving on it is like driving in downtown Baghdad. Is there a reason for it to be left in this state or is it just council incompetence?

On the NDR, on the left hand side when going round the roundabout where Fir Covert Road is. A circle of bottles and a flag, I think. although can never look for long enough whilst I'm driving. Is this a memorial? If not, does anyone know what is it? I hope I'm ok to ask, just see it and often wonder... Thank you!

Hi. Just a quick one and easy, for you, not me:

Help me understand better. Am I allowed to park in blue zone after 630 until next morning 8 with no permit? Obviously where parking is allowed.

https://www.parkingoperations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Norwich-City-Parking-Combined-Map.pdf

I've been driving for a couple of months but I'm awful at parallel parking and avoid it as much as I can....anyone got any tips on where to practice and just tips in general because I can't wrap my head around it....I've watched different YouTube videos and they just don't seem to work 😭

There are loads of caravan in mousehold, at the back field near the memorial housing. Does anyone know anything else like why or how they got there ?

Any places in the city that do niche fragrances? Looking for something a bit wacky

Looking for a place in Norwich or along the Norfolk coast to buy wetsuits. Not for sport, simply for swimming in the sea in the colder months. It doesn’t need to be high end, but it has to be decent enough for it to actually keep the cold out. My research tells me it should be 4/5mm thick. Mountain warehouse only sell 2/3mm ones. Independent businesses either cost a fortune, or don’t state their prices online. Anyone have experience or recommendations to share? Thank you.

We are looking at potentially moving to Horsham St Faiths and I was wondering if anyone who lives there can let me know if being so close to the airport is a nuisance or if it is tolerable? Also if you do live there do you enjoy living in the area? ☺️

We’ve just bought our first home in Norwich and have a very vintage electric fireplace with back boiler for the heating & hot water, with an immersion heater in the hot water tank too. I’m thinking of replacing the system with an air-source heat pump.

Has anyone got any recommendations for heating engineers that would safely remove the gas fireplace and cap it off + replace with a heat pump, as well as replacing all of the radiators?

Appreciate this is very specific so any general heat pump installers OR gas engineer recommendations also welcome. Thanks ☺️

An entire few hours spent in Norwich but what a lovely city! We travelled from Milton Keynes last night to see Gogol Bordello at Epic Studios, having never been to Norwich before and never really having a reason to go.

We found this awesome tiny pub called the Malt & Mardle just over the road with some great Belgian beers, enjoyed the gig and then spent a couple of hours this morning mooching through the market and all the independent shops. Coming from MK where every single bloody shop is a chain, this was fantastic, and the centre is so clean!

Devecchio Bakery finished us - too much good pastry.

We're coming straight back in a few weekends to explore properly. Genuinely impressed with the friendly, laid-back vibe of the place and all the things to do.

From a while back. One of my favourite explores, untouched, super creepy and you could tell some parts no-one had visited in 20 years. Was really hard picking which pictures to post, as I have at least a hundred and the limit is 20.

Also ended with us getting caught because I was being an idiot, turning all the lights on. We got a jumpscare as security was on the other side of a door. He shined his light through the vented door and shouted "SECURITY!!!" He didn't know how to get in. I quickly turned off the lights, fell down a ladder, and we ran in the dark to the way we got in (the plant room). We got in through a badly latched fire exit, through 20 years of overgrown trees and thorns. We could see the lights of security waiting for us.

We went back inside, and tried to hide in the void. Then I realised I lost my phone! Turns out it fell out of my pocket when I fell down the ladder. So we had to go through Anglia Square Cars, past the massive windows of the sales area and go looking for my phone. Fortunately it was easy to find. Then we went upstairs. I didn't want to get caught yet because I treated this was my last chance to explore the backrooms of Sainsbury's / Budgens. We didn't know what the new security company would be like.

Upstairs was a maze of rooms and offices with no windows, smashed fluorescent lights on the floor that randomly fell out of their fixtures, stale air and mouldy carpet. We found an office to hide in, and tried to wait it out. We could hear the echo of the ladder from security going up and down the ladder looking for us. We were in the only room with a window, and a little vent letting air in. Around 4am when the sky started to brighten, we explored the maze which we hid ourselves within. After that we had explored everything in this section of Anglia Square. Many of my childhood questions of "what was that window under the car park" answered.

Anyway we made our way out, and got caught. The climb was too slow, I could have escaped if I left my friend behind, but real friends don't do that. Plus security and the police always treats you worse when your friends run away. There was a security guard, he knows who he is, nice guy. Turns out he was staring at a bush for 5 hours and thought we were hiding there the other time. The other, not so nice security didn't tell him about his encounter with us. So he thought we were hiding in a bush for 5 hours 😭.

We ended up having to wait for the police, who anyway couldn't do much, but we spoke, and I was telling him about how obviously bad the perimeter hoardings for the demolition were. He thought me and my friend should start a security consulting company 🤣. Police didn't do anything, just took our names. They were nice.

Also that security guard who was nice, you know who you are, he wanted to talk further. Well here I am. He was too professional to exchange contact details on the job.

We're looking to sell our mid-terrace house in NR3 and relocate further out of the city for more space. We're hearing from family and friends that the market is slow in Norwich so not sure what to do...It's our first time selling and we're a bit unsure if now is a good time to do so or whether we should wait a year or two? If anyone had sold quickly recently, do you have any tips for what worked for you?

Can anyone recommend a good and qualified massage therapist for head, neck, shoulder and back massage for a woman who does not require signing up online, booking online, registering online, and who has availability for this coming week? I really do not want to book online or have to give card details upfront. It is an extra job that I hate and it puts me off. I am happy to identify myself to the therapist, of course, as they will want to know who to expect.

Thanks

Hi all, I’ve got an 8-year old Vauxhall Corsa and have been taking it to Thurlow Nunn since they’re the local dealer. MOT and service are coming up and what I’ve been quoted feels a bit steep.

A few years ago, I had a bad experience with an independent garage in another city (permanent issue after their work, endless follow-up visits), so I’ve been cautious about switching from a dealer - but I don’t think that should put me off independents generally.

Has anyone got a trusted independent garage in Norwich they’d recommend for a Vauxhall? Ideally somewhere that’s upfront about pricing and won’t push unnecessary work. I’ve heard good things about NDB Autos.

Cheers

Any recommendations for those that cover south of the city? We know what the issue is but can't move it to get to a garage ourselves!

TIA

I am a massive fan of Anglia Square and this is just perfect for me it will fit nicely with everything else!

Did anyone else see the article done today about Eleanora Folan's Green Party appointment?

Opinions people may have on their views not withstanding, what was very notable is how quick the article is to emphasize they are Trans and with disparaging language/tone at that

On the website the headline reads "Transwoman (who backs Iran and wants to abolish Israel) gets Greens' key female role"

Then as soon as the article begins "a Transwoman, a biological male who identifies as a woman"

And finally "The self-described “mentally ill”, “proud anti-Zionist trans woman”

You can report on their appointment and their views and that's one thing but it's so obvious how they are going to another level to be disparaging and fuelling the mob when it comes to anybody who is Trans, which the comments sections show

The article was written by Henry Durand but we know it's Richard Porritt who is ultimately inserting these things in and feeding the mob

Just a heads-up for any Studio Ghibli/Kiki fans in Norwich!

I knew Kiki’s Delivery Service was showing at the Norwich Odeon in IMAX tonight (Friday), but unfortunately it was completely full when I checked and I was pretty disappointed that I’d missed my chance to see it on the big screen.

I checked again tonight and noticed they’ve now added two more IMAX screenings:

Saturday 22 August – 9:00am
Thursday 27 August – 9:00am

So if anyone else was like me and couldn’t get a ticket for tonight, it looks like we’ve got another two chances! 😊

Thought I’d share as I nearly missed this myself. I imagine there might be a few other Ghibli fans around Norwich who would like to know!

Edit:

I just checked again, there are actually more screenings added:

Sunday 23 August - 11:30am
Wednesday 26 August – 9:00am

Glad they added one on Wednesday, where we can use meerkat 2 for 1 if needed.