Water Festival 2012
We hope everyone who attended the Downham Market Water Festival & Dragon Boat racing had a great time! The 6th annual Downham Market Water Festival will returned to the Great Ouse Relief Channel next to the Hythe Bridge this year for a fun packed day of events. Click here to read what was happening… The […]
Downham & District Sporting Heroes Awards Evening
Downham Market has been celebrating the spirit of this Olympic year since April this year, working through a programme of sports related events that have involved the whole community. Downham Market Town Council has been working with Downham Market’s Village Games Sports Coordinator Frances Rayner to raise funding and generate support in the community to […]
The Olympic Year
Don t forget to frequently check back here for any sporting updates or events happening around town! If you have any events that you d like to tell us about please don t hesitate to fill the form below, we are always on the search for new events to list on our downhamweb calander. St […]
Downham In the News – August 2012
More things happening in and around Downham Market as August (granted a few of these are from late July) has now begun, if you need to catch up on anything use the links below. KLFM investigate long traffic queues at Tesco in Hardwick – Have you got stuck getting out of Tesco at Hardwick in […]
Eastern Daily Pirates!
Story written by Elizabeth Pendleton, Site Owner. For a team consisting mostly of rowing first timers, some of whom knew only of their participation on the day of the event; you could say the “Eastern Daily Pirates” put in a jolly fine performance at the 6th annual Downham Market Water Festival (aka Dragon boat racing […]
What's happening this weekend!
The 6th annual Downham Market Water Festival will return this Sunday for a fun packed day of events. If you haven’t already heard about the Water Festival, where have you been? The main feature of the annual occasion is a knockout dragon boat racing competition, featuring crews from local clubs, businesses, pubs and sports teams, […]
Pedalling to Paris!
In September of last year downhamweb reported a story on Old Town ward councillor Jenny Groom, who at the time had successfully taken part in the Royal British Legion Pedal to Paris 2011. “I rode last year for the first time and even with thorough preparation it was hard: My bike was heavy, I had […]
Downham In the News – July 2012
Lots of things happening in the Downham Market area this July, be sure to click the title links if you are interested in reading the entire news story – DOWNHAM: We’ve won again! SHRIEKS of delight were heard at London’s Dorchester Hotel as a Downham support group received a prestigious national award for the second […]
Downham Market Train Station History
The Downham Market Railway Station The Downham Market Railway Station was built under the Lynn and Ely Railway in 1846 and served the 3000 people who lived in the small market town. Small improvements were made in the following years including the addition of sidings in 1903 and the extention of the platform in […]
Frances Rayner's Torch Relay experience
Village Games Co-ordinator, Frances Rayner has helped downhamweb tremendously over the past 6 months by providing news and information on all things ‘Olympic’ (Click here to visit our Olympic feature page). She has also organized several sporting events in the local area and helped people get active. Earlier this month Frances was lucky enough to […]
Parking in Downham
Parking in Downham Market Easy vehicle access is important and sometimes can get people hot under the collar. However, there are always places to park… it s just knowing where to look! We re here to help you get parked in Downham so that you can enjoy the town without the fear of a […]
Olympic Ceremony & Summer fun!
After weeks of heavy rain and dull weather across parts of the UK, conditions are set to improve for many areas over the course of this weekend. In addition to the unpredictable weather, schools all over the UK will be officially ‘out for summer’ as of this Saturday 21st, July. Of course this includes Downham […]