DMHS News 21st June 2012
There is a new reward system in the form of a card, for all years at DMHS named OOLAR (Out Of Lesson Awesome Reward). For information on this new reward system please download and read the 15th June 2012 newsletter with a download link provided here. The majority of Year 10 pupils at DMHS have […]
DMHS Dates
There will be no school on Thursday 28th June 2012 due to a teacher training day and the Norfolk Show taking place. Please do not turn up to school! May I remind you that there is a College taster day for Year 10 on Friday 29th June 2012.
Downham News Letter and a Personal Congratulations
You may have noticed with your latest copy of The Citizen a free Downham Market Town Council Newsletter has now been included. Packed full of useful local information as well as upcoming events and a message from the Mayor! Downhamweb would like to personally congratulate Robin Pegg as the recently elected Mayor for Downham Market. […]
Don't let The Rose die!
Landlady Linda Scott, who rents The Rose and Crown pub, worries that the pub could be unfortunately lost forever if villagers don’t buy it. The Rose and Crown in Hilgay, near Downham Market, has been put up for sale for £375,000.60 people from Hilgay and the surrounding area attended a meeting last month to discuss […]
“Dolly Bird” in Downham Parade
Well hello there…it’s me again Laura!! How was your weekend and Jubilee celebration?? Well for me and downhamweb that was a fun packed weekend that was..(my norfolk accent is creeping out again)!! I hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as I did?! As you may have read in Jubilee Preparation article last week, I was […]
Festival Week – A Huge Success!
From the 3rd – 10th June Downham Market engaged in celebration as Festival Week took place across the town, with over 45 events, Festival Week was a huge success which ensured to have something to take part in for everyone. The main attraction took place on the 4th June as the long awaited Downham Market […]
Parade led by the 1948 torch!
The iconic 1948 Olympic Torch lit the way on Monday, 4th June as the long awaited Downham Market Parade took place. The torch arrived into town just before 1pm to take part in the 170-mile route around West Norfolk, which finishes at Lynnsport in Kings Lynn. British, European and world champion race walker Mrs Duhig […]
Fun packed day at the Downham Games!
Starting nice and early at 10:30am combined with hot summery weather, last Sunday was the perfect opportunity for locals to get out of the house and make their way down to the fun packed ‘Downham Games’ event! Organised by the town council, Active Norfolk and Ryston Runners, the Downham Games on the memorial playing field […]
“Dolly bird” joins dweb!
Hi my name’s Laura Harrod and I’m one of the downhamweb volunteers, it’s nice to meet you! Being a recent graduate from Anglia Ruskin University studying Business Management, I wanted to do something useful but fun with my summer before starting a potential career, a worrying thought! The job search has begun and finding a […]
The Skate Park finally arrives!
Early last year we wrote a short news article on future plans of a skate park being constructed within Downham Market, but after weeks of not hearing any news the future plans did not look promising, which certainly seemed disappointing considering there currently isn’t many youth facilities within the town. However, as of this week […]
Festival countdown!
With under a week to go until the Downham Market Festival kicks off, with all the Jubilee and Olympic activity, we re getting excited and geared up here at dweb HQ. We re hoping the webcam will be stable so that those who can t be here can watch the parade as it passes through […]
Local Info
Links and Info Local Authorities Downham Market Town Council Train Station National Rail Website, showing up to date arrival and departure information for the Downham Market train platforms. Wiki Wikipedia information on Downham Market. Town Statistics Downham Market Town Council town stats.Downham Market is a small but friendly market […]