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Following our announcement of the ambitious North Quay masterplan, the project was featured on local news channels.
📷 Watch the clip below to hear from key stakeholders about what this regeneration means for the future of our town.
📷 A brighter, better connected Great Yarmouth is on the way. 📷
#NorthQuayGY #GreatYarmouth #Regeneration #LevellingUp #FutureGY #InvestInGY #ProudOfGY
To compete and finish in the Ironman world championship 2025 was incredible and such a privilege. I didn’t achieve the time I wanted but with time for reflection I realise I should be proud of my achievement and mostly proud of the support I had from my amazing family.
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Huge congratulations to the #LGCAwards council of the year - and it’s a district - @greatyarmouthbc. 🏆🎉🥳
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🎉Hugely proud to announce Great Yarmouth Borough Council have been named as the winners of the LGC Council of the Year Award!🎉
#Team GYBC
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Funding news! We’re supporting @greatyarmouthbc to deliver its inspirational vision for #GreatYarmouth‘s Winter Gardens🙌
The #HeritageHorizonAwards project is made possible with a #NationalLottery #HeritageFund grant of £12.3m.
Find out more 👉heritagefund.org.uk/projects…
ALT Great Yarmouth Winter Garden Retro Postcard
ALT Great Yarmouth Winter Garden CGI entrance porch Tower event space
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New branding for Great Yarmouth's stunning new £17m library and learning hub in the former Palmers department store in the town centre is unveiled. Read more about the exciting project's progress here: great-yarmouth.gov.uk/articl…
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🚨 FUNDING ALERT 🚨
New funding has become available through the Together Fund scheme provided by @Sport_England. This is available to community-facing clubs, groups and organisations in Norfolk. To find out more and apply, visit activenorfolk.org/togetherfu…
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Residents are invited to the annual #CivicCarolService tomorrow (December 13) at #GreatYarmouthMinster at 7pm. The service will be led by Rev Simon Ward & include carols, hymns & speeches by #HisWorshipTheMayor & #HighSheriff of #GreatYarmouth. People are to be seated by 6.50pm.
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This afternoon civic leaders joined with Ukrainian guests and hosts to mark Ukraine Independence Day.
We stood for the Ukraine national anthem and shared traditional cuisine, surrounded by the national flag, sunflowers, and blue and yellow balloons and bunting #StandWithUkraine
ALT A man wearing a UKrainian t-shirt
ALT GYBC Labour group leader Trevor Wainwright and council leader Carl Smith (right) stand for the Ukraine national anthem
ALT Chief executive Sheila Oxtoby, deputy mayor Penny Carpenter, and councillor Emma Flaxman-Taylor try Ukrainian bread
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Construction firm @morgansindallc is organising two days of volunteering around the Middlegate area of the town, alongside its work for Great Yarmouth Borough Council to install new play equipment and create a new communal garden.
Sign up closes tomorrow: great-yarmouth.gov.uk/articl…
ALT Two Morgan Sindall staff planting in a flowerbed
Thank you to all our wonderful staff and members @greatyarmouthbc and our fantastic partners in achieving a highly commended for both council of the year and most improved council at #LGCAwards last night
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Great to welcome @SusanParsonage @sjcalkin @geomr as judges for @lgcplus #LGCAwards today as part of our shortlisting for Council of the Year - they heard from councillors, staff, and our fantastic partners and enjoyed an open-top bus tour including one of our Banksy murals.
ALT Three people standing at a bus stop beneath a mural by Banksy
ALT Three people standing at a bus stop beneath a mural by Banksy
Well done to the organisers of the first endurance weekend in Great Yarmouth with 800 runners on Sunday along the beautiful seafront. Congrats to all finishers and big thank you to all the lovely marshals @eventsatw
So very pleased with our shortlisting. As well as showcasing GY we will do our very best to highlight the importance of and incredible work being done by district councils across the country!
Delighted that two of our fantastic members @NorthKestevenDC and @greatyarmouthbc have been shortlisted as finalists for Council of the Year at LGC Awards #districtsdo
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#TownHall, #GorlestonPavilion, @StGeorgesGY, #TheTolhouse, #MinsterChurchofStNicholas, #ArcCinema & the #NorthWestTower will all be bathed in mauve and green tonight to highlight the needs and care of people living with a rare disease. 💚💜 #RareDiseaseDay
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Today we welcome Phoenix Leisure Centre to the Freedom Leisure family. We'll be managing the facility on behalf of @greatyarmouthbc. We wish all the staff well with the switch over & we look forward to seeing you all soon! #GreatYarmouth▶️bit.ly/3I2FF6C
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Congratulations to all those receiving 2022 New Year’s Honours serving #GreatYarmouth: Trevor Saunders BEM of Mandalay Wellbeing CIC, Diana Staines of Centre 81 , @TyroneHarold of Branford’s & Whelan Catering, and Darren Barker of Great Yarmouth Borough Council & @GreatYarmouthPT
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This afternoon we celebrated @WaterwayProject after it was awarded a coveted #GreenFlagAward that recognises well-managed parks and green spaces around the world.
The Mayor raised the flag before enjoying a guided heritage walk around the Waterways. @GreenFlagAward
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Our race to be named #CityofCulture2025 has sadly ended, however our journey has not! Our bid shone a light on our area, stirred interest & ignited passion, & we are determined to grow this. Thank you all for your support, & we promise this is not the last you will hear from us!
#ironmanbarcelona yesterday rough seas so the swim was shortened 😕 but finished 4th in age group 10:36 so pleased with that! Knees hurt a bit today but otherwise feeling good 😁