Latest news from the Borough Council and our partners

YOUNG visitors to Gorleston seafront will have a new fun and safe wet play attraction to enjoy this summer - as Great Yarmouth Borough Council starts work to build a splashpad.

Budding Fashionistas aged 16 and 34 years from across Norfolk are being asked to come up with great designs for new fashion this month as part of a Norfolk Fashion Design Challenge competition and be in with a chance of showcasing their work as part of Recycle for Norfolk's summer plastic recycling campaign.

Composting at home is a great way to help the environment by recycling more and improving the soil in your garden.

This May, the newly formed St Georges Players present one of Alan Bennett's most loved and treasured classics, The Lady in the Van. This inaugural production is part of St Georges Theatre's pledge to provide a series of arts based activities for the theatre's local community. Other activities include a community choir, a youth theatre and numerous other opportunities in the coming months. The Lady in the Van marks the new adult drama group's first offering.

Cllr Mary Coleman is to become the mayor of the Great Yarmouth borough in the 2018/19 municipal year, having served previously as both mayoress and deputy mayor.

A piece of Greece is playing the part of Great Yarmouth as the RAF's Red Arrows perfect their precision routines for the summer season.

Sheila Oxtoby, chief executive of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: "This fantastic announcement from Vattenfall and Peel Ports Great Yarmouth reflects huge confidence in Great Yarmouth's strengths as England's established offshore energy capital: our Outer Harbour, extensive, skilled supply chain, and our ideal location.

A musical businessman with a passion for planes has landed a starring role in the first ever air show in his home town.

The Red Arrows, the world's most famous aerobatics team, are bringing their thrilling display to the inaugural Haven Great Yarmouth Air Show this summer.

Vintage jets from the Cold War, and a Spitfire which saw battle action, have joined the flying line-up at this summer's Haven Great Yarmouth Air Show.

Motorists heading to Great Yarmouth's new summer air show are being steered towards two large park-and-ride sites on the outskirts of the town.

A barnstorming act combining acrobatics and aerobatics will dance in the skies over Great Yarmouth seafront this summer.

POTENTIAL voters who are not currently on the electoral register are reminded they have only a few days left to register if they wish to vote in the local elections, on Thursday, May 2.

A new seaside air show has launched a chance to secure VIP "best seats in the house" through corporate hospitality.

RESIDENTS living in Great Yarmouth's Middlegate area are being invited to an evening of free wood-fired pizza and refreshments and to share their experiences and thoughts about their neighbourhood.

A SEASON of guided walks, focussing on the rich cultural heritage of the Great Yarmouth borough, is getting underway this month.

YOUNG people living in Great Yarmouth's Middlegate area are invited to a free food and pamper event where they can have fun while sharing their thoughts and aspirations about the place in which they live.

Great Yarmouth's season of Guided Heritage Walks is getting underway with two special walks, which must be pre-booked from the Tourist Information Centre on 01493 846346.