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Draft policy regarding homeless people seeking shelter in Train Wood

January 20, 2019
by Lucy Galvin
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This policy regarding rough sleeping in Train Wood has been discussed and agreed by the committee, with informal advice from local agencies.  We are seeking input to its development and welcome thoughts from users, which can be emailed to our secretary Susan Cubbage via s
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Getting ready to blitz

May 18, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
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Preparations for Norwich’s first major Bioblitz are gathering pace. The station is starting to emerge, piece by piece, from its blanket of nettles, brambles and earth. That’s thanks to five hours from the Friends Of Norwich City Station team last Saturday afternoon, dodging show
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A boy’s own tale … railway heritage in Train Wood

May 11, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
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On a sunny May day Train Wood looks more beautiful than ever, and young Sam Anderson sets out with his dad to discover where Norwich City Station once stood. On the way they discover the remains of engine sheds, coal sheds…and even where a train fell off the bridge on a hot summ
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Exciting times and excavations of railway history

April 17, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
community woodland, railway heritage
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John Batley of Friends Of Norwich City Station with an update on work to explore the railway heritage of the site… We were back on site this weekend with superb progress on the end of the LNER engine shed. By future removal of the earth/spoil/dredge pile at the end of the shed (
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Work in the wood

January 20, 2017
by Lucy Galvin
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Lots got done by Friends of Train Wood and Marriott’s Way using the Bags of Help Grant at the end of last year – and many great partners and volunteers rallied round to help in the effort. With the help of the Norwich Fringe Project, which supplied all tools, material and traini
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Sunshine, coffee, cake and crowds – Train Wood’s First Autumn Festival a big success

November 05, 2016
by Lucy Galvin
biodiversity, community woodland, Norwich, railway heritage, Train Wood, urban nature, woodland
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Well over 150 people enjoyed the lovely Train Wood and Marriott’s Way in the sunshine at the first-ever Autumn Festival, opened in style by local TV presenter Helen McDermott. Coffee, cake, nature and railway walks, woodland activities, impromptu music, Norwich Cycling Campaign,
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