Exciting times and excavations of railway history

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...

Trains, trees, birds and bees – our first ever BioBlitz

It was destroyed by bombs in the war. But now we’re planning to make Train Wood the target of a different kind of blitz. The wood is to be the focus of attention by an army of citizen scientists and experts in nature and railway history later this spring....

Funding bid bears fruit – new tools on the way

Friends of Train Wood and Marriott’s Way are delighted to announce that they have been awarded £400 by the Goodman Trust for the purchase of tools. Norfolk Community Foundation helped the Friends apply for the cash. Chairman Alan Cubbage said: “This cash...
Work in the wood

Work in the wood

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,...