Smith and Pinching are seeking historic photos of Eaton to display in their Eaton office window. See poster below about how to get involved. EVRA also has links to old photos of Eaton on our website at: Old Photos of Eaton and Local History – Eaton Village Residents’ Association

We are now in another period of lockdown but with some easing of restrictions compared to the previous regime. You can read how these restrictions affect you on the UK Government website at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november The Covid-19 Mutual Aid NR4 Whatsapp group remains in place and are able to support people with collection of medicines or…

Have a happy and safe Halloween: Things will be different this year but whatever you do stay safe and follow the guidance to protect you and your family and others from the Coronavirus. Norfolk Constabulary have issued the following message to communities as a reminder:https://www.norfolk.police.uk/…/message-our-communities-5 Norfolk County Council have also issued guidance for having a…

Please note that a public consultation is currently taking place about plans to revamp St Stephens Street and its surrounding area.  As you may know, council leaders have recently received confirmation that Norwich is to receive £32 million for public transport improvements as part of the Transforming Cities initiative.  This £4.8 million scheme has recently…

EVRA will not be holding its AGM this year. Government regulations and advice on meetings and gatherings means that we will not be able to hold our usual meeting at Eaton Golf Club. We have explored options for holding an AGM online but the logistics of this for EVRA were just too onerous. However, we…

During our Scarecrow Trail in August we noted that Norfolk Museums Service had initiated a “Picturing the Pandemic” campaign to collect memorabilia to share the experiences of lockdown. We submitted our Scarecrow Trial as an example of what we were doing here in Eaton Village to celebrate our heroes of lockdown.   Our Scarecrow Trail…

We have been alerted to a number of cars being damaged by “keying” of the paintwork over the past few days. At least five cars on Kingswood Close, one on Amderley Drive and two on Cheyham Mount were damaged. The incidents occurred on Thursday/Friday night (17/18 September) and again on Sunday 20th. These have been…

The following message has been posted by Diane Whalen on the Nextdoor newsfeed. This will provide the information that many residents have been seeking about the Scouts paper collections. I am the Group Scout Leader at the 34th Norwich (Eaton St Andrew) Scout Group and we have a major fundraising activity, our Monthly Newspaper Collection,…

While restrictions on gatherings continue the County Council is providing opportunities to join in with singing and reading in the comfort of your own home. See their website for more information about the free services offered. https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-local-history-and-archives/libraries/library-services/health-and-wellbeing/online-resources Here is information from Norfolk County Council for those of you who have missed the singing sessions led…

A Planning Application has recently been submitted to the City Council for the redevelopment of the former Barclays Bank site on Church Lane. The proposal is for four dwellings plus a commercial unit. You can read more about the application via the link below. Click on the Documents tab to view the plans and other…