June '25

10 June 2025

Hello,

Ahhhhhh is it me or is time flying this year?! How are we already in June and when will I finally feel caught up with the year? (Rhetorical question, don’t worry.) I’m sure none of you have realised but I’m a few days late with this email newsletter, but, it’s here. And it’s a good one…I promise. Oh, also this month I finally got around to updating the nozza news website, fully re-designed and full to the brim with previous interviews from the past 10 issues of the newspaper. You can check it out here. Also, before I go there’s this fun new feature where you can ‘like’ the newsletters now, so if you did like this instalment click the little heart above!

As always, pass this on to your pals, share amongst your community and of course support our locals. Best, Al x

NUA Grad Fest | 13 - 26 June
It’s back, NUA are opening their doors across all of their sites this week to showcase the work of their graduating students. There’s a few late night openings too, which i’m a big fan of, you’ll find me wandering around one evening for sure.

Atwin Flea Market | 29 June
Atwin, nestled in Bridewell Alley are hosting their infamous Flea Market again this month, the team and friends will be selling their second hand wares from 11-2pm, the event is free and no need to book. Also, in unrelated news they’re hosting a wine tasting evening on 4 July, if that’s more your thing.

Cowboy Summer Market | 29 June
Also on the 29 June you can find a cowboy themed bake sale & market, hosted at The Artichoke from 2-7pm. With goods from Virgo Bakery, Morwenna Farrell, Victoria Catten and tonnes more.

National Open Garden Scheme | Throughout Summer
You can find tonnes of open gardens to have a wander through this summer via the Open Gardens Scheme, there’s a couple open this weekend (14th) in Stoke Holy Cross but have a gander on their website to see where the open gardens are and at what dates you can visit.

NR2 Yard Sale | 19 July
Now this is one for your diaries, the NR2 Yard Sale is back, it’s on the 19 July. A day where people open up their front gardens to sell their wares, think car boot vibes but throughout NR2. If you live in NR2 and want to be involved you can just pop a table up in your front garden, but if you’d like your house on the map you can register on their website. You can find a trail of all houses involved in the link above.

Develop Podcast Workshop | 14 June
This ones for anyone who’s keen to start a podcast in the near future. SoundYard are hosting a ‘Develop Your Podcast’ workshop this weekend it’s between 1-4pm. Fun fact, I actually went to one of these to develop a podcast for nozza news…I’ve said too much.

Gonzo Sunday Saver Sessions | Throughout Summer
Gonzo’s have announced a summer full of intimate Sunday daytime parties on their rooftop. They start at 3pm with tickets capped at £5, drinks and BBQ also from £5. Have a gander on the link and see if any take your fancy.

New exhibition and exciting evening event coming
to the Sainsbury Centre this month

Museum Late: Hydromancy
Thursday 12 June, 6-8pm | Sainsbury Centre

This event is free, but booking is essential

An evening of contemporary performance, music, and film that explores our relationship to the sea.

Hydromancy is the practice of exploring the future through observation of water, from its ripples, to colour, ebbs and flow. Taking hydromancy as a starting point this evening of contemporary performance, guest curated by artist Harun Morrison, includes film, live music, poetry, meditation and interactive video.

New exhibition: Sea Inside

The current season of exhibitions at the Sainsbury Centre asks: Can the Seas Survive Us?

Three shows – A World of Water, Darwin in Paradise Camp: Yuki Kihara (until 3 August), and Sea Inside - chart a course through the story of the world’s oceans and the precarious future they may be heading towards.

Featuring contemporary art, historical paintings, ancient atlases and maps from across the globe, the season explores humanity’s enduring and complex relationship with the sea.

Now open (7 June until 26 October) as the third and final show of the season, Sea Inside explores humanity’s interconnections, interrelationships, and immersion in oceans.

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to live underwater, to be inside a shell, or even the belly of a whale? Sea Inside features experimental contemporary artworks from across a range of media. Artworks explore the ways the oceans have been domesticated, reimagined on a bodily scale and brought inside to be tamed, contained or better understood.

The exhibition’s immersive focus brings to light many human-ocean connections, developing a set of ambitious, central themes. Expressions of marine interiority are explored and critiqued in installations, sculpture, video, sound and works on paper. What surfaces is a relational oceanic model, suggesting a necessary ethos for times of planetary crisis.

*Part of a paid collaboration with the Sainsbury Centre

Wensum Lodge | New Ownership
This seems crazy to me but Slow Norfolk have acquired the Wensum Lodge site, they vow to bring the use back full circle, filling the buildings with creatives, designers, architects, writers - the list goes on. Doing what the council couldn’t…all power to you. You can keep up to date with the transformation on their socials in the link above.

Alma | Cultural Space Opening
Another really interesting space is hoping to become a reality. Alma, a cultural arts space for performance, movement and connection just off Elm Hill are looking for support in their planning application. You can read all about their mission in the link above. This, is why Nozza is so great.

Norwich Lanes Fayre | 13 July
Er, big news this one, after a year hiatus the Norwich Lanes Fayre is back this year. A day where the streets are packed with independent sellers, food stalls and artists. A true celebration of the city, make sure you’re in town for it.

NR3 Cats Instagram | Important Update
Another really important update for the city, there’s an instagram account documenting the cats in NR3. Thats all I have to say about that really…

Anglia Sqaure | Box Park
We all know by now that beloved Anglia Square has closed it’s doors for the last time, but the council have announced their plans for a ‘box park.’ under the flyover. It’s planned to have space for 86 units with a mixture of use from shops, offices and event spaces.

Norwich Wine Week | 18 - 29 June
An annual event by Norwich BID, they’re hosting a tonne of events throughout the city collaborating with local establishments. Head to the link above to see all of their events throughout the week, most if not all need to be booked in advance.

Bread Source, Mannington Hall | Opening
Nestled in the grounds of Mannington Hall you can now treat yourself to a Bread Source goodie or two. They’re open Weds-Sun 10-4pm. Perfect accompaniment for a stroll around the grounds.

Namaste | Breakfast & Afternoon Tea
Namaste Village on Queens Road have started serving an Indian inspired breakfast menu, they’ve also launched an afternoon tea offering which looks, great…

Norfolk Foodies Market | Launch
Ok, there’s a new foodie market in town, it’s based on the Raynham estate in rural Norfolk and will have a tonne of Norfolk foodie traders. Their first event will be hosted on Sat 20th July. Keep an eye on their socials for who’s going to be serving up the goodness.

Braydestone Knives | Workshops
Local knife maker Braydestone Knives have announced some dates for a 2 day Knife making course. You’ll be guided through the whole process of making a knife from cutting and profiling the steel to shaping your handle.

Ruth Baldry | Photographer
Local photographer Ruth has opened up her books for shoots. She captures the dreamiest of photographs for your big day but also captures lifestyle photographs for local businesses.