Sprowston Town Council

28/05/2026

Due to maintenance work at Sprowston Recreation Ground, the Edwards Road car park will be temporarily closed to vehicles this morning. Estimated reopening time is 12.00 Midday. Pedestrian access is unaffected. The Recreation Ground Road car park will be temporarily closed to vehicles this afternoon, from approximately 12.00 midday to 3.00pm. During that time, pedestrian access will still be possible via the gate next to the library. One of the car parks will always be open when the other car park is closed. All other facilities at the Rec’ remain open. We apologise for any inconvenience.

27/05/2026

The public consultation on Sprowston Skatepark is taking place on Thursday 28 May 2026, 4.00pm - 7.00pm at Sprowston Sports & Social Club.

27/05/2026

18/05/2026

The spring edition of "Sprowston Matters", the official newsletter of Sprowston Town Council, has now been delivered. Please advise us if you have not received your copy.

13/05/2026

Come along to Sprowston Sports and Social Club between 4.00pm and 7.00pm on Thursday 28th of May and give us your feedback and suggestions on the design for the new Sprowston skatepark.

06/05/2026

Norfolk County Council proposes to make a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (the “Order”) (NTRO11148) affecting the A1151 Wroxham Road from its junction with Blenheim Road to its junction with Blue Boar Lane (the “Road”) in the Town of Sprowston to facilitate surface dressing of the carriageway works, the Road will be temporarily closed (except for pedestrian access) for the duration of the works/period the closure is necessary which is anticipated to be from between 19:00 and 23:00 from 18th to 20th May 2026, but may continue to be closed/restricted until the 1st July 2026 where the closure is still required beyond the anticipated dates.

NB: Works are anticipated to take place between 19:00 and 23:00 on 18th May 2026, with 19th and 20th May as contingency dates if required.

Alternative route is via: A1151 Wroxham Road, A1042 Mousehold Lane/ Heartsease Lane/ St Williams Way/ Saint Williams Way/ Ring Road/ Pound Lane/ Yarmouth Road, A1194 Broadland Way/ Poppy Way, A1270 Broadland Northway, A1151 Wroxham Road (Rackheath, Thorpe St. Andrew, Postwick with Witton, Great and Little Plumstead, Sprowston).

The works promoter for this restriction/closure is: Norfolk County Council.

Vehicular access will be permitted to a final destination in the Road where signs indicating such access is possible and permitted are in place.

The Order shall automatically revoke on the completion of the works when the closure is no longer necessary or otherwise on the 1st July 2026 without further notice.

If necessary, the restriction could run for a maximum period of 18 months from the date the Order is effective.

A person who contravenes, or who uses or permits the use of a vehicle in contravention of the closure imposed by the Order shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: £1000 maximum fine on conviction and/or endorsement for contravention.

In the event of the start date being delayed the new start date will be displayed on site in advance.

Full details on the closure are available at https://one.network. Any enquiries that cannot be answered on the one.network website should be directed to the North Area Streetworks (Infrastructure Department) contactable by telephone at 0344 800 8020 or email at [email protected]

30/04/2026

Useful information about the White House Farm Estate, Sprowston:

To report issues with the public spaces on this estate, please contact the management company (RMG) on: [email protected]

As far as we are aware, RMG deal with:
• Streetlights
• Green spaces
• Litter bins
• Dog foul bins
• Play equipment

Issues with roads, or anything not listed above, can be reported to Persimmon Homes at: [email protected] or [email protected]

Sprowston Town Council continues to press the estate's housing developers to transfer the public spaces to us as quickly as possible. Until that happens, please use the email addresses above to report any issues.

30/04/2026

Today Sprowston Recreation Ground will be hosting a schools cross-country run event between about 9.00am and 12.00pm. The car parks and field will be extremely busy.
If you're a parent of a participating child, please do not park at the Recreation Ground (unless you require accessible parking). Please park at the Diamond Centre car park NR7 8TR, or opposite in the Diamond field. Both are on Neville Road, approximately 500m away.