You might have heard about the social club in spixworth being unfairly closed down from the NEN or GB News, but I’m here to say it’s much deeper than that. I’m just gonna go over the facts and what is going on, from the extent of my knowledge, in order to spread awareness and ask for advice.

Firstly, here’s some background. The Blyths ran been running the social club and café since 2015 when they took it over from the last owners, up until very recently when they were evicted. They turned the business around into profit and created an essential community amenity which was actively used by over 600 members. Many of these members are elderly and used it as a way to get out of the house and meet their friends and family. Recently, they were evicted due to a disagreement with the trustee, which I will get to later. Without this community use, there is nowhere in spixworth for their members and the residents of the village to go.

The article in the Norwich Evening News shows some of the story, but it misses out so much important information about the club itself and the reasons for the incident. Unlike what many people seem to think, it was never about the rent increase, which the committee agreed to pay. The actual reasoning for the closure has not been made very clear at all by the trustee, but from what I have gathered, it is largely due to a 30 day eviction notice which was applied to the contract. One of the members of the trustee was allegedly also banned from the club after an incident a few years ago, and has reportedly shown his hate for the club, showing a clear conflict of interest if true.

The trustee has remained largely silent apart from a ‘Q & A’ which was mostly full of questions that did not represent the concerns of the resident, and answers that were evasive and somewhat irrelevant. They have not replied to any emails from the public, and will not comment on any of the issues, and haven’t since the announcement of the eviction.

There was a parish council meeting yesterday, in which the councillors, who are also automatically trustees, refused to comment on the club and declined to answer questions, without even a statement provided to the public. Needless to say, the meeting was a disaster with over 50 people attending and complete chaos with every question. I don’t understand why these people who wear two hats won’t comment on issues that they decide.

Now, the staff are left jobless and without their way of life, members are left without a space to meet friends, the family who run the business are left without income, and the parish councillors sail on without any consequences.

Thanks for reading, if anyone knows any more information or can give any advice I can pass on, please let me know, and I would really appreciate if you emailed clerk@spixworthparishcouncil.gov.uk to voice your concerns (if she actually replies).

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I'm looking for rock/metal band shirts. I know primark have a few at the moment but not interested in getting band shirts there.
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Hey everyone! I'm u/leeeeeeeeeeem, a founding moderator of r/Norwich3DPrinting.

After seeing the incredible 3D printing community come together in a reddit post for r/Norwich to help print a part for someone, I thought to make this sub reddit.

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I look forward to seeing the incredible designs and prints the Norwich community makes.

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Edit: Welp, that didn't happen...

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2) Rosebury Road

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Myself and my partner (27 and 25) are both queer and trans, we were wondering if there were any queer or LGBTQ+ centred groups or stuff like that in the city? We play video games and love music (ive played in a few shows around the city) and my partner is super clever with crafts and arty 😄 if there's anything anyone can think of please let us know!

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