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NEWS
News and Community Noticeboard
Events taking place - dates for your diary
Church Service every Sunday at 11am St. Margaret's Church Lowestoft Road.
Play Van every Thursday at St. Margaret's Church 9.15am to 11.15am.
Youth Club every Friday at the Village Hall Station Road 7pm to 9pm during term time only.
AUGUST TO DECEMBER 2024
Craft Fayres at St. Margaret's Church 10 and 24 August, 14 and 28 September, 26 October and 23 November.
Annual Churches Sponsored Cycle Ride Saturday 14 September.
Quiz Night in the Village Hall Saturday 21 September.
Autumn Bingo in the Village Hall Saturday 28 September.
All Souls Day Service (Remembrance) 13 October at 3pm St. Margaret's Church Lowestoft Road.
Pumpkins and ghost stories around the Ruin (Millennium Garden on Coast Road) with Scarecrow Competition Saturday 26 October.
Christmas Bingo in the Village Hall 30 November.
Two choir concert at St. Margaret's Church Sunday 8 December 2.30pm
JULY 2024
Meet PC Mark Saggers 3 July 7pm to 8pm Hopton Church Ruin Coast Road.
Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church 13 July and 27 July.
JUNE 2024
D. Day Celebration 6 June 2024. School assembly in the morning and Ritson Lodge 40's style afternoon tea. Organised by the Parish Council.
Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church Saturday 8 June.
Summer Bingo in the Village Hall Saturday 22 June.
Saturday 15 June. Party in the Park at the Recreation Ground. 11am to 7pm. Live music, D.O.A. wrestling, stalls, circus skills, food, alpacas and much more. Free entry. Organised by Hopton-on-Sea Residents Events. .
APRIL 2024
Great British Spring Clean. Saturday 27 April 2024, Village Litter Pick in Hopton. Meeting 10am Recreation Ground to collect rubbish sacks and borrow litter picks (or bring your own). Everyone welcome. Children must be supervised. KEEP HOPTON TIDY.
DECEMBER 2023
9 December 2023. Carols around the Ruins with mini Christmas market.
NOVEMBER 2023
18 November. Christmas Special Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church
OCTOBER 2023
Pumpkin Carving & Make a Scarecrow Competitions.
28 October 2023 Ghost Stories around the Ruins 3pm to 6pm.
21 October Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church. Halloween special. SEPTEMBER 2023
9 & 23 September. Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church.
AUGUST 2023
12/13 August Garage/Garden Sale.
Saturday 19 August 2023. 10am to 4pm. Skateboarding BMX Scooter event at the Skateboard Park, Recreation Ground. FREE to attend and take part. Professional demonstrations, competitions, prizes to be won.
Thank you to GY Lions Club for their sponsorship.
12 & 26 August. Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church.
JULY 2023
Saturday 15 July 2023. Party in the Park at the Recreation Ground.
Your Parish Council is pleased to support this event.
8 & 22 July Craft Fayres at St. Margaret's Church.
JUNE 2023
10 & 24 June Craft Fayres at St. Margaret's Church.
MAY 2023
Saturday 27 May. Virtual Race Night in the Village Hall.
APRIL 2023
Community Litter Pick Saturday 1st April 2023. Meet 10am Pavilion Building Recreation Ground Lowestoft Road. litter picks and bags will be supplied. Please bring your own gloves. All welcome.
JANUARY 2023
Police Surgery Monday 23 January 2023 10am to 12 midday Hopton Village Hall.
DECEMBER 2022
10 December Christmas Carols around the Ruins with mini Christmas market stalls and a special visitor, at the Millennium Garden. Free event,.
Hopton in Lights - decorate your garden/front of house.
OCTOBER 2022
Sunday 2 October, Harvest Festival at St. Margaret's Church followed by lunch of soup and pud.
Pumpkin Carving competition throughout the village. See Hopton Residents Facebook page - residents only.
Halloween Colouring Competition - details to follow in Village News magazine.
SEPTEMBER 2022
Saturday 10 September, 9am to 5pm. Norfolk & Suffolk Churches Trust Ride and Stride, fundraising event.
Saturday 24 September, 10am Pavilion Building Lowestoft Road for a community village litter pick. Equipment provided. All welcome.
Sunday 25 September, 2.30pm to of ramp Beach Road for a Hopton community Beach litter pick. Equipment provided. All welcome.
Saturday 10 and Saturday 24 September, Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church, 10am to 2pm,
Friday 30 September, Chorus of St. Cecilia at St. Margaret's Church.
AUGUST 2022
Saturday 20 August, Skateboarding, BMX, Scooter Community Event at the Recreation Ground skate park. Full day of workshops, learning, competitions, plenty of prizes to be won. FREE event. Organised by King Ramps in association with the Parish Council.
Saturday 13 August and Saturday 27 August, Craft Fayre at St. Margaret's Church, 10am to 2pm.
New Housing Developments
There are currently two new housing developments taking place in the village.
The first development to the north of Lowestoft Road are all bungalows.
The second is a large development of 200 homes to the south of Lowestoft Road, known as Bowlers Green. The developers are Lovell Homes, the building arm of Norfolk County Council. The area consists of a mixture of 4, 3, 2 bedroom houses and bungalows to purchase, some shared ownership homes, with some social housing incorporated in the development. The marketing office on the site is now open, along with show homes.
Mobile Library operated by Norfolk County Council visits Hopton at the following locations/dates:
14:15 14:30 LOWESTOFT RD- OPP WHITE HART NR31 9AH
14:35 14:50 OLD CHURCH ROAD, LAY BY NR31 9BZ
14:55 15:10 ROGERS CLOSE NR31 9RP
Next visits:
Wednesdays - 24 January 2024,
21 February, 20 March, 17 April, 15 May, 12 June, 10 July, 7 August, 4 September, 2 October, 30 October, 27 November.
Please note this information is subject to change or amendment both on a permanent and temporary basis. For all enquiries about this route please call NCC on 01603 222303
There is also a free book exchange at the Village Hall.
The Honesty Book Exchange in the Village Hall is very popular with books being exchanged daily. Bring in a paperback you have read, browse the books on the trolley, and exchange your book for another one. This is a community initiative at no cost. The Village Hall is open daily.