On 1 October 1984, a new independent local radio station called "Radio Broadland" was launched by a Norfolk-based group with experience in local business, newspapers and television, but little in radio.
Several people with solid radio experience were brought in to start the station. Russell Stuart arrived from Gwent Broadcasting in Newport as managing director, Mike Stewart from Radio West in Bristol as programme controller and Robb Young moved from Radio Orwell in Ipswich as sales manager.
Stewart put together the first team of presenters. Nick Risby joined from Red Rose Radio in Preston, Tony Gillham came from Chiltern and BBC Bedfordshire, Dave Brown from Radio Tees, Rob Chandler from Radio Orwell and Adrian Finighan from Gwent Radio. Dave Brown became programme controller of the station in the late 1990s, while Rob Chandler remained for 30 years, including more than 25 years as breakfast presenter, until leaving the station in December 2013. Another long server was Chrissie Jackson, who lasted for 27 years including 14 as joint breakfast host, until leaving at the same time as Rob Chandler. Bob Harris presented a weekly show on the station for a time after it launched, while he was living in the area.
Norwich (i/ˈnɒrɪdʒ/, also /ˈnɒrɪtʃ/) is a city on the River Wensum in East Anglia. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom. Until the Industrial Revolution, Norwich was the capital of the most populous county in England.
The urban or built-up area of Norwich had a population of 213,166 according to the 2011 Census. This area extends beyond the city boundary, with extensive suburban areas on the western, northern and eastern sides, including Costessey, Taverham, Hellesdon, Bowthorpe, Old Catton, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. The parliamentary seats cross over into adjacent local government districts. 132,512 (2011 census) people live in the City of Norwich and the population of the Norwich Travel to Work Area (i. e. the self-contained labour market area in and around Norwich in which most people live and commute to work) is 282,000 (mid-2009 estimate). Norwich is the fourth most densely populated local-government district in the East of England, with 3,480 people per square kilometre (8,993 per square mile).
Norwich opened as a prison in 1887, on the site of the Britannia Barracks (the former home of the Royal Norfolk Regiment). The prison has had a variety of roles over the years, but today acts as a prison for Category B & C inmates.
In January 2003 a report from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons severely criticised Norwich Prison for factors including poor cleanliness and the failure of its anti-drug and anti-bullying programmes. The report also criticised the lack of work and education opportunities at the jail for inmates.
In November 2004 the Prison Reform Trust criticised levels of overcrowding at Norwich Prison. The trust stated that nearly half of all single cells at the jail here holding two prisoners, and inmates were spending too much time locked up in their cells.
The boundaries of Norwich were established on July 4, 1761, when Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire defined the boundaries of townships in Vermont. The first settlers reached the area in 1763 and began to clear the wilderness and erect the first hand-hewn log buildings, wintering over for the first time in 1765. Early settlements occurred along the Ompompanoosuc River. Later, the current village site became settled. The first town meeting occurred in April 1768. The first Congregational church was founded in 1770 and a structure built in 1778. The population grew from 206 in 1771 to 1,158 in 1791 and 2,316 in 1830.
The town was named after Norwich, Connecticut, the state from which the first settlers originated. In the original charter, the name was spelled "Norwhich", but the additional 'h' was dropped shortly after the town was chartered. Originally pronounced "Norritch" (similar to the English pronunciation of the city of Norwich, England), the town name has in more recent times become more commonly pronounced "Nor-wich".
March - The Singing Heart - Norwich Citadel Band of The Salvation Army
published: 12 Jan 2022
South Asia Collection | UK |Norwich | Museum | Antique shop | Dream butterflies | Heart of Norwich
The South Asia Collection museum, located in the heart of Norwich . This beautiful small museum has an extraordinary collection displayed with beauty and arts of India and Pakistan, and adjacent countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and Central Asia.This journey was the start of a life-long passion of Philip and Jeannie’s photographs and journal entries from 1979, this exhibition tells the story of that first inspiring journey.
published: 07 Aug 2023
intu Chapelfield: The heart of shopping and catering in Norwich
Norwich is a top ten UK retail city, with a retail expenditure of 2.2 billion. intu Chapelfield is the prime retail and catering quarter in Norwich, with exceptional lifestyle and fashion brands, and a vibrant catering offer. Watch our video to see more.
Find out more on www.intugroup.co.uk
published: 03 Feb 2014
Norwich Castle - the life of murderer James Rush explored
In 1849, James Bloomfield Rush was executed at Norwich Castle for the murders of two people at Stanfield Hall, Norfolk.
James Rush's life, and his connection to Norwich Castle, is detailed in this animated avatar film.
Norwich Castle is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
The film was commissioned and researched by Norwich HEART, Norwich Castle and their volunteers, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modeling Group.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
published: 14 Mar 2011
Eric Dier punching a bully fan (Spurs vs. Norwich)
To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email [email protected]
published: 04 Mar 2020
The History of Norwich Cathedral
The history of Norwich Cathedral comes to life! Bishop Herbert de Losinga takes you through time, looking at how Norwich Cathedral has changed over the last 1000 years.
Norwich Cathedral is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
Produced by Norwich HEART, University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group and Norwich Cathedral.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
www.norwich12.co.uk
www.heritagecity.org
published: 08 Oct 2012
Explore the history of Norwich's Assembly House
Discover the fascinating and varied history of the site of the Georgian Assembly House, built by renowned architect Thomas Ivory, through this specially created animation. Oliver Messel, appointed by the War Office in 1939 to run the building as the headquarters of the Army Camouflage school, introduces the varied history of the site - once the medieval College of St Mary in the Fields, a medieval Great Hall, a courthouse and then a centre for entertainment which saw grand balls, Madame Tussaud's waxworks and a concert by composer Franz Liszt.
The Assembly House is one of the Norwich 12 set of iconic buildings.
The film was commisioned and researched by Norwich HEART, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group. Script by James Dimelow.
Part of the SHAPING...
published: 26 Jun 2014
Heart of a Coward - The Waterfront Studio, Norwich 26-03-2024
published: 27 Mar 2024
Norwich University of the Arts - Make it Norwich
Our award-winning campus combines historic buildings with modern and innovative spaces. In these 13 buildings, in the heart of Norwich's cultural quarter, we teach our specialist courses to our global community.
The South Asia Collection museum, located in the heart of Norwich . This beautiful small museum has an extraordinary collection displayed with beauty and arts o...
The South Asia Collection museum, located in the heart of Norwich . This beautiful small museum has an extraordinary collection displayed with beauty and arts of India and Pakistan, and adjacent countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and Central Asia.This journey was the start of a life-long passion of Philip and Jeannie’s photographs and journal entries from 1979, this exhibition tells the story of that first inspiring journey.
The South Asia Collection museum, located in the heart of Norwich . This beautiful small museum has an extraordinary collection displayed with beauty and arts of India and Pakistan, and adjacent countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and Central Asia.This journey was the start of a life-long passion of Philip and Jeannie’s photographs and journal entries from 1979, this exhibition tells the story of that first inspiring journey.
Norwich is a top ten UK retail city, with a retail expenditure of 2.2 billion. intu Chapelfield is the prime retail and catering quarter in Norwich, with except...
Norwich is a top ten UK retail city, with a retail expenditure of 2.2 billion. intu Chapelfield is the prime retail and catering quarter in Norwich, with exceptional lifestyle and fashion brands, and a vibrant catering offer. Watch our video to see more.
Find out more on www.intugroup.co.uk
Norwich is a top ten UK retail city, with a retail expenditure of 2.2 billion. intu Chapelfield is the prime retail and catering quarter in Norwich, with exceptional lifestyle and fashion brands, and a vibrant catering offer. Watch our video to see more.
Find out more on www.intugroup.co.uk
In 1849, James Bloomfield Rush was executed at Norwich Castle for the murders of two people at Stanfield Hall, Norfolk.
James Rush's life, and his connection t...
In 1849, James Bloomfield Rush was executed at Norwich Castle for the murders of two people at Stanfield Hall, Norfolk.
James Rush's life, and his connection to Norwich Castle, is detailed in this animated avatar film.
Norwich Castle is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
The film was commissioned and researched by Norwich HEART, Norwich Castle and their volunteers, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modeling Group.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
In 1849, James Bloomfield Rush was executed at Norwich Castle for the murders of two people at Stanfield Hall, Norfolk.
James Rush's life, and his connection to Norwich Castle, is detailed in this animated avatar film.
Norwich Castle is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
The film was commissioned and researched by Norwich HEART, Norwich Castle and their volunteers, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modeling Group.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
The history of Norwich Cathedral comes to life! Bishop Herbert de Losinga takes you through time, looking at how Norwich Cathedral has changed over the last 100...
The history of Norwich Cathedral comes to life! Bishop Herbert de Losinga takes you through time, looking at how Norwich Cathedral has changed over the last 1000 years.
Norwich Cathedral is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
Produced by Norwich HEART, University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group and Norwich Cathedral.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
www.norwich12.co.uk
www.heritagecity.org
The history of Norwich Cathedral comes to life! Bishop Herbert de Losinga takes you through time, looking at how Norwich Cathedral has changed over the last 1000 years.
Norwich Cathedral is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
Produced by Norwich HEART, University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group and Norwich Cathedral.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
www.norwich12.co.uk
www.heritagecity.org
Discover the fascinating and varied history of the site of the Georgian Assembly House, built by renowned architect Thomas Ivory, through this specially created...
Discover the fascinating and varied history of the site of the Georgian Assembly House, built by renowned architect Thomas Ivory, through this specially created animation. Oliver Messel, appointed by the War Office in 1939 to run the building as the headquarters of the Army Camouflage school, introduces the varied history of the site - once the medieval College of St Mary in the Fields, a medieval Great Hall, a courthouse and then a centre for entertainment which saw grand balls, Madame Tussaud's waxworks and a concert by composer Franz Liszt.
The Assembly House is one of the Norwich 12 set of iconic buildings.
The film was commisioned and researched by Norwich HEART, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group. Script by James Dimelow.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
Discover the fascinating and varied history of the site of the Georgian Assembly House, built by renowned architect Thomas Ivory, through this specially created animation. Oliver Messel, appointed by the War Office in 1939 to run the building as the headquarters of the Army Camouflage school, introduces the varied history of the site - once the medieval College of St Mary in the Fields, a medieval Great Hall, a courthouse and then a centre for entertainment which saw grand balls, Madame Tussaud's waxworks and a concert by composer Franz Liszt.
The Assembly House is one of the Norwich 12 set of iconic buildings.
The film was commisioned and researched by Norwich HEART, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group. Script by James Dimelow.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
Our award-winning campus combines historic buildings with modern and innovative spaces. In these 13 buildings, in the heart of Norwich's cultural quarter, we te...
Our award-winning campus combines historic buildings with modern and innovative spaces. In these 13 buildings, in the heart of Norwich's cultural quarter, we teach our specialist courses to our global community.
Our award-winning campus combines historic buildings with modern and innovative spaces. In these 13 buildings, in the heart of Norwich's cultural quarter, we teach our specialist courses to our global community.
The South Asia Collection museum, located in the heart of Norwich . This beautiful small museum has an extraordinary collection displayed with beauty and arts of India and Pakistan, and adjacent countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and Central Asia.This journey was the start of a life-long passion of Philip and Jeannie’s photographs and journal entries from 1979, this exhibition tells the story of that first inspiring journey.
Norwich is a top ten UK retail city, with a retail expenditure of 2.2 billion. intu Chapelfield is the prime retail and catering quarter in Norwich, with exceptional lifestyle and fashion brands, and a vibrant catering offer. Watch our video to see more.
Find out more on www.intugroup.co.uk
In 1849, James Bloomfield Rush was executed at Norwich Castle for the murders of two people at Stanfield Hall, Norfolk.
James Rush's life, and his connection to Norwich Castle, is detailed in this animated avatar film.
Norwich Castle is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
The film was commissioned and researched by Norwich HEART, Norwich Castle and their volunteers, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modeling Group.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
The history of Norwich Cathedral comes to life! Bishop Herbert de Losinga takes you through time, looking at how Norwich Cathedral has changed over the last 1000 years.
Norwich Cathedral is one of the Norwich 12 iconic buildings covering 1,000 years of history.
Produced by Norwich HEART, University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group and Norwich Cathedral.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
www.norwich12.co.uk
www.heritagecity.org
Discover the fascinating and varied history of the site of the Georgian Assembly House, built by renowned architect Thomas Ivory, through this specially created animation. Oliver Messel, appointed by the War Office in 1939 to run the building as the headquarters of the Army Camouflage school, introduces the varied history of the site - once the medieval College of St Mary in the Fields, a medieval Great Hall, a courthouse and then a centre for entertainment which saw grand balls, Madame Tussaud's waxworks and a concert by composer Franz Liszt.
The Assembly House is one of the Norwich 12 set of iconic buildings.
The film was commisioned and researched by Norwich HEART, and was produced by the University of East Anglia's Urban Modelling Group. Script by James Dimelow.
Part of the SHAPING 24 project - www.shaping24.eu
http://www.norwich12.co.uk
http://www.heritagecity.org
Our award-winning campus combines historic buildings with modern and innovative spaces. In these 13 buildings, in the heart of Norwich's cultural quarter, we teach our specialist courses to our global community.
On 1 October 1984, a new independent local radio station called "Radio Broadland" was launched by a Norfolk-based group with experience in local business, newspapers and television, but little in radio.
Several people with solid radio experience were brought in to start the station. Russell Stuart arrived from Gwent Broadcasting in Newport as managing director, Mike Stewart from Radio West in Bristol as programme controller and Robb Young moved from Radio Orwell in Ipswich as sales manager.
Stewart put together the first team of presenters. Nick Risby joined from Red Rose Radio in Preston, Tony Gillham came from Chiltern and BBC Bedfordshire, Dave Brown from Radio Tees, Rob Chandler from Radio Orwell and Adrian Finighan from Gwent Radio. Dave Brown became programme controller of the station in the late 1990s, while Rob Chandler remained for 30 years, including more than 25 years as breakfast presenter, until leaving the station in December 2013. Another long server was Chrissie Jackson, who lasted for 27 years including 14 as joint breakfast host, until leaving at the same time as Rob Chandler. Bob Harris presented a weekly show on the station for a time after it launched, while he was living in the area.