A curious case to ‘quack’!
Usually around these parts spotting a duck or two isn’t rare occurrence however, today, it seems we have been invaded by ducks of the rubber variety!! These fun little ‘additions’ to our team have been carefully placed for us to find, by one of our annual resident visitors. Thanks for providing a little entertainment to...
A fresh look!
Those who have been here this week may have noticed one or two welcome changes; firstly, the wonderful group from Independence Matters, Sprowston Hub have done an amazing job clearing and tidying up. Our site looks so much neater, and we cannot thank them enough for their efforts particularly as it was rather hot on...
Green Spaces Dark Skies
Earlier in the year The Nancy Oldfield Trust took part in an event on Barton Broad, organized by Green Space Dark Skies, and a film was made To see more follow the link below and enjoy Barton Broad, Norfolk Broads Short Film – YouTube...
A SUPer week!
What a SUPer week we have had here learning the skills required to enable us to plan and lead Paddleboard trips. Emma from Rooted in Nature CIC delivered top class SUP training to members of our team, to include paddle stroke techniques, how to tow, how to rescue/self-rescue and most importantly what fun Stand Up...
Congratulations to Emily, Rebecca, Clarissa & Richard
On Saturday 2nd July 2022 Emily Rebecca, Clarissa and Richard undertook a Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) fundraiser to raise money for the Trust. They started out early in the morning from Horstead Mill, near Coltishall, and paddled the 20 miles to Barton Turf, along the rivers Bure and Ant. Along the way they were joined...
The last two weeks have been really busy for us with The Green Spaces Dark Skies event on Barton Broad last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and with another film crew filming here on Tuesday to make a film about accessibility on the Broads to be released later in the year. Next week we are...
‘Women’s Sailing’ is back!
This week sees the return of our annual Women’s Sailing Course, the first in three years due to Covid. 12 Women enjoyed an evening afloat under the instruction of a ‘all Women’ team. We cannot wait to see your progression over the following weeks....
Paddle Fundraiser
A team of staff and friends of the Trust are planning an exciting adventure on 2nd July 2022 to raise funds for some much needed new sails. If you are able to support this worthwhile cause with a donation of any amount we would be very grateful. TotalGiving™ – SUP for Sails June 2022 –...
We are very excited to see the return of our volunteer gardeners from Independence Matters, Sprowston Hub. The cheery group join us regularly alongside our volunteers Sue and Peter, and help maintain our garden area and grounds. We look forward to the visit and cannot thank the team enough for all their efforts!...
Nancy Oldfield sailors in the Three Rivers race.
The annual 3RR, organized by Horning Sailing club took place last weekend (26th and 27th. May). This a 24 hour race that covers around 50 miles of rivers on the Norfolk Broads, starting and finishing at Horning, going to Hickling Broad, down to Stracey Arms up to Ludham bridge and onto South Walsham Broad. It...
