News & Events

Supporting the needs of our visitors is at the heart of all we do, and each year we deliver specific equipment and awareness training to our Volunteers enabling them to provide the best all-round experience during a visit to the Trust. Today we started the first of our Hoist Training sessions. We have five hoists...

You may recall the Trust was kindly gifted a boat last year by Len & Hazel Funnell. Hazel, as she is named, has been moored at Barton Broad during the summer months , but was brought back to base this week whilst we discuss her future. Stephen Bradnock, Centre Manager, met with a small team...

Our onsite accommodation, Kenyon Bungalow, is available to book from Monday 5th to Friday 9th September. Situated in the rural village of Neatishead the spacious bungalow has four bedrooms (each with en-suite wet room), a large living room and kitchen/dining room. There is parking on site and the property is within walking distance to the...

What a fabulous week it has been here at the Trust. This week we have been super busy on the water, with the exception of Thursday when it rained (‘at last’ we hear some say!) Our motor cruisers have been out from our base in Neatishead and from our summer moorings at Ludham Bridge, taking...

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...

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...

Earlier in the year The Nancy Oldfield Trust  took part in an  event on Barton Broad, organised by Green Space Dark Skies, and a film was made To see more follow the link below and enjoy...

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...

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...