Lowestoft Town Council
Excelsior, a maritime icon of Suffolk, is departing Lowestoft on the 4th May for her busy 2024 sailing season, heading to Scotland and the Orkneys, Faroes and Shetland to Lithuania, Finland, Scandinavia and Poland.
This year Lowestoft Town Council and the Excelsior Trust are announcing a partnership and collaboration agreement that will see more local young people being given the opportunity to sail a traditional Lowestoft Trawler on short and long trips. The Trust will be encouraging young people to contact them to apply for bursary funding for sailing experiences.
The Council have commissioned a Lowestoft pennant for the vessel to proudly fly in all foreign ports which will be presented to the Excelsior Trust at an official send off event on Thursday 2nd May. Excelsior’s far-reaching programme this season will include an artists’ residency from Orkney to the Faroe Islands and Shetland in partnership with the Great Yarmouth-based Utter Nonsense Project. Following on from that the vessel will be travelling across to the Baltic taking groups of young people aged 15-25 to participate in the full Tall Ships Races 2024 campaign and will be the only UK historic ship present.
Excelsior Trust spokesperson said: “The support of the Council in this exciting year for us is hugely appreciated. Excelsior will be a roving maritime ambassador for Lowestoft and we are proud to carry the flag of our home port.”
Presenting the pennant to Excelsior skipper Charlotte Hathaway the Town Mayor, Cllr Sonia Barker said: “I am delighted to be able to present this pennant on behalf of the people of Lowestoft as we give an official send off to the Excelsior. As a recipient of the Freedom of the Town in 2021 and as our international ambassador, I am excited to hear about the experiences that local young people will have the opportunity to participate in thanks to this growing partnership between Lowestoft Town Council and the Excelsior Trust.”
Anyone wishing to follow the progress of Excelsior during the Tall Ships Race (27th June to 5th August) can do so here:- Tracker (theexcelsiortrust.co.uk)
To visit this year’s sailing calendar:- 2024 (theexcelsiortrust.co.uk)
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The running order for the Annual Assembly of the Town on Tuesday 30th April is now available to view on our website alongside the minutes from the meeting in 2023 and written reports from local organisations.
The meeting is a chance for people to hear about different local organisations and what they have achieved in the past 12 months and what their future projects are.
All are welcome to attend this public meeting which will start at 6pm on Tuesday 30th April at Hamilton House, Battery Green Road. The meeting can also be joined via zoom and will be livestreamed on the Town Council's YouTube Channel.
On 28th May 2024, Belle Vue Park celebrates its 150th anniversary of being opened as Lowestoft's first public park.
As part of the celebrations, Lowestoft Town Council are asking members of the public to submit their photos of Belle Vue Park throughout the years. These photos can be historical or current photos and show landmarks of the park, events or people enjoying the area. We have already seen a wealth of photos shared on social media and hope to collate the submissions into a digital gallery with some being printed up and displayed within the park on the anniversary.
Photos should be submitted to admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk with the email headed “Belle Vue Park Anniversary” and include a brief description of the photo and, if applicable, any personal attachment to the photo.
We look forward to seeing your photos as we celebrate this historic park.
Please note that all photos received should include permission to be shared and only high quality photos will be printed up for the physical display.
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On Tuesday 30th April at 6pm, Lowestoft Town Council will once again be hosting the Annual Assembly for the Town of Lowestoft. This is an annual meeting where residents are invited to hear about the many good things taking place in our Town and the progress of future projects.
One of the most important parts of this meeting is hearing what local organisations, authorities and charities have achieved in the past year.
Representatives from local organisations, charities or community groups are welcomed to submit a written report for the meeting. Please could these be emailed to admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk by Friday 19th April so that these can be published on our website for people to read ahead of the meeting.
A full agenda for the meeting will be published ahead of the meeting.
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