Premier and competition launch 25 March 4.30pm to 5.30pm Central Cinema Fakenham tickets £5 Limited number of VIP tickets also available - contact richard@activefakenham.org.uk

Following some questions regarding the previous press release (below), I m writing to make clear that a major event will be taking place in Fakenham Town Centre on Easter Sunday 20th April 2025. Specific clarifications are; It didn’t fail the risk assessment. We have had satisfactory risk assessment with British Cycling for ten years. What it did was introduce new requirements that we are unable to satisfy in the short timeframe. The Easter Sunday Festival will still go ahead on Easter Sunday but without the cycling and with extra effort and resources put into the Easter Sunday Funday Runs. It will take place on the same course around Fakenham town centre on closed roads. This has been a very enjoyable series of runs and has included everyone from top club runners to people who almost walk. The focus is on fun and fitness. I hope this clarifies the situation. We are stressing that the event will still go ahead and that people should book in advance and we may have spaces on the day for all races. https://www.activefakenham.org.uk/2025-easter-sunday-funday 

Join us for the Giant Duck Race Active Fakenham, in partnership the Fakenham and District Rotary Club, is thrilled to be putting on this event. Join us to watch these ducks. Why your business should join in We hope your business decides to support this community project. We will aim to make the event as much fun as possible and encourage participation and attendance. We will also help promote your duck (and therefore your business). Any money raised will go towards community events in Fakenham and a contribution is also being made to Fakenham First Focus. We will aim to do this by: • listing entries on our website • posting on social media (we do Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) • distributing press and media releases • the event will be photographed and filmed (tbc) and these will be available to you as well as shared on social media and websites - we will arrange a photo shoot at the Bridge in Goggs Mill Road at Goggs Mill Bridge prior to the event. This will go in the local paper. Winners prizes include 1. First Prize TBC 2. A bottle of Champagne For more information and to download the entry form as a PDF HERE or as a WORD Doc HERE Active Fakenham would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring a duck in the 2022 Corporate Duck Race. Any funds raised will go to local events and local charities Aldiss Butcher Andrews Solicitors Carben Construction Dempsey Heating Des Cooper Hairdressers Eastern Daily Press Fakenham & District Rotary Club Fakenham and Wells Times Fakenham Garden Centre Fakenham Infant School Fakenham Junior School First Focus GJL animal feeds Grove Veterinary hospital and clinics H Banham Ltd Hayes and Storr Larking Gowan M D Williamson Carpets Ltd Nod Butcher and Son Original Factory Shop Ploegor UK Soil Fertility Services? Sports & Fitness Centre Stephenson Smart ✿ ☀ ♫

Photos of the 2024 event are here Fakenham Riverside Community Day Sunday 15thJune 2025 Goggs Mill Road (in the field by the bridge) Please notre we may close the road for this event Please note there is no parking or toilets on the site. Parking in Olivet Way (10 min walk) . Toilets 5 minute walk. Through the day/morning Food and stalls Cakes, Tea and Food Bouncy Castles Free Face painting Fakenham Country markets homemade cakes and sandwiches etc. Fakenham Osprey Canoe Club Rotary Club of Fakenham & District Solar Scoops Locally made Norfolk ice cream served the environmentally friendly way Stalls from local schools and community groups Hog Roast and vegatarian food First Aid More information coming soon Cardboard RAFT RACE CORPORATE DUCK RACE Great Fakenham Duck Race Active Fakenham is supporting Fakenham First Focus and local schools with this event Anyone interested in having a stall or offering to help with the event should contact us HERE We would like to thank the Fakenham & District Roaty Club for thei Support for this event.

The Easter Sunday Funday includes our 5K and 1K runs , our Toddle’n’Trike event and our Criterium races We will be taking entries on the day if the races are not full. We currently have spaces for all races but you are advised to book online in advance Criterium entries on the day at least one hour before the race closes. 5k Fakenham community Centre Oak St, Fakenham NR21 9SR until 10.00am 1K and under 5s in the marketplace from 9.30 There will be stalls in the town centre and viewing, food and drinks around the course Download a leaflet with map and timetable See a video of our Easter event HERE People of all ages and abilities join for a fun day of being active. Many of our participants dress up for the event; you never know who may make an appearance. This family-friendly event has competitive and non-competitive events for all. We hope to see you all there! This is now the timetable for 20 April 2025 8.00am Road Closure (set up) 10.30am Running Race 5k (UK Athletics) 11.30am Town Easter Fun Run 1k (UK Athletics) Fancy dress optional 12.15pm Toddle’n’Trike (under 5s) 1pm Circuit open for riders’ warm up 1.30pm Criterium Senior (16+ ) Cat 4 Regional C+ Cat 3 (40 mins). 2.30pm Criterium Women’s E/1/2/3/4 (45 mins) 3.30pm Criterium Senior (16+) E/1/2/3 National B, (50 mins) 7.00pm Roads reopen. See the Criterium and Running pages for more details and to sign up See our Facebook event Both runs and rides are official UK Athletics and British Cycling events and are run under their rules. ✿ ☀ ♫

Easter Sunday 20 April 2025 Enter here Total Race Timing or enter through Runengland See 2024 race results HERE E ntries are now open for all races If there are spaces entries on the day 5k until 10.00am at Fakenham Community Centre Oak St, Fakenham NR21 9SR 1K and under 5s in the marketplace from 9.30 you are advised to enter online to ensure a place Letter to entrants (TBC) This letter gives you instructions for the day Online 5k entries will be here Our 5K and 1K runs are another part of our Easter Sunday Funday festivities. Runners/walkers of all ages and abilities are welcome to come out and join us. These lap races are on a circuit through the town centre. Everyone will receive a medal, and children will receive an Easter goodie bag. We will be taking entries on the day if there are spaces and until the races are full. You can enter online until the entry limit is reached. There may be some places available on the day for both the 5K and the 1K fun run. You should sign up for the Toddle’n’Trike on the day in the market place. All children must have a responsible adult. The Facebook event ✿ ☀ ♫

Active Fakenham Criterium Races 20 April 2025 Event cancelled U nfortunately, we have had to cancel the 2025 criterium. Please see the attached statement HERE This is a huge disappointment to all of us following ten years of safe and successful racing in Fakenham

Fakenham Film Festival looks to the future Following a series of sellouts and positive feedback Fakenham Film Festival is looking to be even more ambitious in 2025. This year featured films with a connection to North Norfolk with some short films by local filmmakers and others featuring Fakenham. Festival organiser, Richard Crook from Active Fakenham which led the partnership that put on the festival said, “It has exceeded our expectations. We have had two full houses and the other two days were very well attended. We have shown what a great and affordable venue the Central Cinema Fakenham is and showcased some of the talent in the town as well as its charm. Cinema and film is part of Fakenham’s history and its future. I have been contacted by a broad range of people from the film world. As a result we are looking at what we should do for Fakenham Film Festival 25. We expect to have some exciting news, and will make an announcement, early in 2025. Jonathan Wroot, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Greenwich (and Norwich Resident) “It is so great to hear about, and buy a ticket, for a new film festival in our home county. Fakenham Film Festival had an entertaining mix of short films and features in its first year, in a great venue. Long may it continue”

First night sells out!