Events
Events
2025 Events
We now have a small, friendly, enthusiastic group. If you would like to join us please get in touch richard@activefakenham.org.uk Active Fakenham is excited to announce a new community initiative, "Fakenham Arts Festival”, Inspired by the success of the 2024 Active Fakenham Film Festival. This initiative aims to foster stronger connections and promote local engagement. Active Fakenham is hoping to support and organise a local arts festival to help showcase some of the talented local artists. We are looking to run a festival from 24th to 31st August 2025. This could involve a trail using local shops, cafes and other venues in the town through a week in August culminating in an exhibition on Sunday 31st August 2025 in the Fakenham Community Centre. We hope to include a range of media. We can only do it if we are supported by some local people/artists to help us run it. We are willing and able to provide support and knowhow. We can : Venue: We can book and fund the rooms. Publicity: We can help with publicity including coverage in press, design and host a webpage, social media, and leaflets. We will fund this. Town Guide Listing: Potential inclusion in the Fakenham Town Guide. Ride North Norfolk : This will also be on the Sunday 31st August in the grounds of the Fakenham Community Centre, so there will be quite a large number of people around as well as those attending the Arts Festival. Café Treats: Coffee, cakes, and a barbecue will be on site on Sunday 31st August. Organising Help and Support: We can provide assistance with event planning and execution. Intros to Shops and Venues: We have connections to local businesses and venues who will be willing to display artworks. We need help with: Curation: Curate the events on the day or days. Displays: Arrange displays around town the previous week, with some already agreed upon. Rota Management: Manage the rota and ensure smooth operations on the day and oversee the week. Day-of Responsibilities: Take responsibility on the day to ensure everything runs smoothly. Select artwork: Help with the selection of the artworks to be displayed and set up exhibition Richard Crook from Active Fakenham said, “This is an exciting opportunity for artists and the town. It can only happen if we have some help with the running of the event so I hope people will get in touch to discuss it and see if we can make this a reality” "We believe that by bringing Fakenham together, we can create a stronger, more united community. This initiative is about fostering a sense of belonging and pride in our town, and we are excited to see the positive impact it will have." For more information about how you can get involved, please contact Richard at richard@activefakenham.org.uk. About Active Fakenham: Active Fakenham is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Fakenham residents and visitors through community-driven programs and initiatives. Our mission is to build a stronger, more connected Fakenham by promoting local engagement and collaboration.
2024 Events
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New for November and December 2024 Active Fakenham is very excited to team up with Maria Fenn and Everyone Active Fakenham to support the community by offering a Beginner’s Guide to Breathwork and Meditation . Maria is a practitioner with over 20 years of experience in holistic health and energy work. These workshops are perfect for complete beginners, as well as those who have been “trying” to meditate for years without success. Each session starts with gentle movement, which can be done from a chair or mat, to stretch the body before moving into breathwork, followed by a deeply relaxing meditation. Over the course of the workshop, you'll discover simple techniques to quiet the mind, find clarity, and cultivate inner peace. Why meditation and breathwork? Meditation and breathwork are powerful tools for calming the mind, reducing stress, and improving overall wellbeing. They help you reconnect with your inner self, bringing balance, clarity, and a renewed sense of energy into your life.
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Active Fakenham’s Easter Funday and races is going from strength to strength. Despite the rain, runners, riders and spectators turned out to enjoy the town centre Easter event. Nearly five hundred people took part in the mornings runs with ages ranging from under two years old to over eighty. Three fast and exciting official British Cycling circuit races continued in wet conditions through the afternoon. Richard Crook, from Active Fakenham which organised the event said, “ we had record numbers for the runs, which were good natured, inclusive and fun. We had a 5K race, a 1K Funrun and a Toddle’n’Trike for the under five years olds.” The cycle racers reached speeds of around thirty five miles and hour despite the often difficult and testing conditions. “We have been organising this event since 2026 and this attracted people from as far away as Bristol and Birmingham, mostly it was for local people, and we kept the cost down as well as giving some free places to local children. We gave away over three hundred Easter eggs, medals and goody bags to the children who took part. It was a community event, and I would like to thank the many volunteers that gave up much of their Easter Sunday, we had over fifty people out helping on the day. We were also supported by local businesses.
Event Date: 17th to 26th August 2024 Active Fakenham Week celebrates everything that our town has to offer. Click below to view last year's programme.
Active Fakenham Criterium Races 31 March 2024 See race results HERE Entries are open on the day for all races
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 There will be stalls in the town centre and viewing, food and drinks around the course 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 31st March 2024 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 31st March 2024 See race results HERE E ntries are open on the day for all races 5k until 10.00am 1K and under 5s in the marketplace from 9.30 Fakenham Community Centre Oak St, Fakenham NR21 9SR Letter to entrants This letter gives you instructions for the day Online 5k entries can be viewed 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 is HERE ✿ ☀ ♫
Our cardboard raft race is a fun family event. We are looking for some exciting and colourful boats, so why not give it a go? You must pre-book for this event. It is run in partnership with Wensum Ospreys canoe club., you can learn more about them by clicking here . Free to enter We have limited spaces so please book early. The course is about 100 metres in total. Entry form as PDF HERE or as WORD Doc HERE Rules and guidence HERE Prizes and categories 1. 1st, 2nd,3rd fastest to complete the course 2 . Most spectacular sinking 3. Best fancy dress –raft and crew ✿ ☀ ♫
The Great Fakenham Duck Race is a free event open to the public. The race and picnic will be held at Goggs Mill from 10.30. It is part of the Fakenham Riverside Community Festival that runs from 10.00 until 2.30. Once you buy a duck, it is entered in the duck race (you do not get to keep the duck). See if your duck is the lucky winner; there are super prizes to win and lots of fun to be had. Buy a Duck - Great Fakenham Duck Race £1 per ticket Buy a duck on the day - Ducks can be bought on the day ✿ ☀ ♫
