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The installation of 11 new public space CCTV cameras in and around the town centre will take place in July. These are being added to those that are already be monitored by staff at the Great Yarmouth CCTV control room that operates 24/7. The new camera locations include the Market Place end of St. Nicholas Road, a camera at the North and South apex of the roof of the new covered market, two cameras along The Conge, one near Jims Butchers and the other at the junction with North Quay with a further camera near the Rail Station adjacent to the Vauxhall foot bridge. The remaining cameras are located at the South end of the town in areas identified as crime hot spots by police. The new cameras, installed with funding allocated from the Governments Safer Streets fund and match funded by Great Yarmouth Borough Council, brings the total number of CCTV cameras monitored by the CCTV control, the operation of which is part funded by Great Yarmouth BID and Town Centre Partnership members, to ninety-four cameras.

Norfolk County Council is asking for feedback on proposed changes to the Market Gates bus interchange and surrounding area in Great Yarmouth.
The proposal seeks to improve public transport across Great Yarmouth. Enabling two way bus travel through the Market Gates Interchange will help:
• Make bus journeys quicker and more reliable
• Separate buses from general traffic
• Boost the local economy
The arrival of Herring Bridge has already changed traffic movements around the town. Approximately 1.2m passengers per year currently use the Market Gates interchange. We expect this figure to grow through:
• The new improved transport links delivered at the rail station
• Our continued investment in bus services across the region including:
o New and extended routes
o The £1.50 Great Yarmouth fare cap (£2 countywide)
Tourism is currently worth £648m per year to the town’s economy, with 23% of all employment linked to this area.
All recent investments in the town are about growing Great Yarmouth’s economy to support local people. Having the right infrastructure in place to enable an efficient public transport network is key to this goal. This applies both within the town itself and through the connections to elsewhere in the county and beyond.
Enabling two way bus travel through Market Gates would generate up to 5 minute journey time savings for buses at peak times. The changes aim to speed up journeys for passengers, improve journey reliability and encourage further investment in services.
The proposals would benefit motorists by facilitating greater separation of buses from general traffic on key routes within the town centre.
Plan locations
• Market Gates Shopping Centre
• Great Yarmouth Town Hall
• Kingsgate Centre, Queen Anne’s Road
• Shrublands Community Café, Magdalen Way, Gorleston
• Great Yarmouth, Gorleston or Caister Library
If you have a queries or need an alternative format please email tfnorfolk@norfolk.gov.uk.
How to comment
View the Market Gates proposals in detail and complete the online survey.
You can find large displays about the proposals across the Great Yarmouth borough. Hard copy plans are available take away from display locations. Please also see our frequently asked questions (FAQs) below for further information.
Deadline for comments is Sunday 16th June 2024

The Great Yarmouth Business Improvement District (GYBID) has been recognised for its high standards and received a national accreditation for Business Improvement Districts. The BID Foundation’s Industry Standards was awarded to GYBID in recognition of its standards of transparency and responsible governance, following an independent review process.

The BID Foundation, a group of over 70 Business Improvement Districts, has developed the Industry Standards for all BIDs with input from UK government and other national bodies. The Standards highlight information and documentation that should be made publicly accessible and easily identifiable by every BID, and are independently accredited by the Institute of Place Management.

GYBID has passed the Industry Standards accreditation by demonstrating the high standards of aspects including its business plan, governance mechanisms and reporting, Directors and personal interests, and detail on ballot results.

During 2024 Great Yarmouth town centre will see the further redevelopment of the Market Place with improvements of new seating, trees, paving etc which will help to support the new covered market and its growing number of traders which offer a wide choice of good, services and food; the addition of tables and chairs in the canopy area encourages use of the wide choice of hot food stalls already on offer.

Whilst the extended public realm works makes planning major events difficult the Town Centre Partnership will continue to promote small events and trails around the town centre, particularly during school holidays. The Easter Fair will return following the Bank Holiday weekend and the Out There Festival will take up its new dates at the end of May, there is also a Tallship visit planned for the beginning of June and the Great Yarmouth Art Festival will now take place during the last week of September.

Perhaps the most anticipated ‘event’ this year will be the opening of The Place as the new library and University learning centre in the former Palmers department store. This is forecasted to increase town centre footfall by bringing students and library users into the town centre. In the meantime we can only hope that domestic energy costs and inflation can be reduced and people have more money in their pockets to support town centre businesses. And in a year that has both a Euro’s football tournament and an Olympics, businesses will be looking to celebrate these with their own events and offers.

The Civic Society of Great Yarmouth is seeking to promote and enhance the heart of the town centre by publicly recognising the effort that so many businesses make with their shop and business frontages. The annual awards were divided into categories of town centre businesses.

The five categories are:

• Retail
• Food and drink establishments
• Services to include estate agents, banks, building societies etc.
• Personal services e.g. hairdressers, nailbars, tanning studios etc.
• Market stalls in the Six Day Market

An initial visual audit by Civic Society members of town centre premises was completed in May which was followed by a further round of judging of those premises shortlisted in the first audit.

The judging took into consideration the following criteria:

• Frontage – first impressions
• Cleanliness and lack of clutter on doors and windows
• Window display
• Cleanliness in front of premises including pavement

The judges scores were combined and the following winners in each category was announced in a ceremony at Great Yarmouth Town Hall on Thursday 13th July.

The category winners all received a framed certificate:

Morfose Turkish Barber, King Street for ‘Personal Services’

Hays Travel, Market Place, for ‘Services’

Nichols Seafood, Covered Market, for ‘Market Stall’

F Hinds, Market Gates shopping centre, for ‘Retail’

Avenue Fabrics, Market Place, for ‘Independent Retail’

The Troll Cart, Regent Road, for ‘Food, Drink and Leisure’

The overall winner was presented with a trophy and certificate:

The Troll Cart, Regent Road.

The full list of finalist were announced as: