An innovative campaign to reduce plastics left on local beaches has launched today, with the aim of highlighting the importance of disposing of waste correctly. Three new permanent #BottleShipsGY art installations have been installed in Great Yarmouth, Hemsby and Gorleston aimed at encouraging beachgoers to dispose of their plastic drinks bottles correctly, preventing them from entering the sea.Each ship has been designed by artists Hatty + Young and has been inspired by vessels that form part of our proud maritime history, featuring plaques with historic information on each ship. Great Yarmouth Jetty saw the arrival of HMS Elephant, the Lydia Eva landed in Gorleston and Hemsby pays homage to its lifeboat, Sea Weaver. The BottleShips will fill with plastic bottles which will be collected for recycling.

Staging a story that has worldwide appeal, Westacre Theatre presents Pippin The Musical created by multi-award winning Stephen Schwartz. Young Pippin refuses to spend his life in the quest of ‘common things’ but aspiring instead to a greater fulfilment. His search for how to reach out for the secret of true happiness and contentment leads him - through loyalty to his father - to discover the horrors of war. Declining to participate in the victory celebrations, he is lured by temptations of the flesh. Unsatisfied by those experiences, he follows the intrigues involved in political power. Seen by some as a dark tale, it highlights the dangers of false appearances and empty promises. The soul-searching Pippin dwells under the illusion that there has to be an absolutely perfect place and…

Actor Gillian Dean is set to play a blind woman in a summer drama thriller, using her own visual impairment to bring extra realism to the role. But two weeks later she will play a fully-sighted character in a classic comedy, using stage craft and support from fellow cast members so her disability is not noticeable. The inspirational 42-year-old from Lakenham, Norwich is currently rehearsing and learning lines for both roles at Sheringham Little Theatre this month.In Wait Until Dark she is blind Susy who is alone in her 1960s London flat with a doll being targeted by three desperate con men. In Table Manners she is Annie, who is trying to spend an illicit weekend with her brother-in-law. Gillian said: “Thumbs up to the Little Theatre for casting a…

One of the country’s most historically important football grounds is to get a £972,078 investment in new grassroots facilities. Great Yarmouth Borough Council is working with the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation to improve facilities at the Wellesley Recreation Ground in Great Yarmouth. Thanks to a Football Foundation grant of £747,078 and match funding of £225,000 from the Council, a total of £972,078 will be invested in the grounds. The funding will include the construction of a new floodlit 9v9 3G artificial grass football pitch and renovation works to the Grade II listed Tennis Pavilion building, bringing the building back into use by providing changing and meeting facilities to support the new pitch. The works are expected to begin in September this year and are anticipated to…