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Welcome<br />
to the July & August edition of Love Norwich!<br />
We are proud to be part of such a great city and our aim is to spread<br />
that ‘Love,’ to you, the people of Norwich! With the help of our adverts<br />
and vouchers, we will assist you all in getting more from our great city<br />
and experience things you may not have known existed.<br />
So go on, see what we have to offer this month!<br />
Along with a collection of offers and adverts from businesses around Norwich<br />
we have some interesting reads for you all.<br />
With the summer in full flow it is only fair to say the sun has certainly lifted all<br />
our spirits, and here at Love Norwich we have been out and about enjoying<br />
the sights of our beautiful city. This month we took a wander down the<br />
historic cobbled lane, Elm Hill and marvelled in the history behind this<br />
intriguing lane which dates back to Tudor times. We dined in the delightful<br />
Loch Fyne which more than lived up to our expectations. This month also<br />
saw us visiting the inspirational Hamlet, a Norfolk based charity that supports<br />
children and young adults with disabilities and complex health needs. With<br />
so much around us to be grateful for it seemed only right that I should also<br />
write about opening our minds and hearts to gratitude.<br />
Love Norwich, appropriately named, is all the things we “Love” about Norwich.<br />
All the unique individual businesses and the exquisite historic places that<br />
make our city so beautiful, all the places we love to go and enjoy yourselves,<br />
as well as the businesses we need to help us along the way.<br />
So get in touch tell us what you love!<br />
Till next month much love to you all, from us!<br />
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Open Your Mind<br />
and Heart to<br />
Gratitude
Replace your envy with gratitude and turn your<br />
life around today!<br />
I often get asked why I am so happy when<br />
someone buys me the smallest of gifts, or when<br />
someone gives up their time to spend with me,<br />
even if it is only an hour, the answer is simple –<br />
how can I not be happy when I fill my heart with<br />
gratitude. The mere idea that someone thought<br />
of me for just a moment is enough to make me<br />
feel content, no matter how small the gesture, it<br />
has still been a gesture, often showing their<br />
gratitude towards me. Any form of gratitude<br />
should always be returned with further<br />
gratification.<br />
Those who feel less fortunate than others will<br />
often become envious of those who they believe<br />
to be better-off than them. The family with the<br />
five-bedroom detached house or the one with<br />
the posh city centre penthouse, then there is the<br />
one with the Jaguar f type, the person who always<br />
looks so happy, or the person who seems to have<br />
money to burn, the one who looks perfect, who is<br />
the perfect size, the list is endless I am sure.<br />
It is so easy to become so wrapped up in what<br />
we do not have in our lives, we can forget to be<br />
grateful for what we do have. However, the key<br />
to ultimate happiness is gratitude! By learning<br />
to be grateful for what we have we will not only<br />
attract other things into our lives to be grateful<br />
for, but we will also improve all major areas of our<br />
lives, which overall will lead to a life of definitive<br />
happiness. Gratitude improves our health,<br />
relationships, emotions, personality, and career.<br />
Having a grateful heart will improve your<br />
relationships with others and will instantly make<br />
you more attractive, opposed to someone who<br />
is riddled with envy, who can appear ugly despite<br />
their visual appearance. Relationships on all levels<br />
become deeper and healthier when you use gratitude<br />
to show your appreciation of others.<br />
It is almost impossible to be unhappy when you<br />
approach everything with gratitude. Rid yourself<br />
of depression, anxiety and unnecessary stress, by<br />
changing your outlook – look for something in<br />
your life to be grateful for every day. It is<br />
impossible not to smile as you think of a person<br />
you are grateful to know, it is impossible to feel<br />
depressed when you feel gratitude deep within for<br />
the small things in life and it is impossible to feel<br />
stressed about not being the right size, etc., when<br />
you look in the mirror and become grateful for<br />
the person staring back – you are beautiful just<br />
the way you are, so be grateful for every<br />
inch of you.<br />
When gratitude takes over, feelings of envy,<br />
which can ruin your relationships with others,<br />
will disappear and not only allow you to become<br />
content, but it will naturally make you more<br />
optimistic, less self-centered and increase your<br />
self-esteem. Overall, it will make you a happier,<br />
nicer person.<br />
By cultivating the habit of gratitude, you not only<br />
open the doors to the many possibilities that await<br />
you, but you will also live a happier more fulfilled<br />
life. It is simply impossible not to like someone<br />
who shows gratification in every area of their life.<br />
Wake up feeling grateful, and say it out loud<br />
“thank you, thank you, thank you!” Be thankful<br />
for the day, be thankful for every inch of your<br />
body and mind, be thankful for everyone you<br />
will meet that day, be thankful for each<br />
experience, be thankful for your job, be thankful<br />
for the money you will receive and be thankful<br />
you can see the beauty in each new day. As<br />
you show gratitude watch as the universe<br />
automatically gives you more things to be<br />
grateful for, watch as you receive the things<br />
you were once envious of.<br />
I am grateful for everything in my life, I am<br />
grateful for each person I know and each person<br />
I am yet to meet, I am grateful for you and your<br />
time you have given to reading my article and I<br />
send you love and happiness.<br />
By Hayley Elizabeth.
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Wandering down the famous cobbled lane, Elm Hill, I could almost<br />
feel the historic whispers with every step I took, this beckoned a<br />
curiosity deep within for a street whose date of exact existence is<br />
unknown. There are, however records of its existence dating back<br />
to the 1200’s.<br />
This intriguing picturesque street is one of the quaintest cobbled streets<br />
to still be in existence, with its timber framed buildings, retaining their<br />
original charm and character it is no wonder this street, which is steeped<br />
in history, is an attraction for so many.<br />
The name Elm Hill originates from the Elm trees which stood<br />
successively in the square since the 16th Century; however, the tree that<br />
stands today is no longer an Elm tree due to the presence of Dutch elm<br />
disease in the 1900’s.<br />
A major fire that took place in 1507 destroyed almost all the street, but it<br />
was quickly rebuilt, and now this pictorial street houses a collection of<br />
beautiful individual homes, specialty shops and independent cafes. The<br />
Briton Arms being one of the only survivors of the fire is one of the most<br />
well-known buildings in Norwich. Being an earlier Tudor building which<br />
was formally an inn, The Briton Arms attract a lot of attention especially<br />
from film directors.<br />
Elm Hill, which runs parallel to the river Wensum housed some of the<br />
city’s wealthiest merchants in the medieval period, and has provided<br />
sixteen recorded citizens to serve Norwich as Mayor or Sheriff. Yet by the<br />
20th century the cobbled lane had lost its importance and had fallen into<br />
a slum largely due to the decline of weaving industry in the 19th century.<br />
In 1927, the Norwich Corporation wanted to demolish the area to rid it of<br />
the squalor and poverty it had become known for, but their plans soon<br />
changed after they were persuaded at the last moment to embrace the<br />
ideas of the Norwich Society to renovate the area to restore its former<br />
glory. Today, with only one or two exceptions, Norwich City Council still<br />
owns most of the buildings.<br />
Being one of the oldest, most picturesque streets in the country Elm Hill<br />
attracts a lot of attention and has in recent years been rated as being one<br />
of Britain’s prettiest streets. So go on take a leisurely wander for yourself<br />
down this beautiful lane.<br />
By Hayley Elizabeth
Photography by Karen Bailey
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When Andy Lane and Johnny Noble first started<br />
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known the business would evolve into a well-loved<br />
nationwide chain of quality restaurants.<br />
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Loch Fyne is known for providing fresh,<br />
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which still comes from the same loch where Andy<br />
and Johnny first started.<br />
Norwich homes one of these spectacular<br />
restaurants, which is situated on St Giles Street,<br />
one of Norwich’s oldest medieval streets. The<br />
restaurant is housed in a former ironmongers<br />
dating back to the 1700s and still has some of the<br />
key features including the shop front. This idyllic<br />
positioning is in perfect fitting with their<br />
endeavour to combine the old with the new.<br />
With their new summer menu looking delightful<br />
I was anxious to try it for myself. Upon entering<br />
the restaurant, as always, we were greeted by a<br />
friendly, happy face who showed us to our table.<br />
Being a summer evening it was still light out and<br />
rather hot, but the restaurant lighting was set<br />
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When it came to menu choices, the drink was easy<br />
for me it must be a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc,<br />
so although their wine menu looked plentiful, we<br />
were anxious to get to the food menu, therefore<br />
we went with our usual tipple. Spoilt for choice, I<br />
was pleased I took along my friend who is always<br />
happy to share, we decided to get starters and<br />
mains where we could do exactly that.<br />
For starters, we chose to go for the Grilled<br />
Scottish King Scallops and the Salt and Pepper<br />
Squid. Both dishes were more than pleasing to<br />
the eye, both being so beautifully dressed, it was<br />
clear attention to detail was a key element to this<br />
delightful restaurant. Excited by what was before<br />
me, I started with the scallops, these really were<br />
as magnificent as they looked, so with enthusiasm<br />
I reached for my half of the squid and was just as<br />
delighted with what I found. The starters really did<br />
exceed our expectations.<br />
King Prawn Malabar Curry along with their<br />
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as they looked. Both were bursting with flavour,<br />
mouth-wateringly wholesome and so obviously<br />
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Overall, what can I say, I found Loch Fyne fully<br />
catered for us in more ways than one! The fish was<br />
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Overcoming<br />
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Opportunities<br />
In the context of human life, if asked<br />
to define the word normal, each of us<br />
would have our own perception of how<br />
we perceive normality. The able bodied<br />
among us, would of course suggest that<br />
the way in which they move freely with<br />
no difficulty or hesitation was the norm.<br />
Some may suggest, the ability to engage<br />
in everyday conversation with whomever<br />
they wish was also the norm. However,<br />
our society is made up of many different<br />
but beautiful souls who each see their<br />
own vision of normal.<br />
It has become evident through our better<br />
understanding of those with disabilities,<br />
there are many ways to communicate,<br />
many ways in which to enjoy life and<br />
many ways to show our affection.<br />
The Hamlet opens the door to many<br />
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normal, their own kind of beautiful,<br />
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Having visited both the adult’s centre<br />
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utterly lost for words, yet touched deeply<br />
by what a difference The Hamlet makes to<br />
so many people’s lives.<br />
The Hamlet is a Norfolk based charity<br />
that supports children and young adults<br />
with disabilities and complex health<br />
needs. The charity was first established<br />
in 1972 by Jack and Margaret Wymer, a<br />
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Suffolk. These services promote<br />
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or donations, without such funds a lot of<br />
what The Hamlet offers would be<br />
non-existent.<br />
Those who have donated or been involved<br />
in fundraising events have enabled the<br />
charity to support local families of<br />
children and young adults with<br />
disabilities and complex health needs.<br />
Without such generosity, backing and<br />
encouragement none of this would be<br />
possible. From the participation in the<br />
many events the charity holds throughout<br />
the year to donating what you can, you<br />
can make a real difference!<br />
Everyday funding is needed for the<br />
charity to purchase the simplest of<br />
items to the most complex.<br />
The Hamlet’s events are<br />
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thought-out by their<br />
organisers to ensure<br />
a fun day for all.<br />
Stay fit, trim and healthy with Rosemary<br />
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It is never too late to get involved, never<br />
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By Hayley Elizabeth
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