Care home approved on former Norfolk sports ground

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 16:38 · Archive

A 66-bed care home has been approved for the former Jarrolds Sports Ground in Hellesdon, unused since 2016.

Broadland District Council has approved proposals to build a 66-bed care home on the former Jarrolds Sports Ground in Hellesdon. The site has been unused since 2016.

The grounds served as a sports facility for Jarrolds employees from the 1950s onwards, before closing due to declining membership numbers. At Wednesday's planning meeting, Conservative councillor Peter Berry described the loss as 'a sad indictment of our society' that sports facilities are disappearing. He said the old site 'brings back a lot of memories' from when he played football there.

Berry also pointed to another vanished facility: the former Pinebanks site in Thorpe St Andrew, which was used by Norwich Union and Aviva workers before closing in 2008. He noted that 'they've all gone, but times are moving on.' Despite his reservations about the loss of sporting spaces, Berry supported the care home development.

How it is being reported

• Councillor laments loss of another sports ground as care home gets green lightA Norfolk councillor says it is a “sad indictment of society” that sports facilities are being lost forever after plans for a new care home in Hellesdon were backed.Norwich Evening News · 14 Oct, 16:00
• Councillor laments loss of another sports ground as care home gets green lightA Norfolk councillor says it is a “sad indictment of society” that sports facilities are being lost forever after plans for a new care home in Hellesdon were backed.Eastern Daily Press · 14 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Broadland District Council · Peter Berry · Hellesdon · Jarrolds · Thorpe St Andrew · Norwich Union · Aviva

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