Eaton Park is a large public park located in Eaton , Norwich , England.
27-473: It is 80 acres in area. The park was laid out in 1923 as part of a public works programme instigated by the city council to try and address the post-war crisis of mass-unemployment . It was opened to the public in 1928 by the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII . Attractions include a boat pond, crazy golf , a children's playground, a skate park, tennis courts, a putting green and bowling facilities. The park
54-486: A heraldic visitation in 1562 by William Harvey , Clarenceux King of Arms . According to Wilfrid Scott-Giles , the royal lion was said to have been granted by Edward III . By the 19th century the city corporation had added supporters to the arms—two angels—which were surmounted by a fur cap. These apparently originated in a carving of about 1534 outside Norwich Guildhall . A. C. Fox-Davies noted that "whether or not these figures were then intended for heraldic supporters
81-429: A four-year term. Norfolk County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no city council elections. The city council's arms consist of a red shield featuring a silver-domed castle above a royal lion . The blazon of the arms is: Gules, a castle triple-towered and domed Argent; in base a lion passant guardant Or. The arms appeared on a 15th-century seal and were confirmed during
108-449: A number of new counties were created, several of the new authorities (such as Cornwall or Northumberland) continued to have the boundaries set in 1974. The 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England have involved changes to the non-metropolitan county of Dorset (2019), and the abolition of the non-metropolitan counties Northamptonshire (2021) and Cumbria (2023). In addition,
135-484: A record attendance of 1360 on Christmas Day 2019. Beginning March 2015, a 2k junior parkrun has taken place on Sunday morning at 9am for children aged 4 to 14. Norwich City Council Norwich City Council is the local authority for Norwich , a non-metropolitan district with city status in Norfolk , England. It consists of 39 councillors, elected to represent 13 wards , each with three councillors. It forms
162-619: A royal county. With the creation of numerous new non-metropolitan counties, the areas used for lieutenancy and shrievalty began to diverge from local government areas. This led to the development of ceremonial counties for these purposes, a fact recognised by the Lieutenancies Act 1997 . A further wave of unitary authorities were created in 2009 under the terms of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . While
189-489: A single body. Berkshire has a unique structure. Non-metropolitan counties cover the majority of England with the exception of Greater London , the Isles of Scilly , and the six metropolitan counties : Greater Manchester , Merseyside , South Yorkshire , Tyne and Wear , West Midlands and West Yorkshire . The non-metropolitan counties are all part of ceremonial counties . Some ceremonial counties, such as Norfolk , contain
216-639: A single non-metropolitan county, but many contain more than one and it is also common for ceremonial counties and non-metropolitan counties to share a name. Lancashire, for example, contains the non-metropolitan counties of Lancashire , Blackpool , and Blackburn with Darwen . Prior to 1974 local government had been divided between single-tier county boroughs (the largest towns and cities) and two-tier administrative counties which were subdivided into municipal boroughs and urban and rural districts . The Local Government Act 1972 , which came into effect on 1 April 1974, divided England outside Greater London and
243-474: Is a subdivision of England used for local government . The non-metropolitan counties were originally created in 1974 as part of a reform of local government in England and Wales , and were the top tier of a two-tier system of counties and districts . 21 non-metropolitan counties still use a two-tier system; 56 are unitary authorities , in which the functions of a county and district council have been combined in
270-580: Is a matter for dispute. At any rate there is no official authority for their use". Following the abolition of the county borough of Norwich in 1974, an Order in Council transferred the ancient coat of arms (the shield alone) to the newly created city council. The city council has also received the grant of an heraldic badge , depicting the seal of 1404 encircled by the Lord Mayor's chain. Norwich City Services Limited also known as NCSL or Norwich Services Ltd
297-633: Is a municipal services company wholly owned by the council. Founded on 9 June 2020, the company aims to provide essential services to the residents and businesses of Norwich , England. The company offers a range of services beyond those provided on behalf of the City council, including environmental , cleaning , and grounds maintenance services for private businesses, organizations, and schools. Prices are available upon request. The current services available to book include: Non-metropolitan county A non-metropolitan county , or colloquially, shire county ,
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#1733092392209324-487: Is also home to a formal rose garden and a lily pond. A bandstand surrounded by four pavilions, known as the Rotunda, lies in the centre of the park. The pavilions house a café, changing rooms, toilets and parkrun and tennis clubs. The bandstand hosts concerts and other events throughout the summer. Since August 2010, Norwich 5k parkrun has taken place on Saturday morning at 9am, and often on Christmas and New Year's Days, with
351-452: Is based at City Hall on St Peter's Street, overlooking Norwich Market in the city centre. The building was completed in 1938 and is a Grade II* listed building . Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 13 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for
378-525: The Shirehall . Norwich kept its borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty. In 2010 it was proposed to convert Norwich to a unitary authority , making it independent from Norfolk County Council. A structural change order was due to take effect on 1 April 2011. Following the 2010 general election , the coalition government came into office and passed the Local Government Act 2010 cancelling
405-478: The 1974 reforms. The city's territory includes part of The Broads , where town planning is the responsibility of the Broads Authority . The city council appoints one of its councillors to sit on that authority. The council was under Labour majority control from 2012 until November 2023, when four Labour councillors resigned the whip and the council fell under no overall control . Political control of
432-450: The administrative structure of the non-metropolitan counties. It was anticipated that a system of unitary authorities would entirely replace the two-tier system. The Commission faced competing claims from former county boroughs wishing to regain unitary status and advocates for the restoration of such small counties as Herefordshire and Rutland. The review led to the introduction of unitary local government in some areas but not in others. In
459-809: The changes. During November 2023, four Norwich Labour councillors and two Norfolk Labour councillors resigned from the Labour Party and became independent councillors. Four of the councillors issued a statement saying "[W]e no longer consider the current national and local Labour Party matches the overriding principles that guide our work as Town Close councillors". Norwich City Council provides district-level services, including housing, town planning, leisure and tourism. County-level services, including schools, social services and libraries and transport, are provided by Norfolk County Council . There are no civil parishes in Norwich, which has been an unparished area since
486-406: The city council was given the right to appoint a lord mayor . The city was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , becoming a lower-tier district authority with Norfolk County Council providing county-level functions to the city for the first time. The city kept the same outer boundaries, but did gain an exclave from Norfolk containing
513-411: The council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows: The role of Lord Mayor of Norwich is largely ceremonial, and is generally held by a different person each year. Political leadership is provided instead by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1974 have been: Following the 2024 election , the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2026. The council
540-585: The lower tier of local government in Norwich, responsible for local services such as housing, planning, leisure and tourism. Norwich was an ancient borough and held city status from 1094 when the Bishop of the East Angles moved the seat of the diocese to Norwich. The city was governed by a corporation, also known as the city council. In 1404 the city was made a county corporate with its own sheriffs and quarter sessions , making it administratively separate from
567-486: The majority of unitary authorities an existing district council took over powers from the county council. The 1972 Act required that all areas outside Greater London form part of a non-metropolitan county, and that all such counties should contain at least one district. Accordingly, the statutory instruments that effected the reorganisation separated the unitary districts from the county in which they were situated and constituted them as counties. The orders also provided that
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#1733092392209594-405: The merger between Cumberland and Westmorland . The counties were adopted for all statutory purposes: a lord-lieutenant and high sheriff was appointed to each county, and they were also used for judicial administration, and definition of police force areas. The Royal Mail adopted the counties for postal purposes in most areas. A Local Government Commission was appointed in 1992 to review
621-547: The non-metropolitan counties of Buckinghamshire (2020), North Yorkshire (2023), and Somerset (2023) are unchanged, but their councils became unitary authorities as the existing non-metropolitan districts in these areas were consolidated and the district councils abolished. The following list shows the original thirty-nine counties formed in 1974, subsequent changes in the 1990s, and further changes since then. 1980: renamed Shropshire 1998: Renamed Telford and Wrekin In Wales there
648-403: The non-metropolitan counties were largely based on existing counties, although they did include a number of innovations. Some counties were based on areas surrounding large county boroughs or were formed by the mergers of smaller counties. Examples of the first category are Avon (based on Bath and Bristol) and Cleveland (based on Teesside ). An example of the second category is Cumbria , formed by
675-428: The provisions of the 1972 Act that every county should have a county council should not apply in the new counties, with the district council exercising the powers of the county council. An exception was made in the case of Berkshire , which was retained with its existing boundaries in spite of the abolition of its county council and the creation of six unitary authorities. This was done in order to preserve its status as
702-467: The six largest conurbations into thirty-nine non-metropolitan counties. Each county was divided into anywhere between two and fourteen non-metropolitan districts . There was a uniform two-tier system of local government with county councils dealing with "wide-area" services such as education, fire services and the police, and district councils exercising more local powers over areas such as planning, housing and refuse collection. As originally constituted,
729-474: The surrounding county of Norfolk. The city was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 . When elected county councils were established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 , Norwich was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it was made a county borough , independent from Norfolk County Council . In 1910
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