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With demolition looming, Norwich residents gather for a People’s Assembly to discuss the plans for Anglia Square. Sarah chats to Cany and Robert from Ash Sakula, an architecture practice with a different vision for the site, and representatives from Norwich Renters’ Collective, Magdalen Street Traders Association, and Norwich City Council about what the future could look like. 

Credits:

Written, recorded, and edited by Sarah Herman

Title music (“24 inst”) and additional music (“death in the afternoon”) provided by Moby Gratis – www.mobygratis.com

Cover art photo by Craig Frost

Find out more about:

Norwich Assemble: www.facebook.com/groups/NorwichPA/

Norwich Renters’ Collective: Norwich Renters Collective - Shelter England

Ash Sakula’s vision for Anglia Square: https://www.ashsak.com/projects/anglia-square

Soundyard: www.soundyard.org

Built in the late 1960s, Anglia Square is but a recent blip in the history of this colourful neighbourhood. Sarah takes a walking tour with historian Neil, heads to St Augustine’s Church to find out who used to live nearby, and hears all about the square in its heyday from former Hollywood Cinema owner Trevor.

Credits:

Written, recorded, and edited by Sarah Herman

Title music (“24 inst”) and additional music (“death in the afternoon”) provided by Moby Gratis – www.mobygratis.com

Skating Squirrels by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com

Cover art photo by Craig Frost

Find out more about:

Neil Storey: www.facebook.com/neilstoreyhistorian/

St Augustine’s Church: www.staugustinesnorwich.org.uk/

Stuart McClaren: https://www.poppyland.co.uk/products/B79689

Soundyard: www.soundyard.org

In recent years, Anglia Square has been a shopping precinct above all else – a mix of big chains and popular independents. But Norwich City Council has given all the shops notice to close their doors and move elsewhere. As the deadline looms, Sarah sits down with business owners to find out what it’s like to work in the square and how they’re coping with the transition.

Credits:

Written, recorded, and edited by Sarah Herman

Title music (“24 inst”) and additional music (“death in the afternoon”) provided by Moby Gratis – www.mobygratis.com

Cover art photo by Craig Frost

Find out more about:

Roys: www.roys.co.uk

Caracol: caracolbooks.co.uk

Ernie’s Zero Waste Shop: www.ernieszerowasteshop.co.uk

Soundyard: www.soundyard.org

Anglia Square has inspired artistic expression and provided a home for artists for over 15 years. Sarah chats with printmaker Craig and former Outpost Studios resident Henry about the impact the place has had on their practice. And she heads to the square to watch local theatre troupe The Common Lot perform there for the final time.

Credits:

Written, recorded, and edited by Sarah Herman

Title music (“24 inst”) and additional music (“death in the afternoon”) provided by Moby Gratis – www.mobygratis.com

Music from Anglia Square: A Love Story by Carrie Sant, Isaac Scoulding, Mags Chalcraft-Islam, and Simon Floyd

Cover art photo by Craig Frost

Find out more about:

Craig Frost: www.craigjfrost.com

Henry Jackson Newcomb: henryjn.co.uk

Outpost Gallery: www.norwichoutpost.org

The Common Lot: www.thecommonlot.org

Soundyard: www.soundyard.org

In the north of Norwich, after decades of decline, a dilapidated 1960s development is facing demolition and regeneration. But what about the artists losing their studio space, the businesses forced to shut their doors, and the residents readying themselves for decades of construction?

In this four-part series, writer Sarah Herman heads to Anglia Square to find some answers. Over six months in 2025, she spoke to locals about their memories, fears, and hopes for what comes next.

Credits:

Written, recorded, and edited by Sarah Herman

Title music (“24 inst”) provided by Moby Gratis – www.mobygratis.com

Cover art photo by Craig Frost

Find out more about:

Craig Frost: www.craigjfrost.com

Soundyard: www.soundyard.org