LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WELLBEING

Create & Learn

Discover local clubs, classes and activities that can help you move more, try something new and enjoy being active at your own pace. Browse options in Hempnall and nearby communities, with wider and online choices where useful.

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In Hempnall

Explore clubs, classes and activities based in Hempnall itself. Expand a listing for practical details, current arrangements and links to the organiser.

  • What’s available
    A library service visiting Hempnall and surrounding communities, with books and other items to borrow, friendly help and information.

    On board you’ll find:

    • Fiction and non-fiction for adults, teenagers and children.

    • Board books, picture books, graphic novels and dyslexia-friendly children’s books.

    • Large-print books and audiobooks.

    • Reminiscence books and jigsaws, including jigsaws for people affected by dementia.

    Drivers can help with online library services and basic digital questions where possible. Information leaflets and signposting to other services may also be available.

    When
    Visit dates and times vary by route. Use the Routes, timetables & service updates page to search for your village or route number and check the latest arrangements.

    Selected local visits also appear in our community calendar.

    Suitable for
    Adults, teenagers and children. You’re welcome to come on board, look around and ask questions before joining.

    Cost and booking
    Library membership is free. You can join Norfolk Libraries online or join on board and borrow during the same visit.

    Bring identification showing your address where possible. An adult registers children under 16, who do not need their own identification. If you don’t have identification with you, staff can still help you join and borrow books.

    For current charges and borrowing conditions, see Library charges & borrowing responsibilities.

    Venue
    The mobile library visits designated stopping places along each route. Exact locations, postcodes and stopping times are listed on the council’s mobile-library page.

    Routes are grouped as a rough guide to their straight-line distance from St Margaret’s Church in Hempnall. Individual stops may be closer or further away.

    In Hempnall

    • CEN 120: Hempnall, Hempnall Green, Topcroft and Fritton.

    Nearby villages – approximately 1–5 miles

    • CEN 313: Swainsthorpe, Shotesham, Saxlingham, Newton Flotman and Tasburgh.

    • CEN 321: Stoke Holy Cross and Brooke.

    • CEN 416: Mulbarton.

    Wider area – approximately 5–10 miles

    • CEN 118: Thwaite, Mundham, Seething and Kirstead.

    • CEN 215: Keswick, Swardeston, East Carleton, Hethel, Bracon Ash, Ashwellthorpe, Fundenhall, Wreningham – Top Row and Wreningham.

    • CEN 219: Hapton, Forncetts, Forncett End, Tacolneston, Bunwell and Carleton Rode.

    • CEN 424: Bedingham, Earsham, Denton, Alburgh, Wortwell and Woodton.

    • CEN 515: Pulham North Green, Pulham St Mary and Pulham Market.

    Accessibility information
    All mobile-library vehicles have accessibility lifts. You do not need to contact the team before a first visit, but they welcome calls or emails if you would like to discuss particular access requirements.

    If you cannot reach or use a mobile-library stop, contact the team or your local library to ask about the voluntary service helping people access books at home.

    Contact details

    Website or social media

    Anything else visitors should know

    • Bring your library card if you already have one.

    • Items borrowed from the mobile library have an eight-week loan period, allowing for a missed visit or cancellation.

    • You can reserve items through the Spydus app for collection from your chosen route. You’ll need the route number. The driver or office can also help with reservations.

    • Items can be returned to any Norfolk branch library or mobile library.

    • Check the council’s mobile-library page before travelling. The team also uses Facebook and route email lists to communicate cancellations; contact them about receiving updates for your route.

    Information checked
    15 October 2026

Nearby villages - approximately 1 - 5 miles

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  • What’s available
    Parent-and-child developmental classes for babies, toddlers and young children. Sessions include sensory activities, music, movement, singing, dancing, signing, phonics, parachute play, bubbles and fun games. Parents are also given ideas and simple activities they can continue at home.

    When
    Classes run during term time.

    • Monday mornings — Stoke Holy Cross Community Hall

    • Tuesday mornings — The Manor Rooms, Trowse Newton

    • Friday mornings — Wymondham Abbey Hall

    Places need to be booked in advance.

    Suitable for
    Babies and young children with a parent, carer or other accompanying adult.

    • Infants — newborn to 9 months

    • Toddlers — 9 to 18 months

    • Juniors — 18 months to 3 years+

    Cost and booking
    Trial sessions and ongoing classes are available. Please use the Baby College Norwich website for current prices, availability and booking.

    Venue
    Classes take place at the venues below, grouped by approximate straight-line distance from St Margaret’s Church in Hempnall.

    Nearby villages – approximately 1–5 miles

    • Stoke Holy Cross Community Hall: Long Lane, Stoke Holy Cross, NR14 8LY.

    Wider area – approximately 5–10 miles

    • The Manor Rooms: The Street, Trowse Newton, NR14 8ST.

    • Wymondham Abbey Hall: Church Street, Wymondham, NR18 0PH.

    Accessibility information
    Facilities vary between venues. Please contact Kate before booking if you have questions about access, parking, buggy space or other requirements.

    Contact details

    Website or social media

    Anything else visitors should know
    The sessions are designed for adults and children to enjoy together, offering an opportunity to spend quality time together, learn more about children’s development and meet other local parents and carers.

    Information checked
    5 October 2026

Wider area - approximately 5 - 10 miles

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Further afield - more than 10 miles

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These listings are provided for community information and signposting. The organisations, businesses and activities listed are independent of E & T Massage Therapies, and inclusion does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement or guarantee.

We do not organise, supervise or assess these activities and cannot confirm their continued availability, quality, safety, accessibility, insurance, safeguarding arrangements or suitability for any individual. Please check current details directly with the organiser before attending, including times, costs, eligibility, accessibility and any equipment or health requirements.

Participation is arranged directly with the organiser and undertaken at the participant’s own discretion. Anyone who is unsure whether an activity is appropriate because of an injury, health condition, pregnancy or change in health should seek suitable professional advice before taking part.

Where shown, approximate distances have been calculated from St Margaret’s Church in central Hempnall to the activity venue, using a typical road route displayed by an online mapping service when the listing was checked. They are provided only as a general guide. The actual distance may vary depending on the route used, the precise entrance or meeting point, temporary diversions and the visitor’s own starting point.

Information may change after a listing has been checked. Please let us know if any details appear to be incorrect or out of date.