Editing Wymondham (section)

==Culture and community==
===Culture===
[[File:Votice Plaque in Wymondham Norfolk UK.jpg|thumb|Plaque commemorating links with [[Votice]] on [[Wymondham Town Hall]]|alt=A plaque on Wymondham Town Hall (Norfolk, UK) commemorating links with Votice in the Czech Republic.]]
[[Wymondham Bridewell|Wymondham Heritage Museum]], in the former prison, has permanent displays on [[Robert Kett]], brush-making and the museum building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=permanent.displays |title=Permanent Displays|website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Occasional displays are renewed every season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=special.displays |title=Special Displays |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Wymondham Arts Centre, in Beckett's Chapel, runs a summer programme of free exhibitions by local and regional artists.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wymondhamarts.org/ |title=Wymondham Arts Centre |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Regular arts and theatre events take place in Wymondham Central Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamcentralhall.org.uk/ |title=Wymondham Central Hall |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

The Town's historic pubs include ''The Green Dragon'', one of England's oldest, open since about 1371.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://greendragonnorfolk.com/about/ |title=About {{!}} Green Dragon Tavern |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> The ''Cross Keys Inn'' in the Market Place occupies an early 17th-century Grade II listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1196676 |desc=CROSS KEYS INN, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

In the past, town events have been staged by a group of volunteers known as [https://WymondhamTownTeam.org Wymondham Town Team]  They organised community events such as Wynterfest, Community Picnics, carnivals and Vintage Days.

There are many community groups and charities offering a wide range of activities and volunteering opportunities for locals.

Wymondham Music Festival, begun in 1996,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymfest.org.uk/about-us/ |title=About us |date=2016-01-13 |website=Wymondham Music Festival |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> ran mostly free summer events at several venues<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymfest.org.uk/ |title=Home |date=2015-03-03 |website=Wymondham Music Festival |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> with a Midsummer Jazz Picnic at Becketswell every June.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymfest.org.uk/our-aims/ |title=Our Aims |date=2016-01-14 |website=Wymondham Music Festival |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Occasional events in the past included a carnival<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/wymondhamcarnival/ |title=Wymondham Carnival |website=www.facebook.com |language=en| access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> and a winter Dickensian Evening.

Wymondham currently has no twin town. Links were developed in the 1990s with [[Votice]] and local dignitaries from the [[Czech Republic]] visited Wymondham. A plaque on the former [[Wymondham Town Hall]] in Middleton Street commemorates the links between the two. (The new Town Hall building is located at nearby Ketts Park).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/|title=The Town Council|publisher= Wymondham Town Council|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

===Community facilities===
The many parks and playgrounds,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/services/amenity-areas |title=Amenity Areas |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> include [[Toll's Meadow, Wymondham|Toll's Meadow]] – an area of rare UK lowland meadow- Kett's Park which boasts an [[3G pitch|artificial 3G pitch]], part-funded by [[South Norfolk|South Norfolk Council]] and the [[Premier League]], opened in 2019 by [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] player [[Grant Holt]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/grant-holt-to-kick-off-wymondham-s-new-artificial-football-pitch-1-5842554 |title=Grant Holt to kick-off town's new artificial football pitch |last=Parkin |first=Simon |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=7 January 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Browick Road Recreational Park features a skatepark and cycle pump track, facilities which are due for a revamp for the whole park. One section of Browick is being developed as a community orchard by volunteers. The public library moved from Beckett's Chapel to purpose-built premises in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/delight-as-new-wymondham-library-opens-1-536965 |title=Delight as new Wymondham library opens |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=11 November 2008 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> It hosts events to encourage learning and reading, such as weekly Bounce and Rhyme sessions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-local-history-and-archives/libraries/your-local-library/locations-and-opening-times/wymondham-library |title=Wymondham Library – Norfolk County Council |website=www.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>