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12:49 PM April 18, 2021
Taking part in the trial on the cycleway beside the Town Hall: The council’s political group leaders, Cllr Carl Smith (front right) and Trevor Wainwright (front left), together with Sheila Oxtoby, the CEO (back left), and Cllr Penny Carpenter, chairman of the environment committee (back right).
- Credit: Great Yarmouth Borough Council
An e-scooter trial in Great Yarmouth has got off to a busy start with more than 10,000 miles clocked up in just over two weeks.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is working with authorised operator Ginger, which is providing 35 scooters and 50 parking bays, as part of a pilot to help the government to decide whether or not to legalise e-scooters.
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We re trying to make sure there are lots of different shops down here and to bring something different to the town, she said.
One of the new businesses will be run by 65-year-old Geoff Bateman, who is opening Toybox 55 on Monday (April 12).
Geoff Bateman, 65, is opening Toybox 55 in Victoria Arcade in Great Yarmouth on April 12.
- Credit: Caroline Gummer
His first venture into running a shop is an extension of a lockdown hobby - building Lego.
Mr Bateman explained that he bought his daughter a selection of the building blocks for Christmas and that after she had tired of the game, he continued to build sets himself.