Author Archives: Padmaloka

We will come together to remember and celebrate the life of Danashura Dharmachari Maurice Wright at Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Friday 6th December. He lived in Alpington, not far from Surlingham, and his family has lived in the area for … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, Unfortunately we won’t be doing a big Halloween show this year at Padmaloka whilst the Covid rates are still high. We’re very much hoping that we can get back to normal for next year, and give the monsters … Continue reading →

I’m very sorry to say that because of the coronavirus we won’t be hosting the usual Halloween display at Padmaloka this year. You can rest assure though that the monsters are being well fed and cared for and will be … Continue reading →

For the past four months now we have been running online retreats for Buddhists across UK and Europe, and sometimes the world, using the online conferencing tool ‘Zoom’, as well live-streaming on YouTube. They have been largely successful and have … Continue reading →

We’ve taken the decision to stop hosting retreats and guests at Padmaloka until the end of June, this hasn’t been an easy decision to come to and does, of course, come at a significant cost to the charity, but in … Continue reading →

Various local cats visit the Padmaloka garden and enjoy exploring the place. We’re sorry to report however that a cat we don’t recognise visited the garden a couple of days ago and we since found that it had died here. … Continue reading →

The proposed housing development sites in Surlingham, mentioned in previous posts as part of the Greater Norwich Development Plan, can be seen on this page: http://www.gnlp.org.uk/assets/parishes/Surlingham%20CP_mapBook.pdf To comment on them see this page, item 5.73: https://gnlp.jdi-consult.net/localplan/readdoc.php?1&docid=13&docelemid=d5234 You can view the map … Continue reading →