2000s, it is presently provides 3 safe seats for the Labour Party, and following the 2019 local elections represented by Councillors Sally Button, Sue Sands and Mike Sands. Education Bowthorpe is home to three schools; made up of two infant schools and one junior school. One infant school is located in Clover Hill, the other schools are located in Chapel Break. There was originally a Bowthorpe High School, which was actually located in nearby Earlham. Bowthorpe High School has since been demolished and replaced with a fire station and private housing. The nearest high schools to Bowthorpe are Ormiston Victory Academy (previously Costessey High School), and the City Academy Norwich (previously Earlham High School). Transport Bowthorpe is served by a frequent bus service, operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk, to the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH, formerly known by the acronym N&N), West Earlham, Norwich City Centre and Old Catton. Sport Bowthorpe makes a notable contribution to local sport, providing grounds for Norwich's largest 5-a-side football complex. Bowthorpe also was the home of Sunday League team Wendene Wanderers, who folded towards the end of 2010 due to lack of finance. Wendene was mainly a youth club, with many teams ranging from Under-6s to Under-16s. Famous residents Herbie Hide- Retired heavyweight boxer and former resident Paul McVeigh- Retired Norwich City and Northern Ireland football player and former resident Martin Tyler- English football commentator and former resident References http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bowthorpe External links Villages in Norfolk Areas of Norwich History of Norfolk