Achievements - by Roy Howard

Another inspirational talk by club member, Roy Howard, talking about his life and achievements. What comes across to me is his persistence and irrerpressible sense of humour and entrepreneurship. 

Fierce Light Exhibition Special Viewings

Dear Club members, let me know if you're interested in attending this (howeychoosetouseit@gmail.com)...

FIERCE LIGHT EXHIBITION

 

We would like to invite you and members of your group to a special viewing at East Gallery^NUA of a World Premiere and major co-commission from 14-18 NOW, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Writers’ Centre Norwich.

 

As we approach 100 years since the Battle of the Somme, Fierce Light brings together outstanding international poets with filmmakers and visual artists to explore the war and its legacy in the 21^st century. This exhibition will be featuring specially commissioned poetry from Jackie Kay, Bill Manhire, Paul Muldoon, Daljit Nagra and Jo Shapcott alongside short films by George Belfield, Tim Davies, Matthew Kay, Joshua Carver and Suzie Hanna. It will also feature Simon Armitage’s collection Still, each poem engraved onto aerial photographs of WWI battlefields. Find out more here. 

 

We are holding special viewings of this exhibition on Thursday for community groups, where members of Norfolk & Norwich Festival and the Writer’s Centre Norwich will be on hand to discuss the exhibition. You will also be able to find out more about an exciting opportunity for you and interested members of your group to become involved in your own writing and filmmaking project later in the summer.

 

Special viewings will be held on:

Thursday 2^nd June, 2-3pm

Thursday 2^nd June, 5-6pm

 

For more information and to book on to one of the above viewings, please RSVP to Ros atros@nnfestival.org.uk by Thursday morning.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ros

Medieval Churches of Norwich

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Kristi Bain, Dr. Helen Lunnon (UEA) and Nick Bond (Visit Norwich) to speak to club members today about the excellent Medieval Churches of Norwich project. 

Here is the website:

Medieval Churches of Norwich

Well worth checking out!

Change Minds Project - Cromer

Change Minds project in Cromer, north Norfolk: changeminds.org.uk/cromer/

Conservation Matters at the Norfolk Record Office

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The Old Courts & Yards of Norwich - Hellesdon Library

Saturday April 2^nd  2-3.30  pm

 

‘Frances and Michael Holmes will be speaking about their latest best-selling book: ‘The Old Courts and Yards of Norwich: A Story of People, Poverty and Pride’. At the turn of the 20th century more than 10% of Norwich's population lived in the old courts and yards. For some they were hell-holes and needed to be razed, but for others they contained vibrant neighborhoods and historic buildings which should have been preserved. Using a combination of archive material and recorded interviews Frances and Michael will tell the fascinating history of the old yards. An account which is about more than bricks and mortar, it is also the story of the communities and individuals who called them home.’

History In Our Heads

Today, History Club Vice-Chair, Ernie Woodrow, gave members a fascinating insight into the life growing up in a rural Norfolk village (Brooke) as one of eight children. Speaking as someone who didn't see a real live pig until I was in my twenties, I was fascinated by Ernie's tales of going into the fields lying under a cow and drinking milk warm from the teat. He described the many village characters to us and we laughed at tales of their boozy indiscretions. Above all else, what sticks with me is the respect and affection that shone from Ernie as he talked about his mum -"a remarkable woman."

I loved this talk, beautifully observed as it was and delivered in a proper Norfolk accent. It just goes to show that we have history in our heads. 

~ Colin Howey ~