Our Aims

Our Club's aims are to:

Learn collaboratively about the history, heritage and archaeology of Norwich and Norfolk

Develop resources and activities that contribute to the wider community’s understanding of history and archaeology

Develop activities that enhance/maintain the wellbeing and emotional resilience of club members

Be actively inclusive – open, accessible and welcoming to all


Monday 19 May 2014

Norfolk Record Office Events


Here's a message from Elizabeth Budd from the Norfolk Record Office's Education and Outreach team...
"Norfolk Record Office is very pleased to announce new events this June, and to report that there are still a small number of places on our children’s half term activities next week.
For Adult Learners’ Week (14-21 June) we are running eleven workshops in libraries across the breadth of the county. Some will be ‘house history for beginners’ and others ‘researching your military ancestors’. For full details, click here.
Would you like to hear about current research at the University of East Anglia? If communications, politics and conflict or American culture are your cup of tea, then ‘save the date’ for our three special guest lectures from the Schools of History and American Studies at UEA. We are delighted to have agreed dates and speakers for a trio of evening events (6pm) at Norfolk Heritage Centre called ‘UEA meets NRO’.
Our half term activities on May 27 and 28 at 2pm are booking fast. To ensure your place(s), please call 01603 222599. This time, we’re making boats and windpumps, celebrating St Benet’s and the Norfolk Broads. Our children’s activities are free!
If you’d like to interact with us online rather than visiting us, why not suggest ‘Your Norfolk Icon’ on our Facebook page? As our current exhibition is about St Benet’s Abbey an ‘icon of the Broads’, we’re looking for your own personal favourite Norfolk places.
Finally, a reminder that our St Benet’s lectures and Heritage Hours are ongoing, and again all of these details can be found at http://norfolkrecordoffice.eventbrite.co.uk
Happy researching!'

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Museum Musings - A Fragile Survivor


I am currently writing a series of articles about museum objects that inspire me. I thought I would share one of these with you, HERE. As you will see, it is about an exquisite and fragile glass wine flask (pictured above) that is over 400 years old, and can be found on display within Norwich Castle Museum's Decorative Arts gallery. Having read this, maybe you will be inspired to go and see it for yourself!

Colin Howey
Chair
Norwich Community History Club

NOTICE: We Meet Again - Return to Marzanos

Image © UK Railways - Norwich Thorpe Junction, 1971

Just a quick notice to let you know that as from next Tuesday (20th May) we will be meeting at our usual place, Cafe Bar Marzanos in the Forum. 

Our speaker next week will be club Vice Chair, Nick Bowen, who will be giving an insiders account of his many years working on the railways. Knowing Nick as I do, this one will be well worth attending, and I'm really looking forward to it myself. 

Best Wishes,
Colin

Colin Howey
Chair
Norwich Community History Club

Friday 9 May 2014

Please Note - Meeting in St Stephen's Church Cafe

PLEASE NOTE: We will be meeting for one more time next Tuesday (13th May) at St Stephens Church cafe, just in case the Marzano's Cafe is not ready in time.