Lantern Making Workshops and Lantern Parade

Jankie D’s 2009 Christmas Lantern Parade will be taking place on Wednesday 16th, starting at 7.00p.m. from Great Yarmouth Library and parading to the Market Place, where there will be festive entertainment including live reindeer and carol singing.

Jankie D’s is holding free lantern making workshops at Great Yarmouth Library on Saturday 5th December and Saturday 12th December, both 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult, both during the workshops and the parade.

The library and the Tolhouse Museum will be hosting free seasonal crafts and activities from 5.30 p.m to 7.00 p.m. before the start of the Lantern Parade on the 16th December, with hot drinks and mince pies to warm you up before the procession! For further details please call Steve on 07533936943.

Untutored life drawing sessions at Ravenous Cafe

By popular request The Ravenous Café is holding an untutored life drawing session at the Raveningham Centre. This one off evening will be a taster for what is hoped to become a regular evening through 2010. Ideal for practising artists wanting to keep their drawing skills fresh. Please e-mail mailto://sarah_cannell@onetel.com to book your place in advance.

Wednesday 16th December 2009, 7.30 – 9pm, £5 per person. A model will be provided and refreshments in a lovely creative environment. A couple of easels are available bring your own equipment to ensure you have everything you need.

Ravenous Cafe, The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road , Raveningham, South Norfolk, NR14 6NR, www.ravenouscafe.co.uk

Life Drawing Class

A new life drawing class is being held at Great Yarmouth Library commencing Wednesday 20th January 2010, 6.30-8.30 p.m.  The class is led by Philip Harvey and will run for five weeks.  The fee is £50 (£25 for those with qualifying benefits).  To enroll, call Gt.Yarmouth Library on 0344 800 8002.

Philip is also running a ten week watercolour course starting Monday 4th January, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.  The fee is £85 (or £43 as above).

The Crystalette Twirlers

A new majorette troupe called The Crystalette Twirlers has been formed in Gorleston for boys and girls aged five and over. The troupe will be available for carnivals and fetes and will take part in competitions. Baton twirling classes take place at Cliff Park High School on Thursdays between 6 and 8 p.m. For more information email Terry Lumb here.

The Courtyard Crafts Centre

Blackfriars Brewery will be providing a new crafts centre at their site on Main Cross Road.  The £400,000 development will be completed by May 2010, transforming the ground floor of what was a derelict Victorian building owned by the developers Joe Larter and Bruce Carter.  Studio space will be offered to 12 or 15 artisans at minimum rent, with four apartments also available.  For more information go to the Courtyard website by clicking here.

Notice: An opportunity for spaces in a specially designed community environment of artisans and sympathetic businesses in Gt Yarmouth, close to the new outer harbour development. Also live and work spaces to be available, at reasonable rates, open evening on Thursday November 26th, please contact Jane Miller at admin@producedinnorfolk.com for details.

Gorleston Community Cinema

Volunteers are being sought to help run a community cinema club which will be held at Gorleston Library.  The equipment for the cinema club will be loaned by Creative Arts East as part of their Village Screen programme.

There are many opportunities to be involved with, for example, setting up the equipment, organising the film nights, through to managing the finances and publicity. If you’d like to know more please contact Rachel Houghton 01493 844551 or email: rachel.houghton@norfolk.gov.uk

Singing Histories

A trip down memory lane is being offered on Wednesday 25th November in the Northgate Room of the newly refurbished Central Library from 2.00 – 3.00 p.m.  There will be photographs and documents relating to Great Yarmouth life and an opportunity to share memories.  Spaces are limited so booking by calling 01603 222599 is advised.

Our Choice: We Know What We Like

Our Choice: We Know What We Like opens at the Time and Tide Museum on November 7th to 28th February 2010. The exhibition features art works from the Great Yarmouth Museums Collection, each of which has been chosen by local people and community groups – a rare opportunity to see wonderful works that are seldom on display.

   Gorleston Pierhead by Batchelder

Great Yarmouth Museums Service has a history of working directly with the local community to shape and inform the work it does. Many local people joined in the discussions which gave our community a voice in the creation of the Time and Tide. They helped to choose the stories that are told through the displays and collections. In creating the Our Choice exhibition the Museum Service has once again been able to encourage people to get involved with the collections and the museum, this time by choosing the art works that you can see in the exhibition.  Each participant has written a few words explaining their choice, and giving an insight into why their chosen picture caught their eye, and the thoughts and memories it evoked. 

Opening Hours:  Mon – Fri: 10am – 4pm  Sat & Sun: 12noon – 4pm

Admission to the exhibition (only) £2.20 (all categories). Admission to the shop and cafe is free.