Centre 81 30th Anniversary Event

To take place on 18th August in St. Georges Park, Great Yarmouth

Hello! My name is Lisa Cunningham, I am an Assistant Facilitator working for Centre 81. Centre 81 is a registered charity working with people with physical and or sensory disabilities. The Centre operates a person centred approach with its Skills Centre and provides a door to door service which is specifically for those who are unable use public transport. Please look us up on www.centre81.com to see the services we provide and a few of the projects that the members have been involved in.

This year we are celebrating our 30th Anniversary. The celebrations will include a classic car rally, a wheelchair parade – which has never been done before – there will be live bands, art stalls, children’s rides and much more. This will all come together on the 18th August in St. Georges Park, Great Yarmouth. The members of Centre 81 would like to invite you to play a part in celebrating this special event and help us to make it the success we know it will be.

Stalls are £10.

If your are interested in attending the festival please contact me at mailto:reception@centre81.com or by phoning 01493852573.

Snowdrop Day

late notice: UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO BAD WEATHER THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Snowdrop Day at Keswick Old Hall, Low Rd, Keswick, Norwich NR4 6TZ on Sunday 12th February 11am – 4pm.

Entrance: £3.50 (children free). Soup and rolls will be available. Dogs on leads welcome. In aid of the organ restoration fund at St. Nicholas’ Minster.  For more information tel Paul Davies on 01493 843647

Talk by Ian Gibson

Poetry, Arts and Eats at Ferini Art Gallery

Arts and Eats at the Ferini Gallery, Pakefield, Lowestoft on Friday 27 January 2012, 12 – 2pm

Local poets and painters converse in words and images 

We begin with a lunch of homemade and filling winter vegetable soup with homemade bread and cake/fruit and tea to follow. Local poets and artists will then present a response to each other’s work in words and images.

Cost £6. Please book with Ian Fosten at ian@fosten.com   or 0779 106 8080

Ferini Art Gallery 27 – 29 All Saints Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft NR33 0JL

Mayor and Sheriff of Norfolk’s Carol Service

 St. Nicholas from the East, Dec 2011

The Mayor and Sheriff of Norfolk’s annual civic Carol Service will be held at St. Nicholas  on 9th December 2011, 7.30 pm..  During the  service the church will be  inaugurated as a minster by the Bishop of Norwich, and to celebrate this significant event  Mayor Barry Coleman will be holding the ceremonial silver mace  created in 1684 when the  mayor’s role was first introduced  

72 local organisations and individuals have contributed to the Christmas Tree and Crib Festival which will be on display on the evening and continues over into the following Satur day 10th (closing 4.00 pm).  There are many original, imaginative trees as well as some elegantly decorated  traditional ones and the  event makes a very enjoyable visit.  Money is being raised towards much-needed funds for the repair and maintenance of the fabric of the building.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust events in Great Yarmouth

100 million years in Norfolk - a Norfolk Wildlife Trust talk at Great Yarmouth Library on Wednesday 23 November (Northgate Room, 2-3.30pm), looking at the prehistory  of the region now called Norfolk and how through examining fossil and archaeological records we can discover what our landscape looked like and what wildlife inhabited the county, also about where fossil evidence has been found in Norfolk and how humans eventually came to live here.  The talk is free, no need to book. 

Further events this Autumn Season are:
Wednesday 7th December, 10.00-14.00 hrs – a minibus trip in search of grey seals, involving a bracing walk along sand dunes in search of these charismatic animals.  Location, Great Yarmouth Library, free event but booking essential, tel 01603 598333
Friday 16th December, 10.00-16.00 hrs – Beginner’s Guide to Wildlife Photography.  Location, The Priory Centre, free event but booking essential, tel 01493 743023.

A new season of events for 2012 will be advertised in the New Year.  Norfolk Wildlife Trust is running this project in Great Yarmouth (also similar in Norwich, Thetford and Kings Lynn) to encourage people living in an urban environment to get involved with wildlife.  To find out more click here.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust runs a free information service.  If you have any wildlife queries, tel 01603 598 333 or email mailto:wild@norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

A Christmas Carol

The Original Dusmagrik Theatre Company will be presenting a new version of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” at the Gorleston Pavilion from the 17th – 19th November. 

With lyrics by Chris Blackwood and music by Piers Chater Robinson, the show faithfully follows the original story interspersed with rousing chorus numbers and delightful solos played live by a band under the direction of John Stephens.  Jonathan Rust, currently a second year musical theatre student at City College Norwich, is taking the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge. The show is directed by Mary Carter with choreography by Catherine Cook and Gemma Mays.

The show will run from Thursday November 17th to Saturday November 19th at 7.30 nightly with a matinée on the Saturday at 2pm.  Tickets £10 adults, £8 students, £6 children from Box Office 01493 662832 or book online www.gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Tree/Crib Festival – Christmas 2011

OPENING EVENT: wednesday 7th December 2011 at 10.00 am

St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust and the Parish of St. Nicholas have invited entries for the Tree/Crib Festival, which is hoped will be innovative, with both traditional trees and cribs and also those that are out of the ordinary. Imagination and lateral thinking were encouraged with the aim of creating a festival that will stand out from the other festivals in the area.  79 entries have been submitted.

As this is a fund-raising event for the fabric and organ of St. Nicholas Church a charge of £10 was asked for each exhibit (£5 for schools and colleges).

A charge of £2/adult will be made for those coming to see the festival (accompanied children under 16 years of age are free). Free entrance for exhibitors. There will be an opening ceremony on Wednesday 7th December at 10am. A trophy will be presented for the best tree or crib voted for by the public. They will be presented at the Mayor’s Carol Service on Friday 9th December in the evening.

A “Hunt the Snowman” competition will be organised for children.

The event will take place from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th December 2011 from 10.00am-4.00pm with a late opening until 7.30pm on Wednesday 7th December.

More information on the website: www.sncpt.co.uk

Public Art Commission at Central Library

The medallions that Charlotte Howarth has created for the public art commission at the Central Library have now been installed.   For futher information on this site about Charlotte click here. 

The installation will be officially ’unveiled’ at the Central Library’s Celebration Day on Saturday 26th February, 2011, 11.00 -15.00 hrs, when there will a full programme of activities to mark  the conclusion of the refurbishment programme:

Fancy Dress (as a Children’s Book Character), Shanty Singing, Theatre Group Performance,  Wii Tournament,  Free admission to the tolhouse with activities, Cinema Club showing short local themes, Head Massager, Family History Taster Sessions, Art and Craft Sessions, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Instant Takeaway Gardening, plus free refreshments!

One of the medallions created by Charlotte Howarth for the Central Library public art commission.  Designs for the medallions were inspired by ideas created in the community workshops which Charlotte led last year. Click here for more information on the workshops.

Tree and Crib Festival at St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust and St. Nicholas Church are considering holding a “Tree and Crib Festival” to take place in the church in December 2011.  The event would take place over 3-4 days between the Christmas Fair and Christmas and will be fundraising event for the church fabric and the organ.   

Individuals, businesses, societies, schools, colleges, groups and charities are invited to participate by creating an exhibit on the theme of “tree” and “crib”, interpreted loosely to allow for original creative thought, with a  fee of £10 per exhibit (half price for schools and colleges).  

Before this project is taken further, the Trust would like to gauge enthusiasm from the town.  If you are interested, please email Paul Davies at paulpearce@yarmouth8143.freeserve.co.uk.

The church is faced with serious problems with deteriorating pinnacles on the tower and a failing Victorian pipe organ.  Long term ambitions include improving the heating.  To see further fundraising initiatives organised by the Trust, click here