Uplifting stories for Norfolk and Suffolk
The Mayor's Civic Service will take place next month on Sunday 13 October at St Mary-le-Tower Church, Ipswich. Ipswich Mayor, Councillor Elango Elavalakan will be joined by fellow Mayors from across Suffolk and Civic Leaders for the Civic Service which will also include a procession between Ipswich Town Hall and St Mary-le-Tower Church. The service […]
Scaresville – The Haunted Village at Kentwell Hall, near Bury St Edmunds. Nightly from Wednesday 16th October until Saturday 2nd November (excluding Monday 21st October and Sunday 27th October) Enter the Scaresville Haunted Village at Kentwell Hall, near Bury St Edmunds for a live action, immersive experience for groups of 8-12 people. Inventive ‘scares’ have been created to […]
A brand-new Autumn Antiques, Vintage, Retro & Collectables Fair at Stonham Barns Park – one of Suffolk’s premier destination venues - will take place on 19 October. It follows on from a highly successful Spring Fair staged in March this year. Organised by the owners of Aspal Antiques, Aspal Emporium and Aspal Reclamation, a new 3000 sq ft antiques centre at the […]
Chantry Place to host free ‘Chantry Jack crow hunt’ this October From Saturday 19th October until Sunday 3rd November 2024, Chantry Place Norwich will be hosting a free ‘Chantry Jack crow trail’ for families to enjoy, along with a spooktacular photo opportunity with scarecrow Jack! Families can pick up a free trail map from Langley’s on the lower ground floor then […]
Sunnyfields Apiaries, nestled on the Norfolk/Suffolk border in Hedenham near Bungay, is hosting a series of crafting workshops that make use of one of nature’s most versatile materials: beeswax. Led by Stacy, a professional beekeeper and qualified floral designer, the workshops provide a hands-on approach to working with natural beeswax. Visitors will enjoy learning traditional […]
Welcome to the Autumn Foraging Walk and Wreath Making event! On Saturday October 19 2024 at 10:30am there promises to be a fun-filled day of exploring the beautiful grounds of Bressingham Hall & High Barn Wedding Venue. During the event, you will have the opportunity to go on a guided foraging walk to discover the treasures of […]
October is a beautiful time in the garden and a busy time for gardeners too. Two very special gardens open for the National Garden Scheme this month, which end the season of garden visiting and should not be missed. Over on the east side of the county is the well-known garden at East Ruston which recently […]
Popular exhibition, Earth and Sky is returning for a third time to Wymondham Arts Centre this October! Norfolk favourites, Kerry Buck Artist Printmaker, Amelia Bowman and Toby Winterbourn will be exhibiting original collagraph prints, paintings and decorative metalwork alongside limited edition reproductions, cards, home and giftware. Come and be inspired and uplifted by their fun […]
Taking place in England’s first UNESCO City of Literature, Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 October, Norwich Book Festival honours the unique literary heritage of Norwich and invites readers of all kinds to join the story. This inaugural festival has been developed by The Forum in collaboration with expert partners including literary powerhouses University of East Anglia […]
The Company of Four are proud to present Mike Kenny’s imaginative stage adaptation of E. Nesbit’s much-loved children’s classic, The Railway Children at Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge The story follows a prosperous Edwardian family – A Mother and three Children – forced into near poverty in the rural north of England. The Children meet a host […]
Norfolk nature reserve, Pensthorpe, is set to transform into a Pumpkin filled land as it prepares to host its first-ever Pumpkin Festival over the October Half term. The reserve has previously offered additional Pumpkin carving in a small-scale way, but this year after much success previously is expanding this offering by creating a brand new […]
Join the Norfolk Record Office for a symposium on 18th-century political radicalism in Norwich and Norfolk this autumn. The one-day event, available in person or online, will explore political dissent, radical thought and their suppression in Norfolk around the time of the French revolution In 1796, John Thelwall - once considered the most dangerous man […]
