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MUSEUM MATTERS www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk Financed with a grant from Historic England and with support from other organisations and voluntary groups, the Swaffham Cultural Consortium for over two years has organised many events. We have together to take part in an Archaeological Dig, a Cream Tea Challenge, a Community Mosaic, a Harvest Horkey and Thanksgiving and a Food and Artisans’ Fair. We have enjoyed Tea with Tut, the Tentmakers of Cairo and concerts in the Church. The weather has been our friend (except the heat for the dig – that was a bit too much!). Moreover, you have generously given donations to several local charities. Now it is all coming to an end. Time and money are running out. But there is still one final event to come: Swaffham Heritage Week - 9th-16th March 2024 During this week we shall discover the history of some of the shops and businesses around the Market Place. Perhaps meet some of past Swaffham People. Who knows that Captain Johns of Biggles fame was once the town’s sanitary inspector? Who knows that the airman who put together the plan for refuelling planes for the Falklands War did it all on a calculator bought on Swaffham Market for £3? Who knows that three of Admiral Nelson’s siblings were born on London Street and were baptised in Swaffham Church? Just for example. There will be a 40's Tea Dance Plus on Wednesday 13th afternoon in the Assembly Rooms with live music for dancing, refreshments and entertainment. On Saturday 16th the Assembly Rooms will have creative crafts for the children, a free mosaic workshop by Carolyn, music from a Rock Choir; a memory slot for Keith Skipper – lots of us will remember him from Radio Norfolk. He went to school at the Grammar School on the Market Place and has many tales to tell. And to top everything the finds from the dig will be on display and the Mapping the Marketplace website will be launched, plus screens of videos and photographs of events over two years. And to round off the day and the whole experience – a Concert organised by Swaffham Arts in the evening. Don’t miss it – put it in your diary NOW! Friends of Swaffham Heritage This year many exciting ideas for day trips have been suggested including: • Felixstowe – Museum, Landguard Fort, Harbour Viewpoint, and seafront and towncentre; • Spalding Tulip Festival Saturday 11th May or Sunday 12th May; • Cromer ‘60s Festival Saturday 8th June; • Bressingham Gardens and Steam Museum; • The Muckleburgh Collection; • Ely Christmas Market; • Thursford Christmas Spectacular. We aim to do three or four of these, depending on what members of the Friends of Swaffham Heritage choose. Members should email Stuart (see contact details below) to nominate their choices. The trips will be open to all but, as usual, members will get first dibs on tickets, including a preferential price. 100 Club The 100 Club is a steady contributor of funds for Swaffham Heritage, run by the Friends of Swaffham Heritage exclusively for members of the Friends of Swaffham Heritage. Winners for January 2024 were: • £40 – no 2333 • £20 – no 2385 • £10 – no 2321 Note that the numbers begin with 23. Cheques are on the way to our lucky winners! If you are not already a member of the 100 Club, you can apply to join. It’s £20 for the year, for a chance to win one of the monthly prizes of £40, £20 and £10, and a twice a year the chance to win £100! You also have the satisfaction of knowing that your subscription helps the work of our museum, even if you don’t win. You have to be a member of the Friends of Swaffham Heritage to take part. Also, you could consider joining the Friends of Swaffham Heritage. The current membership fee to join the Friends is a one-off Life membership fee of £10 for an individual or £15 for a family (two adults and two children under 16 years of age living at the same address). This gives you free access to all the museum galleries for life. Ask at the museum about becoming a Friend or use the contact details below or on the Swaffham Heritage website. For further information about the Friends of Swaffham Heritage see our webpage, on the Swaffham Heritage website https://www.swaffhammuseum.co.uk/ support-us#friends-of-swaffham-heritage , or email to friends@swaffhammuseum.co.uk , or call in to the Museum. For the 100 Club and for trips contact the Membership Secretary, Stuart Clapton, by email stuartclapton@aol.com 12
Swaffham & District Lions Club The New Year has started fairly quietly after all the activities of the festive period. We collected a total of £1300 with our Santa charity collections at Waitrose and Tesco in the run up to Christmas, and we thank everyone who very kindly supported us, a great result. Lions Club President Nicola Claxton had the pleasure of presenting a cheque for £250 to Sadie Grist and all the young stars of the production “Grimm’s Tales” at Westacre Theatre. The money will be used to help support the work the theatre does for children and young people in the local area. Our next event will be the Pancake Race which will be held on Shrove Tuesday, the 13th February on the Campingland. For more information email the Lions on swaffhamlions@gmail.com. Borough Council of Lynn & W.Norfolk People start 2024 with a sociable Hunstanton walk 78 people started the New Year with a 3 mile walk in Hunstanton on Monday 1 January 2024, organised by the borough council and West Norfolk Walking for Health. Cllr Simon Ring, Cabinet member for Tourism, Events and Marketing, said: “It’s good to see that 78 people, and a few dogs, joined in the gentle 3 mile walk that started at St Edmund’s Chapel Ruins, near the Old Lighthouse. The weather was good and the sociable walk took in many beautiful parts of the town. This was a wonderful way to see in the new year and is the first of many events planned for Hunstanton in 2024." Swaffham History Group The Swaffham History Group, normally meets on the second Monday of the month at 2pm in the Swaffham Town Council chamber, accessible via the Museum (there is a lift to the Council chamber). Anyone can join and there is no subscription except an annual registration fee of £1 (this so that our Group Secretary, Gerry, can keep the register of members up-to-date). We did not meet in January, as the museum is normally closed then. Our next meeting will be on 12th February, when Dr Sue Gattuso will be speaking about an old Swaffham family, the Spelmans, and the library they bequethed to the parish. We will also be considering visits to places of historical interest, including other museums in our region. You can find out more about us online in the Swaffham Heritage website at https://www.swaffhammuseum. co.uk/history/swaffham-history-group or just drop in at our next meeting. Alternatively, please email theswaffhamhistorygroup@ gmail.com for further information. New members are always welcome; you are not required to do any research or have any qualifications just, obviously, an interest in our local history. "We have new events planned this year including walking football, group tai chi, beat the tide, flower arranging and a classic car event. Also we have returning favourites like the Battle of the Bands and Soap Box Derby back in its rightful place in September to wrap up the summer events season for west Norfolk.” Find out more about planned events in Hunstanton at west-norfolk.gov.uk/hunstantonevents. Walking for Health run a regular programme of walks throughout the borough. They are a registered charity and experienced at leading safe, friendly and sociable walks. More details can be found at wnwfh.org.uk. 13
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