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Reepham Society talk by Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey director

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Everyone is invited to a presentation by Matthew Champion, director of the award-winning Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey, in Reepham Town Hall on Tuesday 10 November. Refreshments will be available from 7.15 pm and the talk is due to begin at 7.30 pm and will last about one hour. Entry is free to Reepham Society members and £3 on the door to non-members.
 

Preserve the past for the future, but enjoy it now

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Dear RL Reader
 
The Reepham Archive upstairs in the Bircham Centre has a large, varied and ever increasing collection of old documents and photographs, which our volunteers are working very hard to preserve. The collection is a valuable part of our heritage and a unique resource for anyone wishing to research the people and places that are our town’s history.
 

 

The Reepham Society presents Runton Rock: great bands at the West Runton and Cromer pavilions

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From the dance bands of the 50s, through soul, disco and glam rock, to the punk and heavy metal of the early ‘80s, the best music acts of the time topped the bill at the legendary venues of West Runton Pavilion and Cromer Royal Links Pavilion.  These included, Chuck Berry, T Rex, Roy Harper, Suzi Quatro, Adam and the Ants, Motorhead, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Sex Pistols, and the Cure.
 

Working the Fields: Photographs from East Anglia

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An illustrated talk about his work with East Anglian farming communities by renowned photographer Justin Partyka who, for ten years, has photographed throughout Norfolk & Suffolk, exploring a world of rabbit catchers, reed cutters, and the region’s small-scale farmers; a way of life deeply rooted in the past and its traditional methods and knowledge. His painterly use of colour beautifully captures the special qualities of our light and this timeless way of life.
 

Managing Blickling: A presentation by Helen Bailey

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Have you visited Blickling and wondered what it must be like to run an estate of that size, complexity and importance.  Would you like to know more from the person who really knows?
 
The Reepham Society invites you to “Managing Blickling”; a presentation by Helen Bailey, General Manager of the Blickling Estate, on her responsibilities for the Hall, the park, the farms & the tenanted properties.
 
In St Michael’s Reepham at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 9 September.
Reepham Society members free, non-members £2 on the door.

The Reepham Society: Picnic at Salle Church

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Picnic at Salle Church
 
The Reepham Society is hosting a picnic at Salle church from 2.30 pm this Saturday, the 2nd of August. 
 
This is a very informal afternoon so please bring your friends and your own picnic and we will supply tea and cold drinks; we can go into the Church if it rains.  Dogs under control are fine, but please remember that they will need to be kept out of the church and the graveyard. 
 

AGM 2014 and Reepham Society website

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Dear Reepham Society members,
Just a brief reminder that the AGM is on 8th April at 7.30 pm in St Michael's,  The formalities will be followed by beverages, wine and nibbles and a chance to look at and discuss some of our members private collections.  For the agenda, the minutes of the SGM and more information about the Society, please go to our new website at www.reephamsociety.org.uk
 
Mike Cowdrey
Chairman

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