Britain's What's On Event Guide
What's On Harleston
Today to Sun 20 May, by distance, closest first.
Sundial Farm - Open Garden for NGS
3 acre family garden with charming features including giant topiary faces, a secret garden and a pond. There is a new ornamental cutting and vegetable garden with greenhouse, extensive perennial planting, a hazel walk and orchards.
Sundial Farm, Norwich
Sat 19 May
Rumburgh May Day Fete
Wonderful, traditional May Day Fete held opposite the Rumburgh Buck pub on the Pleasure Ground. Maypole, Morris Dancing, live music, tom-bola, fantastic raffle, cake stall, plant stall, book stall, tea tent, BBQ, coconut Shy, boules, Children’s activities, ice cream van and other great sales stalls.
The Pleasure Ground, Mill Road, Rumburgh, Halesworth, IP19 ONT.
Mon 7 May
Harleston & Waveney Art Trail
The Harleston & Waveney Art Trail runs across two weekends in the picturesque Waveney Valley on the boundary of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Featuring the work of 24 artists, the will showcase a variety of work across 23 locations around Harleston, Bungay and surrounding villages.
Various across south Norfolk
Sat 19 May, Sun 20 May, Sat 26 May to Mon 28 May
Halaesworth Garden Market
The Spring Garden Market will be held in the Medieval Market Place in Halesworth and will feature local growers and plant producers from around the region as well as vintage tools, decorative pieces for the garden and lots more garden related items.
Market Place, Halesworth
Sat 28 Apr
Lunchtime Recital and Picnic in the Pews
The Rococos - Patrick Crooke, Jackie Cuninghame and Alastair Cuninghame specialise in historically informed performances of the wonderful music of the Baroque musical era.
Please have a look at our facebook page ’FriendsOfStMarysHalesworth’ for details of previous recitals and upcoming events.
St Marys Church, Steeple End, Halesworth
Wed 9 May
HDCF Sponsored Walk - A Walk to Remember
On Sunday May 13th the Halesworth Dementia Carers Fund are having a sponsored walk along the Halesworth Millennium walk starting at 10am from the park. This Walk is being called
WALK TO REMEMBER giving people the opportunity to Remember a past loved one, a lost pet or maybe a family member or friend with Dementia.
Halesworth Park
Sun 13 May
Rose May Fete
Rose May Fete
now in its 5th year we will be holding our annual May Day Fete
Indoor and outdoor stalls
Fun dog show
arena displays
inflatables
live music
church road, beccles
Mon 7 May
The R34 Adventure - Work in Progress
Diss Museum manager, Basil Abbott, will give a report on his work so far for next year’s airship centenary. The R34 did the first double airborne crossing of the Atlantic and came back to Pulham.
St Mary’s Church Hall, Mount Street, Diss
Fri 18 May
Laura Knight or Evelyn Dunbar--Who is the Greatest Artist?
Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) is generally regarded as the greatest British female artist of the 20th Century. Evelyn Dunbar (1906-1960) is far less known but is coming into her own, following the exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in 2015-16.
Diss Corn Hall & Old Stables Gallery
St Nicholas Street, Diss
Wed 16 May
The Silver Dollar Country Music Club presents Jim Worton
Sunday evening of country music
The Park Hotel, Denmark Street, Diss
Sun 29 Apr
Beccles Antiques Street Market
The Beccles Antiques Street Market held in the centre of Beccles will take place on Sunday 6th May. The market plays host to a hundred general and specialist dealers selling a wide range of good quality antiques and collectables including furniture, silver, china, linen, jewellery, books, clocks, retro and vintage...
Beccles Town centre
Sun 6 May
Premium Listing
Bingo
Rosedale Funeral Home presents a fun-filled family night of Bingo
Beccles Public Hall, Smallgate, Beccles
Fri 4 May
Young Talent @ The Hall
Calling all 11 - 17 year old performers to enter our talent competition
Beccles Public Hall, Smallgate, Beccles
Sat 12 May
An Afternoon with Martin Bell
Martin Bell - War and Death of the News
Beccles Public Hall, Smallgate, Beccles
Sun 13 May
Film & Baby
The Big Sick Cert 12a
For parents/careers with children up to 18 months, higher lights, lower sound, nappy changing facilities, relaxed, social environment.
Beccles Public Hall, Smallgate, Beccles
Thu 17 May
New Buckenham Art Exhibition
Exhibition of Painting Drawings Photographs Textiles Prints and Cards. The exhibition is open over the Easter Weekend Sat.31st March Sun.1st April Mon. 2nd. opening times 11 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Refreshments teas coffee and homemade cakes.
All proceeds to our Church and Village Hall .
New Buckenham Village Hall Moat Lane.
Tue 1 May, Wed 2 May
Wenhaston Produce, Craft & Flea Market
A wide and ever-changing range of local foods and produce, crafts, plants, home-baking and pre-loved treasures. Refreshments available from the on-site cafe.
Wenhaston Village Hall, Hall Road, Wenhaston
Sat 28 Apr
Skydive for Fresh Start-new beginnings
Have you always wanted to do a Skydive for a local charity.
If so, Fresh Start – new beginnings are looking for people to take part on the 28 April 2018.
Beccles Airfield
Sat 28 Apr
Bioblitz at Banham Zoo!
Come and celebrate springtime as we hold our second bioblitz at Banham Zoo - Make sure to bring your camera to add your records to our list!
Banham Zoo
Today
The Big 50!
Which of our animals can live for 50 years? Which animal is found in over 50 countries?
As part of our 50th birthday celebrations we are exploring the zoo and discovering just how many 50s we can find!
Banham Zoo
Sat 5 May and Sun 6 May
The Norfolk Branch of the Western Front Association, talk.
Title to be confirmed, due to change of speaker.
White Horse Inn, Trowse, Norwich.
Tue 1 May
Pyjama Drama regular sessions - Rainbows (3-4 yrs)
Imaginative play and drama sessions for 2/3 year olds.
Every session is different. One week the children might be visiting the king at the castle, the next flying to the moon and the week after they could be jungle explorers.
Fairland Hall,
38 Fairland Street,
Wymondham.
Thu 26 Apr, Thu 3 May, Thu 10 May, Thu 17 May, Thu 24 May
Mulberry House, Westleton - Open Garden for NGS
This is a completely new garden for our new home. The contemporary house in the centre of a traditional Suffolk village sits in a great space. We want to create a garden to do the architecture, the landscape and the village setting justice.
Mulberry House, Westleton, Saxmundham
Sun 6 May
Heigham Holmes - International Dawn Chorus Day Walk
As part of International Dawn Chorus Day, enjoy a guided walk with the National Trust Ranger on this special reserve. Look for marsh harriers, wildfowl, spring migrants and even bittern and cranes. At the end of the walk enjoy a continental breakfast. Beginners and older children welcome. Booking Essential.
Heigham Holmes, Martham Ferry, Ferrygate Lane, Martham
Sun 6 May
Heigham Holmes - Heigham Holmes Discovery Walk
Explore secrets of this unusual nature reserve with a ranger and learn more about its history, wildlife and our conservation work. Join a ranger to discover this unique nature reserve hidden away on the Norfolk Broads.
Heigham Holmes, Martham Ferry, Ferrygate Lane, Martham
Wed 16 May
Discussion on Gravitation
It is known that some part of the film - these are scenes that were shot in the open space, which adds the film even more brightness and realism.
Unthank Road
Tue 24 Apr
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies plus support. Artists performing: Barenaked Ladies.: Tickets avaiable.
The Nick Rayns LCR, Norwich
Wed 25 Apr
Meet Neil Haverson who will talk about and read from his new book Ink in my Blood
Ink in my Blood features Neil’s reflections on on 50 years in the newspapers industry and his favourite columns, including the EDP’s Fortress H dispatches. Signed copies of the book available at £11; evening includes a glass of wine or soft drink.
Revelation Christian Bookshop and Cafe, St Michael at Plea Church, Redwell Street, Norwich
Wed 2 May
Lights, Camera, Connaught Hall!
Join the Attleborough Players as they take you on a journey through the stage and screen including some of the best songs from movies and musicals.
Connaught Hall, Attleborough, Norfolk
Thu 10 May and Fri 11 May
The reunion a comedy by Peter Gordon, directed by Julie Benfield
The reunion a comedy by Peter Gordon, directed by Julie Benfield
Nigel has optimistically arranged a reunion in the back room of a pub.
Assembly House, Theatre Street, NorwichJ
Tue 8 May to Sat 12 May
History for All: Political Activism in the Past
From the medieval period onward, political activism has often had profound and far-reaching effects which continue to shape our understanding of the present.
The Forum, Norwich
Sat 19 May
Masterclass with Hannah Francis, Soprano
UEA Music Society and Opera Society have joined together to host a vocal Masterclass given by former principal soprano at the English National Opera, Hannah Francis.
This is a unique opportunity to experience a Masterclass given by an outstanding professional singer.
UEA Music Centre, University of East Anglia
Sat 12 May
Mozart Requiem and Haydn Theresa Mass
The last concert of our season, in the generous acoustic of St John’s RC Cathedral, presents two great choral works by the Classical masters, Haydn & Mozart. Haydn’s Maria Theresa Mass is one of his six great Masses from 1790s Vienna.
Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich
Sat 28 Apr
Call my Quaff
An entertaining evening in the form of Call my Bluff. Join Norwich Door to Door and our celebrity panel at the Narthex, The Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Our three panelists will describe the wine and you and your team will need to determine who is telling the truth. Prize goes to the winning team!
The Narthex, The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Unthank Rd, NOrwich
Thu 17 May
Dual Jet Control - Harry Cory Wright
The Fairhurst Gallery in Norwich will host an exhibition of drawings and paintings by one of Britain’s most celebrated photographers, Harry Cory Wright.
Dual Jet Control will include a selection of the artist’s lesser known works on paper which explore the North Norfolk salt marshes.
Fairhurst Gallery, Websdales Court, Bedford St, Norwich
Tue 24 Apr to Sat 28 Apr, Tue 1 May to Sun 6 May
Speed Dating in Norwich
Norwich Speed Dating How speed dating in Norwich works A great event to go to is Speed Dating in Norwich. How it works is our friendly professional hosts will greet you and they will settle you in by briefly explaining the format of the Speed Dating evening.
All Bar One, 29 Tombland
Wed 25 Apr
Patience
Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan, is the duo’s comic opera lampooning the Aesthetic Movement of the 1880s, with fleshly poets, lovesick maidens, an earthy milkmaid and burly dragoons galore. With some of Sullivan’s finest music and Gilbert at his most satirical, this is a rare treat to enjoy at the Maddermarket
Maddermarket Theatre Norwich
Wed 9 May to Sat 12 May
UEA Choir Concert: Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
UEA Choir, under the direction of UEA Choirmaster Tom Primrose, warmly invite you to join them for a large-scale performance of Rossini’s magnificent Petite Messe Solennelle, on Saturday 28 April at 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich.
St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich
Sat 28 Apr
DollyWould
Oh look, 2016 Fringe First winners SH!T THEATRE again. What is it this time? Oh, is it unemployment? Is there a crisis? Did the government do something wrong again?
No, it’s a show about Dolly Parton. We f*cking love her.
Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts St, Norwich
Fri 27 Apr
Mendlesham Street Fayre
A day out for all the family.
Monday 7th May. Old Market Street, Mendlesham. Stalls: crafts, tombola, jewellery, books, plants.
Old Market Street and Community Centre, Mendlesham
Mon 7 May
2 day - MIND BODY SOUL Fair/Festival - 5th & 6th May 2018
This is a 2 day fair which is full of Complementary therapies, Readings, Crystals and taster treatments. Various practitioners offering you the opportunity to indulge and relax yourself.
City Academy Norwich, 299 Bluebell Road, Norwich, .
Sat 5 May and Sun 6 May
The Nature of Forgetting
Following a highly successful run at Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Theatre Re’s The Nature of Forgetting now launches an exciting international tour. It is a powerful, explosive and joyous piece about what is left when memory and recollection are gone.
Norwich Playhouse
42 - 58 St. George’s Street
Norwich
Wed 9 May
Carlton Colville mum2mummarket Nearly New Sale
*MUM2MUMMARKET COMES TO LOWESTOFT*
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Grab yourself a *BARGAIN* at our Nearly New Sale. Massive savings to be had.
£2 Entry on the door or get a 2-4-1 entry voucher online at www.mum2mummarket.co.uk
Want to book a stall?
Carlton Colville Community Centre
Hall Road
Carlton Colville
Sun 29 Apr
Plant Sale
Annual plant sale held by the Thorpe and District Gardening Club.Hundreds of plants, flowers, vegetables and sundries for sale. Also books and bug homes, all proceeds to club funds.
37 Eastern Av, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich.
Sat 12 May and Sun 13 May
The Mozart Orchestra concert: A Celebration of Mozart
Join The Mozart Orchestra for ’A Celebration of Mozart’, on Saturday 5th May 2018 at 7:30pm at Norwich Central Baptist Church.
This first concert of our 2018 season features Mozart’s beautiful Clarinet Concerto, for which we are delighted to welcome guest soloist Rachel Cannon.
Norwich Central Baptist Church, Duke Street, Norwich
Sat 5 May
I spy...Circus trail
Follow our I spy circus trail around Norwich’s Historic Churches to find all the hidden letters.
Once you have all 10 letters, rearrange them to spell the name of Norwich’s famous Circus Proprietor.
Maps can be downloaded from www.theoakcircuscentre.
Oak Street
Today to Sat 28 Apr