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Dr Gifford at music society

THORNHAM resident, Dr Gerald Gifford, will be the guest when Lynn Music Society meets on Wednesday (February 29).

INCINERATOR: Protest songs - listen here

SMOKE On The Wash is a CD being sold to raise funds for the King’s Lynn Without Incineration campaign.

Earth Day cancelled

THE North Norfolk Coast Earth Day, planned for April, has been cancelled.

Concert will be a treat

WORLD music fans have a treat in store this month at Kettlestone village hall, two miles from Fakenham.

Focus on dates

FLEDGLING writers and poets are invited to turn their minds to the subject of anniversaries and celebrations in a special event organised by community group First Focus and Fakenham library.

Trust’s good deal of support

A CHARITY bridge competition has been arranged for next month to help to raise money for the Lynn-based Purfleet Trust which supports the homeless across West Norfolk.

Circus is in town

CIRCUS Mondao is back in town with its new 2012 production.

Lions put town events on web

SWAFFHAM and District Lions Club has launched a town events calendar on its website.

Launch of the King's Lynn Festival at the Bank House Hotel in King's Staithe Square on Lynn's waterfront. From left: Alan Pask (Festival Chairman), Nick Balaam (Chairman of King's Lynn Festival Chorus) and Sherie Naidoo (Festival Exhibition in the Fermoy Gallery).
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Fantastic line up announced for 2012 festival

A CELEBRATORY feast of music and the arts featuring top-class international names has been lined up for this summer’s King’s Lynn Festival to mark both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.

A Dobbies Garden World, similar to this one opened last August in Peterborough, could be coming to Lynn, creating 120-plus new jobs Picture: Supplied

Breaking News: Big garden centre could bring 120-plus new jobs to Lynn

LYNN is in line for at least 120 new jobs if planning permission is granted for the first Dobbies Garden World development in East Anglia.

EUROPEAN HOLIDAYS FROM JUST £5! See tomorrow’s Lynn News!

BACK by popular demand, a new and fabulous offer for family holidays is being promoted by the Lynn News this February.

Liz Falconbridge at King's Lynn Arts Centre with Back LtoR, Alfie Crown, Lucy Jordan, Jess Boykew, Karter Howlett. Front LtoR - Alisha Albert, Esma Muraz, Mollie Pemberton, Lydia Short. www.lynnnews.co.uk/buyaphoto

Certificates go to arty youngsters

A NATIONAL pilot scheme to encourage children from local primary schools to learn new arty techniques through experimental workshops has been hailed a success after the children were presented with their certificates.

Fancy being the next Scorsese?

CHILDREN aged between 11 and 14 in the Swaffham area are being offered the chance to learn the secrets of film-making and to try out their new skills.

Teenage Mummies LtoR - Chalkie Bowman, Kevin Cahill, Richard Moulton (molly the mummy) and Billy Easthall with Mummettes Luwanne Key and Sammie Peel. www.lynnnews.co.uk/buyaphoto

Mummies return for Tapping House

FANS of the Teenage Mummies are in for a trip down memory lane as the band prepare to reunite for a charity performance this spring.

Don’t you just love to dance?

SPRING is just around the corner and the search is on for people aged seven to 70 who love to dance.

Free beauty sessions

BEAUTY demonstrations and free epilation sessions are being offered at an open evening in the beauty department at Lynn’s College of West Anglia from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday, February 23.

Opening of Swaffham Museum for new season with Valentine's day. Mark Taylor playing the part of LT Valentine with guess how old my knickers are display.
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Swaffham: Museum’s undies go on show

SWAFFHAM Museum has opened for the new season with an appropriately romantic theme to its displays during February to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

FILMS

Film Programme from Friday, February 17 to Thursday,

Lynn Fiction Festival ready to roll!

FINAL preparations are being made for next month’s Fiction Festival, the 24th in Lynn’s history.

Welcome to the new West Dereham village hall. From left: Pam Bullass, Claire Cann, June Kellingray, Pearl Dossett (vice chairman), Pam Walker, Paula Kellingray (chairman) and Ruth Marsters (treasurer).
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Village hall gets a £250,000 revamp

HARD work and perseverance by a determined group of West Norfolk people to improve their 1950s village hall has paid off handsomely after a long wait.

King's Lynn Mart Chief Steward Donald Gray overlooking the Mart from the Helter Skelter  www.lynnnews.co.uk/buyaphoto

Get a taste of high life at the Mart

ORGANISERS are looking forward to a warm welcome at the opening ceremony of Lynn’s historical Mart today.

Fundraising gig at Bar Red

THE Kylie Foundation, a local volunteering group, is holding an over 14s gig to raise money for three local causes on Thursday.

World in a hall

World music fans have a treat in store this month at Kettlestone village hall, two miles from Fakenham.

Love all things in sea

“LOVE all things marine” is an opportunity to learn about the life living within in coastal waters, taking place on Tuesday, from 10.30am to 2pm.

Vietnam Picture

Vietnam arms museum dream comes true

OPENING an arms museum in once war-torn Vietnam has been the realisation of a dream for Robert Taylor.

Launch of Lynn Museum's new youth forum. 
left to right back Brodie Rake, Cameron Marshall and Stuart Hall
front Alex Smith
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Focus on films for new youth forum

FILM-MAKING and photography projects have been chosen for Lynn’s new museum youth forum.

Jim Kelly author of 'Death's Door'.
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Author Jim explores Lynn’s mean streets

SET in Lynn town centre and the coastline between Hunstanton and Wells, the adventures of Det Insp Peter Shaw continue in Death’s Door, the fourth novel in the thriller series by Jim Kelly.

Country & Blues music concert at Nene Lodge old peoples home.
left to right back Tony Brook (musician from Alabama USA) and Christina Rix
left to right front Alice Rix (Yvette's grandmother), Ann Price (Alice's sister) and Yvette Barwood (singer)

Concert was family trip down memory lane

LOCAL singer-songwriter Yvette Barwood delighted her great aunt, Ann Price, by performing a concert at Nene Lodge residential home in Sutton Bridge.

FILMS

Film Programme from Friday, February 10 to Thursday, February 16.

People sought for 100 per cent Norfolk show

A NEW show called 100 per cent Norfolk will star its population - and people from Lynn and surroundings areas could be included!

Country & Blues music concert at Nene Lodge old peoples home.
left to right back Tony Brook (musician from Alabama USA) and Christina Rix
left to right front Alice Rix (Yvette's grandmother), Ann Price (Alice's sister) and Yvette Barwood (singer)

Celtic Dream at Corn Exchange

A TOUCH of Ireland is due to come to Lynn next week.

Activities at Brancaster

A NUMBER of events are coming up at Brancaster Millennium Activity Centre.

Exhibition will mark Diamond Jubilee

TO celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is hosting an exhibition of portraits of Her Majesty by the photographer Cecil Beaton (1904-1980).

Latest at the libraries

THE latest CDs, DVDs and books available at libraries at Lynn and Gaywood are as follows:

Lynn: Arty activities this half-term

THE Vancouver Quarter is offering two full days of free activities to keep your little ones busy this half term.

ALADDIN DOWNHAM DRAMA SOCIETY DOWNHAM TOWN HALL

LAST year’s Sinbad at Downham was amongst the best panto of the season and I had high hopes for this production.

New wine fans welcome

CASUAL wine drinkers and committed connoisseurs have been invited to help boost the King’s Lynn Wine Appreciation Society’s numbers.

Middleton: Village pamper night

MIDDLETON Primary School and the neighbouring Buttercups Playgroup are holding a Pamper Evening from 7pm to 10pm on Friday, February 10.

Country & Blues music concert at Nene Lodge old peoples home.
left to right back Tony Brook (musician from Alabama USA) and Christina Rix
left to right front Alice Rix (Yvette's grandmother), Ann Price (Alice's sister) and Yvette Barwood (singer)

Razorlight to play Thetford forest

RAZORLIGHT will play Thetford Forest this summer, the final act to be announced at the venue as part of Forestry Commission Live Music 2012.

Lynn: Shedding the pounds

THE Stroke Association has joined forces with the Do Something Different programme to give people in West Norfolk the support they need to shed the pounds for good.

Zumba boost for playgroup funds

TWO West Norfolk playgroups which together have been running for 50 years are organising a fundraising Zumbathon next month.

BREAKING NEWS: Snow causes cancellation of big Legion event in Lynn

HEAVY overnight snow has led to the cancellation of today’s (Sunday) big Royal British Legion 90th anniversary celebrations in Lynn.

Country & Blues music concert at Nene Lodge old peoples home.
left to right back Tony Brook (musician from Alabama USA) and Christina Rix
left to right front Alice Rix (Yvette's grandmother), Ann Price (Alice's sister) and Yvette Barwood (singer)

Works fetch £500,000

A PRIVATE collection of more than 100 paintings by ornithological artist JC Harrison was sold for £500,000 at London auctioneers Bonhams last week.

Fakenham: Air cadets seeing stars

FAKENHAM air cadets from 2534 Squadron have explored the universe with the help of internet-based technology.

Half-term fun sessions

BRECKLAND Council has organised a programme of activities for children across the district during the school half-term holiday this month.

FILMS

Film programme from Friday, February 3 to Thursday, February 9

Dress Rehearsal for CMEG's show Beauty and the Beast at Clenchwarton Methodist Chapel

Beauty and the Beast at Clenchwarton

BEAUTY and the Beast is the latest offering from the stable of CMEG - Clenchwarton Methodist Entertainment Group.

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Thursday 23 February 2012

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