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KING’S LYNN: High-flying drama in sky at Festival Too
Pop, rock and plenty of soul are set to attract thousands to Festival Too events with top acts including Gareth Gates, The Primitives and Harry Cracknell.
KING’S LYNN: Blue to headline Festival Too
More than a decade after they first flew to the top of the charts with All Rise, the Blue boys are back and set to headline Festival Too as part of their 2013 European tour.
WESTACRE: Cash to help young people at theatre
Performing arts students will benefit from a £300 donation to Westacre Theatre.
DERSINGHAM: Boutique just pops up to raise cash for charity
A Dersingham homeware shop hosted a ‘pop-up’ boutique to raise money for the Macmillan cancer centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
DOWNHAM MARKET: Pub is apple of Camra’s eye as it wins regional accolade
Cider drinkers can raise a glass to celebrate the Railway Arms at Downham being crowned East Anglia cider pub of the year.
KING’S LYNN: Make your own medieval tile at Lynn Museum
Lynn Museum is holding a special Medieval Life activity day next Tuesday, May 28, from 11am to 2pm.
WALPOLE ST PETER: Flower festival held at church
A flower festival runs from Saturday, June 1 until Wednesday, June 5, at Walpole St Peter Church.
A day of celebration as King’s Lynn marks Hanse Day
Lynn will be celebrating International Hanse Day on Saturday with a packed programme of events and activities to showcase the Hanseatic links.
WEST NORFOLK: Help artist Andy choose landmarks
An artist is getting ready to make his second charity calendar – and is asking readers for help to pick which local landmarks it will feature.
WEST NORFOLK: How to feel better in mind and body
NHS experts are calling on people to dig out their running shoes, bicycles and gym gear in order to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
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DOWNHAM MARKET: Will you splash out for dragon boat races?
Businesses and community organisations are being encouraged to sign up for the dragon boat races at Downham’s popular Water Festival later this summer.
Players bring Music Man to village hall from Broadway
The Watlington Players are preparing to stage an award-winning Broadway show full of songs guaranteed to get your foot tapping and the whole family singing along.
CREAKE ABBEY: Blooming great day out for gardeners
More than 1,300 gardening enthusiasts are expected to flock to Creake Abbey’s sixth annual Plant Lovers’ Day next Saturday, where 26 nurseries from across East Anglia are set to display.
KING’S LYNN: Theatre company’s new twist to Nordic fairytale
A touring theatre company are set to put the wonder back into fairytales when they bring their debut show, with plenty of added claws, to Lynn’s Arts Centre next weekend.
SWAFFHAM: Old boys delve into archives - SEE VIDEO video
Ex-students of the former Hamond’s Grammar School in Swaffham had the chance to see some of the school’s archives at the town’s museum when they held their annual reunion at the weekend.
KING’S LYNN: A holy hangout for young Bible students
A Lynn clergyman has created a book of Bible studies to help introduce young people to the foundations of Christianity by looking at their own life experience.
HUNSTANTON: Frodo lords it over the ring Picture gallery
Hunstanton’s Glebe House School was teeming with dogs of all shapes and sizes, and their owners, on Sunday for the town’s annual Fun Dog Show.
WORD ON THE STREET - Eurovision voting politics a turn-off
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are expected to tune in tomorrow night when the annual Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Malmo, Sweden.
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WEST NORFOLK: The Rocking Bishop returns
West Norfolk’s favourite rock star, the Bishop of Lynn is set to hit those high notes with his latest fundraising album in aid of St Nicholas Chapel and Norfolk Hospice Tapping House.
FAKENHAM AND HUNSTANTON: Dementia awareness workshops
Carers for dementia patients will be able to pick up useful ideas for activities during library workshops.
WEST NORFOLK: KL.FM pull off golden triumph again
West Norfolk radio station KL.FM has scored a stunning victory again in the radio industry’s prestigious ‘Oscars’, the Sony Awards.
WEST NORFOLK: Deaf-initely not to be missed
West Norfolk rockers Deaf Havana will hit three university stages next weekend when the band headlines at the UK’s biggest independent festival – Slam Dunk.
NORTH WOOTTON: Fun day set to take club by storm
A Lynn charity will have a team of Storm Troopers on the VIP list of guests for a fundraising family fun day taking place this weekend.
KING’S LYNN: French connection in The Walks video
Visitors to The Walks in Lynn will be able to enjoy some new features to the landscape following work by French artists and landscape architects.
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HUNSTANTON: Exciting wait for two young film-makers
Two budding film-makers from Hunstanton’s Smithdon High School should find out this week if they have won a national award for their It’s No Choke video about the dangers of smoking.
KING’S LYNN: More quiz teams needed to boost Morley House
Organisers of a quiz night being held this week to raise money for a sensory room at Lynn’s Morley House need more people to take part.
WELNEY: Join volunteers for a bat safari
Staff at WWT Welney are calling on volunteer bat researchers to take a unique opportunity to help record which species are living in West Norfolk by going on safari on Friday night.
KING’S LYNN: Be a sport and make a spectacle of yourself, says Mel C
SPICE Girl Melanie Chisholm is inviting wannabe specs wearing superstars in Lynn to compete for the Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2013 title and a holiday to St Lucia.
KING’S LYNN: Globe Hotel undergoes £1m refurbishment
Lynn’s Globe Hotel is undergoing a makeover of just under £1 million which is set to give the building a fresh look both inside and out.
HUNSTANTON: Comedian opens revamped tourist information centre
Comedian Jimmy Cricket opened Hunstanton’s new-look Tourist Information Centre on Saturday, ahead of his summer season at the town’s Princess Theatre.
SWAFFHAM: £1,000-plus from Lions’ show
Swaffham and District Lions Club attracted about 700 people through the doors to visit its annual art and craft exhibition in the town’s Assembly Rooms last weekend.
CASTLE ACRE: Store’s backing for field
Castle Acre Playing Field Association has received a £500 boost to its funds from the village’s Costcutter supermarket.
NORFOLK: Rare Breeds Village at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show
Some exciting new attractions are lined up for this summer’s Royal Norfolk Show which was officially launched this week.
DERSINGHAM: Coffee and cake goes down wool
Dersingham Library’s knit-and-natter group hosted a cake-laden charity coffee morning which raised £206.55 for the Macmillan – and as well as raising money for the charity, the morning highlighted the wide range of cancer care booklets the library has available to borrow.
SNETTISHAM: Club pushes the boats out to give sailing fans a try
Snettisham Beach Sailing Club is hosting it’s annual free open day alongside the Royal Yacht Association’s event “Push the boat out”.
DOWNHAM MARKET: Prizes for pictures of ‘peace’ - SEE PICS & VIDEO video Picture gallery
Creative youngsters impressed judges with their snappy ideas in a photographic competition.
KING’S LYNN: Author signs deal on his own toy stories
A Lynn author has signed a major book contract for a series of 10 children’s stories and activity books called the Diaries of Robin’s Toys.
CLENCHWARTON: Who has stolen the sausages?
Clenchwarton Methodist Entertainment Group (CMEG) are putting on an original whodunnit this month to raise money for West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled.
KING’S LYNN: Trustees explain future plans of re-launched museum
Supporters learned more about the future plans of a re-launched Lynn museum and gallery.
DOWNHAM MARKET: Spaces still up for grabs at carnival parade
Spaces are still available for floats – and possibly some more unusual participants – to join Downham’s carnival parade later this month, organisers say.
KING’S LYNN: Juniors tune up for summer concerts
Rehearsals are in full swing for members of Lynn Town Band who are about to start their busy season of summer concerts in bandstands and venues across West Norfolk.
Good grief, it’s mourning glory!
A tale of loss, love and legacy – members of Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre Club are staging their spring production, Wife After Death, next weekend.
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