September scenes in Downham Market, King’s Lynn and Swaffham
All Our Yesterdays: September scenes
September 2010: Protestors against proposed cuts to Lynn Arts Centre are pictured outside West Norfolk Council Offices before a heated debate was held over a controversial plan to move the arts galleries into Lynn’s Town Hall complex in a bid to save £100,000. The meeting was attended by 60 people – some wearing black in protest – and most were pleased when the council decided to postpone any decision for two months.
September 2011: Let’s paint King’s Lynn pink was this rallying cry to women throughout the town. It was in support of Cancer Research UK which was organising fundraising events nationwide to be held in late October. Norfolk Green buses decided to get on board and painted one of their buses pink especially for the event. At the front of our picture, holding two of the posters is bus driver Lucy Barley – who had had breast cancer – with, from left, Anne Warner, Sue Wedge, Nigel Firth (Norfolk Green), Jo Daisley, Elaine Douglass and Sylvia Rands.
September 2009: This was the new team on duty at the popular St Margaret’s Church café in Lynn. The Merry Maids of St Margaret’s – from left Effie Klopper, Linda Laws and Pat Knights – served tea, coffee, cake and sandwiches once a month on Saturdays to visitors.
September 2013: West End star Darren Day revealed he had family connections with West Norfolk when he joined the cast for a photo-call ahead of Lynn’s festive pantomime Beauty and the Beast. “My grandad came from Fair Green in Middleton and we often visited him as kids,” he said. Day was to take two roles in the Corn Exchange spectacular – as the Prince and the Beast. From left: Steven Pinder as Jean-Jacques, John Pritchard as Potty Pierre, kneeling, Darren Day, Adam Newstead as Bertrand the Butler, Joanna Sawyer as Belle and Chloe Hart as Fairy Formidable.
September 2013: Keen gardeners in Downham are pictured here with their prizes as the winners of Freebridge Community Housing’s Sheltered Scheme gardening competition.
September 2013: Hundreds of children across West Norfolk had a ghoulish summer holiday when taking part in the Creepy House Summer Reading challenge at their local library. Pictured here at Gaywood library, Deputy Borough Mayor Barry Ayres joins Margaret Wilkinson and library staff and the successful youngsters showing off their certificates.
September 2013: Heavy downpours failed to deter visitors to an open day and afternoon tea party organised by Enjoy Swaffham Community Allotment Project Enterprise on the Tumbler Hill site. Project worker Katy Fullilove (far left) and Mayor Ann Thorp (far right) are pictured with visitors and helpers.
September 2010: What a fine sight. King’s Lynn Town Band performed in The Walks on Heritage Open Day.
September 2010: Harry Potter actor Chris Rankin (who played Percy Weasley) was the special guest at a presentation ceremony for Duke of Edinburgh gold award winners. He is pictured centre, with Viscountess Knollys, the vice-Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, and the successful winners. Photo:
