Annual Christmas Social- December 2021
The Group’s annual Christmas social was held in The Hub Café at the Sheringham Little Theatre. 23 people attended and an enjoyable time was had by all.
The Group’s annual Christmas social was held in The Hub Café at the Sheringham Little Theatre. 23 people attended and an enjoyable time was had by all.
Marcus talked about 200 years of Sheringham Park as a working estate. Behind the public face of Sheringham Park there is a working estate, just as there has been for well over 200 years. The talk takes the form of an illustrated “walk” around the estate, looking at the clues demonstrating changes in land use…
Award winning historian Neil R. Storey gave a talk entitled “Notorious Norfolk Murders” at Sheringham Little Theatre. This is was a darkly fascinating, illustrated, talk exploring the murders and dark deeds of Norfolk past including once infamous cases such as the Norwich Dumpling Poisoner, the the Burnham sickness, the Yarmouth Beach Murder, the Weybourne trunk…
Lisa Little reviewed how the Museum came into being, a story featuring people well known to many of our members. From small beginnings in a back lane off Station Road to the present building, the story continued with an outline of plans for the coming year. The talk was followed by a short SHG AGM.
Our meetings resumed after the Covid restrictions were largely lifted with the annual Sheringham History Group excursion. This took place on Wednesday, August 25th. This was a two part event, with visits in both the morning and afternoon. Gunton Park Sawmill, the only water powered sawmill in North Norfolk, was visited in the morning. In the afternoon…