Stephen Gillam is a semi-retired GP and public health specialist who has written extensively in both fields. The author of a book bearing the title of this talk, he has won awards from both the RCGP and the Society of Apothecaries. He comes from a line of Norfolk apothecaries and general practitioners dating back eight...

  Norfolk born Elizabeth Fry lived a life of sufficient importance to merit her image on the previous edition of our £5 note (superseded only by Churchill). In a Live History presentation by Georgette Vale we will join Mrs Fry in 1845 and hear tell of her life as a Quaker and her work as...

History Group member Phyl Styles will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan) with a look at everyday life in the town after five grim years of war, and with loved ones still away fighting in the Far East. Based on extensive interviews with surviving residents who remember the day, Phyl will...

The North Norfolk Railway (NNR) have kindly invited an SHG party on a conducted visit to view the railway operation. This visit will take place on a Saturday, to best fit within NNR working requirements. There are only a limited number of places available, so regrettably only members can attend. Full details, including cost and...

Many members will remember the talk on Newhaven Court in Cromer that Helen gave to our group. She returns to consider the lives of those featured in artist Juliet Seebhom’s sketches. We can expect a very colourful account of turn of the 19th century beach life in Cromer, with copies of the author’s book available...

  For his annual talk in Sheringham, Neil Storey our Honorary President will take a look  back at the last year of the conflict,  VE Day, VJ Day and life in town and county immediately after the war, vividly told in stories and historic photographs from Neil Storey's remarkable archive.   This will be a...

Join us for a powerful and moving Remembrance Day talk with author Sue Smart as she shares the story of a single, fateful generation from Gresham's School who answered the call to arms in the First World War and never returned.Sue, a former Deputy Head and history teacher at Gresham's, brings to life the stories...

Our winter social event for members will be held at the Quaker Meeting House on Cremer Street, Sheringham Thursday 4th December at 2:00. This is an event for members and partners only. The cost is £6 per head. How to book?    Please e-mail Nick by Monday 11th November or tell Nick or Helen at the next meeting on 11th November. Please remember to let us...

During his working life with the NNDC, Brian was responsible for coordinating work on the Sea Defences for our stretch of Norfolk’s Deep History Coast. Join us as he reviews past and present Canutian activities. Meet at the Sheringham Museum at the Mo. 7.00 for a 7.30 start. The museum is on Lifeboat Plain. Please...

A look at the rise of the town of Great Yarmouth from the end of the Roman period to the 16th century.

The talk explains the rise and and subsequently the slow decline, of Yarmouth as a major herring fishery centre.

Norwich has always welcomed Strangers to its city but some have been more welcome than others. The Normans disrupted Anglo-Scandinavian life, breaking the 200-year link with Denmark and reconnecting with France and Europe.