Summer Excursion – details TBC
SHG intends, as in past years, to organise a Summer Excursion to a local point of historic interest.
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The Smugglers of Wells – Steve Adcock
Sheringham Museum The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, SheringhamSmugglers of the 18th and 19th centuries are often depicted as heroic figures defying high taxes and an oppressive government, all set against a backdrop of moonlight, secret tunnels and rugged coastline.
Stiffkey Wooden Boats: A History- John Keyte
Sheringham Museum The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, SheringhamJohn Keyte, from the Rescue Wooden Boats group at Stiffkey will tell stories of the working wooden boats unique to this coast, of the people who built and used them, and of the skills and craftsmanship involved.
Two Norfolk Admirals – Kelvin van Hasselt
Sheringham Museum The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, SheringhamA tale of two admirals. Admiral Nelson commanded the fleet which kept Napoleon at bay; Admiral Fisher rebuilt the navy which kept the Kaiser out. Which admiral was the more influential figure in British naval history?
Winter Social Event for Members – details TBC
SHG intends, as in past years, to organise a winter social event for members .
The Quakers in Sheringham
Sheringham Museum The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, SheringhamTwo members of the “Society of Friends” meeting in Sheringham, Sheila Goldsmith and Ruth Yates, will give us the background to the Quaker’s history in both the town, and the wider county of Norfolk.
Norfolk’s Suffragettes and Sufferagists – Debbie Bradley
Sheringham Museum The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, SheringhamMore info soon
From Near to Far. The Adventures of Sir Percy Wyn Harris KCMG, MBE, KStJ, MA.-Phil Hawes
Sheringham Museum The Mo, Lifeboat Plain, SheringhamWyn, as he preferred to be known, went to school in Norfolk and later spent much of his working life in Colonial Africa. An athlete of note, he was a renowned high altitude mountaineer and ocean sailor.
