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Latest Newsletter (July)

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Hallo everyone. I have realised to my horror that I haven't sent you a newsletter since March! I can only plead, as we all do, life and it's complications. However, I'm sure you have noticed how busy we have been;- a tremendous variety of talks, to say nothing of the museum, the radios, the exhibitions and of course our archive.

 

We have also welcomed Waveney Volunteers for Nature to the Old School. They have kindly taken on the care of our grounds, maintaining them for the benefit of wildlife, as they do the two Brockdish commons and much else besides. The Parish Council, which meets in our building, is also promoting a greener approach to our gardens so we are very proud of all our efforts to promote more care of our lovely environment.

 

We also of course had a joint open day with the wildlife group on 29th June. We combined it with a garage sale, a BBQ, lots of tea and cake, the radio museum and our own exhibition;- Wow!

 

Since then we very much enjoyed a further Wednesday evening talk by Joe Edward-Gill. His hobby is metal detecting and he treated us to a fascinating talk, covering  the history of East Anglia and its many changes of tomography, population and  environment all accompanied by an extensive collection of his finds, news about metal detectors themselves and the ethics of how detectorists go about their hobby.

 

We had intended to have a further OPEN DAY on 28th July but have now decided not to proceed with that. It is very close to our successful June one and of course many of us and our potential visitors are on holiday, busy with family and (hopefully) lots of trips out in lovely summer weather. However, both museums will still be open on 28th and twice a month thereafter and you are welcome to browse. Some of us will be there to greet you and answer any questions you may have.

 

Our talks will resume on September, 4th with Gordon Lascelles treating us to a further walk around Harleston. Gordon is a great guide and he has developed a new walk entitled “Horrible Harleston!”.  There is very little that Gordon doesn't know about Harleston and he is a great speaker, as we discovered on our last visit to the town.

 

Do have a look at our website (waveneyheritage.com) for a list of all our Autumn talks;- fun and informative as always.

 

 

Have a great summer and we'll see you soon!

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STOP PRESS! Do you have time to spare and an interest in the history of the Waveney Valley?  If you have, do think about volunteering, either in the museum or archive or maybe giving a talk? We'd be delighted to welcome you!