Knit and Knatter
Tuesday 5 March, Tuesday 2 April 2024 – 10am – 12pm
Price – Free, Donations welcome
Suitable for : Adults
Join us to knit, natter and enjoy a hot drink and a biscuit. Supported by The Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership Scheme and National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Mardle and Make
Tuesday 5 March, Tuesday 2 April 2024 – 2pm – 4pm
Price – Free, Donations welcome
Suitable for : Adults
Bring your craft project, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, and have a mardle. Supported by The Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers Landscape Partnership Scheme and National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Home Education: Fairy Tale House
Friday 8 March 2024 – 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Price – £3.50 per participating child
Suitable for : Children aged 5 to 9 years old but older children welcome.
Can you help the Fairy Tale Land postie find their missing post sack? Meet fairy tale characters, handle historic artefacts and more. This workshop is designed for children aged 5 to 9 years old but we are happy to welcome older children too. For more information, please email [email protected].
Pulp Ware Workshop for Adults
Saturday 9 March 2024 – 10am – 12.30pm
Price – Free but advanced booking essential
Suitable for : Adults
Join artist Sian Hogarth to learn about Thetford’s unique industry – Pulp Ware and create some of your own.
Pulp Ware Workshop – for young people aged 12 to 25 years old
Saturday 9 March 2024 – 1pm – 3.30pm
Price – Free but advanced booking essential
Suitable for : Young people aged 12 to 25 years old
Join artist Sian Hogarth to learn about Thetford’s unique industry – Pulp Ware and create some of your own. This workshop is for young people aged between 12 and 25 years old to attend independently.
Bones & Stones: the Story of Palaeolithic Humans in the Brecks Talk – Tim Holt-Wilson
Tuesday 12 March 2024 – 2pm – 3pm
Price – £5 or free for Ancient House Friends and Norfolk Museums Service Passholders
Suitable for : Adults
Join Tim Holt-Wilson, an independent scholar and author researching and developing geoconservation and public engagement with geodiversity in the East Anglia region, UK, for a presentation explaining the special contributions that the Brecks Fen Edge and River valleys have made to our understanding of Palaeolithic settlement in Britain, from 500,000 to 10,000 years ago.
Talk: Thetford at the Great Exhibition 1851
Tuesday 9 April 2024 – 2pm – 3pm
Price – £5 Per Person. Free for Norfolk Museums Service Passholders and Ancient House Friends.
Suitable for : Adults
Join Melissa Hawker (Learning Officer) to find out about the Thetford connections to the Great Exhibition of 1851 from industrial displays to diamonds.
