A summary of the events happening all over the county this month
1st-16th F
estival of Music
Wymondham Music Festival kicks off at Central Hall with the Festival Ceilidh, featuring Whirligig (7.30pm). See our Five Minutes With... feature on page 63 for more details.
www.wymfest.org.uk
2nd
Charity quilting
Downham Market U3A Quilters Show will be held at the town’s Methodist Church Hall on Paradise Road. Proceeds to Cancer Research and The Dogs Trust.
Open 10am to 4pm, admission £2 includes free raffle ticket.
2nd
Classic jazz
The Classic Dixieland Trio is playing from 6.30pm at Great Plumstead Village Hall Playing Fields on Church Road (take your own picnic and chairs).
Tickets £8 adults, £3 children, £20 family (two adults, two children), from Thorpe End Post Office, 01603 433211; Annette Jude, 01508 492308; Rev Darleen Plattin, 01603 300093, and on gate. Proceeds to church funds.
2nd-3rd
Seven Sacraments
Ringstead celebrates its 39th annual open garden event. Gardens open from 11am, lunch served at The Old Rectory, with teas available from Westgate House, along with craft stalls, cakes, tombola, raffle and plant stall. St Andrew’s Church will house the floral displays, and art work will be on display around the gardens.
To pre-book lunch and for more information, 07786 316610.
3rd
Judy and the Rat Pack
Singers Paul Amer, Stephen Amer and Ellie Darnell, their live band and backing dancers present swing classics at Sheringham Little Theatre.
Tickets, £16, from box office, 01263 822347; www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com
4-15 and 26-31
Never Mind the Art
The Norwich 20 Group (N20G) exhibition, Eastern Horizons, is at The Forum and Never Mind the B* Art Show Here’s the 20 Group is at The Undercroft (below the War Memorial).
www.norwich20group.co.uk
8th
Salute to Shakespeare
Southrepps Chorale performs its Salute to William Shakespeare at Binham Priory at 6pm, including a picnic interval.
Tickets, £8 adults, under-16s £2, from Olga Bryant, 01263 83403; info@southreppschorale.org.uk
9th
Big Top Ball
Maui Waui and Bo Nanafana Social Club’s Masquerade Ball is in a big top in Earlham Park, Norwich, with French Electro Swing Band Kabaret, plus aerial circus shows, canapés, cocktails and cabaret.
www.mauiwauievents.co.uk
9th
celebration time
City College Norwich marks its 125th anniversary with a Summer Celebration Fair, open to all, 10am to 2pm, free entry.
City College, Ipswich Road, Norwich
9th
Musical delights
Aylsham Singers present A Garden of Musical Delights in Aylsham Parish Church, at 7.30pm.
Tickets, £7.50, from Barnwells, Aylsham Market Place, or Caryl on 01263 732808.
10th
Birthday celebrations
Herbert Woods boating company celebrates its 90th birthday with a free entry summer fete and celebratory regatta at Potter Heigham.
www.herbertwoods.co.uk/90years
14th
The King is Dead
Historian David Starkey talks about the Tudors, at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange, from 7.30pm.
Tickets, £16, concesssions £14; 01553 779116; www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk
16th
Gardening Summer Show
Blofield and District Gardening Club’s Summer Show is at the Margaret Harker Hall, Blofield, with exhibits open to view from 2pm.
www.blofieldgardeningclub,org.uk
16th
Mozart in Holt
Sheringham and Cromer Choral Society and Orchestra performs its Summer Royal Gala Concert at Auden Theatre, Holt.
Tickets £12 (under-18s free) from Auden Theatre box office; 01263 713444; www.audentheatre.co.uk
17th
Summer in Stalham
The Museum of the Broads at Stalham holds its Jazz and Beer evening Savoir Faire Jazz Trio.
www.museumofthebroads.org.uk
17th
Around the garden
Norfolk Lymphoma Group holds an open afternoon at The Bishop’s House Garden, Norwich, to support people affected by lymphatic cancer; with performances from soprano Hayley Moss and The Poringland Singers’ Choir.
Open 1-5pm, admission £3; www.norfolklymphoma.org.uk
17th
Big Cycle Ride
The Cozens-Hardy Big Cycle Ride at Blickling Estate celebrates The Big C’s 35th anniversary with £3.50 from the £20 entry fee going to the Norfolk cancer charity. A family-friendly 3.5km off-road loop has been added to the three scenic 25-mile road loops.
www.thecozenshardybigcycleride.co.uk
20th
Midsummer at Holkham
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed by London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) in the walled garden at Holkham Hall.
Adults £15, children £10, family (two adults, two children) £45, 01328 713111; www.holkham.co.uk
23rd-24th
Summer crafts
Twenty of Norfolk’s finest artists and craftspeople showcase their work at Back to the Garden in Letheringsett.
Free entry; www.northnorfolkartsandcrafts.org; www.back-to-the-garden.co.uk
23rd-29th
Birdie shopping
Birdie Fortescue, owner of The Kitchen, in Burnham Market, hosts a shopping event to showcase Norfolk’s creative talent, including fashion brand TROY, clothing company Beulaha and jewellery brand Laura Paul.
Open 9.30am–5.30pm, free entry; www.birdiefortescue.co.uk
23rd-31st
Prized art
See the shortlisted pieces for this year’s Holt Festival Art Prize at the Auden Theatre in Holt. The winner will be announced at a private view on July 24, by actor Sir John Hurt. The exhibition is part of the Holt Festival Art Trail that also takes in many other galleries and exhibition spaces around the town.
Turn to page 58 for our special feature on the festival; www.holtfestival.org
18th-22nd and 22nd-25th
Agapanthus weeks
Raveningham Gardens, near Hales, NR14 6NS, has two special agapanthus weeks this month with large displays of the flowers.
Adults £5, concessions £4.50 and under-16s free; 01508 548480; www.raveningham.com
If you have an event you would like to have featured in Calendar, email details to judith.palmer@archant.co.uk or write to Judith Palmer, EDP Norfolk magazine, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich, NR1 1RE, including a contact name and phone number.
