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THE ORIGINAL NORWICH CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARD SHOP 52ND YEAR The shop will be open in a NEW VENUE this year at 15 St Stephens Street just next to Sainsbury Local until Friday 15th December. Opening hours are Mondays to Saturdays 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

On sale are not just cards but calendars, wrapping paper and tags, postage stamps and other seasonal items. Cards are sold singlarly as well as in packs. There is something for everyone.

The shop is run by around 100 - people all volunteers and every penny we raise goes to the charities concerned. This was just over £40,000 in 2016 and since the shop opened in 1966 a staggering contribution of nearly 2 million has been given to the charities. www.oncccs.org.uk

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Translation Circus company. They will also give a taster of the sort of skills people of all ages can learn at The Oak throughout the year.

Since making their home at The Oak, Lost in Translation have rapidly become established as one of the country’s leading and best-loved contemporary circus companies for their trademark warm humour combined with heart-stoppingly virtuosic skilful aerial and floor acrobatics.

The company has toured widely throughout the UK and Europe and enjoyed repeat audience and critical success at the Edinburgh Festival. The professionals in the A Christmas Circus Carol will include Co-Director Massimiliano Rossetti and core artist Roisin Morris who are the Guinness World Record holders for most somersaults on a Korean Cradle in one minute. www. lostintranslationcircus.com The Friday performance will see performances from The Oak’s growing community of adult students followed by our professional LiT Circus tutors. Saturday’s will showcase performances from the smallest circus enthusiasts from The Oak Youth Circus programme alongside adult students and a performance from LiT Circus. On the Sunday young students from Norwich’s Central School of Dance will take centre stage followed by a performance from LiT Circus tutors.

THE GIGGLY GOAT The Giggly Goat opened in the bustling Norwich Lanes in March 2014. Situated in Lower Goat Lane, it is a wonderful mix of gallery and craft shop with its curated displays and calming atmosphere.

The ever-increasing portfolio of artists are hand-picked from all over the UK to create a beautiful collection that is unique within Norwich.

The emphasis of this collection is on handmade products including ceramics, jewellery, lighting, glass, textiles, prints, original artwork and greetings cards.

The Giggly Goat has a sister shop The Hare and the Hen in Burnham Deepdale North Norfolk, which is owned by Helens mum, the potter Philippa Lee. The two shops share many of the same artists and designer/makers, and offer customers a city and a coastal shopping option.

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A special evening to mark the beginning of Advent

From traditional carol services and spectacular concerts to special family events and festive food and drink... find out more about Christmas at Norwich Cathedral at cathedral.org.uk/christmas!

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orwich Cathedral will once again be marking the beginning of Advent by opening the Cathedral to the community on Friday 1 December, 6.30 – 9.00pm.

The evening will be full of variety, including a short service to bless the outdoor crib (featuring live farm animals), carols with the Cathedral Choir and the lighting of the Cathedral’s Christmas Trees!

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OTHER FESTIVE EVENTS ADVENT PROCESSION Sunday 3 December 2017, 6.00pm CHRISTMAS LUNCHES AT THE REFECTORY CAFÉ Available daily from Monday 4 Saturday 23 December 2017, 12.00 - 2.00pm. Booking essential.

CHRISTINGLE SERVICE Saturday 9 December 2017, 3.30pm

We suggest gathering at the Cathedral’s West Front from 6.30pm for the service at 7.00pm, before exploring inside. There’ll be something for everyone with guided taster tours, Christmas stalls, a selling exhibition of contemporary crafts, photo opportunities and activities for children. Meanwhile The Refectory Café will be open to enjoy a warming drink, whilst the Gift Shop offers the perfect opportunity for Christmas shopping.

CHRISTMAS WITH NORWICH CATHEDRAL CHOIR Friday 15 December 2017, 7.30pm

In addition, if you are missing someone this Christmas you are invited to visit the Cathedral’s Tree of Remembrance, situated outside the Hostry next to the outdoor crib, where you will be able to write a message on a star and place on one of the tree’s branches as an act of remembrance.

Donations welcome in aid of YMCA Norfolk.

FAMILY EUCHARIST OF CHRISTMAS DAY Monday 25 December 2017, 10.30am

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FESTAL EVENSONG, PROCESSION & CAROLS Monday 25 December 2017, 3.30pm NEW YEAR’S DAY ORGAN RECITAL Monday 1 January 2018, 11.00am - 12.00pm Picture courtesy of Paul Hurst

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Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl all year (I know, boring right?!) so please could you bring me all the things on my Christmas list? They don’t cost anything but at the same time they are precious beyond measure:

1. A noisy gang of sparrows for the hedge in my front garden. The ones that used to live there just vanished. I miss their excited chatter.

2. Scores of turtle doves to repopulate the lanes and fields of Norfolk - I can’t remember the last time I heard a gentleman turtle dove purring to his partner. I almost can’t recall that dreamy sound.

3. Flocks of striking lapwing to once again fill the air above open fields and farmland.

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4. Battalions of summer visitors to fill our skies with aerial wonder; swifts, house martins and swallows. As a special present, could I have a house martin colony make nests in my roof? I didn’t see one of these perfect mud domes last year.

5. Finally, the trickiest present of all; please bring me determination and unswerving focus. Without these, I’ll miss opportunities to do my bit for nature. Whether it’s in my garden, wider community or nationally there are going to be so many ways I can speak up for wildlife in 2018, but only if I stay ‘awake’.

Thank you Santa. I know you won’t let me down.

AMARETTO DELICATESSEN IN NORWICH Amaretto Delicatessen in Norwich has been praised for its quality food and authenticity at the English Italian Awards.

Located on St Georges Street, the deli beat out competition from hundreds of other businesses to be shortlisted in the Best Deli/Cafe and Best Team categories.

Held on October 15, the glitzy event saw Amaretto take runner-up for Best Deli/ Cafe.

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“I’d like to thank my fantastic staff who work so hard, all the customers who voted for us to get us to the finals in the first place, as well as the organisers and judges of the English Italian awards. We feel truly honoured.”

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Loddon WEA Talks – Spring 2018 In her series of talks this Autumn about transport in East Anglia from the middle ages up to the 20th century, Mary Fewster gave us a most interesting picture of the development of the region’s roads, railways, rivers and ports, the different means of transport and their cost, and the organisation and legal framework which ensured their reliable functioning.

Dinner Dating in Norfolk and Suffolk Choosing a partner is the most important and life changing decision of your life!

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Local History Matters WHO INVENTED THE PHRASE ‘LANDSCAPE GARDENER?’ WELL, IT WAS A NATIONALLY FAMOUS MAN WHO IS BURIED IN NORFOLK.

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n the bustling village of Aylsham, Norfolk, and somewhat discretely tucked away off the main market square is the very fine church of St. Michael and All Angels.

There is much to admire inside the building but, on this occasion, it is not necessary to venture within as the impressive memorial we seek is affixed to the south front of the building, as depicted above. According to his memorial Humphry Repton hails from Harestreet, Essex, the son of a tax collector, who, in 1762 started a transport business in Norwich, where young Humphry went to the Grammar School until he was twelve, when he was sent to the continent to learn Dutch.

In 1773 he married Mary Clarke and dabbled in the textile trade – without much success. By 1778 he was living near Aylsham sustained by the small legacy left by his parents. He tried his hand at being a journalist, a playwright, a private secretary and an artist. Sadly none of these careers worked out but his interest in art was to be pivotal later. With his inheritance dwindling Humphry moved to Essex, where things start to improve. A lifelong friend had encouraged him to study botany and gardening so, together with his skill as an artist, he set himself up in business as a ‘landscape gardener.’ In 1783 the death occurred of ‘Capability’ Brown, who was arguably the greatest of all garden designers.

Into the space left by Brown stepped Repton,

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whose very first paid contract was to design Catton Park, north of Norwich, in 1788. From a humble start Repton attracted considerable work from the wealthy. He develops the gardens and landscapes at Stoneleigh Abbey, Blaise Castle and Woburn Abbey, to name but a few. All true entrepreneurs have something special that separates them from the main bunch, and Repton’s particular gift was being able to produce beautiful watercolours involving a series of overlays in which he could ‘visualise’ before and after images for his clients’ delight. In this respect his work was almost unique at the time. His working sketches were mostly created in a series of ‘Red Books’ so called for the colour of their bindings. Thus Repton could act as a visual advisor and pick up a fee, even if he didn’t procure the main garden commission.

Repton developed ‘themed’ gardens where he created special effects e.g. – Chinese gardens and flower gardens with trellis work.

In 1811 Repton sustained a serious injury in a carriage accident and thereafter was mostly confined to a wheelchair. Humphry Repton died on 24th March 1818 aged sixty-five and was laid to rest on the south side of St. Michael’s Church, Aylsham, where you cannot miss his memorial with its quaint inscription.

Another series of ten 1½ hour talks, this time on ‘Some Remarkable Norfolk Personalities’, will be starting on Monday 8th January 2018 at 2 p.m. in the Jubilee Hall Clubroom, Loddon. The speaker this time will be Mr. Nigel Wimhurst, now retired, but formerly a teacher of political and social history, politics and political theory to A-level and degreelevel students. The personalities to be covered will, of course, include Nelson; the others will be Herbert de Losinga, Margaret Paston, Robert Kett, Amelia Opie, Elizabeth Fry, Harriet Martineau, J.J. Colman and Dorothy Jewson.

The talks will be largely informal, with time for questions and discussion. The fee for the complete course will be £54, but if you are undecided, come to the first talk free of charge and pay only if you decide to continue. On-line enrolment is possible by going to enrolonline.wea. org.uk; you may also enrol at the Jubilee Hall both before and after the first talk.

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Would you like to travel in light?

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The Voice Project Choir’s new piece explores three very different locations in the same medieval Norwich Street.

In one of the darkest parts of the year, when the post-festive blues can really set in, The Voice Project Choir offer to take you on an uplifting multi venue journey that will inspire with the promise of spring to come.

The 150 voices of the choir, plus soloists and guest musicians will perform their new piece, Travels in Light, the final part of a trilogy of pieces about sleep, dreaming and waking and the bits in between on 20 January. There will be three separate performances at 5pm; 7pm and 9pm.

The show is a multi-venue secular performance piece that will be staged in the three very different churches on Norwich’s medieval Prince’s Street - St George’s Tombland, St Peter Hungate and the United Reformed Church with the choir leading the audience between them.

Voice Project co-director Jon said explained ‘Each of these buildings has its own sound and atmospheric qualities, brilliant for a choral piece as these buildings were literally made for singing in.’

Set up in 2008 the Voice Project one of the best known community choirs in East Anglia and beyond, having performed at international festivals in mainland Europe, appeared on prime time TV and had a concert broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Their show The Arms of Sleep has been commissioned for the 2018 Brighton International Festival. www.voiceproject.co.uk 26

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he turning of the solar cycle from days that are shortening to days that are lengthening again is called the Winter Solstice, and is marked across the northern hemisphere. For those who follow the calendar of the earth it’s a time of celebration and an acknowledgement that although we are still in Midwinter’s depths, the sun will be rising a little higher each day from now on, and Spring will come.

Also known as ‘Modranect’ - the ‘Night of the Mother’ - the symbol of the Sun being ‘reborn’ ties in with ancient honourings of the birth of a sacred daughter Sun or a son Sun, depending on the tradition. The Hindu Great Mother was the sun goddess Aditi, the tantric Goddess Marici was also the Japanese Goddess Amaterasu, and both were rooted in the symbolism of her being clothed in the sun itself. Among the ancient Arabs, the sun was a Goddess, Atthar, a ‘glowing torch’, and in Celtic tradition she was Sulis, a word meaning both ‘eye’ and ‘sun’. Norwegians called her Sol, Germans knew her as Sunna, and in Scandinavia she was the ‘glory of elves’, the Goddess who would give birth to the bright sun of the next creation after doomsday. And at Silbury/Sulisbury/Solsbury Hill, the megalithic Hill of the Sun, she births returning life to the land.

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Sol, Sunna and Sulis - variants on the name of the Ancient Sun Goddess of northern lands may be celebrated with candles, incense, good foods and dancing! She is the Daughter of the Sun, who is Herself the bringer of Life and Light, who causes the Earth to be fertile and bring forth leaves, flowers, fruits and all good things!

Inanna’s Magical Gifts offers a selection of beautiful and handcrafted gifts to honour your own new beginning, and to spark the flame of your own creativity and inspiration which will be birthed over Winter Solstice and into the new sun cycle … Alongside greetings cards, candles, calendars and chanukiah candleholders for the Jewish Festival of Lights - Chanukah - and cards for the Winter Season suitable for all faiths and paths, there are cards for Chinese New Year coming in February and many other seasonal celebrations and sacred festivities are also included in our stock.

As Inanna’s moves into its 30th year, we welcome customers old and new to our little space in Norwich, and look forward to what 2018 will bring!

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Grapes Hill Community Garden News

INNER SPACE There have been some changes at Inner Space recently and not just the colour of the front wall.

Christine Way who set up Inner Space back in 2002 has retired and passed the business onto Kit Adam who has worked here as a therapist since the beginning.

Inner Space was set up to provide a tranquil space for teaching and practicing complementary therapies and well being and this certainly has not changed.

City gallery set to return to the traditional A city gallery is set to mark the festive season with a return to the traditional.

The Fairhurst Gallery in Norwich will host an exhibition by two young artists, both renowned for their classical work.

The Fall of Light will include paintings and drawings by London-based artists Olivia Crane and Georgina Stanley.

Alongside the exhibition the Fairhurst Gallery will be launching their new Gallery Shop, which will stock a range of special editions made by emerging and internationally established artists and designers.

Nina Fowler, of the Fairhurst Gallery, said: “We have decided to end the year with a return to the traditional. Georgina and Olivia represent the art of academic painting and drawing. Having mastered their techniques under the guidance of esteemed tutors in Florence, we are proud to showcase their skills.”

The exhibition is on at The Fairhurst Gallery from December 1 through to December 23, 2017.

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t was a busy autumn for our small group of volunteers – do let us know if you might be interested in getting involved in 2017 so that we can continue to put on such a wide range of events and workshops as well as keeping the garden maintained for all to enjoy!

Our ‘Celebration of International Culture in Norwich’ event on the 15th October was part of our lottery-funded outreach to migrant communities in Norwich, organised in collaboration with Roshan Dykes of New Routes. The autumn weather was sublime, and the event was a great success with over 200 attending from all parts of the globe. With a full programme of music, entertainment from around the world, storytelling and lots of exciting stalls including the Missing Kind, The Feed, Malaysian Food, African Crafts and Henna Tattoos. The garden group served up teas and coffees and put on a language taster stall which was very popular. A key attraction was the opportunity to sow some wildflower seed balls donated by Seedball a social enterprise. We hope that all participants return in the spring to see the results. The afternoon was hugely enjoyable and seeing our diverse community all coming together

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to support each other and enjoy the garden was such a positive experience for everyone. Thanks to all who got involved in the preparation and on the day! There are plenty of colourful photos on our Facebook page posted by attendees and our very own talented photographer Jo Rice. See Photo above. Our family Halloween event was also well attended and enjoyed by all participants.

Due to illness and changing circumstances, we are short of proactive committee members to help the community garden group meet its aims and charitable status mission to serve the different needs of the people of Norwich. We have a list of possible activities new committee members could take on and are open to suggestions dependent on applicants skills and experience. Please email us for more information if you are interested: contact@ grapeshillcommunitygarden.org and take a look at our website or Facebook page to get a sense of the full range of events and activities the group undertakes. All committee members are volunteers.

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How good is your mental health?

Psychotherapist Shane Lutkin looks at the growing problem of psychological tension Today’s busy, ever changing world is a breeding ground for psychological tension. Most people know someone who has been troubled in this way or they suffer themselves. Some interesting facts: • Every week, one in six adults experiences signs of a common mental health difficulty such as anxiety or low mood.

• Both men and women between the ages of 55 and 64 have a noticeable increase in common mental health complications.

• Women aged between 16 and 24 are almost three times as likely (at 26%) to experience psychological tensions as their male contemporaries (9%).

• Young men are likely to commit suicide without talking to others… three times as many men take their own lives.

• It takes the average person with psychological issues ten years to seek help.

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ALL HALLOWS

Monty Shaft’s Did You Know … … that this is the time that everyone makes their ‘Best of the Year’ lists … … and who am I to break with tradition, so here are a few of mine.

Best Norwich City goal of the year Has to be Johnny Howson’s goal against Nottingham Forest, although either of David Stockdale’s two against Brighton run it close.

Best gig of the year The Flaming Lips at the UEA – to be fair, quite possibly the best gig of any year, even if it had stopped after the first song. Believe me, you had to be there. All I’ll say is a unicorn almost ran over my foot!

Best month of the year July again! Come on you other months, you’re just not trying.

Best film of the year Sadly, due to a number of bizarre houseworking injuries (honestly), I’ve not seen many new films this year – it’s the cinema seats - but the best of those I have seen are the extraordinary and very funny “Toni Erdmann”, the less extraordinary, but still funny “The Big Sick” and the utterly wonderful and quite short, so you should all see it, “My life as a courgette”. (Or as someone once said, “Best film of the year? I think I’d have to say cling.”)

Best glass of the year Frosted, obviously.

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Best album (do we still call them that?) of the year Strangely, in a year when I think there have been some fantastic songs recorded by new and established artists, there haven’t really been any albums that have kept me hooked all the way through. Those that have come closest are the ones by St Vincent, Wire, Girl Ray, Chastity Belt and The Granite Shore.

Truth be told I’m just waiting for the Penguins Go Pop album to drop!

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Best Royal of the year Jersey, no question.

Best haircut of the year Marek Hamsik, Slovakian footballer, again.

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Andrea Ledstrom is apparently alive and kicking and probably living with Mr D’arcy at Pemberley!

Several own goals have been scored by royalty of late, Prince Andrew telling the young folk that he didn’t go to university but became an apprentice helicopter pilot with the Royal Navy which I am sure is a career path open to all, meanwhile what will be first?

Planet X finally turning up, Royal Baby or Megan (everybody’s favourite goldigger) Markle’s engagement to our Harry?

Clearly the royals have been busy saving up offshore.. well you would with a wedding to pay for and another mouth to feed no doubt Wills is contemplating his speech about overpopulation as he shines the silver christening spoon.

Across the Atlantic we don’t have a gun problem despite two mass shootings in almost as many weeks. Donald “where’s the button” Trump was very reassuring telling us it could happen anywhere and the Texas attorney general following this up by advising church congregations to go fully armed for their services, really is a case of “Praise the Lord and pass the Ammunition!”

We can only hope our minds will be distracted from all this with a Jack Hawkins season over Christmas!!

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NORWICH CASTLE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Extended until 11 February 2018

From Norfolk to Nubia: the watercolours of E T Daniell Showing until 1 July 2018,

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Richard Penguin’ Penguin’s

Musical Triangle Something weird happened recently as I lost my love of music. As a result I am taking a break from broadcasting my radio show until January and am repeating some favourite old shows, we are taking a break from live gigs in the penguins, and while my eclectic nights in October and November were absolutely packed out, and enjoyable I can only hope that I get through this in 2018 otherwise I may have to change this column to Bird Watching With The Penguin, The Antiques Column, or Postcard Corner. I went to very few gigs except for the enjoyable Dan Whitehouse and Jess Morgan gig at the arts centre, and occasional music house nights on Friday at Jurnets. https://www.facebook. com/JurnetsBarNorwich/ I also feel that it might be of more use in 2018 if I preview and list some of my forthcoming concert highlights more than reviewing, so here we are. ARTS CENTRE- http:// norwichartscentre.co.uk/ December- 2ndThe Sweetbeats- annual arts centre gig by local favourites who play ska, reggae, soul, and bluebeat, 11th- The Young Un’s- We 3 sings Christmas- one of the most likeable, amusing and entertaining folk bands on the circuit. Interviewed them often, and it is always a joy, 21stMidwinter Moonshine- Popular local band The Vagaband with a fine new album are joined at their annual pre Christmas gathering by The Shackleton Trio who have released one superb album already have a wealth of great storytelling songs draw inspiration from English and

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January 5th- John Otway Surreal and self deprecating songs, and after all these years still great fun live, 20th- Mud Morganfield band- Blues master. Son of Muddy Waters. UEA - https://ueatickets. ticketabc.com/listings/ December 2ndThe Divine Comedy- so many catchy and humourous songs and still making great music after all these years. My highlight of this years Latitude. WATERFRONTDecember 7th- Peter Hook and the light- former Joy Division and New Order bass player playing some of the finer moments of his former bands, EPIChttps://www.epic-tv.com/ December 3rd Carl Palmer- ELP Legacy – ELP drummer keeping the music of his former band and their memories alive. This could either be brilliant or dreadful. ECLECTIC- XMAS PARTY Gringos- Saturday 9th DecemberDas Fenster and the Alibis, Mssr Mortimer + one other tbc, Saturday 20th JanuaryGringos- Line up tbc. For other gigs at GRINGOS check- https://www. gringosnorwich.co.uk/ Other venues to check for gig listings- OPEN- http:// opennorwich.org.uk/ BICYCLE SHOPhttps://www.thebicycleshopcafe.com/ THE OWL SANCTUARY- Sacred sound nights on Thursdays run by Shane and Jacob solstice among others. For other nights check- https://www.musicglue. com/the-owl-sanctuary/ BRICKMAKERS and B2- Mostly rock, metal and Indie nights- check to see who is on- https:// www.thebrickmakers.com/ THE NORWICH COTTAGE on Silver road host some of our

eclectic nights but also put on a range of gigs and events. Find out more at- https:// www.facebook.com/thenorwichcottage/ THE GOLDEN STAR host weekly gigs. http:// www.goldenstarnorwich.co.uk/ Steve Howlett runs nights of songwriters with local support called GRAPEVINE at The Guildhall- https://www.facebook.com/ GrapevineForMusic/ CACTUS CAFE in Magdalen street put on Shane’s nights on the last Thursday of the month, and occasional other events, while NORWICH FOLK CLUB meet every Friday at the Christ Church centre on Magdalen road with most weeks being song sessions, and monthly guests including Martyn Wyndham Read and Iris Bishop on December 1st. http://norwichfolkclub. net/club-dates/ MY TOP 10 NATIONAL ALBUMS OF 2017- Orkestra Del Sol- Gross National Happiness, The Young Un’sStrangers, Boo Hewerdine- Swimming In Mercury, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees- Bayswater Road, Sharon Shannon- Sacred Earth, Alistair Anderson and Northlands, Steve Hackett- The Night Siren, Dempsey Broughton- Off By Heart, Tori Tango- For One Touch, SparksHippopotamus. Best album that I heard in 2017 not released this year- Michael Kiwanaku- Love and Hate released in 2016.

MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

RICHARD PENGUIN richard.penguin@virgin.net

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