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his is a sad but celebratory edition of our magazine as this is the last time you will be able to enjoy our “Local History Matters” by David Berwick on page 27.

David has been submitting articles since 2007 and by his own calculation thinks this is over 100 submissions. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all David’s articles and have visited many of local historic places because of him.

When I finally managed to get a job which gave me the time to go to night school I did an A level in history and loved it.

History is one of those learning tools that can guide you through life. Nothing that is happening now hasn’t happened in one form or another in the past and learning from the past, the mistakes and the things that went right, is a lesson often forgotten.

Thank you David for keeping my interest in history alive and current.

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would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year and take this chance to thank all our readers, contributors and advertisers for all your help and support in 2019. Our magazine has made a wonderful service in kind donation of over £37,000 this year to local charities through advertising, listings, design services and the really good will of all the staff at Anglia Print Ltd. I hope it has helped.

Whatever you’re up to this festive season I hope you have a great time and I would like to thank you all, from all here at Anglia Print Ltd, for your support over the year.

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Mexican Mexican food can be really interactive and fun, I often knock up a chill, some re-fried beans and serve it all in the middle of the table for all my family to help them selves to, along with some grated cheese, mixed salad, healthy sour cream, tomato salsa, guacamole, chilli sauce for the adults and a pile high of floured tortillas (slightly warmed) also perfect eaten outside in the summer holidays.

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Norfolk County Council are funding a new service, Better Together, led by Voluntary Norfolk, to help reduce social isolation and loneliness. ‘Most people experience loneliness at some time in their lives, perhaps caused by bereavement, caring commitments or physical or mental ill health.’ says Maria Plumb, Deputy Manager of the Better Together service.

‘It affects people of all ages from all backgrounds and while we know that taking part in activities and groups can help overcome a sense of loneliness, it can be hard to take those first steps.’

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Monty Shaft’s Did You Know.... ..that it’s time for a review of the year AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, that’s politics dealt with!

On to football. The first 5 months of the year were amazing. Norwich City played some of the best football I have ever seen at Carrow Road. By any team, not just Norwich. Which, of course, led to us winning the League and gaining promotion to the so-called Promised Land of the Premier League.

Since then, apart from one glorious evening in September, has been AAAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Hopefully, if we ever manage to get a fully fit back four of defenders, not midfielders just filling in, everything will fall back into place.

Music next.After a not great year, I thought, in 2018, 2019 really hit back with a vengeance – what is it about the end of a decade? (before you start, yes, I know most of you will be suggesting it’s next year) Anyway, if you haven’t already heard them yet, you should seek out this year’s albums by Sharon Van Etten, Julia Jacklin, The Leisure Society, Fontaines DC, San Fermin, NiluferYanya, Pixx, Liz Lawrence, Beirut, Tom Williams, Big Thief, The Divine Comedy. But more importantly, of course, the debut album by German Film Stars is a must!! Also, I have to mention the Wild Paths Festival, new to the city this year. It seems to have been a great success. I certainly enjoyed it and look forward to it becoming an annual event.

Anyway, music, football, politics: that was my year. Hope you enjoyed yours and are able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas!

On to 2020.

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Glyndebourne’s annual visit to Norwich brings another trio of sparkling operas to town.

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n the road for its 51st consecutive year, the Glyndebourne Tour plays Norwich Theatre Royal from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th December with three outstanding productions: Donizetti’s L’elisird’amore, Verdi’s Rigoletto and Handel’s Rinaldo.

Much of Rinaldo- the first Italian-language opera that Handel wrote specifically for the London stage and first performed at the Queen’s Theatre, Haymarket, on 24th February 1711 - is made up of borrowings and adaptations from operas and other works that the composer wrote during his time spent in Italy from 1706 to 1710 before coming to London in 1712 where he stayed until his death in 1759.

The scenario combines love, battle and redemptionwhile the original libretto by Giacomo Rossi has been reset to a scenario

by Aaron Hill loosely based on Torquato Tasso’s epic poem, Gerusalemmeliberate. Handel dominated the opera scene in England and out of all his music-dramas Rinaldo was the most frequently performed during his lifetime.

In Glyndebourne’s bang up-to-date production,directed by a big-hitter of the opera world, Canadian-born, Robert Carsen, the setting’s a school classroom and the subject being discussed is the history of the First Crusade. Singing the title-role is countertenor, Jake Arditti, whom we greet in the staging of the overture being bullied to bits on a vicious scale by some beastly classmates for

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hiding under the lid of his desk a picture of his girlfriend, Almirena (Anna Devin).

But the class in general are not really bothered too much of absorbing a lesson about the First Crusade. They were dreaming of other things and in the case of Rinaldo he enters a sort of Walter Mitty world reappearing as a knight in shining armour protected by a gleaming silver breastplate over his school blazer setting out to rescue the love of his life from two equally-beastly members of staff who morph respectively into the Saracen general, Argante (Aubrey Allicock) and the seductive Saracen sorceress, Armida (Jacqueline Stucker), attractively attired in a tight-fitting, black-latex dress, handing out corporal punishment like there’s no tomorrow.

An unorthodox but entertaining production, one is in for a real treat with this staging of Rinaldo. To whet your appetite, the curtain comes down on Act I showing the boys pedalling like mad on their all-steel-frame bikes. I like to think they’re Raleigh’s. Horses, who needs them? And the scene culminates with a tribute to ET riding high above front stage. Who says opera is boring?

However, the ‘opener’ to the week falls to Donizetti’s L’elisird’amore first performed in Milan in 1832. This production was first seen at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2007. Genoaborn soprano, Benedetta Torre (making her Glyndebourne début) is cast in the flirtatious role of Adina while Korean tenor, Sehoon Moon, is love-struck Nemorino.

Verdi’s incomparable and well-loved tragic opera, Rigoletto, completes the week’s repertoire. Interestingly, the hunchback jester was originally called ‘Triboulet’ but renamed ‘Rigoletto’ (originating from the French word ‘rigoler’), serving as a parody for JulesÉdouardAlboize de Pujol’s play, Rigoletti, ou Le dernier des fous (Rigolettior The Last of the Fools), produced in 1835.

Surprisingly, this is Glyndebourne’s first-ever production of this seemingly-immortal work and has been specially directed for the Tour

by German-born director, Christiane Lutz, who, incidentally, is married to opera superstar, Jonas Kauffman. She has reimagined Verdi’s classic drama for our own age,so this production should generate extra appeal.

A great cast includes Georgian baritone, NikolozLagvilava, in the title-role with South African soprano, VuvuMpofu, his doomed daughter, Gilda.

Performance schedule: Donizetti’s L’elisird’amore (Tuesday 3rd December / Thursday 5th December); Verdi’s Rigoletto (Wednesday 4th December / Saturday 7th December); Handel’s Rinaldo (Friday 6th December).All performances start at 7.15pm except for the second performance of L’elisird’amore (Thursday 5th December) which starts at 2.00pm.

Tickets ranging from £10 to £58 01603 630 000 www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

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Chickens and eggs

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Grapes Hill Community Garden News

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e would like to take the opportunity to thank this year’s business sponsors.

We invite local businesses to sponsor the garden for as little as £50 a year to help fund general running costs. In return, they may host an event in the garden, such as a party for clients and/ or employees. A big shout out to Jill Watkinson Sales and Marketing, Heritage Will Writers, Loveday & Partners, Rhino Greenhouses, Auction House East Anglia, Carnival Consulting and Triple Bottom Line Accounting Ltd. We are planning lots of events, outreach and gardening sessions with our new National Lottery Community Funded roles for 2020. We are looking for a volunteer secretary to take over from Fran, founder of the community garden, initiator of the first community consultations, and who successfully secured funding for the garden in 2010 and since. This is an excellent opportunity to join a vibrant new team and bring a fresh perspective to what is achieved.

This team includes our new lottery-funded appointments for the next 3 years.

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Although my hens were not bred as little egg laying machines, they are currently producing an egg each every day and have done so for over seven weeks.

Initially I was very disappointed when one became broody and the other one started to molt shortly after I got them, as chickens don’t lay eggs in that state but they are making up for it now. I love a soft boiled egg and you may remember Delia Smith attempting to teach the nation how to do it right.

Boiling an egg is easy, we shouted at the tele! But apparently not. A friend recently recommended an app which would help me scientifically determine the optimum conditions for producing a perfectly boiled egg. You key in the temperature of your fridge, the size of the egg, the kind of hob you have, where in the world you are and how old the egg is. Knowing all that just to boil an egg is intimidating and I was nervous and lost all confidence in my egg boiling prowess when I cooked one for her recently.

Luckily my unscientific approach was successful, which puzzled her greatly.

This is obviously a controversial topic and I had no idea there was so much that could be said about it. But now I’m intrigued. So, how do you boil yours and what do you feel strongly about? I’d love to know. The one thing I know is that really fresh eggs do not make good soft boiled eggs.

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New burlesque and cabaret show offers a bit of sparkle to Norwich life

Jo Rice will continue as gardener; leading gardening sessions, advising on gardening for anyone within the community, our raised bed tenants and volunteers.

Rosie Almond takes on the new role of Integration Officer to create an improved volunteer programme, engage with refugee groups and liaise with other growing groups and projects within Norwich.

Finally, we welcome back Ellen Mary Webster as Project Administrator for the next 3 years. She is coordinating the new lottery-funded project and improving our marketing, networking, bookings, events and workshops, newsletters, meetings and more. Richard Bearman will continue as chair working alongside the other trustees.

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Love is in the air as popular Norwichbased burlesque performer, Natalya Umanska, brings her new variety show to the city’s Maddermarket Theatre next month - Saturday, 8th February, 7.30pm.

Entitled Kick up a Cabaret, The Valentine Edition,the show’sheadlined by Ms Havana Hurricane.

A trained dancer and professional actress with a love of all things cabaret, Demi Noirealso finds herself on the bill performing awonderful tribute to 1920s icon, Josephine Baker.

Ms Umanska’s new show, however,follows in the wake of her highly-popular burlesque show, Le Theatre de Decadence, which, incidentally, returns to the Maddermarketlater this year in September.

Over the past few years, Ms Umanska and Mr Preston Mills have toured with their box-illusion act, El Carton del Muerte (The Carton of Death).“We have taken it toMontreal, Switzerland and Amsterdamamongst other places,” enthused Ms Umanska, “but playing the Maddermarket is very special for us.”

Kick up a Cabaret - The Valentine Editionplays the Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, for one night only on Saturday, 8th February, 7.30pm.

Tickets: £16.50 (booking fee applies) Box office: 01603 620917

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Here at Heathfield we welcome both home and international students, studying at NUA, UEA and other institutions, at various stages of study and from different disciplines. We aim to enable our student residents to build lasting and enriching friendships.

The 6 flats have 6, 7 or 8 bedrooms (one is a women-only flat), and each flat shares: ç 2 showers ç 2 toilets ç a large well-equipped kitchen and lounge There are 39 standard rooms, 4 large rooms and one studio (with its own bathroom). Each bedroom has a bed, desk, chair, noticeboard, bookshelf, chest of drawers, large wardrobe and washbasin.

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he family favourite begins Thursday 12 December..

Shared and communal facilities include: ç a library room with access to the sunny enclosed garden

When the vain Wicked Queen discovers she is no longer the fairest in the land, she seeks revenge on her beautiful stepdaughter.

ç the Heathfield Centre, a common room which offers space for meetings, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, parties or other events, and equipped with two pianos, a table tennis table and a home cinema

With stunning scenery and spectacular costumes, this pantomime is bursting with great song, fantastic dance routines, laugh-out-loud comedy and plenty of fun and silliness for all the family.

ç a studio where you can do messy work without harming your deposit

Starring Collabro’s singing sensation Michael Auger as the Handsome Prince and Lowestoft’s favourite panto comic Terry Gleed, who returns as Snow White’s loveable sidekick Muddles, plus a very special video appearance by Jo Brand.

ç secure bike sheds and private parking

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Heathfield stands in 1.4 acres of private grounds.

For more details, FAQs, a gallery, and to apply for a room, see our website.

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Join the Marina Theatre for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs this Christmas

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Father Christmas will be making special appearances on Monday 23 & Sunday 24 December.

Tickets start from only £8 – but buy now before it’s too late!

Box Office: 01502 533200 www.marinatheatre.co.uk Struggling to find a present for your special loved ones this Christmas?

Why not give the gift of entertainment with a Marina gift voucher? These can be purchased online, over the phone or in the Box Office and can be used on any live show, screening or film.

‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ runs at the Marina for a whopping 34 performances!

The run includes a special Signed Performance on Saturday 28 December at 7pm and a Relaxed Performance on Sunday 29th December at 1pm.

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anipulate Visual Theatre Festival returns to Norwich Puppet Theatre in 2020, bringing with it a fantastic programme of diverse and exciting shows and events for adult audiences, from hand shadowgraphy to avant-garde puppetry and adult fairy tales.

In Drew Colby’s hand shadow show, Cinema in Silhouette, audiences will be taken on an amusing and highly skilled journey from the age of the caveman to the present day. The show contains elements of stand-up comedy, gentle political satire and a long list of shadows that can be made with two hands.

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Kicking off the festival is After Chekov, an intriguing and emotionally powerful work from experimental visual artists Samolœt.

Acclaimed at leading festivals throughout Europe, the dialogue free performance follows three sisters through their dream-like existence.

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The programme finishes with Edinburgh sell-out show Great Grimm, a celebration of some of the lesser-known fairy tales - with the grim details left in. Enjoy horrible and hilarious stories, told through puppetry, mask and song by UK company Box Tale Soup.

There will also be an animation showcase and the chance to get hands-on with a ‘Theatre in a Suitcase’ workshop, led by Judith Hope. The festival is running from Sat 1 - Sat 8 Feb 2020.

Visit www.puppettheatre.co.uk or phone 01603 629921.

Celebrate colour and light across the city with a sparkling array of activities at Norwich Castle throughout the Christmas holidays, including twinkling tours of our collections, storytelling and more!

Included in admission: Adult £9.90, Conc. £9.40, Child (4-18) £8.50, Family (1 adult) £26.10, Family (2 adults) £34.85.

Saturday 7 December, 1pm BSL: Female Voices From artists to lepidopterists, discover the many contributions made by women to the museums collections. Supported by a BSL interpreter.

Included in admission: Adult £9.90, Conc. £9.40, Child (4-18) £8.50, Family (1 adult) £26.10, Family (2 adults) £34.85.

Tuesday 12 December, 2.30pm - 4pm The Silk Moth and its undoing With Tony Irwin (Research Associate Natural History, Norfolk Museums Service).

Included in admission: Adult £9.90, Conc. £9.40, Child (4-18) £8.50, Family (1 adult) £26.10, Family (2 adults) £34.85.

Opening Times Mon – Sat, 10am – 4.30pm, Sun, 1 – 4.30pm.

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Norwich Art Centre December Listings Sunday 15 December

The Neutrinos return with exclusive vinyl preview gig

True Stories Live: Perfect?

Tuesday 17 December

Take my fruits and sell them, the tree said.

The boy happily harvested the fruits. The tree didn’t see him again for years.

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When the boy came back he was a man.

I need to build a house he said, but I’ve got nothing to build with.

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Will Fergusson: The First Snowflake Sessions 8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 | Seated Thursday 19 December Off The Kerb Comedy featuring Catherine Bohart, Grainne Maguire & Marcus Birdman (MC) 8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated Friday 20 December The Blockheads + support 8pm | £26.50 | £24.50 concessions Saturday 21 December House of Daze presents The Christmas Kiki Ball 8pm - late | £6 early bird | £8 adv| £10 door Tuesday 31 December Soul Stew New Year’s EvePary 9pm-3am | £12 early bird | £17 adv | £22.50 door No entry after 11pm | 18+ www.norwichartscentre.co.uk/events 18

Once there was a boy who was friends with a tree. He spent whole afternoons playing under its branches and staring at the clouds.

One day he said to the tree ‘I need to make some money, what should I do?’

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The Heart Tree

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rt-rock mavericks The Neutrinos have over 100 sell-out London Royal Festival Hall shows under their belts with their critically acclaimed KlangHaus show. They’ve performed in New York, around Canada and mainland Europe as well as numerous UK dates. Now they are set to return to their spiritual home at Norwich Arts Centre for a show on 12 December.

Joining them on the bill are very special guests Birds Of Hell. The shamanic BoH have enjoyed a busy year, releasing their eponymous debut album and lead single ‘Do I Get To Ride On A Unicorn?’ with it’s epic video of pagan spirit animals dancing under the moonlight. Whilst touring UK they’ve also managed to write a raft of new material that they’ll be premiering at this gig.

Hailed as' total game changers' by The Guardian and 'truly outstanding’ by The Daily Telegraph, The Neutrinos will be celebrating the preview release of their new single Pulse Addict. This is set for 2020 release, but limited edition 12” vinyl copies will be exclusively available at the show.

As well as two separate energy-fuelled sets to unsettle and rouse, the bands will be sparking off each other and sharing songs specially written together for this show. You might even get to join in...

Today The Neutrinos are perhaps best known for their groundbreaking, site responsive KlangHaus collaboration with artist Sal Pittman. Described as ‘the most innovative presentation of live music I’ve ever seen’

by The Guardian and as 'A blast of aural and visual magic’ in a five star review Times review, KlangHaus debuted in a month long run at the Edinburgh Festival. The show transferred for two, site specific month long, sold out residencies at The Royal Festival Hall and to other venues around the country.

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Neutrinos singer Karen Reilly said ‘This is a chance to see us not only share a bill with one of our kindred Norwich bands but also collaborate and share a stage. Neither band plays in the city as much as we’d like so we’re both really excited about this gig and working together to create something new.’ www.neutrinos.co.uk The Neutrinos + Birds of Hell Norwich Arts Centre St Benedicts Street Norwich NR2 4PG 01603 660 352 Tickets £12.50 advance, £10.50 concessions, £15 on the door www.norwichartscentre.co.uk

Take my trunk and branches the tree replied. Although he was sad, the young man wielded his axe, leaving just a stump in the ground. It was many winters before the tree saw him again.

Eventually, he returned walking very slowly. All I need is somewhere to rest the old man said. The tree said nothing but simply offered itself as a seat.

We all have a faithful ‘tree’ inside of us, beating out the rhythm of our lives, taking care of us and never letting us down.

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s winter arrives, The Amnesty Bookshop on Unthank Road has become a glittering Aladdin's Cave of festive goodies, where you can pick up gifts for everyone in the family without venturing into the maelstrom of the city centre.

Alongside our standard stock of secondhand books we have a wide range of gifts, all of them sourced from Amnesty International's catalogue.

As well as T-shirts, socks and tea towels, you'll find edible delights such as chocolates,

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fudge and cake, dates, nuts and sauces.

We've plenty of fragrant soaps and bath essences, fun toys and decorations, and a wide selection of calendars and cards.

We're proud to say that any purchase you make in the shop helps Amnesty to defend human rights. All products are ethically sourced and some protect the environment because they're made from organic or recycled materials. Others are produced with care by fair trade community associations and small family businesses. Of course, proceeds from book sales also go towards supporting Amnesty's cause, making shopping at the store a great way to give all year round.

And the chance to do good doesn't end on 25 December. Come the New Year, we'll be delighted to receive donations of any books you've finished with. January's a fantastic time to do a bit of decluttering and you can bring books along to us that are in good condition on any topic, fiction or factual.

Even volumes which are unsuitable for stocking in the shop are sold on to raise more money – no donation is ever wasted.

Don't forget that we carry a stock of beautiful greetings cards and an assortment of Amnesty International books and merchandise at all times of year. Pop in and pay us a visit next time you're passing – we challenge you to leave without being tempted to make a purchase!

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As a former nanny and childcare professional, local single mum, Jenny Jones realised that she wanted to incorporate her love of photography and babies into a new lifestyle / career.

She also wanted to work around caring for her two-year-old son, Raife.

“When Raife was about 18 months I started to feel the desire to merge my two favourite things - children and photography.”

Jenny was trained by award-winning photographer, Shellie Wall from whom she learnt the art of newborn photography.

"I thought, if I can make this my career it would be so satisfying and now I’m doing this in my own studio and it is perfect” Jenny is now specialising in photos of babies - newborns and little ones who won’t be so little for too long.

“I absolutely love the babies and meeting the lovely families.”

Jenny's career switch follows more than a decade working as a nanny in the UK and Australia.

Jenny added: "I have a natural empathy with babies and I understand the importance of creating a permanent reminder for parents of a special period in their child’s life."

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Looking ahead to next Spring, there are plans for ten talks by Mary Fewster on 'Defence of the Realm'. These talks will focus on East Anglia, concentrating on the period from the Middle Ages to the early years of the 20th century. The aim is to show what evidence of warfare and defence there is, both 'on the ground' and in documents. Also to be explored is the impact of military activities on civic and town life and on family relationships.

The talks, each lasting 1½ hours, will be given on Mondays in the Clubroom of the Jubilee Hall (NR14 6NB), Loddon, starting on January 13th at 2 p.m. There will be a half-term break on Feb. 17th; the final talk will thus be on March 23rd.

The fee for the ten talks will be £58.

Enrolment for the course now has to be completed at least two weeks before the starting date. The simplest way to enrol is to phone 0300 303 34 64 and choose option 1 from the 'menu'. You will then speak to a person, who will ask for the course title (Defence of the Realm) and reference number (C2226747). Payment may be made at the same time, but you may ask to pay by cheque to the Branch Treasurer at the first meeting if you prefer.

It is also possible to enrol on line, starting with: www.wea.org.uk. You will need the same course details as are given in the previous paragraph but you will be asked to pay on line when you have reached the end of the process.

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Time and Tide Museum December Events Friday 6 December, 11.30am - 12.30pm

Norwich Science Festival a super success!

his year’s Norwich Science Festival saw everything from chimpanzee calls with Dr Jane Goodall, through to an ostrich dissection and the chance to interact with robots.

Organisers of the Norwich Science Festival say that there were over 137,000 visits to events throughout the nine-day Festival, from hands-on activities at host venue The Forum, to shows at Norwich Playhouse, Norwich Arts Centre, Stage Two Theatre Royal and Norwich Puppet Theatre amongst others.

The Festival, in its fourth year, was the biggest yet, with over 180 events for all ages and all levels of knowledge, during October halfterm, and was co-ordinated by The Forum and partners such as Norwich Research Park and UEA. As well as hands-on science, talks, shows and debates, the Festival also hosted its first ‘science lates’ event ‘Science After Six’ – which was a chance for grown-ups to enjoy a science comedy, rap science, cocktails and even an ‘organ off’ called Offal Waffle, where the battle for the best organ was fought!

The Festival also ran a Learning Programme, for schools, youth groups and homeeducated learners, which saw over 3100 students from reception classes to sixth formers get inspired by science.

Natalie Bailey, Norwich Science Festival

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producer, said: “We’ve thoroughly enjoyed this year’s Festival, and want to say a huge thank you to everyone that was involved, took part, showcased science, volunteered, or simply came along to enjoy science and discover more about the world. We look forward to welcoming you back for 2020!”

Prof David Richardson, UEA Vice-Chancellor, said: “UEA’s partnership and involvement with the Norwich Science Festival is a great source of pride for our University. The opportunity to engage the public with the important work carried out by our academics, staff and students has the potential to create real impact. We look forward to the fifth year of the Festival in 2020, and I for one can’t wait to see the passion and creativity of our UEA family on show once again.”

The Festival was made possible by headline sponsorship from Anglian Water, plus additional sponsorship from Norwich Accountancy Services, University Technical College Norfolk, Vattenfall, Briar Chemicals, Fitness Space, Veolia, Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure, KLM UK Engineering and EIRA. To keep up-to-date with 2020 announcements, follow @NorwichSciFest on Twitter, or Norwich Science Festival on Facebook and Instagram, and keep an eye on norwichsciencefestival.co.uk for headline announcements in July and the full programme at the end of August.

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‘Angels from the Realms of Glory!’

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o runs the first line of a well-known Christmas Carol, and angels have certainly had a very significant part within biblical literature. The angel Gabriel visited the Virgin Mary and told her she would conceive of a son and must call him Emmanuel – which means ‘God is with us’.

Angels sang in heavenly chorus above the fields where the lowly shepherds were grazing their flocks near Bethlehem on the night that Mary’s Son was born. Jacob had a vision of angels as he slept on stony ground in the desert. In his dream he saw an immense ladder that stood on the earth yet reached to the very door of heaven where he could see God standing in glory. Angels, ascending to, and descending from, God’s presence were using the ladder. In this particular story we get to understand the ‘job description’ of angels – they are heavenly messengers.

I wouldn’t mind betting that there is at least one angel somewhere in each and every one of the sevenhundred mediaeval Anglican churches in Norfolk. Often they are very obvious – perhaps carved on the bowl of the font just inside the main door.

There is almost certainly one to be found in a stained glass window - like the very fine ancient example on this page from Cawston

church, Norfolk. Our amazing county also contains some of the most stunning ‘Angel Roofs’ of East Anglia. Cawston, again, is a favourite location together with King’s Lynn (St. Nicholas), Gissing, Knapton, Swaffham and Wymondham Abbey – together with another thirty-nine within our county border.

I have met many people who maintain they have had an ‘angel encounter’ at some profound point in their lives. I think I can include myself. So angels do not just turn up at Christmas, although you may well put one on the tree in your lounge or have some as part of a seasonal garden light display. You will not be surprised to learn that there are many angels in Norwich Cathedral – and I do not just mean the cute, young angeliclooking boy choristers! A rather finely wrought demi-angel (depicted waist upwards) dating from ca. 1480 can be found under one of the mediaeval seats in the choir area once used by the monks – as illustrated on this page.

Since early 2007 I have been very lucky to have had the opportunity in this magazine to highlight more than a hundred topics of local history focused on our richly endowed county. This is my final submission. Even if you do not have an encounter with an angel this Christmas, may I sign off by hoping that you are at least visited by good health and happiness during the festive season and into the New Year and beyond?

DAVID BERWICK

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Price Age Hits Norfolk Adventure Park

Local Quiz Night Raises Over £4,000 for Children in Need The Hearing Care Centre joined forces with BBC Radio Suffolk for The Big Suffolk Quiz held on Sunday 10th November 2019.

Presented by BBC radio presenter Mark Murphy, the evening was attended by over 350 people across 62 teams. Tickets for the quiz sold out in less than a week, which further demonstrated the event’s popularity.

Thanks to generous support from local businesses, ticket sales and a bumper raffle, £3,072.62 was raised on the night. This was then boosted with an extra £1,000 as a fund-match from the team at Barclays in Ipswich, taking the total to £4,017.61.

The event was held in aid of Children in Need, ahead of their appeal show which took place on Friday 15th November 2019.

The money will go towards the amazing projects that help to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people all over the country, including many local schemes in Suffolk.

Karen Finch, Managing Director of The Hearing Care Centre, said “The quizzes we hold every year are a real highlight for us and such a great evening. This was without question the best event so far and it is all thanks to the generous support of local businesses, our wonderful attendees and of course the teams at The Hearing Care Centre, BBC Radio Suffolk and Trinity Park.

A huge thank you to all and bring on the next event!”

BBC Radio Suffolk Breakfast Show presenter Mark Murphy said, “This event kicks off an exciting week of fundraising at BBC Radio Suffolk and what a fantastic start to the week. A brilliant evening enjoyed by all.”

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Tilted East will engage, ask questions and break rules with exciting new work by performers, poets, musicians and writers.

our era of post-truth, alternative fact, and fake-news, speaking truth to power is widely accepted to mean saying something to those in a position of trust or authority who don’t want to hear it.

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Fri & Sat headliners Sh!t Theatre: Drink Rum with Expats

Celebrating their final year as Europeans, islandmonkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta, having missed out on Hull last year.

They went to drink rum with Brits abroad but found a lot more than they expected.

Lads on tour Sh!t Theatre want to talk about home, your home, what we are doing in your home, what you might be doing in our home and how cheap the beers are. From our small island in the sea to another small island in the sea, Sh!t Theatre found mystery and murder in the fight to be European Plus loads more TBA Norwich Arts Centre Box Office 01603 660352

FAMILY-OWNED theme park Roarr!

Dinosaur Adventure in Lenwade, Norfolk is giving its customers an early Christmas present by cutting its admissions prices, reducing tickets to under £11.Until 31 January 2020, online tickets will be £9.95, while guests under 90cm remain free.

Tickets bought at the admissions gate will also be reduced, from £13.95 to £10.95.

The park will also be hosting brand new indoor experience ‘Meet the Animals’ at Dippy’s Birthday Room, which will be open from 11:30am to 2:30pm every day. Guests will be able to meet the park’s beloved group of guinea pigs, as well as its creepy crawly collection, including millipedes, cockroaches and snails at selected times.

A dinosaur-themed winter wonderland will also arrive at the park on Saturday 30 November. Children can stumble across the magical world of Narnia through C.S. Lewis’ enchanted wardrobe in the Lost World Maze, as well as discover creatures through the festive-themed Dinosaur Trail, filled with hidden candy canes. Christmas arts and crafts will be available for children to take part in and make decorations and cards to take home for family and friends.

Families can step into an enchanted grotto to visit Father Christmas, where Dippy and his little helpers will be on hand to give out gifts. An additional £6.95 will be charged to meet Father Christmas in his grotto, which includes a special gift from Dippy and all the crew at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure.

The winter wonderland will be open for 30 November – 1 December, 7 - 8, 14 - 15 and 19 - 24 December.

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ell as the year begins to fade we must rejoice in the knowledge that Gareth and the lads have seen off The Kings Head, The Red Lion and Toby Carvery to come out top of the group and qualify for Euro 2020. Will we be allowed in if Brexit happens, presumably so as Australia have by some geographical jiggery pokery ended up in Eurovision but still no sign of Kylie.

Anyway, back to Gareth and the lads. It’s all very well knocking them in at one end but against a more sophisticated side like The Maids Head or France and Spain the defence might seem to be a bit lacking. I propose a back four or Arthur “My heads gone” Shelby, Jack Hawkins, Richard Todd and Bobby Moore! Although Arthur could sit in front of a back four in the style of Nobby “the thinking man’s midfielder” Stiles. England to be a seeded team what could possibly go wrong……

Panto Season has started early with Boris “the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth “ Johnson treading the boards or bus and pitting himself against Jeremy “ it’s my John Lennon cap honest” Corbyn. Time will tell, but a great distraction is bubbling in the wings… firstly having got over the shock of MeAgain not wanting to spend Xmas with the in-laws (So that’s the Sandringham Church trip off for another year, almost 60 now) we are told that plucky ex spare to the heir Andrew has been to his mum to get a note to tell his employers (Is that us?) he needs some time off from whatever it is that he does. If that is the case then we can all breathe a great sigh of relief as Airmiles Andy’s carbon footprint is wiped

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out so good result and planet saved. God Bless Him…..

All the time off (apart from the chats with the FBI) will give him time to sharpen up his speech for his eldest daughter’s upcoming nuptials with the lovelyEdoardo “I’m not in it for the money” Mapelli Mozzi. No doubt the whole event will be broadcast with reverential commentaries and fashion tips along the lines of there goes the father of the bride with a paper (note not plastic) bag over his head…. and here comes MeAgain ready for her closeup……oh sorry that was Sunset Boulevard.

Just back from Rhodes where Mrs Anchor and I spent a lovely week recently with a flight from Norwich International. I’m hoping that my £10 development contribution will hopefully end up with a better coffee machine or something. Talking of roads it is unsurprising that the car was coming the wrong way up the slip road at Postwick.Isn’t this where all lanes lead to confusion one way and as a gateway to the roundabout circus of the NDR the other!

And we must end with what must be the story of the week. Pumpkin the cat being banned from Tesco in Thorpe Marriott. I have met Pumpkin on many occasions and have enjoyed many a stroll to the chiller cabinet for a meal deal. He’s a lovely little chap and very clean.

Should we man the barricades for the little fella and stand up to the corporate giant with the slogan “Hands of our Pussy!”

Sorry a bit of a Benny Hill moment there…..

Happy Christmas one and all!!!

More and more people in the UK are choosing to live together rather than get married or enter inter a civil partnership.

Although on a day-to-day basis, this won’t really have an impact on their relationship, legally, it makes a big difference.

In the eyes of the law, cohabiting couples don’t have a lot of rights, especially when it comes to inheritance. In fact, unless they’ve written a will, unmarried couples won’t necessarily inherit anything at all from their other half in the case of their death. Instead, money and assets will pass to the deceased’s closest living relatives. If no relatives can be found, the estate passes to the treasury.

How a will can protect your partner in the event of your death If you write a will, you can leave your money and property to whomever you want. If you live with a long-term partner, a will allows you to leave all, or part of, your estate to them after you die. This could include your savings, your property and any other assets you own.

If you have children with your partner, but aren’t married, your children will inherit everything you own. If they’re under 18, your estate will be held in a trust for them until they come of age.

Jamie Walker 01603 927273 www.thewillmaker.co.uk

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Choosing the Right Therapist for You

Strangers’ Hall Saturdays 30 November, 7, 14 & 21 December & Friday 20 December

When choosing a therapist to work with, it’s important to find someone that you feel comfortable with. Beyond checking out someone’s training and experience, do you feel that this person is someone you could trust and be able to open up to?

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Of course, that sense of trust can take time to build, but initial impressions count as well.

It’s important to take into account what you think and how you feel about this person and not just assume that because they’re a therapist they’re right and therefore, if you don’t feel comfortable with them, you’re wrong.

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Both the therapist and the person seeking therapy have their subjective viewpoints.

There needs to be some accord between the two, because the therapeutic relationship is based upon two people being able to relate to one another in an effective way.

here’s nothing like being an organiser of Norwich Pride to help you get through the winter blues. There’s months until the main event on Saturday 25th July but the volunteers who bring you one of the biggest, free festivals in the city’s calendar are already hard at work making plans for 2020.

As a therapist, I sometimes use my viewpoint to challenge the person I’m working with, especially if I think that their position is detrimental to their well-being. However, there are also times when I need to put my viewpoint to one side, without completely losing sight of it, as the way forward is with the other person’s point of view.

We had a wonderful Norwich Pride this year.

So many people said it was the biggest and best yet. There was something about the atmosphere.

Maybe it was because the weather forecast was thunder and rain, and we feared it would be a wash-out (and then it it didn’t rain until 5pm!)

Maybe it was because we were celebrating 50 years of LGBT+ liberation and there was mass relief and happiness about what we had achieved; Maybe it was because Town Crier Mike's calls of “O gay O gay O gay” and “ho ho ho homophobia must go!” from the City Hall balcony are still ringing in our ears.

Whatever it was, it was a beautiful day and the rainbows on the ground cancelled out all the grey clouds in the sky.

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On the darkest of winter days, we can still remember all the beauty and colour and joy. Each year as Norwich Pride grows, we need more and more volunteers to help us make it happen.

If you would like to volunteer to help organise Norwich Pride 2020 please email volunteer@norwichpride.org.uk.

It could change your life.

Although we all share common experiences, each of us is unique. That’s why I see my role as using my expertise and relating skills to help whomever I’m working with discover their own answers and follow their own path of growth.

Leigh Osborne is an alternative therapist, based in Norwich.

To find out more about his work visit his website www.discoveryourdepth.com.

You can contact him on 07738380731 or by email leigh_osborne@btinternet.com.

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Enjoy some classic winter warmers at Beccles theatre

BECCLES

Warm yourself up on a cold Sunday afternoon by enjoying some of the winter performances planned at Beccles Public Hall.

PUBLIC HALL AND THEATRE Friday 13 December

Christmas Brass with Great Yarmouth Brass 7.30pm - 9.45pm (doors open 7pm) Friday 20 Dec - 1 January Dick Whittington Performance timings vary Saturday 11 January 90s & 00s Disco 8.00pm - Midnight

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Sunday 19 January PUBLIC HALL Andante Live: BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND AND THEATRE 2.30pm - 4.30pm (doors open 2pm) Sunday 26 January Film @ the Hall - Fighting With My Family 2.30pm - 4.20pm (doors open 2pm) Saturday 1 February ABBA: The Story 8pm - 10pm (doors open 7.30pm) Sunday 2 February Matthew Siveter in Concert 2.30pm - 4.30pm (doors open 2pm) Friday 7 February popup pianobar 7.30pm - 10pm (doors open 7pm) Saturday 8 February Counterfit Quo 8pm - 10.10pm (doors open 7.30pm) Box Office: 01502 770060 www.becclespublichall.co.uk 36

Hippodromes Christmas Spectacular

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hristmas is just around the corner, and now is your chance to add some WOW to your holidays this year. The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular is one of Europe's largest festive shows and brings together a truly unique combination of awe inspiring elements.

World class circus acts, including the world's greatest Juggler ROBERTO CARLOS from Mexico, stunning Cuban Teeterboard acrobats, spell binding Ukraine hand to hand strongmen, and the heart stopping WHEEL OF DEATH from South America. This stunning cast are joined by stunning dancers and swimmers along with the wonderful children from Dance Estelle, its jaw dropping cast of over 50 PERFORMERS that create a Christmas Spectacular like no other.

The show is hosted throughout by Hippodrome favourite and BBC Radio Norfolk presenter JACK JAY, who also directs the show. And this year will be joined by fantastic Norfolk funny man BEN LANGLEY. Ben is loved throughout the country for his unique madcap shows and recently made a huge impact on Britain's Got Talent, with his now legendary 'misheard lyrics sketch' It's a dynamic yuletide show, with outstanding lighting, the unique water spectacular sound and special effects which has been dubbed by the "Daily Mail" one of the "7 wonders of the British seaside", the iconic

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Hippodrome with its Edwardian splendour and atmosphere brings a Las Vegas style family blockbuster show of today's taste is not to be missed, a Christmas treat for all the family, A dynamic fast moving alternative to the time honoured Pantomime festive family outing in one of the largest Christmas shows in Europe with over 50 performers.

There is a special Gala New Year's Eve performance at 8pm which is without doubt one of the highlights of the entire year, tickets for this show are normal prices plus £3 but includes a goody bag of New Year's fun Producer and director JACK JAY said "We have an incredible line up this Christmas in a fast moving and now record breaking dynamic show.

There's drama, the unique water spectacle and the world's best circus artistes. Wow! What a way to celebrate Christmas.

We advise everyone to book early to avoid disappointment as many of the shows will sell out!"

CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR - 7th December to 5th January See website for full dates/times Adults: £20 - £24 Concessions: £17 - £21 Children: £12 - £16 01493 844172 | www.hippodromecircus.co.uk

Andante Live, will be performing Blowin’ In The Wind on Sunday, January 19, with songs of peace, protest and love.

The show combines the harmonies of Vee Sweeney and Mark Rowson, who use 16 instruments between them to perform some uniquely arranged classic songs, such as Big Yellow Taxi, Imagine and The Sound of Silence.

The duo design and produce all their shows featuring instruments, including the banjo, accordion, ukulele, charango, zither, balalaika and bodhran.

Meanwhile on February 2, Matthew Siveter, Gorleston Pavilion’s popular pantomime Dame, will be bringing his musical and comedic one-man show, to the Hall.

Having enjoyed his first break at the age of eight, he has gone on to take leading roles in theatre and opera across the UK, particularly focusing on the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, of which he spent time working as a professional singer for The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company.

To book, pop into the box office, Monday to Saturday, between 10am and 3pm, or call 01502 770060 between these times.

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The shop will be open in a NEW VENUE this year at 17, St Stephen’s Street, Norwich.

Next door to our location last year!

Representing the following Charities: Alzheimer’s Society Amnesty International Assist Trust

Dates – Thursday October 30th until Saturday 14th December Opening hours – Mondays to Saturdays 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

On sale - not just cards but calendars, wrapping paper and tags, postage stamps and other seasonal items Cards sold singly as well as in packs – something for everyone The shop is run by around 100 people all volunteers

BREAK Big C CAB Community Sports Foundation East Anglian Air Ambulance East Anglian Children’s Hospice (EACH) Epilepsy Research UK Friends of Norwich Cathedral Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Hearing Dogs for Deaf People Hospice Ethiopia John Aves Education Project Keeping Abreast Livability NNAB

Every penny we raise goes to the charities concerned

Norwich Foodbank Norwich Samaritans Open Youth Trust

This was nearly £36,000 in 2018..

RNLI Save the Children St Martin’s Housing Trust

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The Meditation Man

Richard Penguin’s

Musical Triangle Vincent has been practicing meditation for over 25 years due to his avid interest in Eastern Philosophies.

Based in the golden triangle area of Norwich and wanting to share his knowledge, he has become qualified to teach in an official capacity.

‘I am finding the need to focus on wellbeing and mindfulness particularly relevant in the current climate we live in and the benefits of Meditation are vast; with stress, anxiety, work life imbalance, high blood pressure and insomnia being more common than ever before, I truly believe meditation can help.’’

‘Pressures of social media, reality TV and photoshopped images means low self-esteem in teenagers is at an all-time low and with this in mind I will be holding my first ever teenage only mindfulness meditation 6-week course in January, it will be a mobile phone free zone.’

Vincent is currently teaching in various venues around Norwich as well as offering one to ones and meditation in the workplace, it is always worth checking his website as new classes are always being added.

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elebrating the 40th anniversary of his classic solo album ‘Spectral Mornings’ and revisiting the landmark ‘Selling England By the Pound’ album from 1973 of which he was a key component with Genesis, Steve Hackett’s concert in Cambridge with his band, as part of an extensive tour, was a musical, and visual triumph. Divided up into set 1 being solo material the night opened with the sweet harmony laden ‘Every Day’ and progressed through other album highlights in the atmospheric ‘Tiger moth’, hypnotic and dynamic ‘Clocks’, through to the hauntingly beautiful title track with superb moments of sustained and soaring guitar, as well as taking dramatic diversions into his most recent album ‘At the Edge of Light’ with the band bathed in equally evocative multi-coloured lighting. Set 2 saw the whole of ‘Selling England..’ not only revisited, but revamped, especially on the conclusion of the classic ‘I know what I like..’.

Equally the intricate instrumental passages played faithfully by Steve, saxophonist Rob Thownsend, and keyboard man Roger King,most notably on the magnificent ‘Firth of Fifth’, sounded as fresh as ever. Nad Sylvan visually and vocally recreated the characters that inhabited Gabriel’s original lyrics with aplomb especially on the epics ‘Battle of Epping Forest’ complete with Essex accents, ‘Cinema Show’, and the nod to an England that once may have been, or maybe never was, on ‘Dancing with the moonlit Knight’ before encores of ‘Dance on a Volcano’ and ‘Los Endos’ from ‘Trick of the Tail’ sent a large and enthusiastic

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audience home reminiscing in the case of its older members, and enthralled in its younger ones. A magnificent concert. On a day of foul weather in late September the journey out to Burnham Deepdale was made worthwhile by a superb set of storytelling songs from the marvellous Man the Lifeboats. Largely drawn from their new album ‘When The Time Bell Rings’ drinking tales such as ‘I have a thirst’ sat alongside the political ‘Battle of Cable Street’ and ‘When The Ship Goes Down’ receiving equal enthusiasm, applause and audience participation. There is an energy in this band to match the clever lyrical content rendering them able to reach both the grey matter and the feet. Look out for them. German Film Stars evening opening set at the Tilting Sky night upstairs at the Waterfront benefitted from a decent sound mix enabling the audience able not only to hear each instrument clearly but discern the words to their catchy indie pop based songs with references to May and Thatcher on ‘Submarine’, returning home to Norfolk on ‘Flatlands’ and poignantly the atmospheric ‘The Fog’ all from their superb new album ‘The Blooming of the Tisza’.

On the same evening I popped in to the nearby Jurnets bar to catch The Progression Sect’s improvised set at the Psychedelic circus night that embraced elements of experimentation, Krautrock, Prog and jazz with hints of Crimson and Can. Utilising technology sustained guitars with hints of Fripp floated over propulsive bass and drum lines Czukay and Liebzeit would have been proud of.

Well worth investigating both bands.

My 10 favourite national and international albums of 2019 in alphabetical orderBiscuithead and the Biscuit Badgers- Thought Porridge, Arfur Doo and the Toerags- Till Death us Doo Part, Fat Suit- Waifs and Strays, Robert Forster- Inferno, Steve Hackett- At the edge of Light, Norman Lamont- Ten Objects, Le Vent du Nord- Territoires, Man the Lifeboats- When the time Bell rings, Kuda Matimba and Harare-Tafara, VishtenHorizons. (albums from 2019 I am yet to hear that may have made the list The Lilac Time, and Michael Kiwanuka).

SOME GIGS WORTH GETTING TO IN DEC/ JAN- ARTS CENTRE - Dec- 7th Flatlands Xmas party, 12th Neutrinos + Birds of Hell, 20th Blockheads, Jan- 10th Baghdaddies, UEADec- 4th Uriah Heep, 12th Happy Mondays, 14th Wonder Stuff, Waterfront- Dec- 7th Slade, 11th Buzzcocks, Jan 3rd Mengelmoes, EPIC- 12th Geno Washington.Jurnets barPsychedelic circus- Jan 15th Including Penguins Go Pop (TBC). PUBS- check Louis Marchesi, Last Pub Standing, Gringos, Brickmakers, Reindeer etc.

ECLECTIC SELECTION- I am broadcasting my radio show every other Sundays 6-8 pm on Future radio Dec- 1st, 15th, 29th, Jan 12th and 26th.

Merry Christmas & a happy new year RICHARD PENGUIN

richard.penguin@virgin.net

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