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I’m not going to bang on about how my father started the business, or what changes have happened and environmental steps we have made in that time. I thought I would just give you a nice long list of what was going on back in 1978 – enjoy!

The Firefighters strike ends after 3 months when fire crews accept a 10% pay raise.

Anna Ford becomes the first female newsreader on ITV. The Sex Pistols play their last gig. Keith Moon dies. The Yorkshire Ripper is up to his full nasties. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is first broadcast on BBC radio 4. The first official naturist beach is opens at Fairlight Glen near Hastings. Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous released. Blake 7, Going Straight (Ronnie Barker) the original Top Gear, Grange Hill and Cheggers Plays Pop are first aired. Nottingham Forest win league division one for the first time. May Day

becomes a bank holiday. Ipswich Town win the FA Cup. Blondie Parallel Lines released.

Charlie Chaplin’s coffin, which was stolen 11 weeks earlier is found in a field in Switzerland.

Naomi James becomes the first woman to sail around the world single-handedly. Louise brown becomes the world’s first human born from in vitro fertilisation. Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is stabbed with a poisontipped umbrella. Viv Anderson becomes England’s first black player. Norton Villers Triumph is liquidated. Concrete cows are erected in Milton Keynes and inflation was a whopping 9.9%!!

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OPEN Youth Trust is a vibrant city centre youth charity based in the heart of Norwich, offering activities and training to children and young people in Norfolk, especially those from a disadvantaged background with the aim of giving them a brighter future.

School holiday activities at OPEN are always very popular with a huge variety of different activities for 4 – 12 year olds, and are also designed for all abilities.

This Summer will be no different – OPEN is offering a wide array of engaging activities, including climbing, performing arts, science, filmmaking, fashion and music production. Each activity is a fantastic opportunity not just to develop a passion for a hobby or interest, but also a chance to make new friends and develop other skills such as communication and teamwork. Children will also gain credits from the Norfolk Children’s University.

The cost for one day activities for 4 – 6 year olds is £16 and £30 for two day activities for 7 – 12 year olds. For further information on all the activities on offer or to make a booking visit opennorwich.org.uk/youthactivities/whats-on/summer-2018/ There are lots of other activities that go on within the OPEN venue during term-time which are free of charge to children and young people including a Drop In Social Hub and Café aimed at 11 – 19 year olds opennorwich.org.uk/youth-activities/whatson/drop-in/ 4

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he 10th Norwich Pride will take place on Saturday 28th July 2018 and will be the usual colourful, family-friendly event, full of people who are proud to be themselves.

Our vision has served us well over the years - to turn Norwich into a rainbow! What a party we have had and we have held onto our principles of putting on a free, inclusive and accessible event celebrating the LGBT+ Community that is for everyone.

As one of the founding members, I am proud to see how Norwich Pride has grown and developed over the years. We could not do it without all of the people who have been with us on the way - thank you for attending, supporting, volunteering, organising, donating, buying your rainbow goods and parading with us since 2009.

Since we held that first event we have seen same-sex marriage introduced across most of the UK. While this is welcome, we still have a lot to do to eradicate homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in schools, workplaces, on the street, everywhere.

Thanks to our key partners at Norwich City Council, The Forum and Red Card Comedy as well as sponsors such as Unison the Public Sector Union and this year Aviva who are our main sponsor we are able to deliver another fabulous event.

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major exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery from 23 June to 23 September 2018, organized in partnership with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, USA. The exhibition reunites, for the first time in three centuries, rare 17th century works of art and objects originally featured in a large (166.8 x 247.5cm), mysterious painting The Paston Treasure.

Painted by an unknown Dutch school artist, circa 1663, the painting’s unique and cryptic subject continues to mesmerize and puzzle art scholars and historians.

Featuring an array of exotic treasures from around the world, as well as animals and people, the painting chronicles a fraction of what was once one of the greatest private art collections of 17th century England, amassed by Norfolk’s Paston family, famed for their medieval letters.

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These are brought together and displayed alongside musical instruments, rare timepieces, a globe, jewels, paintings and sculptures, all representative of the legendary Paston collection.

The exhibits have been loaned from distinguished national and international public and private collections and collectively they tell both a very Norfolk story and a genuinely international one.

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We are offering free bike checks all week from Monday 11 to Friday 15 June, a Cyclists’ Breakfast – free coffee and croissants for anyone pedalling past early on Thursday 14 June – and an easy social bike ride on the Friday evening.

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Set up originally as a barber shop, popularity and word of mouth has resulted in the shop now offering women’s hairdressing and styling. The shop is welcoming to all as the owner Neil Hendrey explains “I wanted to create a relaxed environment where everyone feels comfortable whether it be men, women, students, children and from the comments and feedback so far, I hope I’ve achieved this”.

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Norfolk day (27 July) appearance by the county’s best loved comedy duo The Nimmo Twins and a worldfirst exhibition of paintings by John Hurt are highlights of this year’s 10th anniversary Holt Festival. They are at the heart of a wideranging and international programme that lights up the genteel north Norfolk town of Holt from 21-29 July.

Seventies chart-topper Leo Sayer is coming all the way from Australia with a highy energy set feturing all his greatest hits, and Jasper Carrott’ Stand Up and Rock sees the comedian perform his new stand up show before introducing an all-star band featuring Bev Bevan of ELO and The Move.

Less well known but very exciting high energy performers are London band Tankus The Henge. Internationally renowned Italian concert pianist Gloria Campaner will be performing two exclusive concerts, Norwich soprano Lisa Cassidy appears in a one off performance and there’s a concert by leading tenor James Gilchrist.

Linda Marlowe, one of our finest actors, is outstanding in Berkoff’s Women, whilst Bob Kingdom brings two great characters to life in Dylan Thomas: Return Journey and The Truman Capote Talk Show.

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ometimes ‘literally’ now appears in the dictionary with two completely opposite meanings – the correct meaning: “without metaphor or exaggeration”, and the incorrect meaning: not seen it, but presumably “with metaphor and exaggeration”. This has come about as a result of ignorance over the correct meaning, leading to its most common usage being the incorrect meaning – yes, Jamie “he literally put the ball on a plate” Redknapp, I’m looking at you! Similarly, it has been said that because the majority of people have no idea how to correctly use an apostrophe it is likely that it will stop being used altogether – if no-one knows why it’s there, or where to put it, then it has no purpose!

The word that really grinds my gears, though is ‘lush’. Lush is a wonderful word, meaning “abundant, luxuriant, verdant”. It can be used to describe meadows, trees, hair.

It cannot, however, be used to describe your honey-glazed sautéed chicken with dauphinoise potatoes! Where did this come from? When did it start? I blame Tom Kerridge. He was the first person I heard misusing the word. Or was it Gavin and Stacey? Is it a Welsh/West Country thing? I don’t know, but it’s wrong, wrong, WRONG! I’m assuming it’s short for luscious, but how many people using it, know that? I’m guessing not many. It seems now to just be used to mean anything that’s considered to be good. I heard someone the other day say that Centre Parcs was ‘really lush’. Now, this time of year, it may well be - the trees, grass and other vegetation probably were lush - but that’s not what they meant. Stop it! Just stop it. Please. Just for me.

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Shakespeare Festiv CORN BREAD This is less of a bread and more like a savoury pudding – moist and ‘umptious’ with tons of flavour. Plus, really easy to knock up. Use as a side dish to Mexican, South American, Cajun, Creole or TexMex food like Spicy Chilli.

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he UK’s premier all male theatre company, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, return to Norwich Cathedral this summer to perform Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece, The Tempest, amidst the beautiful open air surroundings of the Cathedral Cloisters.

Tickets are priced £20 for adults and £18 for concessions (over 60s, NUS & under-16s).

For helpful information and to book online please visit cathedral.org.uk/shakespeare.

Alternatively, book at the Norwich Theatre Royal box office (01603 630000).

ABOUT THE PLAY “We are such stuff as dreams are made on” 12 years ago, Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his brother washes up on a distant and mystical island with his baby daughter, Miranda. A place where his magical powers reign supreme and the only inhabitants of the island, the sprite Ariel and brutish Caliban, answer his every command. In this strange new kingdom, he is left to brood.

Now his enemies, his brother Antonio, who supplanted him as Duke, and Alonso, King of Naples, whilst sailing home are blown, by fortune, off course towards him.

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Prospero raises a tempestuous storm that shipwrecks them. Scattered across the island the boat’s passengers are tested and tormented as they are magically drawn towards their fate. Left to plot his revenge for years Prospero finally has the chance to exact it. But will he?

This play of soaring poetry, high comedy and tender love, Shakespeare’s late, great gem, examines the power of true love, our capacity for vengeance and what it takes to forgive.

Come and spend a glorious summer evening watching this enchanting, fastpaced production of one of Shakespeare’s finest plays. Performed in the open air, by an all male cast with Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.

Norwich-based artisan bakery, Bread Source, are delighted to announce a new series of day baking classes led by award-winning baker and author Emmanuel Hadjiandreou.

Beginning on 3rd June, the first series of classes will be introducing the art of baking sourdough bread and take place twice a month.

Emmanuel says of the course: “Many people are turning their backs on massproduced, homogenized and bland bread in favour of something natural and nourishing. And what can be more natural than the way break used to be made – with flour, water and care.

“It’s no surprise that when people take in the wonderful aroma of their first homemade sourdough loaf, they never look back.”

The baking classes cost £120 and take place from 10am – 5pm at the Bread Source bakery and cafe on Upper St Giles, Norwich. The day includes welcome drinks and pastries on arrival, a delicious home cooked lunch, recipes, tips and advice and lots of goodies to take home at the end of the day including Bread Source’s sourdough culture.

For more information or to book, pop into Bread Source, Upper St Giles, Norwich or call 01603 611526.

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IT’S OFFICIAL. We’re rated Good by Ofsted.

Did you know that the Hewett Academy has rising GCSE results and that students make better progress with us than at five other city high schools?

We’ve invested more than £1m in new science labs and updated classrooms, and have a brand new sports centre opening this September.

Ofsted came to visit and rated us Good, praising our “culture of high expectations and aspirations” and our “positive climate for learning”.

Come and see for yourself what the Hewett Academy can do for your child: call us today to arrange a visit.

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Local History Matt For a long time I thought that the best way of responding to any life challenge was to analyse the situation logically before taking action.

Sometimes this strategy worked well, however too often the more I kept pursuing this approach the worse things got. This continued until I had a significant ‘light-bulb’ moment in which I realised I needed to put much greater emphasis on satisfying my deeper emotional needs. That insight led me to consider the benefits of hypnotherapy. And once I had moved beyond my unfounded fears a whole new world opened up for me.

Having walked through a door that I had ignored for many years, I felt drawn to helping others experience life differently and I chose to become a qualified hypnotherapist. Since then I have been guiding clients, both young and not so young, on how to harness the power of their emotions and their imagination.

It would be my pleasure to work with you in the same way.

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A cute, but infrequently visited church in that nevertheless has an enthralling atm

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himpling St. George (Post Code: IP21 4UF) is set back from the main village road but, even so, beckons visitors by its tranquil setting and exterior beauty. A squeaky gate bearing St. George himself gains you admission into the churchyard, from where, on your left, you will see the building’s 13th century origins declared by distinctive ‘Y’-shaped carved tracery in the window frames. As you enter the church its ‘peppery’ atmosphere may well give you a sense of its age, plus its trapped ‘time capsule’ appearance. Has anything happened in here during the past century?

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south Norfolk, osphere of time-locked history disfigured ca. 1643/44 during the zealous purges of the Cromwellian era, when saintly images were considered superstitious and offensive – even if they held the roof up!

William Dowsing, a Suffolk farmer turned soldier, was charged by Parliament to ensure that bands of Puritan wreckers visited churches to saw and hack away banned religious images. As far as the ‘corbels’ are concerned the one that was missed is opposite the main entry door lurking in a dark corner up to the right. The despoilers did yet more damage in this church by sawing off items from the ends of the pews and, whilst they had the ladders up, they set to work scratching out the faces of all the angels in the windows. At the conclusion of their heinous acts the roaming despots often had the gall to demand payment from the local church. Occasionally the parishioners and Rector were pressed to do the gruesome work themselves. So, you may have mixed emotions viewing this wounded interior. However, you may well feel that the building has yet triumphed – for it has survived, when those who harmed it have not. For all that sadness I still think that this holy place has a rather beguiling allure. See what you think.

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o with the sad news that Ray Wilson a World Cup hero from 1966 has left us we must turn to this year’s tournament.

Gareth “Penalty Shootout” Southgate has like all previous England managers not given Jack Hawkins and Richard Todd the call-up something he may regret against Belgium. Still at the moment we can look forward to a tournament without Wayne “mine’s a pint “ Rooney and Jack “I’ll just see if I can stand” Wilshere! An opening game against Tunisia what could possibly go wrong?

Of course Norwich have ended the season with nothing and seen the tearful departure of the Irish Messi, Wes Hoolahan. A rare breed in that he stayed with one club for more than two years. It was like that in my day just look at Billy Wright at Wolves, Stanley Matthews at Blackpool. The same applied to managers Revie, Shankly, Catterick, Busby and Nicholson whereas now you can spend six months saving a club from relegation and still get the push ask Allardyce at Everton and Moyse at West Ham. It was never like this with Subbeteo!!

As I write we are hours away from a London weekend which could decide the future of several people. Conte, will he get the chop even if Chelsea lift the FA Cup? Murinho,

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will he make a speech at the wedding?

Plucky Prince Harry, will he get to meet Meghan “where’s that camera” Markle’s dad? Will Meghan “job done” Markle throw her wedding bouquet to Beatrix (fielding at silly point)? She will no doubt be taking the afternoon off from being the nation’s favourite partying ambassador and panto character to escort her mother to the bar before sending her home before the private party round at Charles’s place.

Talking of panto characters is Camilla (hair apparent) going…. Oh no she isn’t …. Oh yes she is!

Staying with the von Windsors, another royal babe has arrived and with a nod to Brexit and Entente Cordiale he has been given a French name. It must have been all those nights in watching the Versailles box set. We await the name of auntie Pippa’s baby with trepidation could the nod to Europe go as far as Adolf? Well after all her big sister has married into a German gang!

Poor William looked tired on ANZAC day so valets, servants pay attention and buck up!!

Meanwhile he’s apparently coming in July Get the fallout shelters ready!

I have three chickens which I keep on my allotment. They are known as Leggy, Ms Aubergine and the Sussex. During the summer months they live, picturesquely and romantically, on the fruit plot in the shade of apple trees and currant bushes, where the best places for dust baths are at the base of fruit trees, which, gardening books will tell you, need to be weed free. But it’s what they get up to in winter, when they have the freedom of the whole plot, that is particularly adorable.

When the soil is dormant they act, in effect, as a pesticide, efficiently unearthing and wiping out colonies of slugs, snails and other insects I don’t want.

They drop little fertiliser bombs and keep the plot relatively clear, so that I can keep on top of weeds without having to resort to lots of digging. That’s good for the soil as well as my back. They sift and aerate the compost heap and when allowed to, spread compost evenly around my plot, before turning it in and fine-tilthing the soil. All of this, of course, is good for the crops.

On top of all that my chickens show me that they love me, even if they do occasionally mistake my toes for worms (their beaks are surprisingly warm and soft). They make up for it by talking to me when I’m gardening in their company and laying beautiful eggs that make me laugh.

Chickens are an essential well-being tool!

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Circus250 Chapelfield Summer Circus Courtesy of Amelia Mills

Norfolk artists get set to invite the public into their studios Hundreds of artists are preparing to throw open their studio doors to the public as part of Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios 2018.

The event, firmly established as one of the biggest open studios schemes in the country, is celebrating its 24th anniversary this year.

Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios provides the opportunity for artists to show and sell their work directly from their studios.

It also encourages everyone, from ardent art-lovers to the curious first-time visitor, to get out and about, explore the county, see art and meet artists in the informal surroundings of their work space.

More than 420 artists will be taking part this year across 241 venues throughout Norfolk. Visitors to the free event can see art in a range of settings, from professional studios to garages and barns, watching art as it happens.

Studios are free to visit and all details, including studio opening days, directions, Art Trails and additional events and demonstrations, can be found in the Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios brochure and website from early April.

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ome of the best contemporary circus shows from around the world are coming to Norwich in in July. The Chapelfield Summer Circus big top in Chapelfield Gardens will feature shows from leading international companies, all appearing in the city for the first time, to celebrate 250 years of circus.

Australian company Casus bring their breakthrough show Knee Deep. Now in its 7th wildly successful year, it explores the boundaries of strength and fragility as bodies are pushed and pulled, eggs are weighed and tested and acts of intimacy share space with thrilling physical feats.

Fauna is a multi-award winning show described by London’s Evening Standard as ‘like David Attenborough in tights and leotards’. The performers balance, tumble, jump and fly as they transform their bodies into spiders, lemurs, tree frogs and birds of paradise to illustrate the similarities between human movement and animal behaviour.

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Lost in Translation’s world conquering The Hogwallops gets its Norwich debut in their adopted home city. This loud and funny dramatisation of the domestic adventures of a chaotic family, inspired by Roald Dahl’s The Twits, has thrills, gasps, laughs and drama aplenty for both adults and children to enjoy.

On the evening of Friday 6 July a herd of life size elephant puppets will parade from Goal Hill through to Chapelfield Gardens.

The parade recreates the practice of years gone by when visiting circus companies would parade their animals and performers through the streets to announce their arrival.

Circus Cabaret Lates will feature spectacular line-ups compered by international star Abigail Collins who has has appeared in late-night cabaret sensation La Clique. Over the weekend a programme of daytime outdoor circus fun will include drop-in workshops and circus skills instruction for all ages. The final performance on Sunday sees Norwich’s Oak Circus Centre present a Community Cabaret in which students demonstrate their skills alongside circus professionals.

Thursday 12 July: 8pm Fauna

Chapelfield Summer Circus follows this year’s Lord Mayor’s Celebration, which will lead Norwich’s Circus250 extravaganza.

Friday 13 July 7pm The Hogwallops; 10pm Circus Cabaret Lates Saturday 14 July: 11am – 2pm Free Outdoor Circus Fun; 2.30pm The Hogwallops; 7pm Knee Deep; 10.00pm: Circus Cabaret Lates Sunday 15 July: 11am – 2.30pm Free Outdoor Circus Fun; 3pm The Oak Circus Community Cabaret Advance tickets available online, by phone and in person from Norwich Arts Centre, www.norwichartscentre.co.uk 01603 660 352

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Passing Your Pension to Your Heirs

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ne of the big changes in recent years to pension rules is the way that unspent pension savings can be passed down to your heirs. Phil Beck looks at what the rules say.

It’s interesting that many people are still unaware that in many cases their pension savings can be passed on after their death.

The first two factors to consider are whether the pension holder is under the age of 75 on death and whether or not the pension fund has been “crystallised” – ie whether pension benefits have started to be taken.

If death occurs before age 75 and the pension holder has not crystallised the fund, then any benefits passed on to heirs are free of tax. If it happens after age 75, then the inherited benefits are taxed at the recipient’s normal rate of tax for their income level.

In both cases, benefits can be passed on as a lump sum, a drawdown pension or an annuity.

If the pension holder has started taking benefits in the form of a drawdown arrangement, the treatment is similar in that benefits paid on a death before age 75 are free of tax and benefits paid on a death after age 75 are taxed at the recipient’s normal rate.

If you have an annuity in payment, it may be worth checking the terms so you understand how the contract deals with spouses and/or dependants.

A big change introduced in April 2015 was the ability to pass benefits on to any beneficiary rather than just a spouse or dependant.

However, it is important that anyone you wish to benefit is specified using a pension benefits nomination form.

Whilst a nomination form is not binding, it will give the scheme administrator the necessary guidance. Your nominated beneficiary has the option to take the benefits in the form of an income (such as a drawdown pension) or as a lump sum.

It’s worth noting that if the benefits are taken as a drawdown pension, the person inheriting the benefits can then, in turn, pass them on again to his or her nominated beneficiaries on death if there is still unspent money in the pot.

The tax treatment of investments depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change.

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THE GARAGE LISTINGS SATURDAY 2 JUNE, 7.30PM The Mustard Seed Theatre Company DANCE WITH ME FRIDAY 8 JUNE, 7.30PM MTM PRODUCTIONS SHAZIA MIRZA WITH LOVE FROM ST. TROPEZ SATURDAY 9 JUNE, 11.30AM, 1PM & 2PM SlantedDance Performance Squad LIFE THROUGH OUR LENS TUESDAY 12 & WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE, 7.30PM City College Norwich Level 3 Acting THE LIGHT BURNS BLUE THURSDAY 14 & FRIDAY 15 JUNE, 7.30PM City College Norwich Level 3 Performance NELL GWYNN SATURDAY 16 JUNE, 4PM Thunder Cake Productions RETURN OF THE DRUKEN LOTUS – Scratch Performance THURSDAY 23 JUNE, 7.30PM Baroque Theatre Company TWIST THURSDAY 28 JUNE, 7.30PM DINOSAUR FRIDAY 29 JUNE, 7.30PM Wrong Shoes Theatre Company THE UNBINDING FRIDAY 20 & SATURDAY 21 JULY, 7.30PM Livewire FIDDLER ON THE ROOF THURSDAY 26 – SUNDAY 29 JULY, 10.15AM, 1.15PM & 3.15PM The Garage, All-In Productions & Lost In Translation Circus MY FIRST CIRCUS: THE CIRCUS CHILD PERFORMANCES BOX OFFICE 01603 598646 / thegarage.org.uk 36

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Musical Triangle Another very enjoyable weekend was had at this years Folk on the Pier running my Tea Time event on the fringe festival at the social club in Cromer (thanks to everyone who played or attended and to the club) and at the main festival. Sadly I missed the Friday afternoon concert on the pier and some sets but my 6 highlights were a bold brass laden set from Home Service on Friday night, the dance driven folk tunes of Morris on Saturday afternoon, the mix of fiery instrumentals and trad songs from Urban Folk Theory, and marvellous melding of folk and reggae from Edward 11, the lyrical, thought provoking and amusing songs of Gerry Colvin band on Sunday afternoon, and a relaxed, and slightly nostalgic set from Fairport Convention to conclude the festival in the evening.

Just before this Karen Tweed played a superb concert upstairs at Carberry’s café in Norwich displaying her nimble fingered approach to playing the piano accordion and highlighting on tunes from Orkney to Ireland, France to Sweden why she is still one of the most highly regarded, original and sought after players in folk. Just across the road at the King of Hearts, but a few weeks earlier Alden, Patterson and Dashwood (APD) launched their superb second album ‘By The Night’ the follow up to their ground-breaking debut album ‘Call Me Home’ that was voted Froots editors album of the year 2016. A languid approach, yet tight knit trio Christina’s voice floats beautifully above the fluent fiddle playing of Alex and deft dobro work of Noel with her own subtle guitar playing

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underpinning it all. There are stories aplenty on the new songs with books inspiring the albums dream like title track and ‘The Time Song’ and the curious actions of a fish on ‘Kingfish’. Their harmonies were as equally resplendent on the new tunes as they were on ‘Moon Song’ and ‘Mole in the Ground’ lovely reminders from that classic debut aired again on the night. A trio who are deservedly going way beyond our fine city. Friday nights at Jurnets are still going strong and a recent night saw Anto Morra mixing personal, and poetic songs with political, while young up and coming duo Red Dear seemingly take inspiration from late 60s psychedelic folk and The Cocteau Twins to create a cavernous, eerie, and dreamlike sound unlike many others. One’s to watch for, they also played a great set at my Tea Time event. In a very different vein The Bloodshake Chorus dressed like Zombie Butchers at the Brickmakers and re-interpreted rather than covered many classic songs from the 50s and 60s giving ‘These Boots Were made for walking’ and ‘Delilah’ an even more sinister edge, and encouraging audience sing-alongs on the likes of ‘Lazy Sunday Afternoon’ and ‘House of the Rising sun’. Bizarre.

SOME FESTIVALS- LATITUDE- July 12-15thBelle & Sebastian, Charlatans, The Killers, Mogwai, Breeders, Sleeper, Go Team, Harry Hill, Solange, Lee Scratch Perry etc. www.latitudefestival.com FOLK IN A FIELD- 6-8th July near Kings Lynn 3 Daft Monkeys, the Jigantics, John Ward etc www.folkinafield.co.uk FLATLANDS - 29 + 39th June Wenhaston- Dr Clyde, APD,

Piratones, etc, STRAWBERRY FAIR- 2nd June, Cambridge- http://strawberry-fair. org.uk/ MAVERICK- 6-8th July Easton farm park, Suffolk- Daneberrys, Vagaband etc maverickfestival.co.uk, SOUTHBURGH festival world music- 27-29th July- www. southburghfestival.co.uk Burton Manor farms- Zee Gueva, Chartwell Dutiro, Anna Mudeka, Mariachi Las Adelitas etc.

WYMONDHAM music festival www.wymfest. org.uk June 22nd-July 7.

SOME GIGS AND VENUE HIGHLIGHTS- Arts centre (June- 8th Misty in Roots, 11th Anda Union, 13th Magic Numbers), UEA (June 6th- PIL), Waterfront (June 10th- The Beat), Guildhall- (June- 14th Hattie Briggs + Noel Dashwood, 28th- Anna Tivel + Jeffrey Martin), Folk club (July 20th Pete Morton) , Epic (July 13th The Manfreds), Open (June 16th Gaz Coombes). Plus- The Brickmakers, Reindeer, Wildman, Gringos, The Norwich Cottage, Last Pub Standing.

Ps- Penguins Go Pop return to playing Norwich at The Last Pub Standing on Saturday 16th June 8-10.30 pm and an album launch date and venue TBC in July.

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Take a trip to the coast this summer and enjoy fantastic events with SeaChange Arts in Great Yarmouth...

FESTA FIESTA A free day-long, Latin flavoured jamboree of music, street performance and circus - part of Great Yarmouth Arts Festival.

Sat 9 Jun

TIPPING POINT

BY OCKHAM’S RAZOR

Festa Fiesta’s evening programme features the acclaimed Tipping Point - an exhilarating piece of new circus.

Sat 9 Jun

THE DRILL HOUSE TEA DANCE WITH THE RAGROOF PLAYERS DJs & INSTANT DANCE CLASSES

Get your glad rags on for a luscious afternoon of vintage music and dance.

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FESTA FIESTA DANCE PARTY AT ST GEORGE’S THEATRE

Late night Latin rhythms from Brighton’s Son Pikkante and Mallorca’s Dinamo.

Sat 9 Jun

THE OUT THERE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CIRCUS & STREET ARTS

The Out There Festival returns for an 11th year with the very best in circus and street arts from across the world. A wonderful, weird and wacky weekend... and all for free. Don’t miss it!

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