Triangle Norwich October / November 2024 by Triangle.SunriseMagazines

Crow Trail

19 Oct - 3 Nov 2024

Can you help Chantry Jack to find his crows?

Find the decorated crows in our shop windows before meeting Jack by the hay bales and having a photo!

Pick up your free trail map from Langleys and enter our competition to win a £100 H&M voucher and other tricks and treats!

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October already...wow! To help get you in the spooky Halloween spirit, Chantry Place invites you to ‘Chantry Jack’s Crow Trail’ pick up a map from Langleys between Sat 19th October - Sunday 3rd November and try ﬁnd all the decorated crows in the retailers windows to be in with a chance of winning a £100 H&M voucher (see page 15 for more details)

Norwich Book Festival hits The Forum 24th - 27th November with talks, readings, live-drawings, author signings and much more.

Then to prepare for the festivities the fabulous festive fair returns to The Forum on 28th Nov - 1st December, why not stroll round with a delicious warming hot chocolate or glass of mulled wine whilst listening to Pavilion Brass Quintet. The ever popular miniature donkeys will be back along with Evie’s Owls and new this year you can see some lovely classic cars from Retro Rides of Norfolk. (more details on page 7)

Please note - Deadline for next edition is a little earlier than usual, on 8th November.

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Norwich Book Festival is coming to the City of Stories, Thursday 24Sunday 27 October, with fantastic talks, readings, live-drawings, author signings, and much more, for everyone to enjoy!

There are more than 35 brilliant events taking place over four days, exploring everything from royalty to religion, scary stories to picture books, and motherhood to mythology. For the historians, we have an amazing selection of events with authors including Alison Weir on Mary I, Tudor Queen (Fri 25 Oct), historian Diarmaid MacCulloch exploring 3000 years of sex and Christianity (Fri 25 Oct), Ferdia Lennon with his Debut Prize Winner Glorious Exploits (Sun 27 Oct), and a deep-dive into the history of Vogue (Sun 27 Oct).

We’ll be celebrating spooky season with spine-tingling stories in ‘Of the Flesh’ (Sat 26 Oct), starting Sunday with Bloody Mary’s at our Crime Brunch (Sun 27 Oct) and indulging in second-chance love stories with Holly Miller and Joanna Glen (Sat 26 Oct).

There will be lots for kids too – former

Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho will read from his Carnegie Medal winning verse novel The Boy Lost in The Maze (Sun 27 Oct), illustrator and writer duo Pam Smy and Lucy Strange will invite everybody to join their supernatural sleuths to solve the mystery, and we’ll all go on an adventure with Matt Robertson’s new picture-book Do You Love Exploring.

Don’t miss plenty of incredible free activities at The Imaginarium, in The Forum on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27, for little ones and grown-ups too!

This is just a taster of all the events –ﬁnd out more and book tickets on norwichbookfestival.co.uk

The Festival has been developed with key partners including National Centre for Writing, Norfolk Libraries, and University of East Anglia, and booksellers including Waterstones, Jarrolds, The Book Hive and Bookbugs & Dragon Tales.

FESTIVE FAIR AT THE FORUM 2024

Thursday 28th November to Sunday 1st December

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★ Festive Food & Drink ★

★ Live Music & More ★

Mini Donks (Sat/Sun)

Charity Book Stall & Tombola

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Classic Cars (Fri, Sat, Sun)

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FABULOUS FESTIVE FAIR RETURNS TO THE FORUM IN NORWICH

FROM THURSDAY 28th NOVEMBER TO SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER

This year’s Festive Fair at The Forum in Norwich promises to be bigger and better than ever, taking place from Thursday 28th November to Sunday 1st December inclusive, and packed full of Christmas cheer.

Enjoy a warming hot chocolate or glass of mulled wine while listening to Christmas carols from Norfolk’s own Pavilion Brass Quintet who will be playing festive tunes outside The Forum each day. Plus, there’ll be performances from Busybodies Stage School’s dancers on the Saturday morning, and live singers throughout the event. There will also be all sorts of seasonal food and drink stands outside on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and even festive treats for your dogs!

Plus on the Saturday and Sunday visitors to the Festive Fair will once again have the chance to see some adorable miniature donkeys from Mini Donks whose animals help people with well-being, while popular attraction, Evie’s Owls, will be ﬂying in again on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday this year. Plus, new this time round, visitors to the Festive Fair will be able to see some lovely classic cars from Retro Rides of Norfolk.

The Festive Fair at The Forum is always very popular, attracting thousands of visitors, and there will be over 70 indoor stalls at the 2024 event, as well as a host of outdoor stands and activities. Open from 11am to 7pm on the Thursday, from 10am to 6pm on the Friday and Saturday, and from 10am to 4pm on the Sunday, everyone is welcome and entry is free.

The Festive Fair will feature East Anglian products galore including jewellery, pottery, textiles, toiletries, woodcraft, glassware, art, preserves, calendars, cards, prints, Christmas decorations, chocolates, candles, cakes, brownies, clothes, plants and much more.

Plus, in the spirit of Christmas, this event will also be raising funds for charity, with a quality second-hand book stall and tombola in aid of Norwich-based breast cancer reconstruction charity, Keeping Abreast. For more information, visit The Forum’s website at: www.theforumnorwich.co.uk.

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Celebrate Black History Month with Norwich Theatre

This October, Norwich Theatre is celebrating Black History Month with a diverse lineup of events that honour Black stories, voices, and history. From thought-provoking plays to engaging workshops, there's something for everyone to experience.

Wendy Ellis, Creative Programmes & Audiences Director at Norwich Theatre, said: "Theatres offer a unique space to connect with others, gain a deeper understanding of different perspectives and build compassion. This month, we're celebrating the incredible contributions of Black creatives and reminding ourselves that these stories matter year-round."

Inspired by the extraordinary life of Nina Simone Black is the Color of My Voice (5 – 6 Oct) at Norwich Theatre Playhouse reflects on the journey that took Nina from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.

Explore Stories that Move: A Family Dance Workshop (30 Oct) during the October halfterm. In this creative family workshop using pictures, poetry, stories, and music, we will celebrate the huge contributions and cultural impact made by the Windrush Generation and their families, shaping the Britain we know today.

The injustices of the Windrush Scandal are explored in the solo play The Windrush Secret (31 Oct). It is told through three characters: a young white far-right racist party leader, a black Caribbean diplomat, and a white Oxfordeducated Home Ofﬁce government ofﬁcial who is giving speeches on the same day. This piece of political theatre is not to be missed, bringing to life the cruelty of the British immigration system and the cynical way populist politics dehumanise marginalised minorities.

For more information or to book, visit norwichtheatre.org or call the Box Ofﬁce on 01603 630 000.

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Sponsoring a rescued horse or donkey makes a beautiful gift for you or a loved one. It’s the next best thing to owning your own! Many of our residents have endured terrible starts in life, so sponsoring an Adoption Star from just £2 a month ensures they continue enjoying a safe and happy home at Redwings.

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All the rescued horses and donkeys of Redwings Horse Sanctuary want this winter is the chance to continue living a life free of fear and neglect.

Christmas shoppers can help make their wish come true by sponsoring a Redwings ‘Adoption Star’ as a truly unique gift for a loved one, and every penny goes towards their care and that of their four-legged friends at the Sanctuary – of which there are over 1,500!

Sponsorship costs from just £2 a month, and there are more than 20 adorable Adoption Star horses, ponies and donkeys to choose from, each with their own moving story to tell.

From gentle giant Shire cross Fox to adorable donkey Dotty, from mini but mighty Sampson to real life ‘Black Beauty’ Maya, there’s an array of wonderful characters enabling

everyone to ﬁnd the perfect new friend for themselves or a loved one!

Those sponsoring an Adoption Star will receive:

● An adoption pack including your Adoption Star’s story and a beautiful photograph

● A certiﬁcate of adoption and a factsheet about your chosen animal

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● An invitation to your Adoption Star’s birthday party - yes, really!

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LODDON ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS FAIR

After it’s summer break the Loddon Antiques and Collectors Fair will return to the Jubilee Hall in Loddon on Sunday 13th October, followed by 10th November and 8th December. There will be over forty general and specialist dealers selling a wide range of good quality antiques and collectables including furniture, silver, china, linen, jewellery, books, clocks, retro and vintage design and decorative items.

After being relaunched by KC Fairs & Events (who also run the Beccles Antiques Street Market) the Loddon Fair has gone from strength to strength.

“When we ﬁrst took over the event we were looking to establish an interesting and enjoyable Antiques & Collectables Fair, aimed at both the dealer and collector with plenty of variety and bargains and that is something we believe we have achieved, with the fair buzzing throughout the day”.

Hot and cold home cooked refreshments on offer, including bacon rolls and cakes and their legendary sausage rolls.

£2 entrance for adults, accompanied children are free and dogs on leads are welcome. Parking on site as well as two large car parks in Loddon which are just a few minutes walk away.

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Chantry Place to host free Chantry Jack crow hunt this October

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From Saturday 19th October until Sunday 3 November 2024, Chantry Place Norwich will be hosting a free ‘Chantry Jack crow trail’ for families to enjoy, along with a spooktacular photo opportunity with scarecrow Jack!

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event, this year we are bringing families a self-led crow hunt to enjoy during October Half Term!

This is a free event and we’re sure that little ones will love ﬁnding the crows and meeting scarecrow Jack at the selﬁe spot. Families can also pick up a free Chantry Jack sticker when they collect the map!”

Families can pick up a free trail map from Langley’s on the lower ground ﬂoor then ﬁnd the decorated crows with letters on in retailer windows to help Jack who has lost his crows, before entering a competition to be in with a chance of winning a £100 H&M voucher and other tricks and treats.

The trail will take place daily during Centre opening hours.

Visitors can meet Jack by the hay bales on the lower ground ﬂoor by H&M HOME and have a photo with him in front of a Halloween backdrop.

Paul McCarthy, general manager at Chantry Place, said: “Following winning the the

on from the success of last year’s Halloween

Chantry Place is home to stores including Apple, Flannels, Frasers, H&M and Zara, and restaurants including Ask Italian, Wagamamas, YO! and more.

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And now, you may be facing the day that no pet owner ever wants to think about; the day when you have to say goodbye.

As well as sadness, pet owners often experience confusion, anger and guilt. This is to be expected. Sick or elderly pets have good days and bad days. Days when they won’t eat, and days when they eat everything you put in front of them.

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How is my allotment like a farm? How is my allotment like a farm?

Irecently went on a visit to Wild Ken Hill near Kings Lynn, which is a farm where 1500 acres are being rewilded and managed for diversity, and 2500 are farmed regeneratively. You may also know it from Springwatch and Winterwatch, for which it has been used as a location several times in the last few years.

I loved what I learnt about beavers there. They are driven mad by the sound of dripping water and must stop it! What a stressful life but what engineers! Like all ofﬁcial beavers, they were kept in an enclosure because, if let loose, they might build their miracles on housing estates and in other locations where it would be less appreciated than on farmland without water. By contrast, a cousin in Germany was telling me about the beaver that comes to visit her garden in central Hannover, where nobody is worried about it causing any damage.

As an allotment gardener I got most excited about what I learnt about regenerative agriculture. The ﬁeld margins were enormous in order to attract a diversity of birds, bees and creepy crawlies. The ﬁelds were not ploughed and had rounded corners to avoid unnecessary compaction of soil.

Arable crops seemed to have been densely broadcast rather than sown in individual rows and stood at different heights in the same ﬁeld. Some weeds were showing through the crops but because of the rewilding and diversity efforts, nature provided solutions without the need for herbicides and pesticides. We were told that they are farming the soil rather than crops by investing in composting and plants that provide fertility.

Most of my allotment neighbours make compost. Quite a few shake their heads when they see the borders of grasses, weeds and ﬂowers surrounding my plot but I know that the pests will descend the minute I remove them. They think no dig gardening and weeds are characteristics of lazy gardeners but I know that my plot provides habitats for predators like wasps and mice, to deal with destroyers of crops like slugs and snails. And who knows, one day I might even attract beavers, which would certainly deal with the absence of mains water!

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Yin and Yang Yoga at Inner Space with Your Peaceful Power

Tuesdays, 5.30-6pm you’ll ﬁnd us shifting out of our comfort zones with improv games, ridiculousness, laughter and connection to our inner children, shaking off the day.

Tuesdays, from 6-7pm we share a slower paced hatha yoga practice, for beginners to pros. This is about how we feel, rather than how we look. Mobility, ﬂexibility and strength (of mind and body) come with time. Moving to savasana, we meditate in the present moment before ﬂoating home. Untangled.

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Norwich Theatre Launches PayYouWhat Can

To ensure that everyone can enjoy the creative fun this half term Norwich Theatre has introduced a Pay What You Can approach for its October half term activities.

Families can choose to take part with a range of options to book their half term activity:

• Just come and play! Join in for free if you’d like.

• Make the suggested donation to help keep our holiday work going.

• Add an extra amount to your donation, which will go towards free activities for families who need them most.

The half term activities are part of Norwich Theatre's Creative Families programme, which offers fun, friendly sessions for the whole family. Thanks to the Geoffrey Watling Charity, the Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust, and the Simon Gibson Charitable Trust, free places have been made possible.

Sam Beal Creative Engagement Project Manager at Norwich Theatre, said: "We believe that creative experiences should be available to all. The arts enrich lives, inspire creativity, and bring us together as a community. We want everyone, regardless of their ﬁnancial situation, to have the opportunity to enjoy these enriching experiences.

We hope offering Pay What You Can will make it easier for every family to experience the joy of creativity together this half term."

Stories that Move (30 Oct) is inspired by the huge contributions and cultural impact made by the Windrush Generation and their families. This workshop is for children aged 5 – 10 and their grown-ups.

Ready to unleash your inner playwright and see your play come to life… in a day?! Try Norwich Theatre's Play in a Day (31 Oct), which is a fun approach to devising a piece of theatre. Participants will delve into creating a brand-new piece and be guided through acting, directing, movement and physical theatre. The workshop for ages 7-10 is in the morning, and the workshop for the ages 11 – 15 is in the afternoon – no previous performing experience is required.

Come and enjoy Sensory Stories for SEND, where the group will be guided through a journey of imagination and play in a relaxed environment using an array of sensory materials and props. Designed for disabled and neurodiverse young people, it will be accessible to non-verbal children. This session is for children aged 7 – 11 and their grown-ups.

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I don’t think I realised how many Folk and acoustic events I had been to over the Summer until I read my notebooks. Despite a choice of locations around Norwich for the Summer Sessions I was drawn to St Gregory’s Green. Fine folk sets ensued in July in the form of deft and dextrous duo Finn Collinson and Archie Churchill-Moss, uent pipe and ddle player Malin Lewis and a powerfully delivered take on traditional songs and tunes from Nick Hart and Tom Moore. I also caught the marvellous story telling based song set of Painted Sky there in early August. All of these events were free and superbly organised by Norwich Bid and Norfolk community arts. By chance I made a last minute visit to the Cambridge Folk festival for a day as a friend was unable to. Among many highlights from my rst time back there since the 90s the most memorable was Peggy Seeger and family. Joined by her sons Neil and Calum Maccoll and daughter in law Kate St John her look back upon her long life, memories and stories and performance of key songs, notably ‘The rst time ever I saw your face’ totally captivated the audience while ‘How I long for peace’ was one of the most moving and heart-warming moments of the Summer. This years Folk East may well have been the nal year at Glemham Hall which has been their home for the last decade. If so it was a ne send o . There were many great sets notably from artists that I felt proud to have worked with including George Boomsma, Alden and Patterson, The Finn Collinson band, The Norfolk Broads and Nick Hart and Tom Moore. Other notable highlights included a truly wonderful piece entitled Bird tunes by Miranda Rutter in which she recorded bird songs, echoed them on violin and co composed a piece with them crediting the likes of Blackbirds, Chi Cha , and the Wud Wud bird as co composers, and Freedom to Roam- The Rhythms of Migration re ecting themes of migration, climate change and con ict performed by musicians from Classical, world and folk music backgrounds on

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Tabla’s, utes, ddle, harmoniums and harps ably accompanied by Ballet folk interpreting them through dance. While all 12 years have been memorable this would be in my Top 5. We shall have to wait and see where they re-locate to next year. My extensive 4,500 word review is now online at- https://www.fatea-records. co.uk/magazine/live/FolkEast24.php/ should you wish to read it. On a slightly smaller scale early September saw the inaugural year of the Bungay Folk Festival. Held around the town, free by day, and ticketed concerts by night it proved to be a huge success. Many venues, shops and churches were involved as the town really came to life for the weekend. I made it to the Saturday with notable highlights being the Irish tunes of Flann, the Bluegrass inspired Clark and Zuppardi, Prog meets folk from Tin Giants, Medieval music from Pearl in the Egg, the poetry and storytelling enhanced folk of Wendsum, and the o beat performance art and soundscapes of pianist Will Ferguson that somehow combined the feel of early Pink Floyd, backing Tom Waits in a Scottish folk club. I ventured to south Norfolk to see the magni cent and energetic French Canadian band Le Vent Du Nord playing their foot stomping, ddle driven Quebecois songs and tunes propelling the sold out audience to their feet at the corn hall in Diss, and just across the border again to Beccles for a more laid back, gentle storytelling set of songs from Australian and New Zealand duo We Mavericks on their rst tour of the UK. Meanwhile in Norwich The Shackleton trio launched their new album at the Octagon chapel ahead of their 10th anniversary. The album sees them revisiting and re-working earlier story telling songs including old favourites in the canine themed form of ‘Black Sluice’ with its perils of the Lincolnshire roads and swiftly and deftly played tune ‘The Dog that would not be washed’ alongside new similarly themed song ‘200 days’ about a dog nding its way home after an epic journey. Great songs, Top tunes and

superb musicians they received a standing ovation at the end of the night. Phew!! Its been quite a Summer. Here’s to Autumn.

Some concerts by original artists in NorwichANTEROS- October- 13th- Lizzy Hardingham, 17th- The Drystones, November- 2nd- Rangari, 6th- Suthering, 15th- Mishra, 26th- Granny’s Attic. ARTS CENTRE- October- 10th- Fanfare Ciocarlia, 19th- Floral Image, November- 1st- The Beat, 2ndMercury Rev, 15th- 9 Below Zero + Dr Feelgood, 18th- Talisk, 20th- Calan. BRICKMAKERS + B2October- 16th- Psychedelic Circus, 26th and 27thOctofest. EPIC- October- 16th- New Model Army 18th- Undertones + The Rezillos, 25thDreadzone, 29th- John Grant, November- 10thTherapy?, 13th- Crash Test Dummies. LOUIS MARCHESI- November 29th- Penguins Go Pop. OCTAGON CHAPEL- October 4th- Honey and the Bear, UEA- October 26th- Peter Hook. VOODOO DADDY’S- October- 4th- Zion Train, 19th- Deviated Instinct, November- 1st- Collapse The Sky, 8th- Jim Jones All Stars, 23rd- Nebula sun. WATERFRONTOctober- 21st- The Lovely Eggs, 18th- Ferocious Dog, 25th- King King, November- 20th- Seun Kuti. NORFOLK- Geldeston Locks inn- October 12th- Attilla the Stockbroker, Nov 3rd- Pete Coe. Swanton Novers Village Hall- October 19th- Alden and Patterson. HRH Prog Fest- Vauxhall Holiday camp- Great Yarmouth- 17-20th OctoberIncluding- Caravan, Arthur Brown, Martin Turner, Atomic Rooster, Soft Machine, Man, Zopp + more. See Websites for more concerts + details + Norwich Folk Club, Last Pub Standing, + in Su olk- Canopy Theatre, Hungate Church in Beccles and Fisher Theatre in Bungay.

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