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>August Events / charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Then & Now August 4, 2012
Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, nr. Bungay RAFA Day Sunday August 12th 2012 10am-5pm featuring WWII RAF Veterans, Lancaster/Spitfire/Hurricane flypast, Climbing Wall, Swing Dancing, Aviation stalls, military vehicles, Austin 7 cars, Vintage motorcycles Admission by donation Contact: 01986 896644 www.aviationmuseum.net
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Shot by an enthusiastic amateur on 16mm film, this silent newsreel extract provides a valuable glimpse of the rapturous welcome legendary comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy received when they visited Britain in 1932. Though Hardy hailed from the States, Ulverston-born Laurel was a local lad: he went to school in Tynemouth (where this film […]
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>July Events / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Then & Now / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk July 18, 2012
www.heritagecity.org A new publication from Norwich Heritage Regeneration and Economic Trust (HEART) challenges the stereotype of Norwich and Norfolk as a cultural and racial backwater. Not many people think of Norwich as a cosmopolitan city with a multicultural population, but research shows that the city has benefited from immigration throughout time. Local historian Frank Meeres, in Strangers – A History of Norwich’s […]
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>July Events / charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Then & Now July 18, 2012
Refreshments, shop, raised boardwalk to the river, picnic tables.
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The story of an ‘undersized’ Cockney lad, John Truman, who, at a young age, joins the Post Office as a trainee messenger boy and serves a two-year probationary period.
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The ‘Kitchen-Craft’ series from the 30s always had an eye on economy and filling, rather stodgy fayre – one programme was dedicated to pork pies, another to frying batter. Here a “countrywoman” demonstrates the old-fashioned way to bake a rabbit pie, padded out with bacon fat, with some top tips to nervous chefs (“use salt […]
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For those who like their humour daft and thoroughly unsophisticated, this silent short will be a delight. The titular Daisy enters a face-pulling competition (‘dial’ – as in watch dial – is neglected slang for a face), but on the big day she falls victim to toothache. When her husband returns from the contest triumphant, […]
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>July Events / charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Then & Now June 30, 2012
Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum,Flixton, nr. Bungay SSAFA – Forces Help SSSuffolk fundraising/awareness event www.ssafa.org.uk Sunday 8th July 2012 10am – 5pm including RAFVR weapons display,Norfolk Military Vehicle Group,Mariner Owners Club and Ital Register,plus Spitfire flypast! Refreshments, bricabrac stalls, and usual museum attractions. Contact: 01986 896644 Admission free but donations welcomed! Ian Hancock N&SAM – […]
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The BFI National Archive proudly presents the restoration of Alfred Hitchcock’s debut feature ‘The Pleasure Garden’ (1926), featuring a newly commissioned score by Daniel Patrick Cohen. This restoration is part of The Genius of Hitchcock, a major celebration of Britain’s most influential and iconic filmmaker. From June to October 2012 the BFI celebrates Hitchcock’s life […]
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>June Events / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Food and Drink / Music / Then & Now June 21, 2012
Music from the ‘Super Swing Big Band’
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The ‘German Professor’ is Otto Nerz (1892-1949), the first manager of the German national football team, and this newsreel was shot during his 1923 trip to England as he collected training and tactical tips from the likes of West Ham (featured here). It clearly worked: Nerz built Germany into a formidable side, coming third in […]
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>June Events / charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Then & Now June 7, 2012
Agricultural vehicles, working engines, bygone stalls.
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In 1897 Queen Victoria celebrated her 60th year as monarch. A spectacular event was staged in London with a processional route lined with troops from all corners of the Empire and millions of the Queen’s subjects. It was the media event of the decade, and the pioneer filmmakers fought for the best positions. A large […]
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Design for Today (1965) is a fascinating slice of British design history from future Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson. Commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), Design for Today takes a cultured look at the various ways in which modern industrial design made its impact felt in everyday 60s British life. This clip […]
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>May Events / charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Then & Now May 9, 2012
Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, nr. Bungay Annual Aviation Enthusiast’s Day displays by aviation museums in the region usual Flixton attractions plus Spitfire flypast Sunday 20th May 2012 10am – 5pm Contact: 01986 896644 Admission free but donations welcomed! Ian Hancock N&SAM – Flixton See more on www.aviationmuseum.net We can promote […]
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Marjorie Hillick, the “Maud Allan of the skies” performs a dance on an uncompleted New York skyscraper with only her trusty tambourine for company. Don’t look down! Iceni Post Sponsors Advertising Rates