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Award-winning publisher, Peter Stibbons, gave a talk on aspects of Cromer’s history. He first took us back 8,000 years ago, when Doggerland, an area of land that connected Britain to continental Europe and containing large areas of Norfolk, was devastated by a great tsunami and submerged beneath the North Sea, causing Cromer to become a… [Continue Reading]

Jacqui Palmer (Heritage Development Manager at the Henry Blogg Museum) spoke in particular about Henry Blogg, Cromer’s famous and most decorated lifeboatman in RNLI history, who in the course of his long career was awarded 3 gold medals from the RNLI, 4 silver medals, and also the George Cross and British Empire Medal. One of… [Continue Reading]

Our Christmas lunch at The Links Hotel in West Runton was followed by a talk by Dr Rob Knee of the UEA, on the old Paston family of Norfolk, concentrating mainly on the fifteenth century. Rob began his talk in a startling manner by coming in dressed in mediaeval costume – a luxuriant red robe… [Continue Reading]

Club member, Paul Newman, had been a government advisor on sustainable development for many years. He began by quoting António Guterres, Secretary General of the UN, who has said “Climate change is the most important item in the world’s in-tray”. Here are just a few points from Paul’s very detailed talk: (a) The ice of… [Continue Reading]

Michael Gurney spoke about some of his family history and about his role as High Sheriff of Norfolk in 2021-22.  The Gurneys are a distinguished Norfolk family in their own right and Michael is the 13th Gurney to be High Sheriff of Norfolk since 1399!  Moreover Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), prison reformer, was born a Gurney,… [Continue Reading]