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]
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January 2023 – RNLI at Cromer
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]
December 2022 – The Paston Family
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]
November 2022 – Climate Change
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]
October 2022 – The role of the High Sheriff and some Gurney family history
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]
November 2022 – Coffee Morning
Whilst the club is thriving at the moment, we do have room to be able to welcome new members. If you would like to meet some of our members and find out more about the club in an informal setting, please come along to the coffee morning that we have arranged on Tuesday 15th November…. [Continue Reading]