Details of the 2011 Lecture Programme
     
     
Friday 16th September The Herring Girls Chris Unsworth
     
Friday 21st October The History of Great Yarmouth Grammar School Michael Boon
     
Friday 18th November Characters of East Anglia Mark Mitchels
     
Friday 16th December The History & Archaeology of Christmas
Members Social Evening
Margaret Gooch
     
VENUES      
all commencing 7:30pm  Central Library, Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth

 

Details of the 2012 Lecture Programme
Friday 20th January

A MIXED BAG
Six 10 minute talks on various topics by Society Members

     
Friday 17th February HARBOUR BRANCH RAILWAYS of NORFOLK Graham Kenworthy
     
Friday 16th March MILESTONES and SIGNPOSTS in NORFOLK Carol Haines
     
Friday 20th April

THE EAST ANGLIAN MANUSCRIPTS
Art & icons from local churches

Margaret Forrester
     
Friday 18th May A.G.M.
followed by GREAT YARMOUTH SPEEDWAY
Robin Hambling
     
Friday 21th September THE PASTON LETTERS
(Including the Siege of Caister Castle)
Dr. Helen Castor
     
Friday 19th October FIRST CATCH YOUR ASP
The Pathology of the death of medieval kings
Dr. Philip Stone
     
Friday 16th November THE FIND of a LIFETIME
Stories behind the discovery of buried treasure in East Anglia: Snettisham, Hoxne, etc
Mark Mitchels
     
Friday 21st December CONCRETE COCKRILL
Members Social Evening
Ann Dunning
     
VENUES      
all commencing 7:30pm  Central Library, Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth