Farewell to the postcard king
A special tribute to Basil Gowen, a much loved author and founder member of the Norfolk Postcard Club.
Celebrate a century of scouting in Thorpe St Andrew
It is a group with has helped to shape so many young lives over the last hundred years - and is now looking forward to the next century.
How a chance encounter at the cinema led to a lifetime of love
When Terry met Ruth. They said it was a love affair which wouldn’t last. They were wrong.
A golden anniversary date for Barry Lee & The Planets
Formed 50 years ago they turned into one of the biggest acts to come out of Norfolk. Millions of TV viewers loved those brothers.
Were you a member of the Saturday morning gang?
They were the highlight of so many young lives - a chance to escape to a world of make-believe at the flicks.
Ground-breaking images on show
A new photography exhibition in Norwich is an inspiration to us all. They are Images from the Edge of Sight.
What happened to the cinema near you?
Were you a Saturday morning picture kid or perhaps you met the love of your life at the cinema? It’s time to share some magical movie memories.
A tale of three towers
Why a trio of tower blocks at Heartsease are named after streets in the old “village on the hill” in Norwich.
A plea for your old postcards - to help deaf children.
How your old cards have raised more than £18,232 to help children across Norfolk.
Reunion time for the Lonsdale girls
Former pupils from all over the country return to Norwich to remember their school days.
A tribute to John Fletcher of “Eating Matters”.
The Bishop of Norwich joins others paying tribute to a man who has spent three decades helping an eating disorders group in the city.
Memories of the Henderson School which opened in war-torn Norwich
News of a school reunion for the Henderson boys and Gurney girls uncovers some great old pictures.
The day the pupils at Thorpe Grammar became recording stars
An LP record made by the talented students at Thorpe Grammar School has turned up in a Norwich charity shop.
Ride ‘em cowboy. The day the Yanks took over Carrow Road.
A new book recalls the days of the friendly invasion when thousands of young American airmen arrived in Norfolk - many never returned home.
Helping Rotary House for the Deaf
Waitrose shoppers support a unique home for the deaf in the heart of Norwich.
Meet the girls from Horn’s Lane School back in the roaring twenties.
Memories of life in the “village on the hill” so many years ago - and hard work in the “Yard List” at Colman’s.
All abroad the little railway - made in Norwich.
How the story behind a miniature railway reminds us of an extraordinary and world famous Norwich company - Barnards.
It’s time for the Gurney girls and the Henderson boys to get together.
The hunt is on for new organisers so the annual reunions for pupils at two long-lost Norwich schools can carry on.
Look up and admire the work of a fine artist.
A new booklet pays tribute to a great Norwich architect and looks at his magnificent buildings
A look at the way we were - through the eyes of artist HJ Jackson.
The island that was Paradise Place in Norwich before the bulldozers came
Memories of the big freeze of 1962/3
Frozen rivers, ice floes at sea - this was the coldest winter since 1740 and it lasted for more than 60 days.
Memories of the phantom apple thrower of Hellesdon
The days of the slipper and ruler at Hellesdon Secondary Modern.
The day young Eileen Warnes lost her life.
The day a deadly bomb dropped on Carrow Vale, where many of the Colman workers lived.
Memories of Joyce Gurney-Read. A woman with a passion for Norwich
It is time to pay tribute to author Joyce - who told the story of the great trades and industries of Norwich,
Why Keith still has the edge on other writers
This is your chance to win a copy of the new book by the one and only Keith Skipper. A collection of some of his finest articles over the years.
Happy days at the Crome in Norwich
The days of Crome - when “Ding-Dong” Bellchambers and “killer” Killingbeck were the men in charge.
Poignant memories of a long lost Norwich community
More pictures taking a look at life on the “village on the hill” between King Street and Ber Street in old Norwich.
The days of the Fat Man and Bullards Brewery
A new book knocks on the Bullards door in Norwich and takes a look at many more lost breweries
Ethel returns to a famous Norwich shoe shop to celebrate her 100th birthday.
Welcome back Ethel - when she left school she got a job at Bowhill & Elliott’s shoe shop - she returned more than 80 years as a VIP.
Calling all Mottershaw’s.
Members of the Mottershaw clan have been getting together in Norwich - and would love to hear from more family members.
Returning to the lost “village on the hill” in old Norwich.
Pictures which remind us of the way it was in the community which existed between Ber Street and King Street in Norwich of more than half a century ago.
How an old Norwich City FC postcard reminds us of brave Tommy.
The story of Tommy Allsopp, former Norwich landlord, who held a unique record in sporting history. A top man on the football pitch and the cricket field.
The days when the Norwich justices were described as “grand rogues.”
A book which paints a vivid picture of life in the old city courts when the Riot Act was read.
Can you name the Norwich football team of 1907?
The story of how your old postcards raise money for deaf children in Norfolk and how your help is needed to name the trophy winners.
The extraordinary story of the Norwich boy who danced his way to stardom
Time for Norwich to honour Vernon Castle, the grammar schoolboy who teamed up with Irene to become the Posh and Becks of their day.
Joe is back...and is sounding better than ever
Joe Brown still loves performing and chats about his life and times ahead of his Norfolk shows. He makes sure people leave with a smile on their face
Memories of Mr Drane, the Norwich teacher who became who became Baron d’Rane
The pictures and stories from the old Crome School have revived memories of the much loved teacher who transformed himself into a knight in shining armour
A new book looks at the days of whipping, branding and hanging in old Norwich.
The story of rough justice handed out to the people who had the misfortune of appearing at the dock at Norwich Guildhall.
The shy boy who met the love of his life at the Norman School of Dancing
Today, John and Judy Parker, ex-Norman dancers in 1950s Norwich, are enjoying the good life on the other side of the world where they have just celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary.
There’s nothing new about Twitters in Norwich.
Today millions of us are turning to Twitter to spread the word but in days of old the twitters of Norwich had their very own court
It’s reunion time for the Lonsdale girls.
The search is on for the girls who went to Lonsdale in Norwich, a school with such a proud and long history.
Who remembers the dear old Number Ten in 1960s Norwich?
They played such a big part of so many young lives at the birth of the beat boom - the “caffs.” In Norwich the Number Ten and a number one place.
A fascinating new book marks 650 years of Norwich Magistracy.
From public hangings to community service. It is a book which lifts the lid on life in court over the last six centuries.
It’s party time! Join Keith and the boys for a great night out.
Dance and laugh the night away at Little Melton...with Wypeout, Ian Larkin and Big Tim Lane
Class was a cut above the rest
The school may be gone but the memories are as vivid as ever - happy days back at the pioneering Crome School in Norwich.
Join the LSE “family” in Norwich.
The last surviving industrial giant in Norwich, Laurence Scott & Electromotors, is reaching out to former workers.
Lakenham’s own oasis, still fondly remembered.
Thank you for all your memories of happy days at Lakenham Swimming Pool.
Homes worth spending a night in the cold for.
It was almost 40 years ago when people were queuing up to buy a home where the Bally shoe factory once stood.
It’s party time for the Florida family
Did you ever work at Van Dal, part of the Florida group at Norwich? If you did then this is your chance to meet up with old friends.
When the Hamleteers proved all conquering
They were the gold medal winners of their day - The Crome boys of Norwich in the 1940s and 50s.
The Blyth girls are getting together
Half a century after they left the school, the class of 62 are heading back to what is now Sewell Park
Time to pay tribute to Stephen and Reg.
They stand out in all weathers, always ready with a friendly smile and a thank-you whether people drop a few pence or a few pounds in their collection tins.
Welcome to Norwich - in the 1950s
From rationing to the arrival of the consumer society. A new book tells the story of a decade which changed a city.
Street has its Place in City History
Davey Place celebrates its bicentenary with an exhibition of rare old plans and drawings at the City Bookshop. It is a walkway with a great history.
An Afternoon To Remember
The Regal Experience returns for a new season of classic film shows in Wymondham
Were you a Boundary Buttery boy - or girl?
It was such a special place in Norwich of the 1960s - especially if you had a motorcyle. Now it’s reunion time.
Mel and the boys celebrate 40 years on the road
It’s party time as Second Opinion hold a charity gig in Dereham to celebrate 40 years of fun - and great music.
Remember Costa del Lakenham?
It’s 20 years since the gates were locked for the last time at the much loved and much missed Lakenham Swimming Pool - it was the end of an era.
The sun has got its hat on - in Gorleston
How a Norfolk double act is raising the roof at one of the longest running summer shows in the land.
A tribute to Bernice: The “little Girl with the big Voice.”
Remembering a great Scottish singer and personality who was a star attraction in Norfolk in the 1970s.
Bishop Hall of Norwich is finally remembered
The Bishop of Norwich who was thrown out of his palace and told to eat his own books is honoured in a fascinating new book.
A great entertainer loses his fight for life
Tributes are paid to Trefor “Tommy” Thomas - Eyes of Blond, twice As Nice and Tommy Thomas. A Norwich man who devoted his life to making others happy.
How August 1 is a bad day in the history of Norwich
Events on August 1 over the last century or more that changed the look of 21st century Norwich.
The first Hewett boys return to school in Norwich.
For the first time in half a century some of the new arrivals at Hewett School when it opened, return to meet the students of 2012.
The day Norwich children became TV stars
Memories of the day the much-loved Rolf Harris made city boys and girls stars of his prime-time Saturday night TV show are as vivid as ever.
Former Norwich paperboy was a driving force behind 1948 London Olympics
The extraordinary story of Ginger - the man who gave us the theatre of dreams - Wembley Stadium.
Ginger was the man who rose to the challenge to turn Wembley Stadium into the Olympic stadium
He rose from selling cigarettes outside to becoming the boss of Wembley and he went on to the presiding genius when it came to organising the 1948 Olympics.
The story of how Ginger, the boy from Norwich, started making his mark in the world.
He left school at 14 and got a job in a Norwich pastry factory - Ginger was on his way to a remarkable life.
More Larkman larks and are you in the George White School picture?
Old photographs of Larkman Lane and George White schools in Norwich during the 1950s raise so many memories of happy days.
A love story which started at the Norman School of Dance
It’s promises to be the reunion of the year - for the Norman boys and girls in Norwich of the 1950s and 60s.
The day the people in one park became postcard stars
Terrific Tuck postcards capture the opening of Waterloo Park in Norwich - a home from home for local children with no gardens of their own.
The Day Paul McCartney signed my wrist
Wonderful memories of the day The Beatles arrived in Norwich - on their way to becoming the biggest band in the world.
Join Stewy for a night of memories and music.
Stewy McIntosh is celebrating his 75th birthday and 60 years as a singing drummer by joining up with The Offbeats for a rock ‘n’ roll party we are all invited to.
New book takes a look at the fascinating Rosary cemetery in Norwich
Former Sheriff of Norwich Nick Williams tells the amazing stories of some of the men, women and children buried at the Rosary.
It’s reunion time for the Norman dancers
How our stories about Peter and Nancy’s special school of dance have resulted in a big reunion in Norwich this summer.
Time for family fun with the Richardsons
Six decades on the family were back together - proving community spirit is alive and well.
More Larks on the Larkman
It was a picture with sparked some great memories - and more photographs of life at Larkman lane - and a boy called Pudding.
Tributes to a man who will be missed. A true gentleman.
The man who helped to open the new look Norwich memorial gardens and appealed for people to treat them with respect, Vic Howe, has died.
A tough task for the selection panel.
Some of the finest artists in Norwich and Norfolk will be showing off their work in the city during July.
It’s all smiles at Angel Road Secondary Modern reunion
The way we were – and the way we are. Here we have the girls from Angel Road Secondary Modern School in Norwich of 1952 and pictured again in Norwich of 2012.
Mourning our lost gems
Remembering the Norwich buildings which, for one reason, disappeared - often because they stood “in the way of progress.”
It’s reunion time for the LSE workers in Norwich.
If you worked, or are still working, for world famous Laurence Scott & Electromotors then how about meeting up with some colleagues for a great night out?
Brilliant band tunes up for an explosive concert.
If you love music which packs a real punch then how about treating yourself to some Brass Explosion! with Taverham band and guests?
Remembering Larkman larks
Were you at Larkman Lane school in Norwich of 60 years ago? If so, this picture could bring back from marvellous memories.
The story of the Delinquent Bishop of Norwich
The amazing story of the colourful and controversial Bishop Hall is told in a fascinating new book
Golden memories for the Hewett class of ‘62.
The search is on for the members of the Sixth Form at the new Hewett School in Norwich as they head back to the classroom
The story of how East Anglia was “invaded” - by strange sounding Yanks
It’s a story with all the ingredients of a best seller. Norwich author Martin Bowman paints a vivid picture of what life was like when thousands of young Americans arrived in East Anglia to join the fight for freedom.
Celebrating a silver anniversary at Tudor Galleries
Looking for a painting? Work by talented Norfolk artists will be show at a special exhibition in the city this week.
Three cheers for the brewery workers
It should have been the last get together for the men and women who worked in the big Norwich breweries. They had such a good time - they are going to do it all again next year.
Remembering the Americans
An open day is being held at Hethel on Sunday June 10 to recall the “Friendly Invasion”
The toffee which has lasted as long as our Queen
This is the story of the tin of Coronation toffee which has survived for six decades.
How Robert and his friends cut the mustard
This is the story of how one famous Norwich company gave deaf people a chance - and an appeal for others to do the same in the 21st century.
What memories of two great Norfolk characters
Our King of Comedy, Peachy Mead, pays his own tribute to a pair of top Norfolk entertainers
Can you give a rescue dog a home?
Meet the residents of Meadowgreen. A safe place, full of love, for dogs who are looking for a new home.
Old boys remember a great centre of learning
The school may be long gone but the memories are as vivid as ever. The Bracondale Boys gather for a great reunion.
A fitting tribute to “the voice of Norfolk”
Daniel O’Donnell has narrated a charity CD remembering the late, great Roy Waller of Radio Norfolk
Speaking up for the city
It is an exclusive club - one which is keen to promote the proud City of Norwich and all that it has to offer.
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