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Norfolk nurseries go for gold at Chelsea Flower Show
As the gates to the Royal Hospital Gardens at Chelsea opened to the world’s media yesterday, with a frenzy of activity as photographers and camera crews vied for the best vantage points, there was also a very palpable sense of relief among the hundreds of nurserymen and women who have come to exhibit their prize horticultural specimens that their stands were complete and looking their very best.
Fairies lead the way to magical world of nature at Holt Hall this weekend
A woodland venue is set to welcome fairies and elves as it provides a magical way of introducing children to the wonders of nature.
- Free festival fun in Norwich this weekend
- Cityscapes inspire film project
- Norfolk Walk: Kelling Heath and Weybourne
- Whole range of family-fun events confirmed for this summer’s Lord Mayor’s celebrations in Norwich
- Roll Up! Bank Holiday fun for the family in Norfolk
- Like to be by the water at the Broads Outdoors Festival
Music See all
Review: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Perhaps no other event at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival brings together all ages like the sold-out Baby Disco Dance Hall.
Review: The Tiger Lillies
When their cheeriest song is one about crucifixion, you know you’ve stumbled upon a rather odd band.
- Photo gallery: Festival fun for everyone in Norwich this weekend
- Free festival fun in Norwich this weekend
- Photo gallery: The power of the wind makes music in Norwich park
- Magic of circus at Norwich Theatre Royal
- Conflict and battle played out through music and dance in Norwich concert
Film & Cinema See all
Review: Mud
Following strong performances in Killer Joe, Bernie, Magic Mike and The Paperboy, which garnered several awards, Matthew McConaughey’s renaissance continues with an eye-catching central turn in Jeff Nichols’s tender coming-of-age drama.
Comedy See all
NNF13: It’s a cabaret in the Spiegeltent
Once again the Norfolk and Norwich Festival has taken over Chapelfield Gardens to stage music, cabaret, comedy and some cheeky burlesque in a traditional wooden theatre. SIMON PARKIN reports.
Restaurant reviews See all
Norwich: Roger Hickman’s Restaurant
Something very unusual happened when DEREK JAMES took his wife Bridgette to Roger Hickman’s Restaurant in Norwich to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Norwich: Narthex Refectory
Hidden behind St John the Baptist is the cathedral’s modern extension housing the Narthex Refectory. Light, friendly and offering home cooked meals, SIMON PARKIN was pleased to discover a new lunch destination.
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Theatre See all
American theatre award for show performing in Norwich all this week
A show being performed in the Norfolk and Norwich Festival this week has been presented with an award in New York.
Review: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Perhaps no other event at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival brings together all ages like the sold-out Baby Disco Dance Hall.
- American theatre company brings epic show about biography to Norwich stage
- Review: At the World’s Edge
- Review: Les Enfants Perdus
- Review: Fragile
Art & Exhibitions See all
Review: Baby Disco Dance Hall
Perhaps no other event at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival brings together all ages like the sold-out Baby Disco Dance Hall.
Photo gallery: Festival fun for everyone in Norwich this weekend
From a disco for babies to a fun-filled show full of paint to a roof top performance with intriguing acrobatics - people of all ages are enjoying an array of entertainment during the second weekend of this year’s Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
- Free festival fun in Norwich this weekend
- Photo gallery: The power of the wind makes music in Norwich park
- Magic of circus at Norwich Theatre Royal
- Norwich city centre is transformed into an art gallery
Books See all
Review: In Conversation with Will Self
People can impose themselves on a room in different ways: Will Self towers over an audience both with his giant height and his substantial intellect.
- Holt book launch for author with roots in north Norfolk and University of East Anglia.
- Norfolk-based magazine celebrates poetry
- Turning tale of sleaze and sadness into film success
- Former Norwich City star Paul McVeigh discusses his first book - The Stupid Footballer is Dead
- Norfolk author on reading final resting places
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