Watton & Swaffham Entertainment News
My life on the ocean waves - as a pirate
It’s 50 years this weekend since pirate station Radio Caroline began broadcasting off the East Coast – and changed music forever. Former pirate radio DJ Tom Edwards reflects on those heady days...
Photo gallery: What lies behind the doors of Norfolk’s historic National Trust properties
With all the region’s National Trust properties welcoming visitors again for the new season from this week, Simon Parkin discovers what lies behind the historic doors and looks at what activities and special events they have planned.
Ways to treat your mum this weekend
Let your mum put her feet up and earn a well earned rest and take her out for a special treat this Mothering Sunday. Simon Parkin suggests a few places to take her and spoil her.
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Review: Humble Boy
They can be one of the irritants of summer: bees buzzing around you, clambering over your picnic, harmless and yet simultaneously threatening. In Charlotte Jones’ play Humble Boy, brought to life by the Norwich Players at the Maddermarket Theatre, the pesky insects play a central role in the unfolding story of a recently bereaved Felix Humble.
- An abstract look at Norwich Market and Norwich Cathedral features in new exhibition
- Broadway and 1960s classics at Cromer Pier Pavilion Theatre
- Norfolk Wherry Brass to hold 10th anniversary concert
- Take a walk on the wild side at Pensthorpe’s annual environmental day
- Blackadder Goes Forth live show coming to North Walsham
- Audio clip: Listen to the microlight-flying musician’s song that is raising funds for the air ambulance
- “I know Alan Partridge, I love Partridge!” Ahead of her Norwich gig singer Courtney Barnett talks comedy, touring, storytelling and life on Twitter
- 13 things not to miss at this year’s King’s Lynn Festival
- Photo gallery: Paintings show an aftermath of December’s storm surge
- Spiritual sanctuary created in hidden space behind Norwich Market
- Visually exciting Tap Factory comes to the Theatre Royal in Norwich
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Q&A with Norwich-raised actor Sam Claflin
He only graduated from drama school five years ago, but Ipswich-born, Norwich-raised actor Sam Claflin, who is worshipped by teens the world over for his role in The Hunger Games, already has a string of Hollywood roles under his belt.
Restaurant Reviews
That’s tasty! Showcase for fine South Norfolk flavours
We all know that there’s no such thing as a free lunch – but writing about South Norfolk’s fantastic produce seems a small price to pay for having eaten like royalty at a new event designed to bring the cream of the crop from the region’s producers to the marketplace.
Graphic: Fifty tasty facts about favourite takeaway treat
It’s time to celebrate a British institution with 50 fantastic facts about chips (and one truly bizarre fact about crisps). STACIA BRIGGS says chip, chip, chip hooray for British Chip Week, which starts today.
Chef of the Year to open pub and restaurant in east Norfolk village
A chef making a name for himself across Norfolk will face a new challenge when he takes over a historic village pub.
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