The Wymondham Heritage Society organises monthly meetings throughout the year that include a talk on a subject of local interest. For the benefit of members who may have missed a meeting and others who would like to judge the value of membership of the Wymondham Heritage Society, the reports of the meetings for 2013 can be found here.
At the monthly meeting of the Heritage Society an audience of 55 members and visitors heard a fascinating talk at the Fairland Hall by Dominic Summers on late Mediaeval fonts in East Anglia.
The Life and Times of Joseph Hall (1574-1656), Bishop of Norwich (1641-1656)
About 40 members of the Heritage Society heard a talk at the Fairland Hall by David Berwick, a Norwich Cathedral guide, on the turbulent life and times of Joseph Hall, who was Bishop of Norwich from 1641 to 1656.
Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART)
Christian Charmley of Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) was the first of two speakers at the monthly meeting of the Heritage Society at the Fairland Hall.
May Savidge
The second speaker, Christine Adams, gave a talk about her amazing aunt May Savidge. Even before making newspaper and television headlines May had led an extraordinary life, which the speaker outlined.
Over 50 members of the Heritage Society enjoyed a fascinating presentation at the Fairland Hall by Michael and Frances Holmes, who spoke about the old yards of Norwich.
Over 50 members of the Heritage Society were present at the Fairland Hall to hear Mrs. Anne M. May speak about the Burston School Strike, a subject in which she has a very personal interest.
About 50 members attended the monthly meeting of the Wymondham Heritage Society at the Fairland Hall and heard Peter Salt give a fascinating talk on what life was like in the Norfolk countryside before World War One.
Over 70 members attended the Heritage Society’s meeting at the Fairland Hall, where they enjoyed a fascinating talk on the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey of Norfolk churches by Matt Champion, the project’s director.
Miss Reeve's Own Battle - Lucilla Reeve Tells the Story of the Eviction of the Villages in 1942
On a bleak wintry winter evening about 40 members of the Heritage Society made it to the Fairland Hall -- and were rewarded with a delightful evening’s entertainment from Georgette Vale, a member of the Wymondham Players.Suitably attired, Georgette played the role of Lucilla Reeve, a real character who spent much of her life in the Breckland villages of Tottington, Stanford and Sturston.
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