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• Julian’s Medieval Norwich Walking Tour

  18 April 2024

  Julian of Norwich (1343-1416) is Britain’s best known female mystic. 2023 is the 650th anniversary of her ‘shewings’ or visions, which revealed to her aspects of God’s love. These visions are at the heart of her book – Revelations of Divine Love, the first book written by a woman in English.

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• Shardlake’s Norwich Guided Tour

  12 April 2024

  A 2-hour guided walking tour celebrating CJ Sansom’s best-selling novel Tombland, featuring Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake’s visit to Norwich at the time of Kett’s Rebellion (1549)

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• Jenny Lind in Norwich walking tour

  3 April 2024

  The tour includes the story of Jenny Lind’s concerts in Norwich in 1847 and 1849 and the foundation of the Jenny Lind Hospital; visits to the old Bishop’s Palace where Jenny Lind stayed (courtesy of Norwich School) and Norwich Cathedral to view the memorial window to Bishop Stanley, who was Jenny Lind’s host.

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• Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour

  21 March 2024

  Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature. Celebrate the writers who have lived in the city and those who have written about Norwich on this walking tour, which starts outside The Forum and ends at the Maids Head Hotel with a cup of tea or coffee.

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• The Pastons in Norwich walking tour

  20 March 2024

  Discover the story of the Pastons, exploring 15th century Norwich and hear readings from their famous letters, the earliest and largest collection of documents detailing everyday lives. Find out how John Paston I, his wife Margaret and their sons battled to secure their inheritance from Sir John Fastolf.

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• Tone presents Belle Chen

  19 June 2024

  London-based Belle Chen is a pianist and composer whose unique approach in blurring the lines between classical and electronic music has been recognised by industry heavyweights. Described as an artist that is “original and provocative… feels like the sense of discovery” (Brian Eno), Chen will be performing from her latest album ‘Ravel In The Forest’ (2024), an evocative celebration of the forests’ colourful ecosystems and the humankind’s distinctive capacity to imagine.

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• The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

  13 May 2024

  Three time BMA nominee’s The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band are “the greatest front-porch blues band in the world”. They are led by Reverend Peyton, who most consider to be the premier finger picker playing today.

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• Round Midnight presents Jasmine Myra

  8 May 2024

  Jasmine Myra is a saxophonist, composer and band leader, based in Leeds. Part of the bustling, creative, cross-genre music scene in the city she has surrounded herself with some of the best young talent in the north of England. Her original instrumental music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds and Kenny Wheeler, artists whose music shares an emotive quality that you can also hear in Myra’s own compositions.

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• Round Midnight presents London Afrobeat Collective

  1 March 2024

  London Afrobeat Collective are a tight-knit family of musicians from around the world, living in London and united by a love of afrobeat and a desire to take original music to new places.

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• Tim Peake: Astronauts – The Quest to Explore Space

  22 September 2024

  With the help of extraordinary archive material and footage, matched only by his unparalleled storytelling, Tim will bring to life the awe-inspiring endeavours of those pioneering explorers we call astronauts.

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