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Next to the museum and on the right of the photograph at numbers 3 to 5 St Ann's Street, is the former tattoists shop which has been acquired for True's Yard and is currently the subject of a Lottery Application. If successful it will house a restored smoke house (the only one left in Kings Lynn) and a new Sound Archive and Oral History department, along with improved and extended educational facilities for schools. With the restored smoke house, this would complete the whole True's Yard complex, encompassing the fishermens cottages and the Activity fishing smack. Below is a short excerpt from the film about Ralph Vaughan Williams which forms part of the exhibition at the museum. |
True's Yard Museum Events for 2008
May 24th.
The opening of the Ralph Vaughan Williams exhibition. Film, photographs, lyrics and music. The film includes scenes of shrimping in the Wash by fishermen Jimmy Castleton and his son Gary whose family have fished out of the Northend for generations. These scenes were filmed by Bernard Phillips and edited by Jeremy Brettingham, and they are an elegy to a fast vanishing way of life and the museum is very grateful to Chandos Records for allowing the use of an excerpt from the Norfolk Rhapsody No 1.
Saturday 14th June - FOTY - Fish and Chip Supper
A great success which raised a tidy sum for the reserves.
3 - 5th July (2009) - Stradsett Hall Garden Show
July 26th - Northend Day (With St NIcholas) Free Entry
Tours of the old Northend at 11 am and 2 pm. Limited numbers so please apply early
Sunday 27th July - FOTY - "Tea at the Ritz"
Unfortunately this has had to be cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.
August 5th to 9th. Wash Week
A range of activities in partnership with the wash estuary group .
These will include a Northend pub tour starting at 2 pm on August 5th from the museum, and an activity day for children on August 7th. The activity day will feature lessons in knot making by a former fisherman, plus how to make shell collages and a class in digital photography. Both of these will cost £2 per head, and as numbers are limited make sure you book early.
Sunday 14th September. Heritage Open day. Free entry to the museum, and an open top bus will be touring the local events with a stop outside the museum.
September 23rd to October 31st. The Nelson Exhibition.
A collection of prints and paintings by a a private Norfolk collector will be on display at the museum.
Saturday 27th September - FOTY- Fish and Chip Supper.
Saturday 29th November - Volunteers Christmas Fair.
Dates yet to be confirmed
July 17th - 26th - The Samphire Quilters
September - Possible Classical Concert in St Nicholas Chapel