Celebration of Harleston – Saturday 11th March 2023
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9.30am – St Johns Church
- Nature Recovery Launch
- Butterfly display
- Object handling by Norwich Museum Services
- Artefacts from in around Harleston
- Free entry tickets to be handed out by Norwich Museum Services for museums across the county.
- Tourism website launch
10am – On the Marketplace, Exchange Street and along the Thoroughfare
Welcoming and opening of the event.
Community Stalls
- Help Hub Community Team – Providing a wealth of leaflets with information about the Help Hub and the services working within it, as well as a newsletter and art packs to take away. They will also have some giant games (Jenga, Connect 4) for the whole family to get involved in together and colouring sheets and materials for children to play with.
- Harleston Leisure Centre Team
- Brownies
- River Waveney Trust
- Harleston’s Future
- Harleston Players
- Anonymouse
- Harleston Ladies Circle
Harleston Sancroft Primary Phase Choir
Street entertainment
- Bubble mania
- Fire Eaters
- Face painters
- Hair braiders
- Temporary tattoos
- Stilt walkers
Harleston Breakfast Show – Dave Hoffman playing music throughout the day.
Medieval Knight Club – please sign up on the day. 10:30am/11.30am/12.30pm/1.30pm/2.30pm/3.30pm/4.30pm
10.30am-3.30pm Opening times for Harleston Museum
10am-4pm – The Swan
- At the Swan Hotel at 2pm Harleston and District u3a shall be presenting a welcome along with a talk on “The History of Harleston Station” by Peter Metcalf and holding an exhibit of u3a information.
- Guided Walks – Three tours of Harleston at different times of day: The Pubs of Harleston, The history of some of the shops in Harleston, and a general history tour of Harleston. They will all start at the Swan Hotel. (Times to be confirmed)
11am-1pm – In HIP (Harleston Information Plus)
- Have a chat with a Town Councillor at their drop-in surgery.
2.30pm-4pm on the Marketplace
- Balloon modelling
2.30pm – On the Marketplace
Announcing the Winners
- Best Dressed Butterfly wings-Butterfly wings are available for decoration from Robinsons, HIP, Craft Works Art Café from Monday 13th February
- Harleston Sancroft Secondary Phase – Best futuristic shops poster
- Hula Hooping – Longest timed hula hooper from the Leisure Centre stall on the day
- and more
3pm – On the Marketplace
- Butterfly hunt – Find a butterfly around the town and then head back to the Marketplace for prizes.
- Photos and free giveaways
4pm – On the Marketplace
- Station 366 1940’s singers
- Followed by Musician Sam Norfolk
6pm Event finishes
7pm – St Johns Church – Nature Recovery
- A Public event with a series of illustrated talks about the inspirational personal experiences of the speakers under the title of ‘Inspired by Nature … Driven by Enthusiasm
Other things to watch out for
- Go and look at the Bus Shelter on Broad Street – thanks to Jo from the Craft Works Art Café for decorating it.
- Craft Works Art Café is holding their regular art class the theme this Saturday is ‘butterflies’.
- Visit the local shops and look at their window display of the past and the futuristic look (supplied by the Secondary Phase of the School)
- Food and Drink – Hot Dog Stall & Ice cream van
All timings of the day’s activities are subject to change.