Dereham Events

A former Norfolk choir of the year will perform at the Whinburgh Music Festival this week.

Comedy royalty spent two nights under canvas at a luxury camping site in Norfolk while they filmed their new BBC comedy about angling. On which note, two parrots were sitting on a perch. One said to the other ‘Can you smell fish?’

Scores of events have now been organised to celebrate the first ever Norfolk Day this summer.

While most of us are turning our attention to the beach, barbecues and lazy summer days, some are already giving thought to Christmas.

Actors presented an evening of Jane Austen duologue performances to raise money.

Record numbers of visitors enjoyed a charity gardening day at north Norfolk’s Creake Abbey, raising more than £4,000 for a vital Wells service.

The first in a series of free organ recitals at a Dereham church will feature music from the recent royal wedding.

With events ranging from a classic car show and a food festival, to a mini-beast hunt and a boat cruise along the River Bure, there is something on offer for all tastes in mid-Norfolk this half term. Here are ten of our family-friendly top picks.

Gardening is good for the mind as well as the soul - and that’s the idea behind a plant lovers’ day being planned for Creake Abbey.

GoGoHares sculptures large and small will be decorating our city and county this summer to mark the 50th anniversary of children’s charity Break.