A hugely enjoyable few weeks in the summer, where we had the Big Dance Weekend, Lord Mayor’s Celebrations, Olympic Torch Relay, and the Norwich Lanes Fayre. Bo Nanafana had some great stages featuring the likes of Derriere, The Vagaband, Das Fenster & the Alibis, dj78, Greg’s Greats, etc.
Norwich were invited to Glasgow by our new great friends, Celtic, it was my first trip to Parkhead ‘Paradise’ and hope I will return. Here is the first selection of photos of the trip.
Sometimes graffiti can be so powerful, or beautiful, amusing, or thought-provoking. I will often take a snap if I see some that makes me smile or think. Here is a selection, some from Cambridge, Krakow, London, Ljubljana, Tbilisi but mainly from Norwich, and most of those by my favourite steet artist, the mysterious :J – you can see here, the ‘Renaissance Man’, the brilliant ‘Austerity’ and ‘Britain wins gold’
On 22 May 2012 Norwich City hosted Celtic on the occasion of Adam Drury’s testimonial after eleven years of loyal service to Norwich. The Celtic fans came to Norwich in their thousands, celebrated the day with the Norwich people, had a huge party, made a great celebration and forged many friendships and a true bond between the clubs and fans …
Some highlights from the 2012 Norfolk and Norwich Festival …
The Norwich Time Travel Team premiered a new historical walk last night, featuring tales and song as we heard about some of the darker sides of the City’s history, from our time travelling steampunk guides.
Performing at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2012, the wonderfully dark street theatre act from Holland La Cuisine Macabre. Images from the performances in Chapelfield Festival Gardens and Millennium Plain outside the Forum.
The 2012 Norfolk and Norwich festival was opened in dramatic and stunning fashion by Dutch street theatre company Close Act, performing through the streets of the city centre, culminating in the extraordinary visual finale outside the Forum.
I recently went on a couple of war walks in Norwich, commemorating the Baedeker Blitz of 1942, the Time Travel Team concentrate on St Benedicts Street, and the two well-informed wardens in period clothing give a fascinating, informative and entertaining tour, with anecdotes, historical details and even some music and jokes of Al Bowlly and Max Miller.
Find the Time Travel Team at timetravelteam.co.uk
Highly recommended and entertaining. Next walk on Wednesday 13th June. Meet at 7.30pm outside The Plough
8×8″ square. £18 each.