BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wells Local History Group - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Wells Local History Group X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wells Local History Group REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20260410T183842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T183845Z UID:1193-1791383400-1791383400@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:Dusting off the Archives – The Peterborough Archaeological Archive Enhancement Project - Jason Cumberworth BA (hons) ACIfA DESCRIPTION:The team at Peterborough Museum are responsible for the finds from many local archaeological excavations of international importance\, including the Roman town of Durobrivae\, the Bronze Age site at Flag Fen\, and the more recently discovered Bronze Age site at Must Farm\, often called ‘Britain’s Pompeii’.Loss of expert staff and reduced funding mean museums of all types and sizes have struggled to take good care of their archives – and Peterborough is no exception. The first stage of the Project in spring 2022 was a top-level audit of the archive and an initial digital database. This recorded over 6\,500 boxes of material\, the large majority of which were in need of re-packaging\, re-boxing and cataloguing to bring them up to current archiving best practice. This ambitious project is being led by archaeologist\, Jason Cumberworth (Peterborough Museum) and Dr Sam Paul (Sam Paul Heritage). As well as addressing an urgent local need\, the project is establishing methodologies and best practices which are likely to be applicable to museums throughout the country. Once the items have been digitally recorded and stored appropriately\, they are made available for academic research. The project is being supported by Historic England and The Headley Trust. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/dusting-off-the-archives-the-peterborough-archaeological-archive-enhancement-project-jason-cumberworth-ba-hons-acifa/ LOCATION:Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-Next-the-Sea\, Norfolk\, NR23 1AU ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/October-sized.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20260410T102124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T182233Z UID:1186-1788359400-1788359400@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:Seventeenth-Century Tokens of Wells and its Hinterland – Adrian Marsden DESCRIPTION:A chronic shortage of currency after the English Civil War of the 1640s led to private traders across the country having their own token currency produced. Norfolk was no exception and several dozen places across the county were home to token issuers. Adrian will be talking about how this token coinage worked and the issuers who lived in Wells and the immediate area.Adrian Marsden is a numismatist whose research interests include the Roman coinage\, tokens\, coin forgery of all periods and Roman Britain. He set up the Norfolk Token Project in 2014 to foster interest in the county’s seventeenth-century series. URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/seventeenth-century-tokens-of-wells-and-its-hinterland-adrian-marsden/ LOCATION:Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\,\, NR23 1AN ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/September-sized.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260513T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260513T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20260301T191548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T183030Z UID:1171-1778682600-1778682600@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:The Military Cross and the (dead man’s) Penny - Steve Adcock and the AGM (each c 30 minutes) DESCRIPTION:There will be a short AGM (lasting about 30 minutes) and a talk by Steve Adcock (also lasting about 30 minutes). Steve will take us through the story of Valerie Emerson who discovered her grandfather’s Military Cross and a Memorial Plaque amongst his belongings. There were two main two questions: for what action during the Great War of 1914-18 was he awarded the Military Cross\, and how did the plaque\, known also as the death penny\, of a person unknown to the family\, come to be in their grandfather’s possession? \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome to attend but cannot vote \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue – Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\, NR23 1AN URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/the-military-cross-and-the-dead-mans-penny-steve-adcock-and-the-agm-each-c-30-minutes/ LOCATION:Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-Next-the-Sea\, Norfolk\, NR23 1AU ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Untitled-design.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20250913T183429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T182505Z UID:1103-1778077800-1778077800@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:Gordon Parker and the company Favor Parker Ltd. – Jim McNeill DESCRIPTION:Favor Parker is a historic company\, not just with deep ties to Stoke Ferry but also to Wells’ iconic granary building\, which had been constructed by F. & G. Smith Ltd at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not that long since the granary was a hive of activity as bulk meal and raw materials were discharged by its new residentsWe welcome back\, Jim McNeill\, chair of the Stoke Ferry & District History Group\, to talk about the Favor Parker operations\, profiling Gordon Parker\, the company’s principle driving force. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/gordon-parker-and-the-company-favor-parker-ltd-jim-mcneill/ LOCATION:Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-Next-the-Sea\, Norfolk\, NR23 1AU ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/May-Talk-Parker-conv-1-sized.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20250913T182130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T184442Z UID:1095-1775053800-1775053800@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:Medieval Ship Graffiti: Prayers Made Solid in Stone? – Matt Champion DESCRIPTION:April 1st @ 2.30pmMedieval Ship Graffiti: Prayers Made Solid in Stone? – Matt ChampionOf all the types of early graffiti to be found in medieval churches\, the one that has probably received the most attention is that known as ship graffiti. Across the walls and pillars of churches\, cathedrals and chapels images of medieval and later ships sail in a never ending journey across the stonework.Why are they there? What do they signify? Do they commemorate a hazardous sea voyage or represent a real ship; a long since lost vessel that carried simple souls to view the wonders of far off lands?This talk examines the possible reasons behind the creation of these ship graffiti images\, using hundreds of examples recorded across the UK – many of which have never previously been seen before. It will showcase some of the finest ship graffiti sites\, and some of the best preserved examples of ship graffiti so far discovered in the country.Matthew J. Champion is an award winning freelance archaeologist and historian\, and is widely recognised as one of England’s leading experts on historical graffiti inscriptions and applied markings. He has worked extensively with organisations such as English Heritage\, the Churches Conservation Trust and the National Trust\, and is currently Project Director of the award winning Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti Survey\, and National Advisor on early inscriptions to a number of heritage organisations. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London\, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society\, and his latest full-length work\, Medieval Graffiti: the Lost Voices of England’s Churches\, was published by Penguin in 2015. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue – Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\, NR23 1AN URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/medieval-ship-graffiti-prayers-made-solid-in-stone-matt-champion/ LOCATION:Norfolk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Apr-Talk-Ship-Graffiti-conv-1-sized.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20250913T152854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260301T191511Z UID:1083-1772634600-1772634600@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:Felbrigg Hall – Margaret Younger DESCRIPTION:Margaret Younger is a member of the National Trust House Team at Felbrigg Hall\, Norfolk\, and has kindly agreed to bring the stories of the Hall to us at Wells. Margaret’s talk will cover the history of house and its parkland\, which is located south of the Cromer to Holt road\, and includes stories about the more interesting people who lived there. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue – Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\, NR23 1AN URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/felbrigg-hall-margaret-younger/ LOCATION:Norfolk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mar-Talk-Felbrigg-Hall-conv-1-sized-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260204T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20250913T154852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T184405Z UID:1091-1770215400-1770224400@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:Jem Mace – ‘Norfolk’s Champion of the World 1870’ – Dale Wiseman DESCRIPTION:February 4th @ 2.30pmJem Mace – ‘Norfolk’s Champion of the World 1870’ – Dale WisemanAuthor and social historian\, Dale Wiseman BA\, returns to the Maltings to present the life story of Jem Mace\, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and his links not just to Norfolk but Wells’ Green Dragon public house\, which stood on the High Street\, before it was demolished c.1865. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue – Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\, NR23 1AN URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/jem-mace-norfolks-champion-of-the-world-1870-dale-wiseman/ LOCATION:Norfolk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Feb-Talk-Jem-Mace-conv-1-sized.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20250607T074520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T181252Z UID:1043-1764772200-1764772200@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:‘Researching the history of your house’ – Sheree Leeds DESCRIPTION:Sheree Leeds is a retired archivist and member of the Bracondale Residents’ Association. Bracondale embraces one of the oldest entrances into the city of Norwich and has a wealth of historic houses.  It abuts County Hall and the Norfolk Record Office where many records of these properties are held. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue – Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\, NR23 1AN URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/researching-the-history-of-your-house-sheree-leeds/ LOCATION:Norfolk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wells-Dec-25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251105T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251105T143000 DTSTAMP:20260422T032635 CREATED:20250607T073511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T081103Z UID:1036-1762353000-1762353000@www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk SUMMARY:‘Farm boy\, physician\, and stargazer - the life of Dr Richard Bangay of Holt’ – Amanda Howe DESCRIPTION:Richard Bangay lived from 1834 – 1933. During that time\, he moved from an impoverished childhood through work on farms and down mines into becoming a physician. He worked as a ship’s doctor\, then as a successful general practitioner. He lived in many places and countries\, and continued to work into his 90s. He also became well known as an amateur astronomer\, owning his own observatory and being elected to the British Astronomical Association in 1905.Wells Local History Group member\, Amanda Howe\, will explore and explain more of the life of this extraordinary Norfolk man. \n\n\n\nNon-members are welcome – tickets are £5.00 and are available from the Maltings Box Office. URL:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/event/farm-boy-physician-and-stargazer-the-life-of-dr-richard-bangay-of-holt-amanda-howe/ LOCATION:Wells Maltings\, Staithe Street\, Wells-next-the-Sea\, NR23 1AN ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wellsnorfolkhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Wells-Nov-25.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR