ACTIVITIES

Exhibition at Books and Print, High Street, Lowestoft August 6th to September 24th.

2022... is the 50th Anniversary year of the First Barsham Fair. The Waveney Clarion, a local community monthly magazine, emerged in February 1973, and was long associated with the fairs.  

Some editions of the Clarion and some original Fairs posters will be on display at Books and Print, and a specially produced Barsham Fair 50th Anniversary Edition of the Waveney Clarion will be on sale. .

Lowestoft's Vessel Festival got under way this morning. A multitude of old sailing vessels raced each other just off the harbour mouth. There were stalls and music and a bar! A wonderful event we should be proud of, and thank all those who worked so hard to make it happen - in particular John Wilson of the Excelsior Trust - and the many volunteers who participated. A big up to all of you from Lowestoft Old and Now. 

I was luck enough to get a place on a RIB and we drove round many of the boats as they sailed the tricky roads just off Lowestoft.  

John E

Tonight's event features Amber Butchart, curator, writer and broadcaster (seen recently in The Great British Sewing Bee). She bring her expertise and knowledge of fashion and textiles to “The Art of Seaside Fashion”.

The New Curiosity Shop, brainchild of Hugh Davies and Paul Mills, is a series of events bringing art and cultural happenings to Lowestoft. The only agenda is 'This is fun/interesting/intriguing'. The winter and Spring pop-ups were very successful.

The Community Rail Partnership (CRP) and Lowestoft Central Project (LCP) have secured funding for the three surveys required – asbestos, structural and electrical. We're just waiting to get the go-ahead from Network Rail to unleash the surveyors.  

We're hoping to be able to use and renovate the unoccupied former Great Eastern Railway Stables building on Denmark Rd.

Once the surveys have been completed, we'll know – finally – where we stand...

North Lowestoft Men's Shed has finally begun turning a dream into reality. Not quite the reality we expected, but nevertheless a huge stride towards our final goal.

Within a couple of months, we hope to be staring out from the door of a container at a piece of land we can transform into a community garden or wildlife garden, wondering how we're going to do it!

The area is the piece of scrubland betwixt Lowestoft Station car park and our ultimate goal, the building next to the signal box in Denmark Road.

This outdoor fitness area for adults is now open also one at Fen Park

On 8th Sept 1903, Buffalo Bill’s spectacular wild west show came thundering into Lowestoft. This fascinating and forgotten moment in Lowestoft’s history is brought to life in the music and words of Lowestoft’s own John Ward, who will present this full-length theatre piece with his excellent 5-piece band and the rich-voiced narration of renowned storyteller, Andy Jennings.  The show will feature a rolling photographic backdrop of historical images and newly created art. Come and hear the story of how the lives of Lowestoft fisherman, Jack, and Lakota brave, Soaring Hawk intertwined. Added: 23 September, 2023

The Great Big Green Weekend event low-carboned its way through Sparrow's Nest on Saturday. Our Lowestoft Town Council wanted to highlight the issues facing us all from Climate Change.

The rain held off, the wind was sensible, and a good few people turned up. A very rough estimate would be at least 2000 people and a fair few dogs through the day.

There were many stalls, mostly green or nature themed in some way.

[First published around January 2023, edited for historical accuracy of photo 12/11/2023]

We're still in mid-stride!

The three surveys of the building in Denmark Road that we have been waiting for have been given the OK to go ahead. So let's hope they are done nice and quickly, as the results – asbestos, electrical, structural – will decide whether we will be able to continue our journey.