St Julian is a medieval feminist in my opinion.  A 14th century Norwich woman, she experienced a series of extraordinary visions.  She then became an Anchoress, locking herself away in a small cell attached to a church in Norwich.  In this cell, she became the first woman to write a book in English

You can visit the church and her cell for free, or the visitor information centre to find out more her history and context, and read books in the library - They may make you a cup of tea and give you a little hazelnut if you stay long enough!  The shrine also has a secret churchyard garden, a green oasis in the city

The Church is open every day: 9am - 6pm

The Visitor Centre is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10am - 3:30pm

The Julian Shrine | Julian of Norwich | St Julian's, Rouen Road, Norwich, UK

City Hall Open Day

City Hall Open Day

Friday 17th October 2014 - 13:00
Drop into City Hall, meet staff and ask them questions about City Hall and the work the council does. (An event at City Hall during Local Democracy Week, 13-17 October 2014)
1pm - 4pm

Free - Booking not needed

City Hall
St Peters St
Norwich
NR2 1NH

Contact: Lydia Martin, Community Engagement Officer, Tel (direct Line) 0Email: lydiamartin@norwich.gov.uk

City Hall Tour

City Hall Tour

Monday 13th October 2014 - 11:00

Come to City Hall for a free guided tour to mark Local Democracy Week 2014.

· Learn interesting facts about the building and its history.

· Go behind the scenes and see where staff work.

· Meet staff and find out more about the jobs they do.

· Meet councillors and hear about their work out in the community.

· Find out about how local government works.

· Meet the Lord Mayor.

This tour is informal and fun and aims to help you understand more about what happens at City Hall and the work the council does in Norwich.

The tour is for people from diverse communities who may not come into City Hall much and want to find out more.

11am – 1pm

For more information and to book your place please contact Lydia

e: lydiamartin@norwich.gov.uk t: 07747460441

Free - Please book in advance

Click here to view venue in Google Maps

City Hall

St Peters St

Norwich

NR2 1NH

The Library

Libraries are great, aren't they?!

The library in the Forum

Your local library has something for everyone and it’s free to join.  The mission statement of Norfolk Library & Information Service is to support reading & learning for everyone.

When you join the library, you can use any Norfolk Library to

• Borrow up to 15 books for free, for up to 3 weeks at a time and return them to any library in Norfolk (see the What you can borrow for more details)
• Borrow the latest CDs, Playstation games, DVDs and videos at affordable rates and return them to any library as well
• Download ebooks from the Norfolk Digital Library – up to 6 at a time, for a maximum of 3 weeks
• Bring your children to storytimes
• Use our PCs – office software, email and the internet are all free
• Access study material
• Research local history
• Access business information
• Request and renew books online

And there's normally loads on at the Forum as well while you're there.

Lord Mayor's Celebration

Lord Mayor's Celebration Norwich city centre
From Thursday 3rd July  to Sunday 6th July

Four days of celebrations including a street procession, entertainers, fireworks, outdoor stages with music, dance and theatre, a funfair, craft and food markets, street fayre, duck races and lots more. The city's biggest community celebration.

Thursday 3 July
7pm - Norwich School charity fashion show (Open)


Friday 4 July
9am to 8pm - The World Bazaar (Chantry car park, Theatre Street)
7.30pm to 9pm - Crude Apache Theatre (Heigham Park)
7.30 to 9pm - Somewhereto_ (Castle Gardens


Saturday 5 July
9am to 11pm - The World Bazaar (Chantry car park, Theatre Street)
11am to 5pm - Playtime (Chapelfield Gardens)
11am to 10pm - Funfair (Chapelfield Gardens)
11am to 10pm - Disco Shed DJs & The White Rabbit Bar  (Chapelfield Gardens)
12noon to 10.15pm - The Walk Stage (Gentleman's Walk)
12noon to 10.15pm - Bo Nananfafa Social Club Stage (Brigg Street)
12noon to 10.15 & 6pm to 10.15pm - Forum stage (Millennium Plain)
3pm to 10pm - BBC Voices (Chapelfield Gardens)
4.50pm - Lord Mayor's Street 5Km road race (starts on Agricultural Hall Plain)
5pm - The Lord Mayor's Street Procession (starts at St Stephens Road)
1pm to 4pm & 6pm to 10pm - Street entertainers
10.30pm - Fireworks (Norwich Castle)
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Sunday 6 July
10am to 5pm - The World Bazaar (Chapelfield Gardens)
11am to 6pm - Norwich Lanes Summer Fayre (Norwich Lanes)
12noon - The Great Nowich Duck Race (from Lady Julian Bridge, Riverside)
12noon to 4pm - Picnic and Play (St Georges Green)
12noon to 5pm - Playtime  (Chapelfield Gardens)
12noon to 7pm - BBC Voices (Chapelfield Gardens)
12noon to 5pm - The Walk Stage (Gentleman's Walk)
12noon to 7pm - Disco Shed DJs & The White Rabbit Bar  (Chapelfield Gardens)
12noon to 7pm - Funfair (Chapelfield Gardens)
1pm to 4.30pm - The Bishop of Norwoch Open Gardens (access via Bishopgate)
2pm - A Firm of Poets (St Gregory's Green)
12noon & 3pm - Bandstand concerts
3pm & 4.30pm - Crude Apache Theatre (Castle Gardens)

More info

The Lanes Summer Fayre

THE NORWICH LANES SUMMER FAYRE 2014

This year’s Norwich Lanes Summer Fayre is taking place on Sunday 6th July. We’re pleased to announce that it’s going to be bigger and better than ever before; more live music, far greater entertainment and involving many more venues, streets and open spaces.

Last year, an estimated 15,000 people were delighted to attend the Summer Fayre and we are expecting to see a rise in numbers this time round! If you would like to bring your business in to the Norwich Lanes for the day, please contact Victoria at stalls@norwichlanes.co.uk

More info

Dandifest

St Margarets Church St Benedicts Street Norwich 
Mon 28 April – Saturday 10 May 2014

Art collective extraordinaire, The Norwich Dandies, are planning Dandifest! -  a two week happening, launching on Monday 28 April 2014, running through the May Bank Holiday, and ending on Saturday 10 May 2014.

Dandifest! will centre on St Margaret’s Church of Art on St Benedict’s Street, Norwich, with art, poetry, politics, live events, workshops, photography, and whatever else turns up between now and then. The Norwich Dandies, established in 2010, have worked separately on a vast array of projects, but always have the most fun when they work together. An impressive line-up of Guest Artists will be announced in the run-up to the launch.

The Norwich Dandies art collective are proud to announce Dandifest! Art, Poetry, Politics, Adopt-A-Pansy, Feminist Armpits...

Opening private view night 6pm on the 28th April 
Exhibition and happenings continues during the day time everyday till 10th May  with some evening events. It ends on the 10th of May at around 9pm

Facebook Page
The programme

Norwich Castle pop in for £2

*** Not quite free, but £2 which is a lot less than the usual price (£7) ***

One of the city’s most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Now a museum and art gallery, it is home to some of the most outstanding collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history.

Norwich Castle does a "Pop in for a £2" deal (used to be "pop in for a pound" up until recently, *sigh*)an hour before closing everyday, and also  between 12-1pm weekdays during school term.

This would work out as:
Until 1st July - Mon - Sun 3.30 - 4.30 pm
1st July - 30 September - Mon - Sun 4-5 pm

More info from website

Read my thoughts about "not quite free" posts here

WW2 Heritage - Open Day

Norfolk's WW2 Heritage - Open Day
13 April 2014
Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library
11:00 - 15:45 

Norfolk's WW2 Heritage - Family Open Day Come and join us for a day of activities and special tours of the Norfolk Heritage Centre and the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library, and view some of Norfolk's treasures. The Memorial Library will be open from 11 - 3.45, with activities for children and adults. Tours of the Heritage Centre will take place at 11.00; 12.00; 1.45;and 3.00, and are suitable for adults and accompanied children aged 8 and over. Activities and tours are free, and booking is not required. Please speak to staff on the day. Numbers may have to be limited for health and safety reasons. 

More free activities at local library