'Heritage Heverland Festival' - Launch and Open Day

On Saturday 13th, our launch day, enjoy:

* Launch of a new Church Guide and Children's Trail to add to the tour available on your 'phone.

* 2pm- 'Diagonal Skintlings & Agitated Cats '- a talk and displays about Haveringland Church- its historic architecture and recent repairs and improvements project to create a 'Festival Church' and Community Hub.

*Screenings of a narrated talk 'Haveringland Hall- paradise lost?' (10am and 3pm) the history of the 3 Halls, the people and building), and 'Wartime Village'- a film about a puppet project with local school children and about life in Haveringland in the First World War (11am and 1pm).

Alongside this, on our launch day and throughout the Festival you will also be able to explore;

* Interactive 'Heritage Hub' to find out more about Haveringland's fascinating stories, local jigsaws and a 'Build our Church' model

* 'Lego of something'- an opportunity to use building bricks to invent your own Church- something for all ages!

* 'Brassed off'- find out about Church brasses and have a go at taking rubbings from a child-sized set typical of medieval Churches.

* 'Church Visions'- an exhibition of paintings of Haveringland Church, including those painted on a special community art day earlier in the year.

* 'Creative Corbels'- a quiz to see if you can find a selection of the wonderful faces in the Church and give us some ideas about their names and roles!

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:

10am-4pm with launch of Festival and a talk at 2pm about Haveringland Church- displays and activities available thorughout the HODs Festival

Sunday 14 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Monday 15 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Tuesday 16 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Wednesday 17 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Thursday 18 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Friday 19 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Saturday 20 September:

Display and activities available: 0900-1700

Location & directions

Haveringland Church, off Norwich Road,, Haveringland, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4PW

Directions:

Haveringland Church is off of Norwich Road on a track opposite the entrance to Haveringland Farm

Contact on day:

Nigel Boldero

Telephone number:

+447503881199

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The track to the Church from the Car park is uneven, as is the churchyards with trip hazards.

Additional information

This event launches the 'Heritage Heverland Festival' part of the HODs Festival- with a special focus on 'Victorian Churches- reinvention or ravaging?'

Max no of people per tour:

70

Est. tour duration:

2 hour(s)

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