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1985 |
21st – 24th February 1985, the Norfolk
Lacemakers made their first trip abroad to Bruges. A number of trips have since
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2002 |
Sixteen members visited The Fan Museum in Greenwich, and were
given a fascinating talk and commentary of the fans in the current exhibition
of Royal Fans by Mrs Helen Alexander (founder and curator of the
museum). Several members then had
lunch, which was served in the Orangery, a beautiful surrounding for an
excellent meal. Five members then
attempted the fan-making course, during which they made two folding fans,
while the other members took in the sights and pleasures of Greenwich. |
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2003 |
Again sixteen members travelled by mini bus to Luton Museum,
situated in the Wardown Park. They
were given an introductory talk and then allowed to view and handle (in
gloves of course) the study collection of various laces and patterns. They had a lunch at Stockwood Craft Museum
and Gardens, and then viewed the displays there. |
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2004 |
Ten members travelled to the Cecil Higgins Museum at Bedford.
The Thomas Lester lace collection of 19th century Bedfordshire/Maltese
lace is held at the museum. The
members spent two hours viewing the lace and patterns from that period. Most members had a packed lunch in the
garden, and spent the rest of the day looking round the Victorian mansion,
depicting various rooms of a well-to-do Victorian family. Among the permanent exhibitions were
displays of bobbins and the history of lace making for the area of
Bedfordshire. |
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1983 |
Norwich has twice been the venue for the Annual General
Meeting of the Lace Guild. The first
meeting was held at the University of East Anglia in April 1983. |
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2001 |
Then in April 2001 the Lace Guild decided to pay Norwich another
visit. By this time the AGM’s had taken the format of a weekend conference,
& the venue chosen was St. Andrews Hall, together with the adjoining
Blackfriars Hall, Norwich. |
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2001 |
For 5 weeks during March/April 2001 the “CD 2000” exhibition
was held in Norwich, at the John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich. |
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Copyright
© J Read |
