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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 been arranged for both in the UK & abroad. |
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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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Hosts for the Lace Guild |
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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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