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Hidden Gems, Culture Focus

Promoting local organisations, projects and people

(Articles previously printed in the Fenland Citizen)

Blooming Bikes

We must all have seen the beautiful flowers throughout the town – if you haven’t yet, do pop in just for this spectacular display. It’s a culmination of Wisbech in Bloom’s work throughout the year to grow and plant displays for the Anglia in Bloom regional competition. This year, Wisbech is being judged for both …

Wisbech in Bloom

We must all have seen the beautiful flowers throughout the town – if you haven’t yet, do pop in just for this spectacular display. It’s a culmination of Wisbech in Bloom’s work throughout the year to grow and plant displays for the Anglia in Bloom regional competition. This year, Wisbech is being judged for both …

1 June 2018

Wisbech has a fantastic selection of independent retailers. Market Street in particular has a few and some of them are moving around! Sarah’s Flowers is a local success story, 3 years in one shop (with many years experience before setting up on her own) Sarah is already expanding into new premises, congratulations to her and …

April 2018

Continuing the recent heritage theme (though I will return to indie businesses soon) I’m looking forward to the last week of April with three interesting events on. I’ve previously mentioned the talk on Medieval Fenland by Sue Oosthuizen with FenArch, at Mendi’s, Old Market – 7.30pm Wednesday 24th April. The Museum are hosting a talk …

RSA Fellowship

Continuing the recent heritage theme (though I will return to indie businesses soon) I’m looking forward to the last week of April with three interesting events on. I’ve previously mentioned the talk on Medieval Fenland by Sue Oosthuizen with FenArch, at Mendi’s, Old Market – 7.30pm Wednesday 24th April. The Museum are hosting a talk …

February 2018

This week I’ve enjoyed talking to so many people about plans for Wisbech that I ran out of time to interview the people I wanted to for this week’s article! I look forward to meeting with the Fenland Archaeological Society (FenArch) soon to bring you more details about their work and their events. Meanwhile, I …

Hereward the Wake Project

So this is the time of year that is often grey skies and illness everywhere. I hope you’re all managing to cope, and getting yourselves dosed up with vitamins and sunshine whenever you can! I find, while I don’t want to wish the time away, planning what I’ll be doing when the good weather comes …

Hereward

So this is the time of year that is often grey skies and illness everywhere. I hope you’re all managing to cope, and getting yourselves dosed up with vitamins and sunshine whenever you can! I find, while I don’t want to wish the time away, planning what I’ll be doing when the good weather comes …

January 2018

After the quiet holiday period, everyone’s getting back to work and getting on with 2018! I’ve been busy making plans to meet with various heritage, cultural and community organisations and projects so looking forward to bringing you news of them all as they progress. For example, I had a productive and interesting meeting with the …

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a good break and are planning 2018. I’m writing this in that in-between time from Christmas to New Year, we’re not celebrating one or the other, so what do we do? I know many will be working, I’m very lucky that I work for myself so can …