Hidden Gems, Culture Focus
Promoting local organisations, projects and people
(Articles previously printed in the Fenland Citizen)
Rose and Crown and others
Last week and this week I’ve used the Rose and Crown as a business venue. I’ve said before how great it is for afternoon tea, and I’ve enjoyed lunch there too, we really are lucky to have a place like this in our town centre. Part of its charm is that it’s such a great …
Summer events
It’s getting busy out there, we’re even getting the weather for it! Plenty of outdoor events on their way, I hope you’re all keeping an eye on the local press, leaflets, posters, banners and all the other ways organisers try to catch your eye! I know how hard it is to make sure the right …
Etcetera
I wonder how many of you will agree that this week’s place is hidden? It’s definitely a Wisbech Gem, but many people have used it regularly for some years! I will try to entice new customers in to have a look. We can get used to the multiples: supermarkets, cafes, chainstores; we know what we’re …
Wisbech Wool Shop
This week, just in time to get yourself a project for Easter, the Wisbech Wool Shop, (Union Street, just off the Market Place). It’s been a wool and needlework shop for 60 years, I think that’s a testament to its staff and products in itself! I’m a recent customer of the shop (some have been …
Hidden Gems March 13th
Hidden Gems When I started writing these columns I was thinking of simply getting the word out about all the good in this area, to counter the press coverage it normally receives. It seems that not only are people reading the column – which is daunting, but lovely to know! – they are also visiting …
Octavia Hill
Neatly following on from last week – I got a tweet from an artist whose work I remembered from the Orchard Tea Rooms. Julie tells me she has a new exhibition with an open evening this Friday, the 6th. See www.julieillustration.co.uk Her work is cute and quirky! The exhibition will be at Octavia View, which …
Museums
Happy New Year! Do you do New Year’s Resolutions? Decide to learn something new, do more exercise? If you’re thinking of learning new things, you could visit each of the Fenland Museums this year, more than once if possible. Wisbech has three that I know of. Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House, the Wisbech and Fenland Museum, …
Indie Retailers
Independent retailers I wonder if Wisbech has a higher proportion of “indies” than other towns? Just looking at gift shops, there’s the candles and more shop near the corner of the market place, lovely smells waft from there; then take yourself down Market Street – the road opposite the entrance to the Horsefair. There’s the …
Indie Retailers
Indie Retailers – part 2! In the last column I ran out of space describing the independent retailers in Wisbech Town Centre. I wonder if the other Fenland towns can match the numbers? I will find out and report back in the New Year! Next year I hope to cover each place, event or community …
Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems Thankyou to everyone who responded so warmly to this new column! I’m pleased it is of interest, and hope it continues to show everyone the fantastic people, places and events we have here in the Fens. An interesting sounding launch event is coming up this Sunday – 15th November – at the …