Hidden Gems, Culture Focus
Promoting local organisations, projects and people
(Articles previously printed in the Fenland Citizen)
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 …
Orchard Tea Rooms
As promised, this week is about the Orchard Tea Rooms (Just off the western A47 roundabout, Redmoor Lane). They have a regular clientele, including myself and some friends at least once a month, but it’s time I let more people know about this hidden gem! I love that they use vintage china, which works so …
Artist’s colony
An ongoing project in Wisbech is artist’s residencies at St Peter’s Lodge. I and my family enjoyed visiting the final exhibitions of the work put on by three artists who had spent a few weeks in the town and surrounding area. The residency gave them time to spend solely on their work, taking an influence …
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, …
HiddenGems
Hidden Gems When I started this column, I wanted to cover events, places and people. Trying to write about the people is a difficult one. There are many interesting people that have come from the area, obvious ones are Thomas Clarkson and Octavia Hill. (Go to both museums to find out more about them) There’s …
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 …