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Thank you!
Our enormously grateful thanks to the Norfolk Offshore Wind Farms Community Fund from RWE, through Norfolk Community Foundation for the wonderful grant they have awarded to us for projects focused on Nature and Green Spaces. See our news story for more details…
Further thanks go to the Norfolk Community Foundation for their ongoing support for resources from the Countering Loneliness Innovation Fund, which allows us to continue to deliver community based projects through our Community Engagement Worker.
Thank you too to Helen Lindsay who is putting on a Paper Conservation Course at the Bircham in September with proceeds going to us. We really appreciate your generosity, Helen!
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Monday 5th October, Age UK has a ‘Drop in Advice Session’ during our Community Coffee Morning between 10am – 12pm. If you need any support or advice on anything at all, including making ends meet and how to stay warm and well this winter, please have a word with them.
Wondering what to do with the children this half term? We’ve some exciting, free activities for families, but you need to book a place by emailing birchamcew@gmail.com.
See poster for more information on the following:
Hedgehog Day on 23d October
Get Halloween Ready on 24th October
A Bat Walk on 28th October
Halloween Crafts on 29th October
Want to get creative and learn a new skill? Don’t miss Jessica Perry’s popular Lino Cutting Workshop on 21st November, 10am-4pm. See poster for more information.
Tickets are £45.
To book your place, email birchamcew@gmail.com
Regular Events
On Mondays we have the Community Coffee sessions from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. Please note that there will be no sessions on Bank Holiday Mondays.
Crafternoons continue every Tuesday between 4pm and 6pm. Share and learn with other crafters along with a cuppa and natter.
Our Board Game Group is taking place every Friday between 3.45pm and 5.30pm for youngsters aged 11-16. It’s free so come along and bring a friend!
Garden volunteer sessions happen every Friday between 10 am and 1 pm. Join our happy band who keep the Walled Garden looking so fabulous.
Reepham Readers is a monthly book club get-together in the Library. We meet on the last Friday of the month between 1 and 2 pm. It’s an informal session so just turn up. Just 50p per person per session for book reservation.
Our regular Jumble Sales are held on the first Saturday of the month from 9 am to 1 pm. Bargains galore!
The Fixery takes place the second and fourth Saturday of the month, in the Front Room from 11 am to 3 pm. If you have something that needs fixing, come along and speak with the team…
Bircham Centre News
August 200 Club Winners
The August 200 Club winners have been drawn…
Paper Conservation Course for Wellbeing
The brilliant Helen Lindsay is putting on a 5-week fundraising paper conservation course in September with proceeds going to the Bircham Centre
August Events with Nature Focus
We are delighted to be able to continue the Natural World theme with a number of events this week in our Walled Garden
Hello and Welcome to Jodi
Jodi joins the team while Jess is on maternity leave
The Charity Shop and Book Room
The Bircham Centre Charity Shop and Book Room hold a treasure trove of pre-loved clothes, homewares, toys and books donated by the wonderful people of Reepham and its surrounding villages.
The Bircham Centre Walled Garden
Our beautiful garden is a haven in the centre of Reepham where there is always something new to discover.
The Reepham Archive
The Reepham Archive is housed in the oldest part of the building that dates back to the 16th Century and includes pictures and documents showing Reepham’s history.
The Bircham Centre Story
The Bircham Centre belongs to Reepham. It is a community building that was donated to the town in 1919 and has played an important role for all Reepham’s residents for over 100 years.