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All Meetings
Harleston and District Historical Society meet in the Masonic Rooms on behind 5 Redenhall Road on the second Thursday of each month.
Meetings start at 2:00 pm and last about two hours. They usually consist of a speaker on an aspect of local, regional or national historical interest.
Tickets are £2.00 for members and £4.00 for guests. Refreshments are available.
Thu 12 Feb
Thu 12 Mar12 Mar 2026, 14:00Masonic Rooms, Off Redenhall Road, Harleston IP20 9ENAdrian O’dell invites you to view his film about his father’s wartime escape from Poland to Britain, and he and his wife's journey following in his father's footsteps 80 years later. The film tells the story of both odysseys, one separated from the other by eight decades and a changed world.
Wed 08 Apr
Thu 14 May14 May 2026, 14:00Masonic Rooms, Off Redenhall Road, Harleston IP20 9ENThe true-life story of Norwich legend the late Joe Stirling, who as a young Jewish boy escaped Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport, his destiny to become Sheriff of Norwich, pioneering travel agent and award-winning charity fundraiser.
Wed 10 Jun10 Jun 2026, 14:00Masonic Rooms, Off Redenhall Road, Harleston IP20 9ENA narrow escape for the residents of Harleston when a 19thC knife wielding villain passed through town. A story spanning the slums of London, the slums of the Sunderland and ending in Pentonville after an interlude of violence and mayhem in Harleston.
Wed 08 Jul
Thu 13 Aug13 Aug 2026, 19:00The Cap, 23 The Thoroughfare, Harleston IP20 9ASEvery September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. The Historical Society are again coordinating a community wide programme as part of the national event. This presentation will launch the town event.
Wed 09 Sept
Thu 08 Oct
Thu 12 Nov
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