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Village market, sale and afternoon tea
A village market, table top sale and coffee morning will be held at Palgrave Community Centre tomorrow from 9.30am to 1pm.
Three days of flowers and song
Worlingworth’s St Mary’s Church this weekend hosts the Worlingworth Flower Festival.
Bus rides at open gardens event
Gardens around Topcroft will be open to the public on Sunday and bank holiday Monday.
Festival of flowers in Framlingham
A flower festival will be held at St Michael’s Church in Framlingham from next Friday to Monday, May 27, from 10am to 6pm. There will be up to 30 arrangements, light lunches and afternoon tea available until 4pm.
Festival returns
Tasburgh Community Festival, which has this year been renamed TasFest, is set to return next month with a few changes along the way.
Review: Jesus Christ Superstar - Redgrave Church Trust and The Really Useful Group
Jesus Christ Superstar, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is not only a great story but has special significance for many people and for both audience and cast alike it is an exciting and truly emotional journey.
Review: Some Like It Hotter - New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Marilyn, Tony and Jack are still hoofing beyond the grave.
Fire stunt team and City of Norwich Pipe band at this year’s Framlingham Gala
The annual Framlingham Gala takes place this Bank Holiday Monday.
80s disco night at Brome Grange
Strut your stuff at the Brome Grange Hotel in Brome next Saturday, May 25. An 80s disco night will be held in the Tithe Barn at the venue in Norwich Road from 7.30pm.
Open garden and rhododendron walk
Enjoy an afternoon at the open garden and rhododendron walk taking place at Sundown Hall Lane in Roydon next Sunday, May 26, from 2pm to 5pm.
Lots to get your teeth into in Wickham Skeith this weekend
The bid to raise sufficient funds to enable the restoration of a north Suffolk church gallery continues this weekend.
Audition for Diss Corn Hall’s first in-house Christmas show
Diss Corn Hall will be producing its first ever in-house community production this Christmas.
Car boot, coffees and table top sale
A car boot, table top sale and coffee morning will be held at Tibenham Community Hall next Saturday, May 25 from 10am to 1pm.
Home well prepared for a busy family to move in
This detached family home with garage in Harleston benefits from a kitchen/diner leading through to the conservatory and has a ground floor cloakroom. The sitting room has a feature fireplace housing a gas coal effect fire.
SHowhome condition
This three bedroom modern home situated on the outskirts of Diss and built by popular builder in 2005, remains in showroom condition but with the added benefit of a extra reception room created by the UPVC conservatory added by its current owners.
Win tickets to see Blondie gig
Diss Express readers can win a pair of tickets to see pop band Blondie belting out some iconic hits from the 80s when they take to the stage in Thetford Forest as part of the 2013 Forest Live concert series.
Parson celebrates scooping coveted industry award
The prestigious awards ceremony of The Guild of Professional Estate Agents was held last Wednesday, May 8, at the Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London - with south Norfolk’s Parson finding success.
individual feel in a select close
This property is part of a select close in Columbine Way in the village of Gislingham.
My Mother Said I Never Should - Harleston Players
The plays follows the lives of four women from the same family over four generations.
Rotary club’s grand exhibition and sale
Artex 13 - a grand art exhibition and sale will be held at Diss Corn Hall tomorrow from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.
Fete to mark ninety years of Legion
A fete to mark 90 years of Dickleburgh Royal British Legion will be held on the playing field tomorrow from noon to 5pm.
Garage sale trail around Palgrave
A garage sale trail will be held in Palgrave on Sunday from 9am to 2pm. Twenty garages around the village will be open selling all manner of items.
Lunchtime organ recital in Diss
Peter O’Connor, organist of St Andrew’s Church in Hingham and assistant organist at Wymondham Abbey will perform in St Mary’s Church in Diss tomorrow. He will recite works from Bach, Mendelssohn, Buxtehude, Langlais and others.
Local Newspaper Week: Express keeping you informed for 149 years
This Diss Express celebrates Local Newspaper Week this week by focusing on the importance of press freedom under the backdrop of the threat of statutory regulation of the press.
Diss Park will come alive with music
The organisers of Diss Proms in the Park, the free annual concert held during the town’s carnival weekend, have decided to ring the changes this year with a new format to be called Park Alive.
Ladies pamper night at Scole Primary School
A ladies night will be held at Scole Primary School on Friday from 7pm.
Concert with music from Mozart by Eye choir and orchestra
Eye Bach Choir and the Eye Bach Choir Chamber Orchestra will be performing a concert with music by Mozart, including the Coronation Mass, Clarinet Concerto and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, at Eye Parish Church on Saturday.
Hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar live on stage in Redgrave
Redgrave Church Heritage Trust, supported by Mere Players, presents Jesus Christ Superstar at St Mary’s Church, Redgrave, from Wednesday until Saturday.
Spring exhibition by Eye Arts Guild
The Eye Arts Guild will be holding its spring exhibition at the United Reformed Church in Mere Street, Diss, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Second World War bomb group open day celebrates 70 years with visitors from America
The 96th Bomb Group Museum will be holding an open day to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the group’s first mission today at New Eccles Hall School in Quidenham.
Comical caper, A Night on the Tiles, performed in south Norfolk by renowned local group
Old Buckenham Players have produced a play to evoke sadness and sympathy, humour and happiness and a trip down memory lane as they perform Frank Vickery’s perceptive and comical play, A Night on the Tiles.
Classes for all and a barbecue at EACH-backing Cratfield Dog Show
A dog show with 20 classes for all shapes and sizes will be held at Cratfield Village hall tomorrow.
Memories of Diss artist Peter Marples live on at gallery
Work by artist Peter Marples, who lived and painted in and around Diss for the last 20 years of his life, goes on show at Stew Gallery, Fishergate, Norwich, for a week from tomorrow.
Tale of Diss murder victim Lorina Gooderham set for five local stages
Cruel and Bloody Murder, a true and particular account of the murder of Lorina Gooderham in Diss in 1829, will be stopping at five village halls across Norfolk and Suffolk this month.
Car boot sale in aid of rotary charities at Diss Park
Diss and District Rotary Club will be holding its spring car boot sale in aid of rotary charities at Diss Park tomorrow.
Touring play about poet John Clare to stop in Wetheringsett
Eastern Angles will be visiting Wetheringsett Village Hall tonight at 7.30pm as part of its tour of The Long Life and Great Good Fortune of John Clare.
Diss concert in aid of children’s charity EACH
More than 100 voices from local singing group Discord will be performing in a charity concert at Diss High School tonight and tomorrow at 7.30pm.
Charity shop event in Sibton church
The Friends of St Peters Church at Sibton will be holding a one-day charity shop in the church tomorrow from 10am to 4pm.
Annual bazaar at Holly Court in Attleborough
Holly Court in Attleborough will be holding its annual spring bazaar next Thursday, May 16, from 10am.
Variety of stalls on offer at Wyverstone fair
A craft fair with 21 stalls will be held at Wyverstone Village Hall on Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
New play by local playwright set for Wymondham stage
Golden Age Theatre are set to present a new play Ludo by local playwright, Chris Joby in Wymondham.
All the fun of the fair at historical re-enactment and vintage car event
A new and exciting event which offers an historical and cultural twist on the traditional country fair takes place next month.
Superhero drops in on steam museum
Children visiting the Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens on Bank Holiday Monday were able to meet up with a superhero.
New Jersey Nights - Review: Norwich Theatre Royal
No matter if you’re not a die-hard Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons fan or if you weren’t around in the early 60s - this show will have you tapping your feet, singing along and leaving the theatre with a big grin on your face.
Dawn chorus walk and breakfast in Pulham
A dawn chorus walk and breakfast will be staged at The Pennoyer Centre in Pulham St Mary on Sunday from 4am.
Award-winning band The Roving Crows set for Diss stage
Winners of Best Folk Act at the Exposure Music Awards 2012 and winners of Top Celtic Rock Band and Top Fiddle Player at The Irish Music Awards 2012, The Roving Crows will be performing at Diss Corn Hall on Saturday evening.
Review: Harleston Players - My Mother Said I Never Should
The plays follows the lives of four women from the same family over four generations.
Win tickets to see James live in Thetford
One of the most influential British indie bands, James, will be playing live in Thetford Forest on Thursday, June 13.
GIG REVIEW: Savages, at Norwich Arts Centre
Their debut album only came out on Monday, but Savages have already generated an enormous amount of attention and coverage from music fans and journalists alike.
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