Festival at 250

To mark a massive 250 years of Norfolk & Norwich Festival we’re developing three projects focusing on working with communities and young people over the next three years, culminating in 2022.

Common Ground Common Ground will inspire new forms of heritage interpretation, enabling young people to generate and present unconventional ideas. This project is run in partnership with Norfolk Wildlife Trust, National Trust, Prince’s Trust, SHARE Museums East, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund. To find out more about the project visit nnfestival.org.uk/ common-ground

Lone Twin, The Two Fifty The Two Fif ty celebrates the volunteers without whom the Festival would not happen, artists Lone Twin will create a guild of 250 volunteers over the next three years who will take part in random acts of kindness and impromptu art.

Two hundred and fifty people from across Norfolk join together to help Norfolk have a better day. A unique participatory experience and longterm social resource, The Two Fif ty, a guild for our times, is at your service. To join The Two Fif ty and for more information: nnfestival.org.uk

Lost & Found Films of Norfolk Lost & Found Films of Norfolk, where Andy Field of Forest Fringe (News News News 2019) works with artists, including Christopher Brett Bailey and Keisha Thompson, and children from schools across Norfolk to uncover lost films about the very true history of Norfolk. As part of the work they have been doing as researchers for Lost & Found Films of Norfolk, some of our young historians from Wensum Junior School are interviewed by Andy Field and Christopher Brett Bailey about what they think about Norwich and its past.

What are the main differences between Norwich today and Norwich in the past? Bence: Everything is different. The doors. The cars. The cars weren’t even cars they were just horses leading. Everything changed. Everything. Rosemary: Mostly the electronics have changed things. You used to have to go to theatre to watch something and you wouldn’t be able to change the channel once you’re in there. Gloria: Right now we just have to press a button and the shower just goes on but in the olden days people had to get a bucket with water and wash themselves. Archie: No electric. Maggie: You couldn’t make coffee in a machine you had to use a fire and you couldn’t use a fridge to keep things you had to keep them in a cupboard and use them by a certain time. Lexi: Modern shops are tall and markets are really small and you have to hand people things with your bare hands not just get them off shelves. Teigan: In this city there are still markets though.

Lone Twin The Two Fifty

“you used to have to go to the theatre to watch something and you wouldn’t be able to change the channel once you’re in there”

Lost & Found Films of Norfolk

Jake: The way that they operated at the vets was very different because they didn’t have the technology we do now. Maddie: Life was hard because if you wanted your friends round you couldn’t text them or anything, you had to wait until you write something down and send it to them. Was there anything you thought was better about life in the past? Maddie: There was not that many break-ins because no one wanted to steal anything because nothing was that valuable. Rosemary: It sounds weird but I feel like back then was much better because things took more effort because mostly people just text or drive but back then you had to get someone to get a horse or carriage and you couldn’t just sit down on the couch and watch TV you had to go to the theatre and book it. Maggie: There wasn’t so much pollution and fossil fuels polluting our air. Archie: I think at the time we are now if cash machines are too updated and new they might have a mind of their own and not give us any money.

You can learn more about Lost & Found Films of Norfolk at nnfestival.org.uk/lost-and-found-films or discover them as part of the display at Museum of Norwich, at The Bridewell.

Lost & Found Films of Norfolk Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 May Museum of Norwich

Free with museum admission

The Lost & Found Films of Norfolk is commissioned and produced by Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Curated by Forest Fringe. Supported by Norwich Freemen’s Charity