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REDOUBT CLOSED 1st AUG 2024
Due to a shortage of volunteers Harwich Redoubt will be closed all day on Thursday 1st August. The Harwich Society is looking for new volunteers to help open the Redoubt…
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COME AND STROLL AT BOBBIT’S HOLE!
Sunday 4th August will see Harwich’s slowest charity walk take place for the 16th year at the Harwich Society’s Bobbit’s Hole Nature Reserve in Dovercourt. Bobbit’s Hole is an…
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Flags to fly at half-mast for ‘Fryatt Day’
Saturday 27th July will be the 108th anniversary of the execution of Captain Fryatt in 1916 and the flags flown at Harwich Society visitor attractions will all fly at half…
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Volunteers Needed at Harwich Lifeboat Museum
Volunteers needed at Harwich Lifeboat Museum. Contact curator Charlie Powell, Tel 07717501868 Or email volunteers@harwich-society.co.uk
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A celebration of Armed Forces Day at Harwich Redoubt Fort
Saturday 29th June is Armed Forces Day and there will be no better place to celebrate our army, navy, air force and marines than Harwich’s Redoubt Fort. Simon Todd and…
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WW2 Home Guard Re-enactment
WW2 Home Guard reenactors Grant Harris and Simon Todd will be welcoming visitors to the Redoubt with their display of World War II memorabilia and will perform drill routines. Visitors…
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Harwich’s Ale Trail – Real ale and real history
Harwich’s Ale Trail has become a firm favourite for beer lovers and this year’s event will offer even more of a reason to visit Historic Harwich for the five day…
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MUSIC QUIZ TO CELEBRATE ELECTION OF HIGH STEWARD
On Thursday 25th April, Sue Daish will be elected as Harwich’s 34th High Steward and will become the first woman to hold the post in its 420 year history. Sue…
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UPDATED! There will be plenty to see in Harwich on Easter weekend
FURTHER UPDATE: The High Lighthouse will be open Easter Sunday 10AM – 3PM. Admission £2 UPDATE: The Treadwheel Crane will be open on Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter…
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Harwich Society monthly talk is on an important topic for coastal communities
For many Harwich Society members the thing they enjoy most about their membership is the free winter programme of monthly talks. These are on a wide range of interesting topics…