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Writing the History on the walls
In 1970 the Harwich Society first devised the idea of plaques on buildings and sites which commemorate some historic association. There are now more than twenty of them spread all…
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Ladies club celebrates its 70th anniversary
Ladies club celebrates its 70th anniversary in Harwich The Over 20’s Club, originally called Parkeston Over 20’s Club when it was set up in the summer of 1949, was created…
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Flags to fly at half mast for ‘Fryatt Day’
Flags to fly at half mast for ‘Fryatt Day’ In 2016, the centenary of the execution of Captain Fryatt, the Harwich Society wrote to Harwich Town Council to request that…
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Music Quiz Night
Harwich Society Music Quiz Night – Monday 29th July 2019
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Foresters 200 Club draw
The second Two Hundred Club draw of 2019 took place at Foresters during the Secret Gardens Weekend, on the afternoon of Saturday 6th July. As in previous years, Foresters opened…
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Busy week for Society as cruise ship passengers flock to Historic Harwich
It was all hands on deck for the Harwich Society volunteers as cruise ship passengers flocked to visit Historic Harwich over three days when their cruises were in port. Everyone…
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Over 100 members attend Harwich Society AGM
115 Harwich Society members packed out the Navigator in Barrack Lane Harwich on Friday 26th April as the Harwich Society held its AGM. The members heard the Society’s chairman, Colin…
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Harwich Standards going back to 1880 taken on by Harwich Society
Harwich Standard editions going back to 1880 taken on by Harwich Society ARCHIVED copies of the Harwich and Manningtree Standard dating back to 1880 have been taken on by a…
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Society to run music quiz for Harwich Food Bank
If you enjoy being driven mad by not being able to remember who sang the song you are listening to then you will love a Harwich Society Music Quiz! The…
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Photo Archive
The Harwich Society holds a large collection of photographs, documents and original Maps. A small number of photographs are now available to view on line. These can now be viewed by…