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Harwich Shanty Festival 10-12 Oct
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Harwich Society programme of winter talks begins
Throughout the winter months the Harwich Society arranges monthly meetings with guest speakers and the first meeting of the 2025/26 Winter programme will take place this Friday, 26th September. The…
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Historic Harwich will be at the heart of ‘Heritage Open Days’
The Harwich Society is a great supporter of the National Trust’s ‘Heritage Open Days’ initiative and, as a result, all of its visitor attractions will be open free of charge…
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HARWICH SOCIETY COMMISSIONS PLAQUE TO RECOGNISE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN POET AND AUTHOR
For the final thirty years of his life, Australian author and poet, Randolph Stow, chose to live in Harwich and the Harwich Society has commissioned a plaque to recognise his…
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BOBBIT’S STROLL ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS
The Harwich Society’s ‘Bobbit’s Stroll’ charity event has become a firm favourite on people’s summer calendar and the 2025 Bobbit’s Stroll was another great success. Bobbit’s Hole is the Harwich…
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Free Friday summer holiday activity at Harwich Maritime Museum
Harwich Maritime Museum will open its ‘make a lighthouse activity’ for the school holidays. For the third year running the Harwich Maritime Museum, off Harbour Crescent, will be open every…
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COME AND STROLL AT BOBBIT’S HOLE!
Sunday 3rd August will see Harwich’s slowest charity walk take place for the 17th year at the Harwich Society’s Bobbit’s Hole Nature Reserve in Dovercourt. Bobbit’s Hole is an oasis…
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Did you know WW2 Dovercourt captain who sank U-boats?
Harwich Maritime Museum is appealing for the public’s help to find out more information about a heroic Dovercourt submarine captain who sunk U-boats during the Second World War. Captain Aston…
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HARWICH SOCIETY DELIGHT AT DONATION OF LEONARD SQUIRRELL PAINTING
The Harwich Society is delighted to receive a painting by the famous East Anglian artist, Leonard Squirrell, prior to a collection of his work being sold at auction. The collection…
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Additional Harwich Society quiz for St Helena Hospice
The Harwich Society Quiz Team runs monthly quiz nights at the Royal Oak public house as fund raisers for the Harwich Society and are very grateful to Andrea King and…