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Harwich Society quarterly magazine put on hold
One of the benefits to Harwich Society membership is that all members receive the very popular quarterly magazine, Highlight. Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the magazine will not be…
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All Society visitor attractions are closed until further notice
UPDATED As a result of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic the Harwich Society is announcing that its visitor attractions are closed to the general public until further notice. The Harwich Society…
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Two Harwich Society events cancelled as a precaution against Coronavirus
In light of the present advice to avoid unnecessary gatherings the Harwich Society has cancelled its monthly meeting and talk scheduled to take place on Friday 27th March in the…
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Harwich Society led project to replace town centre mural
Dovercourt town centre is to get a new mural to replace the existing one thanks to a project led by the Harwich Society. For a number of years there has…
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Community comes together to create the Mayflower 2020 visitor centre
The Harwich Society is at the centre of the project to turn Esplanade Hall in Historic Harwich into Harwich’s Mayflower 2020 visitor centre and volunteers are hard at work decorating…
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Harwich & Dovercourt Bay Leaflet 2020
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Living Sculpture To Commemorate Mayflower 400 Planted In Harwich
A willow sculpture depicting The Mayflower has been planted in Harwich. Artists Emma and Adam of Willow Phoenix were commissioned to do the piece at Harwich Green by Tendring District…
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Snowdrops blossom at Bobbit’s Hole
The Harwich Society’s nature reserve at Bobbit’s Hole is not just a summer visitor attraction but has much to be enjoyed at any time of the year. The volunteers who…
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Society quiz raises £300 for St Helena Hospice
The Harwich Society Quiz Team runs quiz nights on the 1st Monday of each month at the Royal Oak public house to raise funds for the Harwich Society. The team…
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Winter Trip on the Orwell
Ipswich Journal 1872 by an anonymous reporter. This descriptive piece opened with a lengthy paragraph devoted to mist creeping around the streets of Ipswich, but eventually described an early morning…