1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. Bells will ring after VE Day 2 minutes silence

  5. NEW! Harwich Society WhatsApp Channel

    Keep up to date with the latest Harwich Society news and updates on our WhatsApp channel.

  6. HARWICH IS THE PLACE TO VISIT OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND

    Even if you have lived in Harwich for all of your life why not treat yourself to a day out over the Easter weekend visiting the Harwich Society visitor attractions…

  7. MARCH MONTHLY TALK ON ESSEX AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

    As the Harwich Society’s Winter programme of monthly talks nears its end, the March talk on Friday 28th March will focus on a subject very close to the Harwich Society’s…

  8. KIND DONATION MADE TO BOBBIT’S HOLE NATURE RESERVE

    The recent reporting of a spillage of cooking oil into the local drainage system resulting in the stream and lake at the Harwich Society’s Bobbit’s Hole nature reserve being coated…

  9. Harwich Society monthly talk should go with a bang

    Outside of the busy Summer season, the Harwich Society runs a programme of monthly talks throughout the winter and these are a very popular aspect of Harwich Society membership. On…

  10. Please think before you put something down the drain

    The Harwich Society volunteers who manage the Bobbit’s Hole nature reserve on Main Road in Dovercourt had a nasty shock when they arrived to open the reserve on Sunday morning….