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Why is Tollgate called Tollgate?
Any Harwich Society members who wish to know the answer to this question will enjoy the guest speaker at the Harwich Society’s monthly meeting on Friday 31st March. Throughout the…
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Holocaust Memorial Day to be commemorated in Harwich
Each year on January 27th Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated, as this is the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. This day also honours the…
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Harwich Society talk features local historian
Throughout the winter months the Harwich Society runs a monthly meeting with a guest speaker and many interesting and humorous subjects are covered. The monthly talk taking place in the…
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2022 Harwich Society History Fair a great success
The 2022 Harwich Society History Fair took place in the 1912 Centre over the weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October and the organisers have hailed it as a…
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Harwich History Fair returns after a two year absence
After a two year absence the popular Harwich History Fair is back and will take place in the 1912 Centre in Cow Lane, Harwich on Saturday 29th October and Sunday…
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Monthly talks begin with the history of Colchester Zoo
For many Harwich Society members the most enjoyable part of the year is the winter programme of monthly talks. The Harwich Society arranges a talk each month throughout the winter…
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Harwich Society supports National Heritage Weekend
The Harwich Society has always supported National Heritage weekend and, for this year’s event, (10th & 11th Sep) almost all of its visitor attractions will be open to the public…
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Lots of fun with a bit of bite to it!
We won’t say that the Harwich Society’s ‘Shark Week’ was a ‘Jaws dropping’ experience but it certainly proved very popular with local residents and visitors alike! The Harwich Society Ha’penny…
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Strollers enjoy Bobbit’s Stroll 2022
The annual Bobbit’s Stroll charity event took place on Sunday and people took advantage of the fine weather to enjoy a stroll around the Harwich Society’s nature reserve to raise…
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SHARK WEEK!
Shark Week! From 6th to 14th August 2022 at the Ha’penny Pier Visitors Centre. Shark fun and activities every afternoon.