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Thank you!
Our enormously grateful thanks to the Norfolk Offshore Wind Farms Community Fund from RWE, through Norfolk Community Foundation for the wonderful grant they have awarded to us for projects focused on Nature and Green Spaces. See our news story for more details…
Further thanks go to the Norfolk Community Foundation for their ongoing support for resources from the Countering Loneliness Innovation Fund, which allows us to continue to deliver community based projects through our Community Engagement Worker.
Thank you too to Helen Lindsay who is putting on a Paper Conservation Course at the Bircham in September with proceeds going to us. We really appreciate your generosity, Helen!
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Reepham’s market square will be transformed into a stunning classic car festival once more this Sunday, September 27, 10 – 4pm and the Bircham Centre will have lots to see too. ‘Classic’, pre-loved items in our Charity Shop and the Country Market selling delicious treats.
There will be a fascinating Detectorsists’ Exhibition upstairs in the Board Room on the 27th too. Our local detectorists will have lots of artifacts on display and will be eager to tell you all about them.
While you’re upstairs, make sure you visit Room 12 to see the beautiful exhibition of Creative Textiles made by our talented Reepham Artists and Makers (RAMs). Also showing from 10-4pm during the Car Festival.
Regular Events
On Mondays we have the Community Coffee sessions from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. Please note that there will be no sessions on Bank Holiday Mondays.
Crafternoons continue every Tuesday between 4pm and 6pm. Share and learn with other crafters along with a cuppa and natter.
Our Board Game Group is taking place every Friday between 4pm and 6pm for youngsters aged 11-16. It’s free so come along and bring a friend!
Garden volunteer sessions happen every Friday between 10 am and 1 pm. Join our happy band who keep the Walled Garden looking so fabulous.
Reepham Readers is a monthly book club get-together in the Library. We meet on the last Friday of the month between 1 and 2 pm. It’s an informal session so just turn up. Just 50p per person per session for book reservation.
Our regular Jumble Sales are held on the first Saturday of the month from 9 am to 1 pm. Bargains galore!
The Fixery takes place the second and fourth Saturday of the month, in the Front Room from 11 am to 3 pm. If you have something that needs fixing, come along and speak with the team…
Bircham Centre News
August 200 Club Winners
The August 200 Club winners have been drawn…
Paper Conservation Course for Wellbeing
The brilliant Helen Lindsay is putting on a 5-week fundraising paper conservation course in September with proceeds going to the Bircham Centre
August Events with Nature Focus
We are delighted to be able to continue the Natural World theme with a number of events this week in our Walled Garden
Hello and Welcome to Jodi
Jodi joins the team while Jess is on maternity leave
The Charity Shop and Book Room
The Bircham Centre Charity Shop and Book Room hold a treasure trove of pre-loved clothes, homewares, toys and books donated by the wonderful people of Reepham and its surrounding villages.
The Bircham Centre Walled Garden
Our beautiful garden is a haven in the centre of Reepham where there is always something new to discover.
The Reepham Archive
The Reepham Archive is housed in the oldest part of the building that dates back to the 16th Century and includes pictures and documents showing Reepham’s history.
The Bircham Centre Story
The Bircham Centre belongs to Reepham. It is a community building that was donated to the town in 1919 and has played an important role for all Reepham’s residents for over 100 years.