Published:
8:00 PM May 28, 2021
Margaret Seaman, 91, with her latest knitted creation, Knittingale Hospital, to raise money for Norfolk hospitals. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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For the first time ever, the astonishing knitted creations of Norfolk s 91-year-old queen of knitting, Margaret Seaman, are on display together. Margaret has knitted Sandringham House, Great Yarmouth seafront, an enchanted forest and - through the coronavirus lockdowns - Knittingale Hospital.
They will be the centrepiece of the Norfolk Makers Festival Showcase at Norwich Forum from June 1 to 11.
Margaret Seaman s latest knitted creation, Knittingale Hospital, to raise money for Norfolk hospitals. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
Published:
12:01 AM May 29, 2021
A spectacular parade through the streets of Norwich to celebrate the launch of the 2018 Norfolk and Norwich Festival.Picture: Nick Butcher
- Credit: Nick Butcher
Norwich will not be entering the battle to be named the UK s next City of Culture, council leaders have confirmed.
On Saturday, UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden launched the contest to find a city to succeed Coventry in the role in 2025.
Norwich City Council had made previous bids to secure the prestigious title for 2013 and for the European City of Culture status in 2008.
The city, which boasts cultural institutions such as Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich Playhouse, the Garage and the Norwich University of the Arts, made it to the final four in the very first 2013 UK City of Culture competition.