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Six of the Best: Cultural highlights not to miss this week

Living cartoon Ennio Marchetto transforms the art of origami into comedy magic, The Stranglers return to the Norfolk coast to close the Holt Festival, there’s an imaginative and energetic production of Cosi fan tutte, while Tall Stories return with a revival of their hit musical stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo. SIMON PARKIN picks six cultural highlights not to miss this week.

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• Review: The Bad Shepherds and Wreckless Eric, Holt Festival
• Artist John Patchett’s 40th solo exhibition opens at The Forum today
• Six things to do indoors to keep your family happy this summer
• Review: Funny About Love at Sheringham Little Theatre
• 14 things to do outdoors in Norfolk this summer

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From our archives: More memories of our fascinating past

This week I review some pictures from my series so far with additional information supplied by readers. My thanks, as usual, go to all who contributed.

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• Opinion: Why bother with Italy when Cromer Veterans are at home
• Photo gallery: Sad scenes show the end of an era for the region’s railway network
• The Wonder of Birds: How to take bird pictures with the ‘wow!’ factor
• GALLERY: ‘I could not be more delighted’ says great great niece of Lord Kitchener as she opens ‘Your Country Needs YOU’ Fen maze

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Ridiculing Norwich City’s tour ‘shambles’ will get us nowhere

A few years ago I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a few days at St Andrews in Scotland.

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• Opinion: I Love Anglia Square in Norwich, a place to be celebrated
• World Cup personality clashes reminded exactly why we love football
• Opinion: Good grace has won World Cup 2014 finalists Germany a new admirer
• Opinion: I can speak posh if I need to but I’m happier talking proper

 

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Thelnetham tractor display reveals how technology has changed

Imagine having to turn a heavy flywheel for 20 or 30 minutes to start a tractor engine on a freezing cold December night?

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• Traditional seaside entertainment brings Cromer Pier to life for special 200-year celebration
• Video and photo gallery: Brave fundraisers abseil from Thurne Mill
• Work on historic Britons Arms in Elm Hill, Norwich nearing completion
• First World War poems and trench songs at Aylsham concert
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