Events

Half term happiness is here! There’s lots to keep the kids entertained this half term at True’s Yard. Rain or shine, we will be holding a kids’ sensory and craft activity on Tuesday 18th February between 11am and 3pm. Activities will include leaf craft, squidgy clay modelling, planting acorns and sunflowers, drawing a family tree,…

For this special final talk of the Spring Series 2025, Professor Craig Lambert and Associate Professor John Mcaleer will be joining us online from the University of Southampton to present the Norfolk-based highlights from their current research project ‘English Merchant Shipping, Maritime Communities, and Trade from the Spanish Armada to the Seven Years War, c.1588-c.1765’…

Dr. Paul Richard’s will be presenting the eighth True’s talk this Spring, focussing on the developments and impact of the relationship of the German Hanse with King’s Lynn. Talk are free to attend in person but booking in advance is recommended as space is strictly limited. To book, please call 01553 770479 or email outreach@truesyard.co.uk.…

Based on the joint research of Ian and Stephanie Hall, our 7th talk in this Spring’s series of True’s Talks will focus on some of the incumbents of the Hardwick Road Cemetery, their rich life storied revealed by an in-depth look at the surviving historic records. Talks are free to attend in person but booking…

Susan Maddock will be coming to True’s Yard to give a presentation on all things doom and gloom in medieval King’s Lynn for our fifth talk in this spring’s series! The talk will also present some new insights into the Black Death. Talks are free to attend in person but booking in advance is recommended…

As the fourth presentation in our series of True’s Talks this spring, Marsha Parker will be presenting some of her latest findings from her new research into the history of the Jewish burial ground in King’s Lynn. Talks are free to attend in person but booking in advance is recommended as space is strictly limited.…

Liz James and Jill Bennett will be joining us for our third True’s Talk to give us a delightful insight into the musical ventures of the inspirational Ralph Vaughan Williams in Norfolk. Talks are free to attend in person but booking in advance is recommended as space is strictly limited. To book, please call 01553…

Join Matthew Champion, a local expert in historic graffiti, to hear about his latest discoveries from his research into medieval ship graffiti. Talks are free to attend in person but booking in advance is recommended as space is strictly limited. To book, please call 01553 770479 or email outreach@truesyard.co.uk. Alternatively, talks can be attended online…