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We have always been active and enthusiastic, and members attend coffees, afternoon teas, trips, visits and walks. We arrange craft sessions, often with local artists , have relaxed with Sound Baths and been entertained by professional singers.

Over recent years, we have visited many houses, gardens and museums open to the public; had ‘retail therapy’ trips; monthly meetings are sometimes followed by visits to places that our speakers have talked about; we have undertaken ‘treasure hunts’ finding out more about, and seeing parts of, villages already somewhat familiar to us; we have been on country walks, and train and bus trips; to the renowned Thursford Christmas show and other theatre visits; we have had guided tours of RAF Marham, the National Construction College, and other local institutions; we have at least four lunches each year, and an afternoon tea most months.

In addition, we occasionally organise our own local workshops, usually to introduce our members to some new craft or skill such as Gelli painting, decoupage, glass making and other crafts.

We are proud of our annual fundraising event for a local charity, and in recent years we have supported the East Anglian Childrens’ Hospice, Tapping House Hospice, Norfolk Accident Rescue Service, the Purfleet Trust, the Big C,  Baby Basics, a local women's refuge and the charitable trust which runs Stanhoe Reading Room where we hold our meetings, among many others. We have our annual Women Walk the World to raise funds for ACWW; in 2024 this was at Holkham.