10th Anniversary Event

10th Anniversary Event: 13th-15th October 2023

Neatishead, Irstead & Barton Turf Community Heritage Group (NIBCHG) was formed in October 2013, bringing together individual village groups – Barton Turf History Project, Irstead Memories and Neatishead Nostalgia – to undertake a project to commemorate the WW1 centenary. Research from this project ‘Living through World War One in three Norfolk Broadland Villages’ can be found on the NIBCHG Great War website. Further events to commemorate WW1 took place over the following four years. Since then the group has undertaken research projects, organised monthly presentations, parish walks, village events and formed NIBCHG Friends. We thought it fitting, therefore, to celebrate our 10th Anniversary with a special weekend event across the three villages.

Exhibitions – 3 villages, 4 churches, 3 days

Exhibitions included WW1 & Poppy Display; WW2 Memories; Village links with St Benet’s Abbey; People, places and past events in the NIB villages; Schools and children; Family histories; Hands-On with our WW1 and WW2 Community Chests; House histories, ‘At home’ displays.

Barton Turf Church NR12 8YU, Irstead Church NR12 8XS, Neatishead Church NR12 8BT, Neatishead Baptist Church NR12 8YF

10th Anniversary Evening Event, Sunday 15th October

An evening of film, photographs and food (a light supper and birthday cake!)