WELCOME
We should like to thank everyone for their support at our events during 2025 and look forward to seeing you in 2026. Our programme for the coming year can be found on programme page. Here are details of our first meeting.
Monday 23rd February, 7.30pm, New Victory Hall, Neatishead
“It’s on your doorstep – Neatishead Radar – its history and development”
Presentation by Pat Carter from the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum.
All welcome. Refreshments and displays from 7pm. NIBCHG Friends free, guests £3.
Discovering Parish Boundaries
We organised walhttps://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/ks to discover our Parish Boundaries. The first took place in April 2022 when we explored Barton Fen and found the Hundred Stream – the former course of the River Ant, which follows the Parish Boundary between Barton Turf and Stalham. In July we took a boat trip down the River Ant criss-crossing the Irstead Parish Boundary then walked the footpaths of Irstead. Finally, three walks have taken place covering the Neatishead footpaths, touching on the Parish Boundary. Since then several local walks have been enjoyed by the NIBCHG Friends.
About the Group
Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf Community Heritage Group (NIBCHG) aims to acknowledge and encourage the interests of people in the local history of the three villages. We pursue original research that is made available to all; share information amongst the members of the group so as to add to the body of knowledge; we are building a local archive of documents (or copies of documents), illustrations and artefacts relating to the local history of Neatishead, Irstead & Barton Turf and the surrounding area; will gather oral histories; are mounting exhibitions of a historical nature; and have created a website.
The group’s work complements and builds on the resources of Neatishead Nostalgia, Irstead Memories and the Barton Turf History Project.
The group was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund’ WW1: then and now, for a two-year project entitled “Living through World War One in three Norfolk Broadland Villages – Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf” which centred around life in our three communities just before, during and just after World War One, to coincide with the centenary commemorations 2014 – 2018. In August 2014 exhibitions were held in the five churches in our three villages during Open Churches Week and a further exhibition at the New Victory Hall was held over Remembrance Weekend in November 2015 when the memorial plaque to the 136 men from our villages who served during WW1 was dedicated. Information about the project can be found on a dedicated website and on the WW1 Centenary page. Even though the funding for the project has now ended, we are still interested to receive any information about the men who served during WW1 and /or life in the three villages 100 years ago.
On 11 November 2018, the United Kingdom and its friends overseas marked the day 100 years ago when the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War. NIBCHG commemorated the Armistice with events over the course of the weekend, 9th, 10th and 11th November in the New Victory Hall, Neatishead – “Tomorrow is Yours” a sequel to the WW1 drama “When I Come Home“, displays to illustrate how the villages marked the day and the changes that came about because of the war and an ecumenical service on Remembrance Sunday remembered the fallen from our villages.
Exhibitions to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and the Normandy Landings, and the 80th Anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day.
Stories of those from our villages who served during WW2 and those who remained behind. These fascinating exhibitions took place in 2024 and 2025 with many families coming together to remember their grandfathers, uncles and fathers, who served their country. All researched information gathered by NIBCHG for these exhibitions can be viewed. Please make contact to arrange an appointment.
Meetings
Details of forthcoming presentations, meetings and displays can be found on the Monthly Meetings page
St Benet’s Abbey 1000 year celebrations – read more
The exhibition for these celebrations displayed historical links between our three villages and St Benet’s Abbey and can be seen again at a display of old photographs of Horning taking place on Saturday 14th March, 2026, 11am-3pm, at Horning Village Hall.
Copyright
We would be grateful if you do not copy anything from our website without the permission of NIBCHG. The material used comes from many different sources and has been given to NIBCHG for its sole use. If you would like to use any material displayed on the website, please contact us with full details and we will be happy to help.