HSHAZ CULTURAL PROGRAMME: Three dimensional shop signs

Through 2022-23, Time and Tide Museum took part in the Great Yarmouth High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) Cultural Programme. Five youth groups worked alongside five artists to create five spectacular three-dimensional shop signs. The signs were inspired by historic trades and buildings in the Heritage Action Zone. The project included research trips in the

Feel Good Drawing

How do you find peace of mind? Near my house is a Victorian cemetery that’s wild with flora and if you’re lucky you’ll see a muntjac deer nibbling discreetly under a canopy of leaves. For a quick shot of endorphins, I wander in and let scarpering squirrels lift my spirits. I’m not the only one

Blooming Positivity – The YMCA on Mental Health

This week (10th May – 16th May 2021) is Mental Health Awareness Week. For the past few weeks YMCA clients in Great Yarmouth have been looking at mental health as part of the Kick the Dust programme. They have learnt about famous local individuals who struggled with mental health and looked at creative ways to

WW1 Remembrance – Time and Tide Museum Schools Learning Team

By Clare Parker, Eastern Area Learning Officer We were due to spend the next two weeks doing live WW1 sessions from the museum but national lockdown meant we had to move quickly to transfer our session to a digital pre recorded film that we could send to schools. The objective of the film was to

Celebrating the Portuguese Community in Great Yarmouth

By Sarah Lowndes, Migration, Heritage and Belonging Project Assistant No trip to the seaside town of Great Yarmouth could be complete with enjoying a dish many people think of as a British classic: fish and chips.  Yet in fact this delicious treat was introduced to England by the 16th Century Portuguese Marranos, who, though posing

Starting Our Project ‘Rewriting Rural Racism’

By Katie Thompson, ‘Rewriting Rural Racism’ A positive to come out of lockdown was the growing awareness of the Black Lives Matter Movement. We had time to digest and research the extent to which racism is still prevalent in the World. This sparked conversations between me and my peers who I grew up with at

The Deutschland

By Thomas Flynn, Work Experience Student The British naval blockade of Germany lasted from 1914-1919. Its aim was to prevent Germany from resupplying food and other resources through its already limited access points to a port through the North Sea. The role which the German U-boats, such as the Deutschland, had was to try and

Life at Sea: Interview with Frank Howe

By Amy Debenham, Museum Learning and Booking Assistant I travelled to Frank’s home to interview him on what his life was like in the fishing industry. When I first contacted him about writing a blog about his time at sea he couldn’t wait to get started and tell his side of the story, so here

St Georges Primary – Year 5 Writing Group @The Time and Tide Museum, Gt Yarmouth

By Sam Hayton When a small group of friends and I were in year 5, we were chosen to go to the Time and Tide Museum for a writing project where we would be writing a story of a voyage at sea with our own mythical creatures that we would be making. Each of us

Work Experience with the Learning Team @ The Time and Tide Museum

By Lily Ward Having a mum who is a part of the learning team at Time and Tide Museum means that you get pulled into so many weird and wacky things, such as getting up at 4 am to go down to the beach with a bag of stuffed snakes to film the latest lockdown