The Pennoyer Centre

Art History Talk - Women Artists - A Complete look
2025-03-12 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
The English Baroque talk by Tania Harrington
We take a long look at the Suffolk born portraitist Mary Beale – the first English woman artist to go professional. Her husband Charles ran her studio!
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Smartphone Photography Workshop for Beginners
2025-03-11 10:00 - 13:00 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
Join us for a fun and informative three-hour smartphone workshop with local Photography Tutor Lucy Kayne and learn how to get the most out of your phone camera.
What previous attendees thought…
“I enjoyed the course very much. It was relaxed and friendly and I learned a lot about what my smartphone can do which I have already put into practise! I hope to do another course with Lucy in the future” Anita Skipper
“My daughters told me to go on this course as I take lots of photos, and I went mainly to prove to them that I knew everything. Well, I was so wrong! Such an interesting morning and we all learnt so much. Lucy was a great teacher and managed us all with huge patience. I am certain we all left with a much improved understanding of our phones and their extraordinary abilities. Well worth it. Tim Webster
£25.00pp including tea and coffee. Maximum of 8 people per session.
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Evening Inn & Dirty Fryer Boys Burgers etc.
2025-03-07 18:30 - 23:00 | Norfolk
Join us for March Evening Inn.
The bar will be open with real ale on tap and a full range of gins, wines and soft drinks.
Dirty Fryer Boys will be back – serving from 6.30pm
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Reg. No. 1135788

Book Club
2025-03-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Norfolk

An Evening with Steve Holbrook
2025-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Norfolk
Back by popular demand!

An evening with Steve Holbrook, a popular psychic and clairvoyant from Yorkshire who communicates with ‘the other side’ for your amazement and pleasure.

Doors open 6.45pm for 7.30pm start. There will be an interval and approx. 9.30pm finish.

This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Reg. No. 1135788

Cash Bingo
2025-03-04 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-04 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-01-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Norfolk
The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk. UK.
All Welcome – just come along. Cash Prizes. Eyes down 7pm. £10 for 10 games.

'The Art of Spain' Talk by Tania Harrington
2025-02-27 10:30 - 12:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
This month’s ‘The Art of Spain’ Talk is:
The Moorish and Medieval Period. We look at Islamic and Romanesque influences on art and architecture.
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Film Night - The Lesson (15)
2025-02-21 19:00 - 22:30 | Norfolk
A British psychological thriller starring Liam (Daryl McCormack), as an aspiring young writer who eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of renowned author J.M.Sinclair (Richard E. Grant)
Please Note, start time: Doors Open 19:00. Film Starts: 19.30.
Buy your ticket in advance, or alternatively phone the Centre on 01379 676660, email admin@pennoyers.org.uk
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Book Club
2025-02-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Norfolk
Pennoyer’s Book Club is held every third Friday of the month.
Come along – a warm welcome awaits!
Why not enjoy a coffee and cake while you’re here?
For further information call 01379 676660 or email admin@pennoyers.org.uk

Pulham Pigs - Airship Talk
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
Discover the fascinating history of Norfolk’s finest flying pigs!
Using slides from the Centre’s archives alongside Pathe news footage, Sheila King, our heritage trustee, will tell the story of RNAS Pulham, its people and its amazing airships.
After the talk there will be the opportunity to visit our museum with Sheila and look at some of the objects in our collection.
A bit about Pulham Air Station:
RNAS Pulham was commissioned in 1916, part of a defensive network of air stations around the country, extending from Mullion in Cornwall to Longside, near Aberdeen. Airships from RNAS Pulham were sent to patrol the North Sea, to protect shipping from German U-boats.
As the war progressed, Pulham Air Station expanded to have two large sheds to house rigid airships alongside a smaller coastal airship shed. A railway line brought supplies into the base, and onsite both electricity and gas were generated.
At the peak of the war, over 3,000 service personnel were reportedly stationed at RNAS Pulham, with a further 2,000 civilians arriving daily to support its operations — over 500 men were needed to land some of the bigger airships, and large numbers of men, and women, were involved in maintaining the giant craft.
Doors open 7.00pm, bar open.
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Gardening Club
2025-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Norfolk
The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk. UK.
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month. 7pm-9pm.
A warm welcome awaits at our monthly hands on gardening club.
Thank you to Whartons Garden Roses for supporting this community event.

Quiz Night
2025-02-14 19:00 - 22:30 | Norfolk
PLEASE NOTE: 1 ticket = 1 table of up to 6 people.
Join us for our popular Monthly Quiz. Teams of up to 6 people.
Fully Licensed Bar with guest ale from the barrel
Quiz entry fees (£5pp) payable on the night – cash preferred if possible but card machine available
Fish and Chips (other options available) can be ordered on the night
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Women Artists 'A Complete Look' by Tania Harrington
2025-02-12 10:30 - 12:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
This month’s ‘Women Artists’ talk is : The Italian Barque
We take an in depth look at Artemesia Gentileschi – the first woman artist to rival her male colleagues in the stormy, male dominated and often violent environment of 17th century Rome.
You may also be interested in Tania’s series on Spanish Art
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Evening Inn - Live Music and Curry
2025-02-07 18:30 - 23:00 | Norfolk
Join us for February Evening Inn
Live Music from Brother Pit and a range of fresh Pennoyers Curry’s available from the bar.
The bar will be open with real ale on tap and a full range of gins, wines and soft drinks.
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Reg. No. 1135788

Zoe Anderton - The Accidental Harpist
2025-02-06 19:30 - 21:00 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
The accidental harpist in conversation with Victoria Drew-Batty
Discover how Zoe came to play the harp, where she has been with it, and the history of the instrument, interspersed of course with lots of music. This is set to be a very special evening in our beautiful Guild Chapel.
Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Lens Workshop
2025-01-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Norfolk
Join local photography tutor Lucy Kayne for a three-hour session tailored for DSLR and mirrorless camera users. This workshop will cover the essentials of camera lenses, including different types, focal lengths, and their uses in various situations. Gain a clearer understanding of how to select and use lenses to improve your photography.
Please bring your camera and any lenses that you would normally use, as well as a notebook and pen.
This workshop takes place at the Pennoyer Centre in Pulham St Mary, on 28 January, 10am-1pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits are included

Whisky & Burns Night Supper
2025-01-24 19:00 - 23:00 | Norfolk
Burns Night 2 course supper and whisky tasting. Booking Essential. £25 (Supper only). £13 supplement for 6 single malt whisky tastings .
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Art History Talk - The Art of Spain
2025-01-23 10:30 - 12:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
‘The Art of Spain’ A brand new course! Designed and delivered by Tania Harrington
1st Session of 6 : The Pre Historic Period:
We look at Iberian sculpture and rock art as well as some Celtic influences.
£12.50 per talk, includes tea / coffee and homemade biscuits in the interval.
If you would like to book all 6 talks in advance, please select the Series of 6 talks ticket, dates below:
Jan – Thurs 23rd
Feb – Thurs 27th
Mar – Thurs 27th
Apr – Thurs 24th
May – Thurs 22rd
June – Thurs 26th
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Jumble Sale
2025-01-19 11:00 - 14:00 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
Clothes | Bags | Toys | Books | Bric-a-Brac | Homeware | Unwanted Christmas Presents etc.

Bring along your carrier bags and grab some bargains!

All offers of jumble would be appreciated and can be dropped off Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 January.

Film Night - Thelma (PG)
2025-01-17 19:00 - 22:30 | Norfolk
June Squibb leads a stellar cast as the plucky grandmother ‘Thelma’.
A fiercely independent widow, she is outraged when she falls victim to an elaborate phone hoax. “Shouldn’t Zuckenborg be able to fix this?” she asks the investigating officer.
Please Note, start time: Doors Open 19:00. Film Starts: 19.30.
Buy your ticket in advance, or alternatively phone the Centre on 01379 676660, email admin@pennoyers.org.uk
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Forensic Talk - Rape Short Word Long Sentence - Part 1
2025-01-15 07:30 - 21:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
I (Mary Newton) was the lead forensic expert in the UK on Rape cases from 1992 until I retired in 2019. It covers what is relevant for scientists to focus on in this type pf crime and includes a couple of big rape cases I worked on.
Don’t forget to book Forensic Talk – Rape Short Word Long Sentence – Part 2 on March 26th.
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Quiz Night
2025-01-10 19:00 - 22:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom

Art History Talk - Women artists a complete look
2025-01-08 10:30 - 12:30 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
‘Women artists a complete look’ a series of 6 talks, by Tania Harrington
1st Session of 6 : The Renaissance and Mannerism
We look at a wealth of the earliest recognized women artists including Sofonisba Anguissola, Fede Galizia, Elisabetta Siraniand Lavinia Fontana. In doing so, we examine the beginnings of women’s self portraiture.
£12.50 per talk, includes tea / coffee and homemade biscuits in the interval.
If you would like to book all 6 talks in advance, please select the Series of 6 talks ticket, dates below:
Jan – Weds 8th
Feb – Weds 12th
Mar – Weds 12th
Apr – Weds 9th
May – Weds 14th
June – Weds 11th
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Evening Inn
2025-01-03 18:30 - 23:00 | Norfolk
Kick start 2025 at January’s Evening Inn. The bar will be open serving a wide range of beers and a selection of spirits including gins, wines, and soft drinks.
Beer from the barrel is Grain Best Bitter
Pennoyers will be a also be serving jacket potato’s with a choose of delicious toppings, just order at the bar.
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Christmas Quiz Night
2024-12-13 19:00 - 22:30 | Norfolk
PLEASE NOTE: 1 ticket = 1 table of up to 6 people.
Join us for our popular Monthly Quiz. Teams of up to 6 people. Don’t forget your Christmas jumpers and decorations!
Fully Licensed Bar with guest ale from the barrel
Quiz entry fees (£5pp) payable on the night – cash preferred if possible but card machine available
Fish and Chips (other options available) can be ordered on the night

This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788

Let the Christmas Festivities Begin...
2024-12-06 17:30 - 23:00 | The Pennoyer Centre, Station Road, Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, IP21 4QT, United Kingdom
Join us to get the festivities started! The big man himself will arrive on his sleigh and switch on the Pulham St Mary Christmas Tree Lights. Enjoy a pint at the Beer Bar or perhaps a Festive Cocktail and enjoy Live Music from Primo Duet
Doors open – 5.30pm
Santa Sleigh – Harleston Round Table are kindly bringing the sleigh out early this year, so the big man can switch on the lights. (The sleigh is a fund raising activity for Harleston Round Table and they would appreciate donations) – 6pm
Christmas Tree Light switch on – 6.30pm
Live Music: Primo Duet – from 7.00pm

East Coast Pizza – from 5.30pm
Pennoyers Nacho’s – from 5.30pm
This is a fundraising event to support The Pennoyer Centre Charity Registered Charity No. 1135788
