Our aim is:
- To preserve Paston Church as a centre for both physical and spiritual refreshment for residents and pilgrims.
- To aid research into the history of Paston and the Paston family.
- To seek actively to introduce a new generation of local historians to their heritage.
- To promote events that unite the community of Paston.
- To raise money for the proper preservation of the church and other buildings as the need arises.
The latest episode in our series of Reading History in the Landscape – part of an exciting expedition into the world of the Paston letters – took place at Mundesley Library on January 18, when Dr Richard Hoggett (Coastal Heritage Officer, Norfolk County Council) introduced a group of about half a dozen of us into researching local history online. It was the latest in a series of linked workshops by Dr Hoggett. Three more in this section will be held at Mundesley Library (Feb 22) and North Walsham Library (Feb 1 and 29). These are free sessions open to anybody.
Websites used so far:
Dig and Sow is an invitation to become involved in a mass region-wide archaeological excavation. It is supported by the Arts Council, with a particular link to the Olympic Games. Each pit that is dug is being ‘sown’ with a silver charm which carries a symbol representing a life experience of each of 205 local people (205 being the number of countries participating in the Olympic Games). The Norfolk Dig and Sow project is to take place in partnership with the Paston Heritage Society.
The date had been set, and at that time it had seemed a long way off. But now here we were, a week to go and I'm wondering!