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News and activities

NEWS
Wednesday  April 27th. Evening
The Friends of Kett's Heights Annual General Meeting took place in St. Matthew's church at 7pm and was well attended.  ​You can download our 2021 Annual Report here:-
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Future activities

July  2022

Sunday July  3rd​ - Free guided tour of Kett's Heights. Register coming soon.​
Sunday July 17th - Special free tour to celebrate  the anniversary of the arrival of Robert Kett and his supporters to Mousehold Heath in 1549, and the stand they made for democracy and social justice, known as Kett's Rebellion. Click on poster to enlarge.
Register HERE
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June  2022

Sunday June 5th - Free guided tour of Kett's Heights.  Details & registration HERE
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Past activities

May  2022

On Saturday May 14th  there was a fun time spent building a gigantic bird's nest! This was  organised by The Nest Project. You can learn all about their work at ​https://thenestproject.co.uk/
​Luckily the sun shone all day and a great time was had by all who attended.
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Sunday 1st May - our free, first Sunday of the month took place with a small group of visitors. The weather was warm although not very sunny. The next free tour is on June 5th. ​Details & registration HERE

April 2022


Wednesday 27th. Morning
We had a visit from the ​ Loddon & Chedgrave Society and spent a very pleasant morning showing them around Kett's Heights!

Here's a short poem inspired by a young visitor to Kett's Heights.
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Ketts heights, the best view the best height.
If in the wrong light it can give you a fright.
It can be genuine and small.   Or powerful and strong.
It's quite a sight for when you're up in the heights.
At night in the full moons light.
It's the best view,  the best height and it's called kett’s heights.
Tasmin Hipperson    Ormiston Victory academy  April 2022​
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 We had good weather for the first free guided tour of the 2022 season which was attended by 14 visitors. Thanks to Alan Brownlee for providing the historical knowledge!  The next free tour is on Sunday June 5th 2.30pm  (the May tour is now full so you need to book early for June! ) You can register here

March 2022

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The new path leading to the end of the sensory garden (under construction) is almost finished and has been made using old bricks found around the site. Many thanks to David Howarth who is doing most of the hard work re-laying them! 
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Situated just in front of the Sensory Garden (under construction) you will find the Herb Garden.  A peaceful place to sit and contemplate whilst enjoying the various scents of different herbs.  Find more about the herbs in the garden by downloading our information sheet.

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The Friends of Kett’s Heights AGM will take place on Wednesday 27th April at 7.00pm in St Matthew’s Church, Telegraph Lane West.  This is your opportunity to find out more about the Friends’ activities, what is planned for the coming year, and to have your say.  The Friends of Kett's Heights Annual Report for 2021 has been published and can be downloaded from the attached file.
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We are keen to recruit new people to the Executive Committee. This is a friendly group and an ideal way for anyone to find out more about the Friends and contribute to its future. Details of committee posts can be download from the attached file .
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February 2022

Storm Eunice arrived on February 18th following on the footsteps of storm Dudley.  Another tree was blown down, although this one was already almost dead and probably held up only by the ivy!  Unfortunately, the main damage was to the fence which will have to be repaired!
Right now (Feb 21st) storm Franklin is blowing a gale! 
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 Let's hope 2022 will be a better year than the last couple!  We have lots of plans for the coming year that we will update you with as we progress. 
The snowdrops are now looking good! The snowdrops are situated mainly on the right hand side as you go through the entrance gate.  Well worth a look. 
We are now accepting bookings for the first free tour of the 2022 season on Sunday April 3rd. Find out more on our Guided Tours  page.

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January 2022

Storms  Malik & Corrie in the final days of January managed to take down another tree!
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A Happy New Year to all our members and, indeed, to all visitors to Kett's Heights. The Friends of Kett’s Heights are starting the new year with optimism. Kett’s Heights was an excellent place for local people to visit during lockdown, and continues to be a pleasant place for exercise and contemplation. The Practical Works Group have done wonders with new planting of fruit trees and flower beds to provide bio-diversity and interest, resulting in an award from the CPRE.  The City Council are planning some major works on the entrance to provide easier access – we’ll keep you posted.

December 2021



​Work on the extension to the chapel herb garden is coming on well. This will eventually provide a new view over Norwich as well as a sensory garden.
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The Friends of Kett's Heights are currently working to develop the chapel grounds as a sensory garden. The wall on the right is the only remains of what was the 12th century St Michaels chapel, the main part of the chapel being to the left of the wall. In 1549, in became the headquarters of William Kett during his Norfolk rebellion, affording views of Norwich. During the 19th century Kett's Heights was part of the gas works site owned by the then British Gas Light Company. In the latter part of the 19th century, Kett's Heights was developed by the gas company as a garden for the workers, as part of this work, greenhouses were built in both the chapel grounds and what is now the herb garden. The proposal is to develop a sensory type garden, with appropriate plants, concentrating on traditional English plants. An opening is being formed in the wall between the herb garden and the sensory garden, a path will lead from the opening to an all weather viewing area. It is proposed to face the path in reclaimed gas works kiln bricks. On the right hand side of the path a raised flower bed will be constructed, using recycled timber, various climbing plants will
be grown against the chapel wall. With the proposed new entrance from Ladbroke Place car park, wheelchair access will be possible into Kett's Heights, including the view point, herb and sensory gardens.
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November 2021

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On Saturday 27th November we participated in a 'Wellbeing' event at St. Matthew's Church where we presented Kett's Heights as a place of peace & tranquillity. Somewhere beautiful to visit and appreciate nature close to the city. The event was well attended and out own display table was very popular. We showed an 11 minute video of a peaceful walk around the Heights. You can see the video below.

October 2021

The last free guided tour of this year took place on Sunday 3rd Oct. Well, two tours actually as there was a lot of demand and a total of 24 people came along and enjoyed the sunny but breezy weather and the splendid view of Norwich. No more tours until the first Sunday in April next year!
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September 2021

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We are delighted to be able to tell you that at the Norfolk Countryside Charity Awards ceremony on Thursday 16th September the Friends of Kett’s Heights were declared co-winners of the Digging Deep category.  We received a plaque,  which is now situated in our herb garden, and a certificate.  Thanks to Cavan Stewart (seen here accepting the award) for organising our competition entry and to other KH members who went to collect the trophy.
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August 2021

 On Sunday 15th of August we hosted a tour for members of Norwich Harmony who kindly sang a lovely song in 4 part harmony for us on the viewpoint. The weather was kind although a little breezy.  Click on image to enlarge.
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July 2021

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We've just installed a brand new picnic table on the lower green so please come and make good use of it. 

​This has been a project in the pipe-line for some while and we are really pleased to have finally brought it to fruition! 

December 2020

We have recently installed a new explanatory sign at the top of the main entrance path in front of the lower green. This replaces the sign that has been there since the 1980's and was a little out of date. The sign was designed and produced by The Friends in conjunction with Norwich City Council and Norwich Fringe Project.  
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