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Oaklands Care Home and Kingsley Home Care sponsor Diss Dementia Cafe

Oaklands Care Home and Kingsley Home Care sponsor Diss Dementia Cafe
15th Nov 2024
by Carole Hunt
Kingsley Healthcare’s Oaklands Care Home has teamed up with sister company Kingsley Home Care to sponsor a thriving dementia café in Diss. Time with Friends attracts up to 40 people to its meetings in The… read more
Posted in Dementia Friendly, Diss, Family, Norfolk, Outreach

Greetings, grapple fans!
8th Jun 2024
by David Vass
Those of us of a certain age can remember Saturday afternoons in front of the telly, listening to Kent Walton commentate as the likes of Big Daddy, Kendo Nagasaki and Mick McManus knocking seven bells… read more
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A tiny show with a huge message
3rd Oct 2022
by David Vass
String Theatre have brought, crows, chimney sweeps and circuses to the Corn Hall in previous years, in productions that featured the changing of the seasons, the aquatic world of fish and myriad forms of insect… read more
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The Joys of Start With Art!
3rd Aug 2022
by Carole Hunt
As a part of the Corn Hall's Elephant Project, this month's 'Start With Art’ session was also elephant themed. The sessions tied in with the work being exhibited in the Upper and Lower Galleries.  As… read more
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A selection of children's paintings.

Start with Art gets ship-shape, inspired by James Dodds
4th Nov 2021
by Christian Fairhall Smith
On Monday 25th October, the Corn Hall staged its latest Start with Art event, organised by Rachel Baker of IMPS creativity. The auditorium hosted a series of creative activities for children inspired by the current… read more
Posted in Art, Family

A superbly staged production that is both ambitious and original
18th Sep 2021
by David Vass
It’s been awhile since we’ve enjoyed theatre of any kind, but setting that aside, a while longer since The Keeper’s Daughter have presented one of their adaptations of classic texts. The works of Conan Doyle,… read more
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A Magically Nostalgic Evening with Dad's Army
3rd Sep 2021
by David Vass
Back in the 70s it was not uncommon for a successful TV show to be adapted for the radio, and Dad’s Army was no exception. David Benson’s and Jack Lane’s audacious idea was to replicate… read more
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Start With Art! returns with wonderful weaving
22nd Jun 2021
by Corn Hall admin
On Tuesday 1st June, The Corn Hall hosted its first Start With Art! event of the year. Organised by Rachel Barker of IMPS Creativity, the Start With Art! project sees children engage with creative activities… read more
Posted in Family

The Corn Hall unlocks with an evening celebrating local talent
25th Mar 2021
by David Vass
As the Corn Hall tentatively awakens from its lockdown slumber it is only fitting that it should make use of this opening night (albeit online) to showcase local talent. Mentored by the Corn Hall’s ActNow!… read more
Posted in Family, Film, Review

War Horse - one of the best known, and best loved, theatrical productions of this century.  
3rd Dec 2020
by David Vass
It’s hard to imagine a better way to re-open the Corn Hall than with a showing of what must be one of the best known, and best loved, theatrical productions of this century. Based on… read more
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