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  • Wisbech secures £1.9 million restoration boost

    Wisbech secures £1.9 million restoration boost

    11/07/2016
    High Street project wins full backing from the Heritage Lottery Fund Fenland District Council has been awarded a grant of around £1.9 million from ...
  • Looking After Your Old Building - FREE Workshop, Sat 2nd November 2019

    Looking After Your Old Building - FREE Workshop, Sat 2nd November 2019

    22/10/2019
    Our next event as part of the “How to Look After Your Old Building” activity is planned for Saturday 2nd ...
  • A FREE Spooky Museums at Night with an Egyptian Twist! Thursday 24th November, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, 5pm-8pm

    A FREE Spooky Museums at Night with an Egyptian Twist! Thursday 24th November, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, 5pm-8pm

    22/10/2019
    Come along to the Wisbech and Fenland Museum, Museum Square, Wisbech on Thursday 26th October between 5pm and 8pm for ...
  • High Street Project Update: Application Approved - October 2019

    High Street Project Update: Application Approved - October 2019

    06/11/2019
    Application approved: further progress on the Wisbech High Street Project Planning approval has now been granted for demolition works to 11 ...
  • "The Paint Detective" comes to Wisbech!

    "The Paint Detective" comes to Wisbech!

    29/07/2019
    Historian and Colour and Paint Expert, Patrick Baty will be offering two free talks on the afternoon of Saturday 7th ...
  • "Block and Roll" - Development of 18th and 19th Century Wallpaper - Sat 13th July 2019

    "Block and Roll" - Development of 18th and 19th Century Wallpaper - Sat 13th July 2019

    16/07/2019
    The First of our “History of Interiors” talks On Saturday 15th July 2019 we were delighted to welcome Dr Phillippa Mapes ...
  • Photography Workshop - Final Exhibition

    Photography Workshop - Final Exhibition

    28/06/2019
    Two years of photographic workshops draws to an end with an exciting exhibition Saturday 29th June sees the launch of an ...
  • Archaeological Building Recording

    Archaeological Building Recording

    17/06/2019
    Offering the opportunity to learn how archaeologists approach the recording of historic buildings.
  • Update on the High Street Project June 2019

    Update on the High Street Project June 2019

    12/06/2019
    There continues to be a lot of work going on behind the scenes on the High Street and efforts are ...
  • Museums at Night at Wisbech General Cemetery - May 2019

    Museums at Night at Wisbech General Cemetery - May 2019

    17/05/2019
    On Thursday 16th May 2019, The Wisbech High Street Project, supported by Lorena at Red Barn Creative delivered the projects 2nd Museum at Night event held at Wisbech General Cemetery Chapel.
  • Traditional Plastering - 2nd Conservation Workshop

    Traditional Plastering - 2nd Conservation Workshop

    05/03/2019
    On Saturday 2nd March we held our 2nd Conservation Workshop on Traditional Plastering at Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum. We had more ...
  • Photographic Workshop on Light Painting at the Wisbech General Cemetery

    Photographic Workshop on Light Painting at the Wisbech General Cemetery

    14/02/2019
    We had our 8th photographic workshop in January 2019 lead by Matt Emmett from Forgotten Heritage. We returned to the Wisbech ...
  • Gutter Clean Day 2018

    Gutter Clean Day 2018

    15/11/2018
    With winter almost upon us and now most of the leaves have fallen, November marks the time for the Wisbech ...
  • Museums at Night 2018 - A Spooky Night at the Wisbech and Fenland Museum

    Museums at Night 2018 - A Spooky Night at the Wisbech and Fenland Museum

    30/10/2018
    On 25th October 2018 we held our first Nights at the Museum Activity, part of a national event to open ...
  • Heritage Open Day 8th September 2018

    Heritage Open Day 8th September 2018

    14/09/2018
    For this years Heritage Open Day we were located in a small marquee at the York Row end of the ...
  • The first Wisbech High Street Project Conservation Workshop

    The first Wisbech High Street Project Conservation Workshop

    30/08/2018
    On Saturday 25th August 2018 we held our first Conservation Workshop. We had almost 40 participants who had signed up in ...
  • 6th Photographic Workshop at Peckover House

    6th Photographic Workshop at Peckover House

    08/08/2018
    During the sixth session of the Wisbech High Street Project the volunteers were asked to continue the theme of visual ...
  • Photography Workshop Challenge at The Wisbech Working Mens Institute

    Photography Workshop Challenge at The Wisbech Working Mens Institute

    05/07/2018
    For the 5th Photography Workshop Matt set the challenge of capturing up to 5 images from around the Institute building which ...
  • 5th Photographic Workshop - The Wisbech Institute

    5th Photographic Workshop - The Wisbech Institute

    07/06/2018
      On Saturday 2nd June 2018 we held our 5th Photographic Workshop delivered by Matt Emmett of Forgotten Heritage. We started off ...
  • Second Photographic Workshop : Panoramic Images

    Second Photographic Workshop : Panoramic Images

    24/01/2018
    Wisbech High Street Project Workshop No 2 At the 2nd Photographic Workshop, Matt showed us how Photoshop can be used to ...
  • Photography Workshop No 1 : Photographic Challenge – 4 Images

    Photography Workshop No 1 : Photographic Challenge – 4 Images

    22/11/2017
    Photography Workshop No 1 : Photographic Challenge – 4 Images Following the first photographic workshop in October, Matt set the participants ...
  • A ghost on Wisbech High Street..?

    A ghost on Wisbech High Street..?

    26/10/2017
    Ghostly Goings-On at No 23 High Street This newspaper cutting dating from the 1960s was kindly shown to me by Christine ...
  • A Windy Wednesday on the High Street

    A Windy Wednesday on the High Street

    13/09/2017
    These photos have been submitted by Dean Rocker, one of the participants in the projects photographic workshops. Look out for more of Deans photos from around the town as well as others from the rest of the project photographers coming soon..
  • Heritage Open Days

    Heritage Open Days

    06/09/2017
    Heritage Open Days is a festival which runs in September each year offering the opportunity to visit a variety of heritage sites which are not normally open to the public or entry is offered free of charge during the weekend.
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