How old is thetford forest

Eight drop in sessions were held for people to bring in their old photos, all of which were catalogued and scanned to produce a digital archive which is held at Norfolk Records Office. Photos continue to come in after the project and two dedicated volunteers have carried on scanning! A celebration event at the end of the project was attended by 60 retired foresters and the families and interviewees were presented with a CD of their interview and a copy of an illustrated project report.

Jack Calver 2. David Collinson. Martin Fletcher. Barry and Joan Griggs 1. Barry and Joan Griggs 2. Muriel Hill. Janet and John Bowes. Bunny Huns. Andrew Kedar. Today Thetford Forest is important for leisure and wildlife as well as forestry. The long distance footpaths Peddars Way and Angles Way begin or end here, there are challenging mountain-bike routes and even husky dog racing — plus a history stretching back to the 5, year-old flint mines at Grimes Graves and including the poignant deserted villages surrounded by vast tracts of land requisitioned during the Second World War.

Pulpware was made in the town from to the s. Early adopters of recycling, Thetford pulpware turned waste paper, including secret wartime documents and jute sacking, into trays, bowls, helmets and even baby baths. A Thetford man who was the last ruler of the Sikh empire will be honoured at a festival from July The Festival of Thetford and the Punjab will mark the th anniversary of the death of Maharajah Duleep Singh, and merge with the annual River Festival on July 21 for activities along the river and a procession including both Bhangra and Morris dancers.

The last maharajah was just five years old when he inherited the throne of the Punjab empire across modern-day Pakistan, India and Tibet. Deposed by the British and separated from his mother, he was exiled to England where he was befriended by Queen Victoria. He eventually bought the Elveden estate, near Thetford, and lived the life of an English aristocrat, but regretted his childhood conversion to Christianity and tried to reclaim his kingdom.

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