A new Edith Cavell interpretation board was unveiled in Tombland, Norwich next to the Edith Cavell monument on Saturday, October 13.
Explaining the significance of Edith Cavell and the sacrifice that she made, the new board marks the centenary of the unveiling of the monument, by Queen Alexandra, on October 12, 1918, the third anniversary of Edith Cavell’s execution in Brussels, by a German firing squad. Read more »
On Friday, Peter Sargent delivered copies of his new book, A Place in History, 50 more East Anglian moments in time, which is now on sale at Reception.Read more »
We were delighted to host Break’s Grand Norwich Duck Race Auction of large painted ducks, on Thursday 20 September, and are very pleased to announce that we managed a successful bid to buy Edith, our racing duck, for the hotel.Read more »
The Maids Head Hotel is hosting the visit to Norfolk of the 392nd Bomb Group Association from the USA. Thirty members of the association have made the trip to the UK to honour the memory of their loved ones, who were killed flying B24 Liberator bombers from Wendling Air Base, during World War II. Read more »
Edith is the name of our duck which is entering the Grand Norwich Duck Race on Sunday 26 August. The race raises money for Norfolk Charity BreakRead more »
We are working with Wilkinson’s of Norwich to create a special afternoon tea blend for the hotel. Sam Masters, our Food Services Manager, visited Wilkinson’s shop today to get the process going.Read more »
We were delighted to host the Lord Mayor of Norwich, Councillor Martin Schmierer, the Norwich in Bloom team and the Britain in Bloom judges for lunch at the hotel today.Read more »
We joined forces with the Paston Footprints project to celebrate Norfolk Day at the hotel today with Edmund Paston’s Tombland Tales. Dr Rob Knee, dressed as Edmund Paston, gave a very entertaining talk about the Pastons, using excerpts from the letters, which brought to life the family’s ups and downs in 15th century Norwich and Norfolk.Read more »
We have linked up with a new local supplier, Wilkinson’s of Norwich. Wilkinson’s, which has been in business in the city for 46 years, is supplying loose leaf teas to the hotel, with a special Maids Head Blend in production. Read more »
We were delighted to welcome the cast of SIX to the Maids Head this week as they tuned into their Tudor roots.
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take the mic to tell their tale, remixing their stories in this new musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.
Following a sold out ‘showcase’ run at the Arts Theatre in London, SIX launched its full professional premiere at Norwich Playhouse in July, before heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and returning to the West End in September. SIX is now playing at London’s Arts Theatre
