An informal evening of presentations by members, including slides, talks, demonstrations, artefacts, etc.   At Silver Street there is also a free-of-charge Book Exchange and SIAS publications are on sale at reduced price for members. There is no charge to SIAS members, GUESTS are welcome at £3.00

This will be an important meeting as we will discus the future of the Society.   The Diamond Centre is a former school operated by Sprowston Council and houses a number of community uses. It can be accessed from the outer ring road, from School Lane which is between the Wroxham Road roundabout and the…

Evening talk by Mary Burgess, Local Studies Librarian at the Cambridgeshire Collection. (and Mince Pies!) All welcome. There will be no Meetings in January & February 26', but we will restart in March with a programme running into & including June. Titles/Subjects currently TBA’. Probably, "The Airship Heritage" in April and, an I.A. Film Night…

Beer was almost certainly brewed in Newbury before it was Newbury, but the business of the Common Brewer – brewing beer for wholesale to homes and drinking establishments – is more recent. Evidence of such businesses in Newbury is sketchy at best until the 18th Century, and the number of brewers was small.  However, in the 1860s…

Mine explorer Ben Sumpter talks about mining engineering in Cornwall, where a distinctive and technologically advanced approach to deep metal mining was developed, which was then exported across the globe and was fundamental to the shaping of modern mining technology.   For details about how to participate visit: https://www.sias.me.uk/index.htm