A festival of events to celebrate the life of Thomas Paine on the 200th anniversary of his death

Charity No: 802218

NEWS ARCHIVE
Tom Paine Needs You
Press release 7 September 2008
Festival Overview
Please join in
Thetford Can Celebrate

Basil Abbott on Anglia TV

Tom Paine's 272nd Birthday Dinner
31st January 2009
Details & Booking Form

18th Century Costume
Examples of suitable costumes and resources.

NEW SPONSORS: More local businesses pledge support. Sponsors page.

DRAFT PROGRAMME:
Bicentenary Weekend
Lecture Programme
or in Acrobat pdf.

  About Us

In order to organise the proposed events, an organising committee has been formed which meets monthly comprising representatives from The Thetford Society, The Thomas Paine Society, Norfolk Museums Service, Thetford Grammar School, Thetford Town Council, Norfolk Library Service, Diss Museum and other local interest groups and individuals. See the links page for more details of the individual organisations.

The Thetford Society is taking the lead and a dedicated bank account has been set up in order to apply for grants and funding.

Whilst we have a draft programme of events these continue to evolve as ideas surface and funding streams become available. As time progresses we shall seek to publish a list of the events and timings so interested parties can get these marked in their diaries.

The organising committee continues to develop contacts with an ever increasing number of groups wishing to participate in some form or another and anybody with ideas or offers of support, whether monetary or in kind, should contact us via the website or by contacting one of the organising committee, shown below:

Chairman Oliver Bone Curator, Ancient House Museum
Coordinator John Weeks former Headmaster, Thetford Grammar School
Treasurer Janet Smith Gibbons,  Thetford Society, Twinning Association
Members

Basil Abbott, Manager, Diss Museum

  Colin Armes, Norfolk County Councillor
  Bob Baker,  Rector of St Cuthbert's, Thetford
  Kathryn Boler, Community Librarian
  Zoe and David Brooks,  New Horizons Travel/Tourist Information
  Kyra Cruise,  Community Librarian
  Janusz Gnowoski,  META
 

Tim Holt-Wilson  member Friends of Diss Museum

  Robert Kybird  Thetford Town and Breckland District councillor, Deputy Mayor of Thetford
  Terry Lamb,  Thetford Town councillor
  Maria Nogueira, META
 

Robert Ogden,  Thetford Excellence Partnership

  Gareth Price,  Headmaster, Thetford Grammar School
  Pauline Quadling, Thetford Town councillor
  Sharon Wall, PAYP Keyworker, Connexions Norfolk
 

Stuart Wright  Thetford Society, treasurer Thomas Paine Society, Town Councillor, Trustee Keystone Development Trust

Co-opted Melissa Hawker, Outreach and Audience Development Officer, Ancient House Museum