Our Programme of interesting external events hosted on our site continues this autumn. On 14 October 2025, we were delighted to be hosting again the illustrious Norfolk Contemporary Art Society (n-cas) for the latest in their series of high-profile lectures on site. Former n-cas Chair Keith Roberts introduced three films in his talk: An Exploration of the Mike Toll film archive. Mike Toll sadly died in 2018 but left boxes full of VHS video tapes that record his interviews with artists who took part in exhibitions in Norwich in the mid 1980-90s. N-cas has painstakingly transferred these videos onto a more usable digital format. Mike Toll’s 30-minute films of different local artists and their work are now recognised as a valued resource and will be kept in the Norwich City Archives. The evening followed on from the first showing of his films in January this year. The featured films from three different local creative artists on show in this latest outing were: David Jones (still life and portraiture); Michael Chapman (multi-media sculpture); Oliver Creed (ceramic works). Although 35 years older now, all three artists were in the audience on the night and were thrilled to see their younger selves on the big screen in the Blake Studio. We were delighted they stayed on afterwards to discuss their work with the audience of n-cas members, local creatives, staff, parents and alumni. Our next lecture on site is on 06 November 2025 . It is to be held in conjunction with the Royal Geographical Society in the Blake Studio (doors open at 19:00). ON parent Sara White of Explorers Against Extinction will be interviewing the hugely experienced founder of Bradt Travel Guides, Hilary Brandt, in her talk entitled: Traveller into unknown lands . Bookings can be made here: www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/into-unknown-lands . All are welcome. Please take a browse through our termly publication At Close Quarters. The link is here: Norwich School Michaelmas Term 2025 . We hope there will be many events that appeal to you across a wide range of interests and we look forward to welcoming you to site this autumn.

It was a genuine pleasure to welcome back to Norwich School on 07 October 2025 the prestigious Royal Geographical Society (RGS) for the latest in their long series of fascinating lectures on the physical, human and environmental world. It proved to be a profound insight into the work of the highly respected HALO Trust, the world's largest mine-clearing NGO, plugged into 32 challenging countries at geopolitical level and battling to make safe land contaminated by landmines from decades of conflict. Land mines and other unexploded ordnance kill tens of thousands of people around the world every year, mostly civilians, and the mission of the HALO Trust is to end this scourge. In his talk, Clearing a Path Through the New World Disorder, Major General (Retired) Rob Thomson CBE DSO, now the Chief Strategy Officer for the Trust, outlined the vitally important work that his organisation carries out round the globe. A large audience of pupils (including a contingent from as far away as Suffolk), staff, alumni, parents and RGS members heard an impassioned plea for political, negotiated solutions to the world’s conflicts from this soldier of 34 years standing. The audience made clear their strong social conscience in an extremely lively Q&A session which took place afterwards, and our speaker kindly stayed late to engage on a personal basis with attendees. Our next RGS lecture on site is on 06 November 2025 in the Blake Studio (doors open at 19:00) when ON parent Sara White of Explorers Against Extinction will be interviewing the hugely experienced founder of Bradt Travel Guides, Hilary Brandt, in her talk entitled: Traveller into unknown lands . Bookings can be made here: www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/into-unknown-lands . All are welcome.