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Great Yarmouth’s Central Beach will welcome more than 50 top-class beach volleyball players, on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May as Volleyball England’s Beach Tour kicks off in the resort with the first tournament of the season, the Great Yarmouth Classic. Many of the players will be hoping to be in the Great Britain team at the London 2012 Olympics, www.great-yarmouth.co.uk.

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Great Yarmouth’s residents and visitors are set for a fun-filled weekend to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee from Saturday 2 June to Tuesday 5 June at the start of the Whitsun half term holiday, www.great-yarmouth.co.uk.

On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 June, red, white and blue bunting and Union Jack flags will decorate St. George’s Park in the centre of Great Yarmouth...

The International Brotherhood of Magicians British Ring Number 25 is coming to Great Yarmouth for the first time since 1991 for its annual convention from 26 to 30 September.

More than 500 magicians will descend on the Norfolk resort for a packed programme of competitions, lectures, public events and magic in the community.

Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee will headline the gala show at...

Norwich 20 Group (N20G) returns to the atrium of The Forum in Norwich for its spring show, Looking into 20, from Monday 14 May to Thursday 24 May. This exhibition of new work by more than 50 artists, whose ages range from early 20s to early 80s, features all aspects of contemporary fine art, notably sculpture, print, photography and painting. The show is open daily 9am to 5pm, free entry...

RaveninghamGardens near Hales in South Norfolk is opening on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 6and Monday, May 7, 2pm to 5pm. Viburnhams and early flowering shrubs will be ondisplay; also explore the 18thcentury walled kitchen garden,Victorian glasshouses, arboretum and herb garden, enjoy the contemporarysculpture throughout the gardens, and visit Raveningham’s 14thcentury church; tea and cakes on...

Great Yarmouth Minster and its graveyard is the setting for The Graveyard Walk at 2pm on Wednesday 11 April. Meet at the Fishermen’s Hospital gates at the northern end of the market to hear fascinating stories about characters laid to rest in this large consecrated area next to the medieval town wall.

There’s the tomb of a sailor killed by pirates and a ghost story about an...

Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival mascots, Horatio Herring and Lofty the Lighthouse, have pledged their support to run the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile along Great Yarmouth’s Golden Mile on Sunday 25 March (start between 9.30am and 10.15am). They hope to encourage many more local people to show their support for Sport Relief by running, hopping, skipping, walking, jogging or jumping...