Community Culture Club

What is it?

Community Culture Club is a museum creative wellbeing programme for older adults (65+) including:

• People living with dementia
• Carers
• People with long-term health conditions
• People who are lonely or socially isolated

It's based at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell, right in the heart of the Norwich Lanes.

It is completely free to be a part of. It's a fixed-term programme of ten sessions and runs once a year, from November - February. We have worked with four cohorts of participants to-date. Each group size is capped at eight participants, to ensure a supportive staff: participant ratio.

What do you do?

Each of the ten sessions is themed around an object or objects in the museum's collections. We will do different creative activities together, inspired by the theme that week.

This could include activities like:

• Painting
• Clay work
• Tasting foods
• Handling historical objects

You do not need any past creative experience or historical knowledge. We will provide all the materials needed for the activities.

There's also plenty of time to chat with other people in the group, to get to know each other.

Tea, coffee, fruit, and biscuits are provided at each session. We need to fuel our creativity!

"It's an opportunity for older people to re-discover their creative side, learn about the museum and the history of Norwich, and meet new people" - Community Culture Club participant

How do I join?

Our next group will run November 2025 - January 2026. We will open registration for participants in August 2025.

If you'd like to express your interest for the next cohort:

• Email: bridewellmuseum@norfolk.gov.uk
• In your email clearly state:
  • Your name
  • Email address
  • That you are interested in Community Culture Club 25-26.

Read our privacy notice to find out how we use your personal information.

Thanks to our funders: National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Norfolk Initiative for Coastal and Rural Health Equalities (NICHE)