Mend and Make Do

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10.30am - 12noon : American Library

Silver Wings Free Learning Family Friendly
  • Parking
  • Disabled parking
  • Wheelchair access
  • Toilets

The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1TF

Sew, patch, repair

Learn basic repair techniques for your clothes, inspired by wartime resourcefulness and resilience, in this hands-on workshop.

Part of the Silver Wings: The US Army Air Forces in WWII Norfolk exhibition and event series.

Free, booking essential
Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult

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    • About Silver Wings

    From jitterbug dancing and donuts to first-hand accounts of service and sacrifice, Silver Wings celebrates the memories that shaped Norfolk during WWII, and the legacy that still echoes today.

    Join us for a free, ten-day exhibition and event series at The Forum, Fri 12-Sun 21 September 2025, presented as part of Norfolk Heritage Open Days.

    Silver Wings: The US Army Air Forces in WWII Norfolk

    A heritage project honouring the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

    Find out more

    Silver Wings is presented by The Forum in partnership with the American Library, Memorial to the 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. 

    Silver Wings is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and supported by The Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust, Anguish's Educational Foundation, The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust, Norwich Freemen's Charity, The Paul Bassham Charitable Trust, The Second Air Division Memorial Trust and Simon Gibson Trust.

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