Try your hand at zine making with local artist Evan Thomas. Creator of Blood, Sweat & Flak! - a mini-comic about the US Army Air Force in WWII - Evan will lead a workshop-style session where you'll plan and begin creating your very own zine.
All materials provided. Snacks and drinks are provided during the workshop. There will also be a 30 minute lunchbreak.
Free, booking essential
Suitable for ages 16+
Part of the Silver Wings: The US Army Air Forces in WWII Norfolk exhibition and event series.
A free, drop-in zine taster session will also run in the American Library from 11am–3:30pm. Be inspired by real life stories of WWII and get started on your own zine. No booking required - just stop by!
Free, drop-in
Suitable for ages 11+
A free, 1940s style sing along with musician Lisa Redford.
Rediscover the art of putting pen to paper in this relaxed journaling session, inspired by letters and scrapbooks from the American Library archive.
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.
A heritage project honouring the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
Find out moreSilver 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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