The Pennoyer Centre is an award-winning community, business and heritage centre in Pulham St. Mary, South Norfolk close to the A140.
Friendly licensed cafe open daily serving great food and gorgeous cakes. Tel 01379 676660
Registered charity. The Pennoyer Centre is a converted medieval guild chapel and school which has been restored to provide a centre for education, heritage, business, social and leisure activities for the community in the area. We run a variety of activities ranging from a computer help club, yoga, pilates, r
egular quiz evenings, monthly lunch club and a community Film Club (3rd Friday monthly) and craft fairs.
Operating as usual
Our carpark will seem busy today and tomorrow, due to a training course taking place upstairs.
The cafe has plenty of space, pop in to warm up with some lovely homemade dishes, today's specials include, chicken and chorizo stew, sausage and onion panini and two hearty soups to choose from.
Tickets are available for this Friday's Film Night 'The Outfit'
From the Academy Award-winning writer of The Imitation Game (Graham Moore) comes The Outfit, a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Academy Award winner Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters to survive a fateful night.
Book online, only £5.00 https://pennoyers.org.uk/event/
Beat The Winter Blues - Family event - Friday 27th Jan
Ben will be whipping up some lovely warming dishes to suit the whole family.
Live Music from local legend Sam Norfolk downstairs and FREE kids films will be playing upstairs.
Doors open at 5pm
No booking required, just come along.
Happy New Year!
Join us for our first Evening Inn/Pizza Night of 2023, this Friday...
Our beer on tap will be Norfolk Gem 3.6% and we have a fantastic offer for gin lovers; a double Seven Hills Tokaj Gin with tonic, garnished with grapefruit for just £7.00*
Plus, enjoy delicious pizza from the The Suffolk Wild Flour Pizza Bar
So beat those January blues early, and join us for an enjoyable evening. Doors open 6.30pm.
*while stocks last
The Pennoyer Centre is registered with South Norfolk Council as a Warm Space and we are starting on Monday 9 January. Please find details in the link
https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/community-funding-3/pulham-st-mary-warm-spaces
Pulham St Mary Warm Spaces
Cash Bingo tonight...
All welcome – Cash Prizes. Doors open 6.30pm, Eyes down 7pm. £10 for 10 games.
Season's greetings from all of us at The Pennoyer Centre, and thank you to all our lovely customers and volunteers for supporting The Pennoyer Centre Charity this year.
Please see below our Christmas opening times; there is still time to enjoy one of our winter warming dishes or a generous slice of homemade cake before the year comes to an end.
The Railway Children Return (PG) - This Friday
Inspired by one of the most beloved British family films of all time, RAILWAY CHILDREN is an enchanting, moving, and heart-warming adventure for a new generation.
Don't forget it's an earlier showing this month. Doors open 5.45pm for 6.30pm start.
Adults £5.00, Children 12s and under £3.00 if pre-booked.
Book online www.pennoyers.org.uk/event
Many thanks to Primo-duet for providing such great musical entertainment on Friday night. Perfectly pitched!
Great gig at the Pennoyer centre last night. Thanks to Lauren for an immense vocal set. Special thanks to the centre for having us and putting on a great beer and gin festival. We look forward to playing there again.
Our Beer & Gin Festival weekend moves into its final session today from 12-3. It's been fab so far. 🍺🍕🍸🎶
Today Nachos, pulled pork baps, sausage rolls and a range of snacks are available at the bar. After 2pm there will be a golden hour where beer will be £2.50 a pint and also available for take out. Our mega raffle winner will be revealed 🤔
The party’s started! Beer & Gin Fest Winter 22 is underway. A few folk already enjoying our 10 pints for £35 offer!
East Coast Pizza Company are serving from 6, with lights switch on about 7..
It's beginning to look a lot like a Christmas light switch-on is in preparation today! Everything is gearing up for 7pm tomorrow evening with wee Connor doing the honours with the switch. There will be live music Primo-duet , pizza fromEast Coast Pizza Company and of course the Beer & Gin Festival kicks off at 4pm. Hope to see you there.
Here's an advance list of the beers (with tasting notes) that will be on offer at the Beer & Gin Festival from Friday. It's £4/pint for these quality local ales with a special bundle offer of 4 pints for £15. And if you are with someone who would rather try the gin we have a mixed bundle of 2 pints and 2 G&Ts for £18. 🥳
*signage UPdate*. After a bit of work at the Mill Lane Repair Shop one of our volunteers has done what she can to reconstruct the sign and reposition it. Big thanks to the speed enforcement police officer outside Pulham School who helped Kath put the signage board back up! We need a G&T after all that!
So why would someone do this? An advert for a local charity’s key fundraiser, destroyed. £40 for a reusable sign, plus the posts, plus volunteer time, for some mean-spirited person to destroy.
So disappointing. Our staff and volunteers are putting so much effort into this weekend’s Beer & Gin Festival so we can raise money to keep the Centre running, for the whole community.
Connor, our youngest volunteer will be switching on the Christmas Tree lights for Pulham St Mary this Friday. He’s a pupil at Pulham School and comes to help his mum Amie at the Centre.
Also Primo-duet will also be there to provide some great music and set the B&G Festival off on the right note 🎶
Christmas lights turn on
Have you spotted our sign on the village?
Only 4 days to go until our Winter Beer & Gin Festival, and the Christmas tree 🎄 light switch on (~7pm Fri) should brighten these grey ol' days. Also news just in that we have the very lovely Primo Duet providing a light musical set on Friday evening. See you there! 🍺🍻🍸🍕
Our Beer & Gin Festival is fast approaching😀. Next weekend from Friday 4.30pm we will get stuck in to 10 marvellous local cask ales (£4/pint) and 12 gins from around the globe. Good job we've got the whole weekend 🍸🍻 We've got bundle deals lined up to help your money go a bit further. We do hope to see you there!
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Pulham St Mary Christmas lights 🎄 will be switched on at Pennoyers at ~7pm on Friday 2nd December.
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The Beer & Gin festival will be underway and delicious pizza available from East Coast Pizza Company🎄
Details of our 🍻Beer & Gin Festival 🍻bundle deals for 2-4 December are now out! Take a look below at what we will have on offer to keep costs down and make your money💰 go a little bit further😃
Just a fortnight to go until our Winter Beer & Gin Festival (2-4 Dec) and we are counting down the days!
A few exciting things to tell you about..so keep your eye on our socials over the coming days for lots of sneak previews on what to expect 🧐
• We've extended our opening hours – now kicking off (World Cup ⚽️pun intended) at 4pm Friday and 12pm Saturday. Perfect for a relaxed afternoon tipple.
• We have got some handy bundle offers to help your money go further. Not only that but our gins with garnishes and quality tonic will be £6, and real ales 🍻£4 a pint.
Delighted to see our Craft Fair featured in this week's Diss Express. Thanks to all the stallholders who were happy to have their picture taken by the roving photographer. We had a great day and the event was exceptionally well attended.
A Christmas Craft Fair has raised more than £1,000 after attracting between 250-300 visitors
Christmas Quiz on 9th December
Only 3 tables left
Please book now to avoid disappointment!
Many thanks to everyone who came along to support our Craft Fair on Saturday. It was a fantastic day and helped with our fundraising efforts. The cakes looked irresistible, the stallholders put on a fantastic display and our volunteers and cafe staff worked their crocheted socks off! Next fair 25th March.
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We are all ready for some Halloween fun, are you?
Come to see us 4.30pm - 6.30pm for free Halloween crafts and a fancy dress competition at 6pm. Plus the bar is open and we are serving hotdogs and burgers.
We're getting ready for our Christmas Craft Fair this Saturday. Looking forward to meeting up with lots of stallholders and visitors. It starts at 10.30am until 3pm. The Cafe will be open selling light refreshments.
Not long to go until our Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday. Heather Richards is one of the many talented artisans who will be with us.
I’m guiltily of binge watching bake off whilst perusing my shrooms! These are going on the stand at The Pennoyer Centre next weekend along with a whole pile more. They are finished with an iron ore paint and a copper verdigris - and I love them! If you’d like some before hand let me know, they’re porcelain and super for indoor pot plant pots
We currently inviting applications for two new members of our Trustee Board to help us deliver our objectives and contribute to the running of The Pennoyer Centre.
As a member of the Trustee Board, you will oversee the strategic direction of the Charity and be able to make a direct contribution to its work in specific areas of interest or experience. We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants with professional experience in PR/marketing and finance or with an interest in local heritage.
This is an unpaid position but reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses may be paid. Your time commitment will be an average of 6-10 hours per month, including a monthly Trustee meeting, but this is flexible and will vary depending upon the programme of activities at The Pennoyer Centre.
If you are interested in this opportunity to contribute to the success of The Pennoyer Centre, a unique local asset at the heart of the village of Pulham St Mary, please get in touch. For an informal chat about the role, please contact the Centre office or email [email protected]
If you wish to apply, a letter of application, together with an up-to-date CV, should be sent to: [email protected]
On a grotty day like this, how about today’s veggie special? It’s Ben’s Spinach, Stilton, Mushroom and Chickpea roll, with homemade coleslaw, salad, crisps…
Or if you’re after some meat, we’ve Beef Chilli Enchiladas or Chicken Pesto and Mozza Panini. Plus all your usual favourites and cake.
Giving a donation to help with the upkeep of The Centre is now simple for anyone visiting with the installation of our *Donation Station* in the foyer. Simply tap and go.
We know that things are very tight for a lot of people at the moment which makes us all the more determined to maintain a warm, safe and inviting community building over the forthcoming winter. We are a registered charity (Reg Charity No. 135788) and entirely self-funded. Your contibution will help us cover heating, lighting costs and a range of overheads that are needed to keep the Centre running well.
If you are not in the Centre and would like to give a one-off donation or a regular monthly donation please visit www.pennoyers.org.uk/support/donate
THANK YOU
🍷Tom and his team at Adnams Harleston have picked out some delicious wines to try at our winetasting event on Friday 28th Oct. Have you booked your ticket yet? https://bit.ly/3SX2bDZ to book
This is a sneaky peak at three of the 15 wines we shall be tasting at The Pennoyer Centre in Pulham St Mary on Friday 28th October.
We would love you to join us for our Autumnal Wine Tasting Evening, 6:45pm for a 7pm start.
We will be presenting 15 wines, in a relaxed wine tasting format in beautiful surroundings, allowing you to mingle and taste the wines in whichever order you prefer. Join us at different tables and allow us to talk you through the wines.
Tickets are just £20 per person including nibbles. Booking are essential as tickets are limited and to be made with the Pennoyer Centre. There will be a discount on orders placed on the evening too.
We're really looking forward to hosting this art workshop in the Old School Room in November. Also if you like Anna Partington Art & Photography pictures she will be at our Christmas Craft Fair on Sat 5th November.
The Centre will be closed on Saturday 15 October to host a wedding in the beautiful Guild Chapel. We apologise for any inconvenience.
2 tables left to book if you would like to join in with Quiz Night. Tables of up to 6 people. Fish n' chip supper and the bar will be open. https://pennoyers.org.uk/event/quiz-night-10/-tickets
There were scenes of intense concentration at last night's Evening Inn, interspersed by beer drinking, pizza eating and uncontrollable laughter, as the Conker battles ensued. Congratulations to the eventual Conkerer Clayton Hudson who fought valiantly to defeat Graham Cleveland in the final round. Clayton was crowned champ by last year's outgoing Conkerer, Chris Burridge. Thanks to everyone who joined in the battles and went bonkers for conkers 😄
A reminder that tomorrow night it is Conker night at Evening Inn at the Pennoyer Centre, Pulham St Mary. Christine Burridge Bunn , our very first female winner, will be there to defend her title. There is a Kids and Adult competition. We supply the conkers. Fun starts at 6.30pm
Pizza will be available from East Coast Pizza Company from 6pm.
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| Monday | 10am - 3pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 3pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 3pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 3pm |
| Friday | 10am - 3pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 3pm |
- On-site licensed cafe serving fab cakes, light lunches
- Business meetings - flexible range of facilities from 1-2-1s up to 40 seated delegates
- Events, activities, exhibitions,clubs & classes
- Museum, including extensive collection of airship photographs & memorabilia from WWI Royal Naval Air Station Pulham
- Weddings & private parties catered for
- Business meetings - flexible range of facilities from 1-2-1s up to 40 seated delegates
- Wi-Fi enabled
- Fully accessible throughout
- On-site support
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We're delighted to announce we have received a continuity grant of £47,900 from the Government's Culture Recovery Fund. The money will replenish our charitable reserves after a difficult 22 months, fund further repair work and support costs of staff working to recover lost fundraising and bookings income during closures. This will take us into the new year, when hopefully we can get back to normal! #HereforCulture National Lottery Heritage Fund
Starting the countdown to 6.30pm tomorrow evening for the opening of our Winter Beer & Gin festival. 🎄Lights will be switched on at 7pm. See you there!!
Did you know that you can takeaway our food (virtually everything can be organised 'to go')? We're loving this delicious Damson & Bramble Fresh Cream Cake - vanilla sponge filled with fresh cream laced with a bramble, damson & black grape coulis, Pulham damson jam, Pulham brambles... even Pulham black grapes!
Would you like to quiz tonight? We have just had a last minute table cancellation for our quiz this evening. Team of up to 6 people. Fish 'n Chips available at the interval (optional). Bar is open. 7pm for 7.30pm start. If you would like to join in please message the Pennoyer's page. It is £11.50 per head with fish n chips and £4.50 per head without food.
It's our last #MeetUpMondays of the year tomorrow. Join us from 10 - 11.30 for a cuppa & chat. It's free, and a warm welcome awaits you. Next MuM - Monday 6 January.
This will be of interest to any resident of Pulham St Mary or anyone who likes to see a genuine WWI tank, in this case the Deborah II, at work in an unveiling ceremony. A great crowd turned out to see our newly restored village sign which has been beautifully reworked by Anna Tulloch.
Great article in EDP 24 Weekend section re our R34 Airship Centenary, which is NEXT weekend, not this... Lovely meeting those who came today. At least they had a beer festival, a dozen gins, home made cakes & Harris's Hog Roast too, to compensate! See you again next weekend, 10-5 both days.
Having an awesome evening at our Curry Night, still time to get yours, serving until 9.30pm! #eveninginn #currynight Breeze Redwine
Raffle winner takes all! Delighted to see Alison pushing home her amazing trolley-full of Christmas goodies. Thanks to Adnams Harleston and Grain Brewery for their contributions (and not forgetting the lovely folk at Morrisons for lending us the trolley)... We raised lots of money for the centre's upkeep, thanks all.
#ThanksToYou National Lottery players - join us for a free cuppa Tues - Thurs this week. Without you, we wouldn't exist!
I was playing around with a spring montage of TPC related pics. There are two red-herrings in here. A free slice of cake to the first person who can spot them...
A collection of photos to illustrate the wide variety of uses of the Pennoyer Centre in Pulham St Mary
The Pennoyer Centre is a converted medieval guild chapel and Victorian school which has been restored to provide a stunning venue for all to enjoy and use. Our different spaces house a cafe, a local history and airship museum, meeting rooms to hire for business, a unique wedding venue and more. Pennoyer’s licensed cafe is open from 9.30am to 3.30pm from Monday to Saturday, serving breakfasts, light lunches, award-winning homemade cakes, excellent coffee and daily specials.
The Pennoyer Centre is a stylish wedding venue in South Norfolk and is wonderful for private parties, birthdays and celebrations. Our tranquil, elegant Guild Chapel is licensed for civil ceremonies, and it’s a great space to hire for a party or wedding reception.
Business meetings run in our stylish Boardroom or the unique Guild Chapel, and full onsite support including catering is available.
We run a variety of events and community activities ranging from Pilates, art classes, monthly quiz evenings, monthly lunch club and a Film Night (3rd Friday monthly), an annual beer & gin festival and twice-yearly craft fairs. We also stage heritage events, celebrating local history, including the airships that were based at RNAS Pulham in WWI.
The Centre is accessible throughout and everyone will be warmly welcomed by our staff and volunteers.
The £1.6m restoration programme, to create this amazing building, was run by the local community, supported by many grant giving organisations, including the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Centre opened in August 2010, and is a registered charity.
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