The Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum in Norwich is to launch a series of five free Thursday Talks and Tastings every Thursday evening from 6pm until 7.30pm on the following dates:
Thursday 17 November
Thursday 24th November
Thursday 1st December
Thursday 8th December
Thursday 15 December
Nick Cook, Retail Business Manager at the Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum will take visitors through the history of the Colman’s brand and the history of the shop and museum. Following the talk there will be the opportunity to enjoy a real taste of Norwich’s history with tastings of a wide range of products – including mustard chocolate!
Visitors to the Thursday night events wishing to indulge in a spot of Christmas shopping will benefit from 20% off all purchases.
Places are limited to twenty people per evening so please visit the shop in the Royal Arcade in Norwich in advance to secure tickets.
Nick Cook, Retail Business Manager said: “We are really looking forward to opening our doors after hours to give people the chance to learn more about the Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum - an iconic local brand whose heritage in Norfolk dates back to 1814. Places are limited though so we encourage people to secure and collect tickets from the shop as soon as possible.”
For more information on the Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum visit www.norwichmustardshop.co.uk or telephone 01603 627889.
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For more media information please contact Lindsey Roffe, Communications Manager at Norwich HEART on 01603 599570 or email lindseyroffe@heritagecity.org; or Sophie Harrison, Communications Officer at Norwich HEART on 01603 599578 or email sophieharrison@heritagecity.org.
About Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum
The Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum was opened in 1973 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Colman’s, with premises on Bridewell Alley. It moved to the historic art nouveau Royal Arcade in 1999, where it has been based ever since in a careful replica of Victorian trade premises.
The shop stocks an extensive range of powder and prepared mustards, including a number of specialities made exclusively for the shop. In addition, there are a wide selection of mustard pots and spoons, together with tea towels – not to mention a broad range of Colman’s memorabilia. It also contains many items on loan from the archives, covering all aspects of the history and production of Colman’s mustard.
About Norwich HEART
Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) is a private, charitable trust set up to act as an umbrella organisation for all of the heritage on offer in Norwich. We strategically plan, regenerate, manage and promote Norwich’s heritage and act as a best practice model internationally for developing heritage as a social and economic regeneration vehicle. HEART receives core funding from Norwich City Council and further project funding from a variety of sources which has to date included the European Union, HM Treasury, the East of England Development Agency and Norfolk County Council. HEART took over Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum in August 2009, from previous owners Unilever UK & Ireland.
