Family and friends
Terry Mills
Everything you could possibly want to know about the Norfolk/Norridge dialect (and pubs, Acorn computers etc.).
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Music
The Mozart Orchestra
Norwich based orchestra founded in 1961. Concert season is from May to October, beginning and ending at St Andrew's Hall in Norwich.
Wymondham Symphony Orchestra
Began life as the Wymondham Community Orchestra in 1984. Gives three concerts a year, usually in South Norfolk.
Music at the Octagon
Based in one of the most interesting buildings in Norwich, the resident choir (and invited orchestra) gives several concerts a year, including a regular Good Friday concert.
The Abbey Ensemble
Norwich-based classical trio available for wedding hire etc.
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Computing and IT
Firefox Web Browser
Simply a better web browser. If you're still using IE do yourself a favour and get this instead. Or alternatively ...
Opera Web Browser
My browser of choice at the moment, and the most standards complaint browser. If you use either of these, then this site will display properly.
PS Pad
The text editor this site was created in, and which I use to maintain it. Very simple, doesn't try to do everything for you.
FileZilla
And the FTP client I use to upload it via ...
Pipex
... my ISP to ...
Streamline Net
... my web host.
W3Schools
Invaluable in creating this site. If you have any interest in creating a site yourself, this should be your first stop.
4 Guys From Rolla
Fantastically useful and informative ASP and ASP.NET site.
Slashdot.com
One stop shop for IT news, reviews and opinion. One of the biggest geek sites on the net.
Wincustomize
Stuff to make your XP look halfway decent, instead of the horrible blue mess that Microsoft came up with.
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Political commentary and journals
Democratiya
Free bi-monthly online review of books. Edited by Alan Johnson.
"Democratiya is a voice from the lost continent of modern politics -- the anti-totalitarian and internationalist left. The world keenly needs this journal." - Paul Berman
Dissent Magazine
Quarterly magazine of politics and culture. Edited by Mitchell Cohen and Michael Walzer - "A magazine of the left, Dissent is also a magazine of independent minds".
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Activism
The Euston Manifesto
The Website of a new democratic progressive alliance.
Labour Friends of Iraq
"LFIQ includes those who opposed and those who supported military action but are united in supporting Iraq's struggle for democracy and labour rights."
Unite Against Terror
Sign the statement.
Engage
Monitoring and challenging left and liberal anti-semitism, from within the left and labour movement.
The National Secular Society
"The National Secular Society is the leading pressure group defending the rights of non-believers from the demands of religious power-seekers."
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Hobbies and interests
Sword Forum International
A serious, academic forum for sword enthusiasts with sections on swords in various historical eras and cultures, swordsmanship, craftsmanship, and general collecting issues. If, like me, you are interested in swords and sword collecting (I have several), this is the best forum there is.
Wrath of the Barclay
The most popular and busiest messageboard dedicated to Norwich City Football Club.
The Tolkien Society
Organisers of the huge yearly piss-up otherwise know as Oxonmoot.
Outpost Gallifrey
Erm, Doctor Who. My doctor was Peter Davison (although I do remember Season 18 Tom) - how about you?
The Norfolk Churches Site
Simon Knott (from Ipswich, of all places) is a man on a mission - to visit every Norfolk Church and post a description on his site. He's done over 600 now. He previously finished Suffolk. A terrific undertaking and a wonderful site.
Norfolk Public Houses
Richard Bristow's listing of every pub (extant and defunct) in Norfolk.
The Imperial Library
Shelves and shelves of Elder Scrolls lore and scholarship.
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