I’m really proud of these calendars. I started off in 2016 as a way to raise money for our local photographic archive group. It was an instant success and I have produced one each year since. The 2026 calendar is the 11th in the set showcasing North Walsham area photographs from the collection.
This is a real passion project for me being born and raised in North Walsham. It’s a lovely opportunity to share such great photos from the thousands we have in a large format. This project is entirely my own work starting with raising funds by contacting as many local businesses as I can to take advertising. I then produce their advert artworks to their specification and then compile the whole thing into artwork to the required standard of the printer. The first edition was printed at East Coast in North Walsham but when they stopped taking on work that wasn’t for their own operations I moved print production to Barnwell Print in Aylsham as I wanted to know the job was being handled locally by a print works who could print A3 litho in-house to give the job the best quality finish and to keep the money we spent in the local community. Unfortunately Barnwell Print closed in late 2024 so this year I contacted many other printers to find a new one who could tick all the boxes. This turned out to be Cheverton Print in Cromer and they have done a beautiful job. I also handle all the distribution for the calendar and promotion through newspapers, magazines, posters, social media and the website. I handle all the financial and admin of the job too including fulfilling of the online orders.
This edition attracted more advertisers than ever which allowed me to add another 4 page section which, in turn, allowed me to share more photographs in the publication. The generous support of all these advertisers has also meant we can sell the calendars at just £5 each which is amazing considering that’s no more than the first edition 10 years ago.
12 gorgeous vintage photos of old North Walsham from our collection scanned directly from the best possible originals, each one litho printed at A4 size, on quality, coated paper to give the best possible quality reproduction with a well designed, A4 calendar below for each month. With bonus photos also included throughout extra pages in the publication.
View the calendar to buy in the group’s North Walsham Archive Shop
