This is the beginning of a high profile and ambitious project funded by Historic England as part of the High Street/Historic Action Zone initiative and led by Swaffham History Group with the support of Swaffham and District Camera Club and the Swaffham Heritage Archive.

The target is to create a dedicated website on which a building may be chosen, showing an old and a new photograph, along with details of the building and the people associated with it.

The goal is that the website can be added to over time, such that, with the help of members of the whole community, we build a free-to-view archive of Swaffham history right up to present day times.

Pop in to the Assembly Rooms on Monday, 12 June between 10:00 and 15:00 to view a collection of old photos and maps. The pop in workshop showcases the work already undertaken by the Swaffham History Group and features the maps and images from the Swaffham Heritage Archive.

Come and see what we have done so far and help us fill the gaps.

If you have a story to tell – please allow us to capture it through the written word, orally, or via video.

If you have questions – please ask.

If we don’t know the answer we will endeavour to find out!