Norwich Talks: Issie Lemon and the Fairy Tree

Earlier this year we asked the people of Norwich what their favorite parts of the city were – doorways, door knockers, trees, paving stones, pictures, buildings, street corners, maps, documents – we were flooded with entries. 12 lucky people have impressed our judges with their personal stories and will be appearing on Future Radio’s Norwich Talks programme over the next year, with one entry featuring each month.

The first Norwich Talks episode aired last week featuring adorable local 3 year old Isobel Lemon. Issie told us about her favorite thing in Norwich: an enormous ever green tree in the grounds of the Cathedral. Issie shared stories about games and picnics she'd had under the tree and her big secret, that fairies lived up in the branches, she's seen them. She also helped us find another entry at the Cathedral, a very popular place with our contestants. We were looking for a plaque made by local artist Madie Buckingham, the Great Aunt of Ros Hawes who told us about her discovery some years ago. Together we hunted down the plaque, celebrating a kindly clergyman. Listen again to Issie, Phoebe and Roxanne introducing a personal perspective to the Cathedral and it’s grounds.

Watch this space for news of October's episode, by local book binder and avid historian Trevor, from his arm chair in his favorite day centre.