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- 11 June 1989 Preliminary ULPS meeting at the home of Phyl and Ed Mendelsohn, Alpington, Norfolk
- 9 July 1989 Further exploratory meeting of all interested, at the home of Ellman Crasnow, West Parade, Norwich
- 2 December 1989 ULPS Drop-in Weekend at the Hotel Norwich. Steering Committee formed.
- 23 December 1989 First Hanukkah Party - at the home of Liz and Mark Allan, Toft Monks nr Beccles, Suffolk
- 11 January 1990 First Meeting of Steering Group - at the home of Ellman Crasnow, West Parade, Norwich
- 2 March 1990 First Shabbat Service - at Friends Meeting House, Norwich; service led by Rabbi Guy Hall
- 10 April 1990 First Communal Seder - at Loddon Middle School; service led by Ellman Crasnow
- 4 May 1990 First Shabbat service at the Octagon, Colegate, Norwich; service led by Marjorie Monnickendam
- 19 September 1990 First High Holy Days Services - at the Octagon, Colegate, Norwich; service led by Rabbi Guy Hall
- 14 October 1990 Consecration of Sefer Torah - at the first Simchat Torah Party, Toft Monks
- 11 March 1991 1st AGM - - at Heigham Grove, Norwich. Council elected and Constitution adopted
- 5 October 1991 First baby blessing ceremony for a baby girl: Sarah Rae; service led by Joe Swinburne
- 15 March 1992 First Purim Party - at Haddiscoe Village Hall, Toft Monks nr Beccles, Suffolk
- 4 July 1992 First Kabbalat Torah: Miriam Crasnow and Daisy Lees; service led by Ellman Crasnow
- 3 April 1993 First Bar Mitzvah: Simon Price; service led by Hadassah Davis
- 2 July 1993 Admission ceremony for the first female convert: Gretel Krull; service led by Marjorie Monnickendam
- 3 July 1993 First Bat Mitzvah: Alison Lawrence; service led by Marjorie Monnickendam
- 11 July 1993 First wedding: Gretel and Gary Scheckter, at Dunston Hall, Norfolk; performed by Mark Goldsmith
- 2 October 1993 Admission ceremony for John Munden (first male); service at the Octagon led by Marjorie Monnickendam
- 2 October 1993 Admission ceremony for Mary Jane Badley; service at the Octagon led by Marjorie Monnickendam
- 2 October 1993 Blessing ceremony for Benjamin Rae (first for boy); service led by Marjorie Monnickendam
- 10 October 1993 Simchat Torah Party at Loddon
- 5 November 1993 Shabbat service at the Octagon led by Liz Allan
- 13 November 1993 Cheese and Wine Party at West Parade, Norwich
- 4 December 1993 Shabbat service at the Octagon led by Mark Goldsmith
- 12 December 1993 Hanukkah Party at Haddiscoe
- 7 January 1994 First Shabbat service at the Old Meeting House, Colegate, Norwich; service led by Judith Allan and children of the congregration
- 5 February 1994 New silver kiddush cup used at Shabbat service for first time; service led by Elkan Kohn
- 27 February 1994 Purim Party at Haddiscoe
- 4 March 1994 New silver candlesticks and tray used at Shabbat service for first time; service led by Allie Jacobs
- 27 March 1994 Communal Seder at Loddon
- 2 April 1994 Baby Blessing for Ruben Scheckter; service led by Mark Goldsmith
- 6 May 1994 Shabbat service led by Ellman Crasnow
- 7 May 1994 Shiur at Old Meeting house given by Mark Goldsmith (Hebrew in an hour and a half)
- 4 June 1994 Shabbat service at the Old Meeting House led by Mark Goldsmith
- 1 July 1994 Shabbat service at the Old Meeting House led by Ellman Crasnow
- 10 July 1994 Garden Party at Tibbenham
- 2 September 1994 Shabbat service at the Old Meeting House led by Charlie Cassell
- 5 September 1994 Yom Tovim services at the Old Meeting House led by Melinda Carr
- 25 September 1994 Simchat Torah party at Haddiscoe Village Hall
- 15 October 1994 Wine and cheese evening
- 27 November 1994 Hanukkah Party at Fairway Middle School
- 12 March 1995 Purim Party at Fairway Middle School
- 15 April 1995 Communal Seder at Loddon Middle School, led by Liz Alan
- 30 May 1995 Rabbi Frank Dabba Smith meets the Council
- 9 June 1995 First adult ed with FDS
- 10 June 1995 First service by FDS
- 23 July 1995 Garden Party at Toft Monks
- October 1995 Conversion ceremony for George Willson
- June 1996 Drop-In day at the Post House Hotel
- 2 March 1996 Barmitzvah of Ben Lawrence
- 3 March 1996 Purim Party at Toft Monks
- 4 April 1996 Communal Seder at Loddon Middle School led by FDS
- 2 November 1996 Katie Haniford batmitzvah
- 7 December 1996 Hanukkah Party at Fairway First School
- KT class trip to Amsterdam with FDS
- Jews by Choice weekend at Charney Manor in Oxfordshire
- KT class trip to Kent
- 9 March 1997 Stone setting for Sybil Simons
- 22 March 1997 "Plant a Tree" in Lowestoft with Tony Rees
- 6 June 1997 An evening with Michel Lieberman
- 30 June 1997 First meeting of the building committee
- 1 July 1997 Havdallah barbecue at Toft Monks
- 12 July 1997 Barmitzvah of George Willson; conversion of Madeleine Catchpole, Allison Knight and Jenny Lawrence
- 13 September 1997 KT class graduation: Madeleine Catchpole, Eva Crasnow, Katie Haniford, Alison Lawrence, Ben Lawrence. Baby blessing of Megan Leah Scheckter
- 18 October 1997 Sukkot/Simchat Torah party at Golden Dog Lane
- 30/8/97 Shabbat lunch at Joan Goodman's
- 13 July 1997 FDS introduce Rachel Benjamin to the community
- September 1997 FDS leaves for Harrow and Wembley
- 1 October 1997 Julie Drewitt and Christine Collins admission ceremony; High Holydays services with Rachel Benjamin
- 7 November 1997 First Shabbat service led by RB
- 28 December 1997 Hanukkah party at Jessopp Road
- August 1998 Eva Crasnow becomes ULPS youth contact
- 11 April 1998 Communal seder with RB
- 9 May 1998 Israel 50 celebration at Jessopp Road
- 6 June 1998 Charles Middleburgh visit
- 18 July 1998 Havadallah barbecue at Toft Monks
- 3 July 1998 RB's last service
- 7 August 1998 Melinda Carr's first service
- 8 October 1998 NNCCJ meeting with Ellman Crasnow and Prue Goldsmith
- 24/10/98 Quiz evening with NHC
- October 1998 High Holydays services with Alexander Beliavstev
- 10 October 1998 Sukkot/Simchat Torah at Ellman's
- 21 November 1998 Cheese and wine evening at Andree Kahn's
- 1 December 1998 Hanukkah party at Jessopp Road
- 20 February 1999 Talk on spiritual healing with John Levi
- 27 February 1999 Batmitzvah of Miriam Barnett
- 1 April 1999 Communal seder with EC
- April 1999 Community Group formed under Joan Goodman
- 25 April 1999 Trip to Beth Shalom with the NHC!
- 23 May 1999 First meeting of Alephbet Shortcourse class
- 27 June 1999 Inaugural meetings of Rites and Practices and Community Groups
- 11 July 1999 Ordination of Alexander Dukhovny at the LJS
- 17 July 1999 Havadallah barbecue at Toft Monks