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Friday 3 February onwards |
Friday 10 February onwards |
Friday 17 February onwards |
Friday 24 February onwards
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Events taking place throughout the month ...
RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Westleton,
Saxmundham
The RSPB’s flagship reserve at Minsmere
provides a number of events and activities for all ages, 12 months
of the year at Minsmere, North Warren and Snape, for details visit
www.rspb.org.uk/minsmere or call 01728
648281.
Aldeburgh Music & Snape Maltings Concert
Hall
A place of energy and inspiration for music and
the arts, home of the Aldeburgh Festival in June and the Snape
Proms in August, for details of forthcoming concerts, gigs and
events visit www.aldeburgh.co.uk/events or call 01728
687100.
Events listing ...
Friday 3 February
Friends of Woodbridge Museum - Woodbridge Community
Hall, Station Rd
2.30pm - 4pm, 'Registering births,
marriages and deaths', Jane Parker, Registrar for Suffolk will talk
about her work, £2.50 Friends, £3.50 visitors, further details from
Anne Merrett on 01394 385572.
Martlesham Heath Aviation Society - Martlesham Heath
Community Centre, Old Felixstowe Road
7.30pm, Alan
Smith presents 'The Lives of Some Who Served at Martlesham Heath',
£1.50 members, £2.50 non-members, no need to book, just turn up,
for more information visit www.mhas.org.uk or call 01473 274300.
Friday 3 & Saturday 4 February
Aladdin - Kesgrave Community
Centre
7.30pm, 2.30pm matineee on Saturday,
Springfield Follies presents its 2012 pantomime Aladdin and his
Wonderful Lamp, tickets £7, children £4, family (2 adults+2
children) £20, box office 01473 819051, further details at
www.springfieldfollies.org.uk.
Saturday 4 February
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Woodbridge
Kyson
Meet at 11am at the Framfield Centre (IP12 4FD)
car park, Woodbridge for a 2½ mile/I hour walk along hardened or
surfaced paths towards Kyson Point, returning across Broom Heath,
toilets available at Notcutts Café, refreshments available at the
Café or Cherry Tree pub opposite afterwards, dogs welcome, for more
information visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Bawdsey Haven Yacht Club - Great Hall, Bawdsey
Manor
7.30pm, talk by Bob Merrett of Maritime
Woodbridge on the ‘History of the Port of Woodbridge’, adults £2,
under 18s 50p, refreshments available
The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular - Spa Pavilion Theatre,
Felixstowe
7.30pm, memories of Frank Sinatra, Dean
Martin and Sammy Davis in a totally live show successful worldwide,
tickets £19, available from
www.thespapavilion.org or 01394 282126 and
Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Woodbridge
Tourist
Information Centres.
Monday 6 February
Mothers Union Open Meeting - Bawdsey Village
Hall
1.30pm, Rev. Ruth Hatchett talks with slides on
her travels on horseback in the Holy Land, all welcome.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Old
Felixstowe
Meet at 10.30am at Brackenbury Sports
Centre (IP11 9JF) for a 2 mile walk around Old Felixstowe, grade 1,
for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Tuesday 7 February
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Rendlesham Children’s
Centre, Buggies/Families Walk
Meet at 9.15am at the
Children's Centre (IP12 2GF), parking on the road nearby, toilets
and refreshments available, 2 mile circular walk around the play
areas of Rendlesham lasting about 1 hour, grade 1, for more
information visit our health walks page page or contact the
Walks Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Charsfield
Meet at 10.30am in the Village Hall car
park (IP13 7PY, near the Three Horseshoes pub), for a walk through
peaceful orchards and the beautiful valley, may be muddy in parts,
toilets/refreshments in the pub after the walk, no dogs, grade 2-3,
for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Kesgrave Tesco to
Longstrops
Meet 10.30am at Kesgrave Tesco, Ropes
Drive IP5 2FU (parking in Tesco car park which is free for up to 3
hours) for a 3 mile/2 hour stroll through pine woods to Longstrops
footpath and back through Grange Farm, toilets and refreshments
available at Tesco or the Café 66 in the Scout HQ before and after,
buggy friendly, grade 3, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Wednesday 8 February
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Aldeburgh
Meet at 11am at the Fort Green car park and
bus terminus (IP15 5DE) for a 1 mile level walk along the promenade
to the Scallop, plus half a mile back to the café, wheelchair
friendly, grade 1, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Walberswick
Meet at 10am in the lower car park on
Palmers Lane (IP18 6UA) and join the Natural England Reserve
Manager for a walk around Tinker’s Marshes, with large numbers of
over wintering birds, this walk will offer fantastic views of the
marshes, binoculars are a must, wellies may be a good idea, 5.5km
walk, grade 4, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Thursday 9 February
Woodbridge Horticultural Society - Woodbridge Community
Hall, Station Rd
7.30pm, Annual General Meeting
followed by Costa Rica - Ruth Ingham, visitors welcome, £2
admission, for more information visit
www.woodbridge-hs.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Thorpeness
Meet at 2pm outside the Meare Shop Café
(IP16 4NZ) by the duck pond for a short walk of about 30/40minutes
around the picturesque village of Thorpeness, there is usually
plenty of free road parking and toilets and refreshments are
available, grade 2, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Friday 10 - Sunday 18 February
Puss in Boots - Riverside Theatre,
Woodbridge
Company of Four present a family panto for
February half-term, for performance and ticket information visit
www.thecompanyoffour.co.uk or call the box
office on 01394 382174.
Friday 10 February
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Framfield Health Centre,
Ipswich Road, Woodbridge
Meet at 10.15am for a
10.30am start outside the Health Centre (postcode IP12 4FD), for a
fortnightly walk with varied routes, mostly on hard surfaces,
toilets available at the Health Centre and at Notcutts café,
refreshments available at the café after the walk, 45 - 60 minutes,
grade 2-3, please park at the top of the car park away from
Notcutts, bus stop opposite Notcutts main road entrance, for more
information visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Saturday 11 February
Woodbridge Farmers’ Market - Woodbridge Community Hall,
Station Road
9am - 1pm, a wide range of top quality
fresh local produce, for more information visit
www.woodbridgefarmersmarket.co.uk.
Annual Jumble Sale - Bawdsey Village
Hall
2pm, any items for the sale to be taken to the
hall at 10am that day, refreshments available, in aid of church and
village hall funds.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Melton
Meet
at 2pm at the Melton Riverside Amenity site (IP12 2PA) for a walk
in the Deben Valley south of the Wilford Bridge, refreshments and
toilets at the pub after the walk, grade 2 on hard surfaces, for
more information visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
The Little Big Club with Thomas the Tank Engine - Spa
Pavilion Theatre, Felixstowe
7.30pm, fabulous stage
show for the whole family, tickets £14, child £12, family 2 adults
+ 2 children £48, available from
www.thespapavilion.org or 01394 282126 and
Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Woodbridge
Tourist
Information Centres.
Sunday 12 February
Car Boot Sale - Dans Meadow, Bealings Rd,
Martlesham
Sellers 11am, buyers 12pm, in aid of the
Air Ambulance, donations welcome.
Music in Felixstowe - St Peter and St Paul’s
Church
3pm, The Ward Quartet perform Beethoven,
tickets £10, children free, book on 01394 670633, for more
information visit www.felixstowemusic.com.
Monday 13 February
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Wickham
Market
Meet at 2pm on the Hill (IP13 0XQ) for a walk
around Wickham and surroundings, the shortest walk is 30 minutes,
the longest just over an hour, parking at the Health Centre, High
Street, toilets at the car park just off the Hill, refreshments at
Teapots in the High Street, grade 1 and 3 (split groups), for more
information visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Tuesday 14 February
Felixstowe District Horticultural Society - Old
Felixstowe Community Centre, Ferry Road,
Felixstowe
7.30pm, 'The Magic of Herbs' talk by Karen
Kenny, visitors welcome, £2 admission, for more information visit
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/FelixstoweandDistrictHorticulturalSociety.
Forest Fun - Foxburrow Farm, Saddlemaker’s Lane,
Melton
10.30am - 12.30pm, family event, adults £1.50,
children £3.50, please book by calling 01394 380113 or email
foxburrow.education@suffolkwildlifetrust.org,
for more information visit
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/foxburrow-farm/
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Morrisons,
Felixstowe
Meet at 10.30am outside Morrisons
supermarket for a 2½ mile walk across the new bridge crossing the
A14, grade 3, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Wednesday 15 February
Survivor Skills - Foxburrow Farm, Saddlemaker’s Lane,
Melton
10.30am - 2pm, children 10 - 15 yrs, £6,
please book by calling 01394 380113 or email
foxburrow.education@suffolkwildlifetrust.org,
for more information visit
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/foxburrow-farm/
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Leiston
Meet at 2.30pm at Leiston Leisure Centre, Red
House Lane, IP16 4LS, for a 2½ mile walk along tracks and footpaths
on Leiston Common, can be muddy in places after rain, free parking,
public transport, refreshments and toilets available, grade 2, for
more information visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Thursday 16 February
Suffolk Wildlife Trust Woodbridge Group - Woodbridge
Community Hall, Station Rd
7.30 pm, 'Archaeopteryx?!
', talk by Mike Swindells, admission £2.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Rushmere
Common
Meet at 11am at Rushmere Golf Club, Camberley
Road, Ipswich IP4 5QQ, for a 2 mile/60 minute easy walk around
Rushmere Common, grade 3, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Friday 17 February
Children’s Activity - Foxburrow Farm, Saddlemaker’s
Lane, Melton
10am - 2pm, children 6 - 10yrs, £6
(discounted for siblings), please book by calling 01394 380113 or
email
foxburrow.education@suffolkwildlifetrust.org,
for more information visit
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/foxburrow-farm/
Art Exhibition - Woodbridge Museum, Market
Hill
10am - 4pm, from the Museum’s collection
including works by Churchyard, Moore and Woodruffe, admission
free.
Saturday 18 February
Art Exhibition - Woodbridge Museum, Market
Hill
10am - 4pm, from the Museum’s collection
including works by Churchyard, Moore and Woodruffe, admission
free.
Lecture by Mark Mitchells - Rendham Village
Hall
7.30pm, an illustrated talk by local historian
Mark Mitchells about the famous hoards of gold and silver that have
been found in Suffolk, tickets £6 at the door or call 01728
663485.
Steve Hewlett - Voices of Variety - Spa Pavilion
Theatre, Felixstowe
7.30pm, comedy ventriloquist
Steve Hewlett returns to the Spa Pavilion with his own show,
tickets £15, child £10, family (2 adults + 2 children) £45,
available from www.thespapavilion.org or 01394 282126 and
Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Woodbridge
Tourist
Information Centres.
Sunday 19 February
Art Exhibition - Woodbridge Museum, Market
Hill
10am - 4pm, from the Museum’s collection
including works by Churchyard, Moore and Woodruffe, admission
free.
Tuesday 21 February
Grundisburgh Local History Society - The Parish Room,
The Green, Grundisburgh
7.30pm, 'Working Horses in
the 1960s' by Philip Ryder-Davies, visitors welcome £2.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust Felixstowe Group - Broadway
House, Orwell Road, Felixstowe
7.30pm, 'Wildlife in
the Northern Territory of Australia’ by Jim Foster, admission £2,
refreshments available.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Karibour Walk, Rushmere
Heath
Meet at 9.45am in the car park at Broadlands
Shopping Centre (IP4 5RE), for a brisk walk on Rushmere Heath,
grade 2, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Snape Maltings and
Gromford
Meet at 10.30am in the overflow car park at
Snape Maltings (IP17 1SP) for a 3 miles/1.5 hours walk through
farmland to the tiny hamlet of Gromford, then over to Snape Church
and back, toilets and refreshments available, free parking, grade
3, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Framlingham Castle
Walks
Meet at 10.30am outside Castle Inn (IP13 9BH)
for a prompt 10.45am start, walks around Framlingham will be
different each month depending on the weather and walkers involved,
may include footpaths and uneven ground, parking available at St.
Michaels Rooms (donation in honesty box), castle car park or town
centre car parks, toilets and refreshments at Castle Inn after the
walk, grade 2 - 3, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Wednesday 22 January
Pagans Beyond The Pale Discussion Group -
Badingham
7.15 for 7.30pm, a monthly meeting for
talks, discussions on ancient wisdoms, folklore etc, all are
welcome, for more information contact 01728 638580.
Stepping Out in Suffolk - Woodbridge
Meet
at 10.30am outside Deben Pool (IP12 4AU), for a 2½ walk along the
banks of the River Deben, grade 2, for more information visit our
health walks page or contact the Walks Team on 01473 229292 or
email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Thursday 23 January
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Thorpeness
Meet at 2pm outside the Meare Shop Café
(IP16 4NZ) by the duck pond for a short walk of about 30/40minutes
around the picturesque village of Thorpeness, there is usually
plenty of free road parking and toilets and refreshments are
available, grade 2, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Friday 24 January
The Sutton Hoo Society - Sutton Hoo,
Woodbridge
7.30pm AGM in The Kings River Restaurant
(National Trust Visitor Centre), Mark Mitchell presents a talk on
The Treasure Hoards of Suffolk, for more information visit
www.suttonhoo.org
Physic & Science - Spa Pavilion Theatre,
Felixstowe
7.30pm, the UK’s first ever interactive
paranormal show, tickets £18.50, concession £16.50, available from
www.thespapavilion.org or 01394 282126 and
Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Woodbridge
Tourist
Information Centres.
Saturday 25 January
Woodbridge Farmers’ Market - Woodbridge Community Hall,
Station Road
9am - 1pm, a wide range of top quality
fresh local produce, for more information visit
www.woodbridgefarmersmarket.co.uk.
Printmaking Workshop - Butley Village Hall, Mill Lane,
Butley
10am - 4pm, with Heather Hodgson and Jennifer
Hall, £40 per person for the day, including materials, cheque or
cash payable on the day, a fun day exploring simple print
techniques without the use of a press, no experience required, open
to amateur artists only, maximum 12 people per workshop, for
details and to book contact Jennifer Hall at
jen@jennifer-hall.com or
call 01394 610292
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Wickham
Market
Meet at 2pm on the Hill (IP13 0XQ) for a walk
around Wickham and surroundings, the shortest walk is 30 minutes,
the longest just over an hour, parking at the Health Centre, High
Street, toilets at the car park just off the Hill, refreshments at
Teapots in the High Street, grade 1 and 3 (split groups), for more
information visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Let the Good Times Roll - Spa Pavilion Theatre,
Felixstowe
7.30pm, direct from London’s West End,
tickets £16.50, concession £15, available from
www.thespapavilion.org or 01394 282126 and
Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Woodbridge
Tourist
Information Centres.
Tuesday 28 January
Felixstowe Society - St Andrews Church Hall,
Felixstowe
7.30pm, member David Isbister talks about
the demise of some fascinating London Underground stations, members
£1, visitors £2.
Wednesday 29 January
Volunteers Afternoon - Foxburrow Farm, Saddlemaker’s
Lane, Melton
2pm - 4pm, come and find out about
becoming a volunteer at this Suffolk Wildlife Trust centre, free,
for more information visit
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves-and-visitor-centres/foxburrow-farm/
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk -
Sizewell
Meet at 10.30am in the car park near Dower
House, Sizewell Hall (IP16 4UH) for a circular 2½ miles/1½ hours
walk along the cliff path and back via footpaths, with spectacular
views over the sea, grade 2, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk.
Stepping Out in Suffolk Walk - Martlesham Heath and
Brightwell Church
Meet 10.30am at rear of Martlesham
Community Centre (IP5 3RU next to Tescos) for a 3½ mile/2 hour
stroll behind BT towards Brightwell Church which we may get to
depending on the weather conditions, toilets and refreshments
available at Tesco before and after, grade 4, for more information
visit our health walks page or contact the Walks
Team on 01473 229292 or email
info@livewellsuffolk.org.uk