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A great night was had by the 80 or so who attended the Sudbury Carnival Queen and Princess Elections held at the Sudbury Snooker Club on Friday 8th July, there were 4 entrants for the Queen with 16 year old Rebecca Aitliens chosen by the 4 Judges, Sudbury Town Mayor Sue Ayres, Mrs Arron, Mrs Ellingham-Smith and Sue from the Snooker Club. The Princesses chosen by the Judges were, Faith Byford aged 6, Chloe Eva Green aged 7 and Amelia Head aged 11. Sue Creamer who organised the event said, ‘It was an amazing night with terrific entrants at all age groups, all of whom would have made superb Queens and Princesses, but choices had to be made and the Judges were totally independent’. She added ‘We are all off to the Witham Carnival on Saturday 9 July and I would like to thank Louise for allowing us to use the Snooker club and for providing the buffet and to Debbie, Kaysha and Alison for their help on the night.

The rest of the carnival is coming along, although there are still spaces in the Procession and also at Belvue Park where we hope to have a great Party with all the family. We would also like to hear from any musicians, singers, entertainers etc. who would like to showcase their talents - so get in touch we want to hear from you.

We are also looking for help on the day of the carnival, the more volunteers we have the better the event, get in touch with Alison on 01787 310395 or Jack on 01787 374025

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Sixth formers from three Suffolk academies recently battled it out in a competition to prove who has the superior mental and physical agility. Students from the Thomas Gainsborough School in Great Cornard, the Samuel Ward Academy in Haverhill and the Newmarket Academy took part in the second Wardale Williams Sixth Form Trust Challenge recently. The Haverhill school scooped the prize for the second year running.

The event, held at the Thomas Gainsborough School, was hosted by Dominic Tyler Lovett, chairman of Colchester Mind and Howard Lay, Chief Executive of the Samuel Ward Trust. The students competed in five different activities; including The University Challenge, public speaking, engineering, creative and physical. Kenny Alexander, Director of Sixth Form at the Thomas Gainsborough School, said: “The challenge was a great opportunity for the three academies to get together and compete. The idea of the competition is to give the students the opportunity to test their skills in a competitive environment. The competition is aimed at helping our students to develop their personal skills and give them an experience of dealing with a pressure situation, which we hope will benefit them in their future lives and careers.”

The event was sponsored by local opticians Wardale Williams, which has practices in both Sudbury and Haverhill.

Sudbury practice manager Amanda Skinner, who attended the event, said: “We are delighted to have sponsored this event for the second year running.

It was great to see how enthusiastic the students were and their ability was very impressive.”

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News from Sudbury Library The Big Reading Challenge starts from 22nd July - 4th September 10.30 am - 12.30 pm Sundays 10.30.am - 12.30 pm.

Volunteers are needed to help with this event, anyone over the age of 13 years can apply, application forms are available at the Library (01787 242570) or online at sudbury.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk or wwwsuffolklibraries.co.uk/src Unfortunately the children's library room is closed due to damage to the roof, but a selection of books are shelved at the rear of the Library near the desk.

The popular Sew Crafties for children are taking place on the 17th and 24th August 9pm - 12 noon, booking is essential.

The author Rosie Thornton will be giving a talk on the 9th August at 2.30pm. this is a Toptime event but all are welcome.

Toptime is a weekly session every Tuesday from 2,30 -4.pm with a weekly programme of varied activities.

The application by the Friend's of Sudbury Library to become a Member of the IPS (The organisation that runs Suffolk Libraries and has been so successful it keeping all Suffolk Libraries open) has passed the first hurdle and we hope it will be ratified shortly.

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Holmes & Hills Solicitors in Sudbury will be fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support at the firm’s 2016 annual charity bike ride and invites you to take part. Taking place on Sunday 11th September, over 300 people are expected to join in.

The local law firm organises the annual event to raise funds for charity. Last year, Holmes & Hills raised over £8,500 for Cancer Research UK, the firm’s 2015 charity of the year.

Celebrating its 11th year, the 2016 Holmes & Hills Solicitors' annual Charity Bike Ride will once again start and finish in Halstead.

Taking place on one special Sunday each September, the Holmes & Hills Charity Bike Ride is one of the largest non-competitive charity cycling events in the area.

The event is open to anyone including individuals, families and teams of colleagues and will take place on Sunday 11th September and offers three scenic routes to choose from – 11, 26 or 53 miles. There will be a complimentary after-ride BBQ and refreshments for those who take part.

Each of the three routes goes through some of Essex and Suffolk’s finest countryside. Riders will be cycling through Halstead town centre and into the countryside, with the 53 miles route going along the Suffolk boarder, passing through Belchamp Walter, Clare and Ridgewell before returning to Halstead through Finchingfield and Felsted.

Mark Cornell, Managing Partner of Holmes & Hills Solicitors, who is himself a keen cyclist says: “I am very pleased with how the event is getting bigger every year, it all started small 11 years ago, it just goes to show how the people of Sudbury and Halstead are keen to support good causes. This event promises to be a great day out.”

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Sainsbury’s Sudbury Names Age UK, Chilton Club as their new Local Charity of The Year Following an online and in-store customer vote, Sainsbury’s Sudbury has announced that Age UK, Chilton Club will be the store’s new Local Charity of the Year for 2016 - 2017. The Chilton Cub is a specialist Day Club for those affected with dementia. The Club is here to help support the people who attend and those who care for them. They provide stimulating activities, personal care, freshly cooked meals and refreshments.

This year's Local Charity scheme began at the end of May, when colleagues shortlisted a maximum of three charities to be put forward to the customer vote. The Chilton Club received the most votes and will receive a year’s worth of fundraising and awareness-raising from the store.

To celebrate the announcement, a launch day will take place at the Sudbury store on 5th August 2016. Customers will get the chance to meet representatives from the charity and learn more about the work they do. The store team will also be fundraising for the new charity.

Jilly Vince, Manager from The Chilton Club, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who voted for us. Becoming Sainsbury’s Sudbury Local Charity of the Year will make a huge difference to our charity. We’re looking forward to the partnership and working closely with the colleagues at the Sudbury store.”

Laura Payne, Store manager at Sainsbury’s Sudbury added: “I’d like to say congratulations to the Chilton Club. It’s great to be working with a new charity this year. My colleagues are really excited about the partnership.”

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The Suffolk Villages Festival Artistic Director: Peter Holman MBE Friday 26 August St Mary’s Church Stoke by Nayland, 8pm Mozart: Wind Serenade in B flat (Gran Partita), Haydn: Concerto in F for violin & harpsichord; Mozart: Symphony no. 25 in G minor K183; Tassilo Erhardt violin, Steven Devine harpsichord; Syrinx and Friends, Essex Baroque Orchestra, directed by Steven Devine Saturday 27 August, St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh 6.30pm Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea (concert performance); Philippa Hyde Poppea, Claire Tomlin Nerone, Kate Semmens Octavia, Emma Bishton, Drusilla Nicholas Sales Ottone, Daniel Norman Arnalta, Giles Davies Seneca The John Jenkins Consort, directed by Peter Holman.

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James Cartlidge writes Member of Parliament for South Suffolk What a month it's been: we have voted in a referendum; received the resignation of our Prime Minister; undertaken a leadership contest; chosen our second female Prime Minister and completed a substantial government reshuffle. Interesting times indeed!

Although I was disappointed about the result of the referendum, I am delighted that we now have a strong leader and a stable government who are well placed to negotiate the terms of the UK's exit from the EU and to carve out our new position in the world. I supported Theresa May's leadership campaign from the beginning and have every faith that she will be an excellent Prime Minister.

Away from the whirlwind of distractions in Westminster, my work in the constituency has continued. I recently held a 'leafgate' summit in Sudbury with senior representatives from Abellio Greater Anglia, Network Rail and the Department for Transport. We were joined by John Curley, a rail resilience expert, who had been commissioned to investigate how leaf fall caused the Gainsborough line (from Sudbury to Marks Tey) to shut down for 13 days last autumn. Mr Curley outlined the unique circumstances that had led to the buildup of leaf mulch on local branch lines, and Abellio and Network Rail outlined their plans to ensure that the same thing does not occur again this year. After the meeting we all took the Gainsborough line to Marks Tey to discuss ongoing issues on this and the mainline.

I am pleased to announce that there have been a number of developments in the campaign for improved mobile signal in South Suffolk with pre-application conversations about new masts happening in Boxford and Glemsford, whilst Vodafone recently launched 4G mobile in Sudbury.

Back in Parliament we held a high profile debate about renewing Trident. I argued that nuclear weapons are the most hideous human invention but that paradoxically they have given us the most beautiful thing - peace, if not from of all conflict, at least in terms of us avoiding a hideous World War 3 that I believe would have been inevitable in the latter half of the 20th century, without the deterrent in place. As I said, interesting times.

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Marathon man breaks £10,000 for children’s cancer charity A man who lost eight stone in less than a year following his father’s death has now raised more than £10,000 for children with cancer. Over the past four years Adrian Stohr, 40, of Sudbury, has raised the money via a number of fundraising events. Mr Stohr has run the London Marathon for the past four years and the Great North Run in 2014 and 2015. He has also held two charity balls, including one earlier this month which raised an additional £2,455.

Just weeks after his father’s death from a diabetic condition in 2012, Mr Stohr was diagnosed as clinically obese and warned he could die if he didn’t change his lifestyle. The warning sparked Mr Stohr to embark on a punishing exercise and diet schedule which saw him lose eight stone in weight. His remarkable transformation saw him complete the London Marathon in April 2013. Mr Stohr’s story captured the imagination of the media and the BBC has featured his training and fundraising activities on a number of occasions.

Once achieving his weight lose aims Mr Stohr decided who wanted to raise money for a good cause, and as a father of three, decided to raise money Children with Cancer UK. Mr Stohr said: “I am so pleased to have broken the ÂŁ10,000 mark which was my aim when I started my fundraising activities. The latest ball at the Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa was a fantastic success and was attended by more than 100 people. We raised ÂŁ900 alone from a raffle with prizes donated from business around the Sudbury area, so a big thank you goes to them. “My aim now is to continue my fundraising activities and see where it takes me.

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Sudbury Dramatic Society Bazaar and Rummage Comedy and pathos go hand in hand in the next production from Sudbury Dramatic Society based at The Quay Theatre, Bazaar and Rummage by Sue Townsend which is on at The Quay from Tuesday 6th until Saturday 10th September at 7.45pm. Sue Townsend, author of the very popular Adrian Mole books, has crafted the funny and moving story of three severely agoraphobic women who, as part of a self-help group who have never met, have left their homes for the first time in years, and made it to a London church hall to run a rummage sale, organised by trainee Social Worker Fliss and ex-agoraphobic volunteer Gwenda.

However, as the afternoon progresses, the distinction between the carers and the cared for becomes less and less clear. But by the time they leave it is apparent that although their agoraphobia is by no means cured but they have at least made a start.

Bazaar and Rummage was first staged in 1982 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London. With an all female cast, the SDS production is set very firmly in the 1980s and contains some strong language and adult humour Tickets for Bazaar and Rummage are on sale now from The Quay Theatre Box Office on 01787 374745 or online at www.quaysudbury.com

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What’s On in Sudbury - August 2016 No need to go away during the school holidays with so much happening in Sudbury. Gainsborough’s House have a summer of events for the family throughout August with Tom’s Tuesdays every week between 10am and 1pm which include an opportunity to view the galleries and on August 24 join artist Robert Dukes for a gallery talk of the summer exhibition at Gainsborough’s House, to find out more and to book contact 01787 372958 or mail@gainsborough.org.

Sudbury Library will be holdings its annual summer holiday reading game called “the big friendly read” inspired by the children’s author Roald Dahl.

Children can register for free from July 17 and the testing times are 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4 pm Monday to Saturday and also 10.30am to 12.30 pm Sundays.

The Quay Theatre has some fantastic music for you, including the amazing John Etheridge on Friday 5 at 7.30pm and Antony Myers’ Rat Pack Show on Saturday 6 at 7.30pm, both masters in their field! To book contact the Quay Theatre on 01787 374745.

The Kingfisher Leisure Pool have lots to keep the whole family active during the summer including a great swimming pool with their Wet ‘n’ Wild fun session weekdays in the holidays. Little Kingfishers children up to 10 years can have great fun exploring the 4-tiered play frame which includes a ball pool. Babies have their own area which provides a safe sensory & interactive with ball pool.”

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Success, support and sunshine for Long Melford Street Fair On Sunday 10th July, Long Melford was the place to be. Was you amongst the crowd of thousands which filled the historic village? We had all heard about the hype of a new face for the classic street fair, but no one’s expectations foresaw the true popularity for the annual celebration.

After members of the Parish council cancelled the forever popular street fair earlier this year due to "out growing" the small village - Stuart Poole, along with daughter Jess, 18 and wife Teresa, made it their intention to expand and create a friendlier, welcoming atmosphere for the local community. With a helping hand from The Long Melford Volunteer Group, the handful of helpers were able to pull off the biggest street fair yet, supporting two stage, an entertainment arena and a dozen street performers.

Not only did the public come out in force but so did The Rock Choir, with over 100 voices being heard throughout the street. It was a wonder they all fitted in the car park! Other acts consisted of Cakehole Mafia, Route 66, East Suffolk Morris Men, The Sambooma Band, The Bellydanza belly dancers, a couple of performances from Up-beat Long Melford Primary School and much, much more talent.

With the sun beaming down on rosey cheeks, friends, family and many four legged friends strolled up and down the mile and half stretch of stalls, fun Fair's and entertainment. Cathy Platt, stall holder for Funding Neuro and Daisy, said "What a wonderful street fair! The event had such a great atmosphere and was so well organised - so pleased the weather was kind to everyone too! A good day was had by all!"

Even though the street fair battles every year with clashing with local events, this year’s biggest battles was the UK Silverstone F1, Wimbledon final and UEFA Euro final.Yet we still saw record breaking crowds. Kevin Butler took to social media to thank organisers, along with many others, said “Well done for all your hard work in getting this event back on, we had such an enjoyable day never seen so many people at the street fair considering all the sport on TV today.”

Darryll Tanswell, local cakery, took on the task of making an 8ft x 4ft cake to help fund next year’s event. He was able to raise £307 for the cause. The Kernos Centre – the street fair’s chosen charity - was also very thankful for the contribution made by the Long Melford Street Fair, raising over £365 with stickers and balloons alone.

With the great success of this year’s event, we are looking for more volunteers to help out and become part of the team. The Street Fair will not being going ahead without more local people contributing their time to assist The Long Melford Volunteer Group with the running of the event. If you would like to be involved and give up a couple of hours every now to make another year of success please email longmelfordstreetfair@sky.com for more information.

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A Café specialising in Plant Based Food and Drink An exciting new venture is coming to Sudbury in the form of Kind Cuisine, a café which will exclusively offer plant based food and drink. Situated in historic Friars Street, Kind Cuisine is the creation of Linda Gregory and partner Mark Sutcliffe, who fully embrace a vegan lifestyle. They are keen to raise awareness of this way of life, by designing a business that would showcase how a plant based diet can offer as much variety, flavour and enjoyment as any other mainstream cuisine.

The concept of veganism may seem new to some, but it is actually at an all time high, with many more people, including sports men and women, and celebrities implementing the plant based lifestyle every day. They are making the change for many reasons, from health related to ethical.

Veganism is a way of life which seeks to exclude, as far as it is possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. Research has shown that potentially a vegan diet can be the healthiest choice for long term human health and wellbeing. It has also been scientifically proven that a plant based diet is more beneficial to the environment and the planet as a whole.

Kind Cuisine will be offering a variety of tasty light lunches, cakes, snacks and drinks, and will be a warm, welcoming place for all in the community. Linda and Mark are aiming to launch the project in the very near future, and are looking forward to welcoming everyone, and providing a customer experience that is enjoyable, healthy and as ethical as possible.

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Hospice’s brand new, bubbly event is first for Suffolk St Elizabeth Hospice is bringing a brand new family event to Suffolk this August bank holiday, and it’s already proving to be very popular with more than 1,100 people signed up to take part! Bubble Rush is a fun-filled, foamy event that will see people of all ages getting covered in colourful bubbles this summer in aid of the local charity.

On Sunday 28 August, hundreds of people will run, walk, dance or skip around a 5km route at Christchurch Park. The route will feature four ‘bubble stations’ which each have bubble cannons, covering you in safe, frothy foam! Each station jets out different coloured bubbles, with a matching scent and unique music to listen to.

Joanne Rodger, St Elizabeth Hospice’s events and challenges fundraiser, said: “We already have more than 1,100 bubblers signed up for what will be ours, as well as the county’s, first ever Bubble Rush and we expect to have even more sign up before the event. “Bubble Rush is an ideal event to take part in with your family, friends or co-workers as it’s suitable for all ages and is fantastically frothy and fun! “All the money raised from the event will go towards providing vital care and support to people living with a progressive illness in east Suffolk and their families.”

Registration is now open and there are also discounts for family tickets, and under 5’s can enter for free. All the money raised from St Elizabeth Hospice’s event will go towards improving life for people living with a progressive illness such as cancer, motor neurone disease and heart failure.

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I'm glad I moved to Sudbury. I think it's a town full of inexplicably kind people who still wave and smile at you when you obey the Highway Code and give way to your right on a roundabout (as a native of Essex, I still puzzle over it – they know I have to, right?) One of the things I like best about Sudbury is the huge number of things to do in the area, a recent highlight being the wonderful Open Gardens charity event on 5th July to raise funds for St Nicholas Hospice.

We should see more of our town, I convinced my family. I'll spoil the ending right here: trying to get a wobbly toddler and your heavily pregnant (though radiant!) wife to walk around the whole of Sudbury, through all thirteen (!) gardens, was not a viable plan.

I'm glad that we tried though because the gardens that we reached were lovely.

First, we visited Gainsborough's House – finally seeing something of one of Sudbury's most illustrious sons. The staff in the shop were very welcoming and the garden was lush after all the rain, but the cultural significance of the visit was undermined by Celeste's insistence that we search all the flowers for fairies.

Garden Two was the Red House on Meadow Lane, a beautiful Georgian building garnished with a three-tier fish pond and more flowers in one small corner than I've got in my whole garden. As residential homes go, it's spectacular: it looks like the sort of place that people only get to retire to in books.

Garden Three was 'Cygnets' on Church Street, a peaceful garden that backed right onto the Stour with a quaint little bridge over a dried stream bed, attended by two ladies who were just as warm and friendly as I've come to expect from Sudburyites. Sudburyists?

The three of us (soon to be four!) sat on the lawn and watched the canoes go by. By now, the excellent (and gigantic) lunch from 'Huffers' was starting to make everyone a little sleepy and little/pregnant legs can only go so far. We decided to call it a day, making one last stop at Mill House on the way home. The section in the booklet had said that the house had extensive views of the water meadows – one of my favourite places – but I hadn't realised just how extensive they were.

The garden was very well-maintained and planted, though if it'd been my garden, I would've been very intimidated by all the hungry cows on the other side of a shallow river and a thin fence.

As we headed back defeated, the thing that stuck with me, even more than the gardens, was the tremendous generosity that these people had shown in opening these private areas to the public for charity. It's something that I see every day in Sudbury people.

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2016 Events At Melford Hall Lavenham to Melford Railway Walk Saturday 6 August, 10.30am - 1pm A guided four-mile walk retracing the route of the former Great Eastern Railway Line linking the medieval wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford.

Meet at Lavenham Guildhall Tearoom for refreshments and a short introduction before starting your walk. At the end of the walk, enjoy lunch at Melford Hall and a chance to look around the house. ÂŁ16 refreshments, lunch and admission included in the price of the ticket. *Booking essential.

Beatrix Potter story readings Saturday 6, 13, 20 and 27 August, from 12 noon Get carried away by the by the magical adventures of Peter Rabbit and his friends as written by Beatrix Potter and narrated by one of our story tellers as you sit in our enchanting Banqueting House or in the shade of the trees in our garden. Garden admission applies Outdoor theatre – “Once upon a time there were four little rabbits�

Saturday 13 August, 6pm, gates open 5pm A new presentation of the much loved story by Beatrix Potter. Where better to enjoy these classic tales than in the garden of Melford Hall – a favourite haunt of their author. Bring a picnic and settle on the lawn for an evening of glorious entertainment. Tickets: £11 per adult, £7.50 per child or £33 per family. *Booking essential.

Teddy Bear's Picnic Wednesday 17 August, from 11am An opportunity to picnic in the garden at Melford Hall, bring your picnic and your favourite teddy bear. Name the bear and find where the bears have hidden their treasure in the secret island, draw and colour - prizes up for grabs for all these events. Follow the teddy bear garden trail. Bring your poorly bears to the teddy bear clinic so our nurses can make them better. An excellent day for all the family to enjoy. Garden admission + activity charge ÂŁ2.50 per child of 3 yrs and over.

Three Mills Walk Saturday 27 August, 10.30am to 2pm Join us on a guided 6 mile walk from Melford Hall, retracing the route of the Great Eastern railway, passing close by three old water mills, through the 13th century water meadows before ending in Sudbury. ÂŁ10 includes picnic bag and drink. *Booking essential.

Beatrix Potter’s Melford: Holiday Sketches 1899-1916 Until Sunday 30 October, (excluding Mondays and Tuesdays), from 12 noon A selection of facsimile sketches by Beatrix Potter, drawn whilst holidaying at Melford Hall exhibited in our Banqueting House. Normal admission applies.

This year Melford Hall opens earlier at 12 noon. During the first hour there are only short taster tours in the house after which it opens as normal. The Gardens, Tea room and Shop are fully open from 12 noon.

Tickets for events marked with * can be purchased from NT Box office on 08442 491895 or online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/melford-hall/whats-on Children under the age of 5 are admitted free of charge to Melford Hall.

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Ladies’ Captains Day at Stoke by Nayland Thursday, 14th July was the date set for the Ladies’ Captain’s Day at Stoke-byNayland.

The day dawned bright and sunny and with no rain forecast more than 50 ladies set about a team event on the Gainsborough course.

Two scores to count on par 5’s, three on par 4’s and four on par 3’s.

The ladies greeted their Captain, Betty Cox, driven in Ladies’ Captain, Betty Cox, with her her decorated buggy by decorated buggy Ladies Vice-Captain, Anne Hemmings, to the front of the spike bar overlooking the two 18th greens where she was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Ladies Section Secretary, Ann Major. Betty’s chosen theme for the day was Cool Cats and Country Cottage Gardens. The ladies dressed in all things colourful with some inventive costumes worn before (and during) play.

As well as Betty, several ladies had baked cakes which Betty her husband Bob and Club Captain, Ian Thompson offered to the ladies at the halfway point.

Bob had also made some scrumptious punch which could be drunk either with or without any alcoholic content. At the end of the ladies golf round Betty was joined by several nonplaying guests including her brother and his wife and her great niece. A total of over 70 people sat down in the Garden Room Betty walking through the ladies archway of to enjoy a delicious buffet golf clubs with her bouquet of flowers of hot chicken, cold salmon, prawns, rice, various salads and dressings followed by cheese and biscuits and/or a very popular ‘build your own’ fruit dessert of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries with meringues and cream. To finish was tea or coffee and chocolate covered fondant mints.

Following the meal Betty was presented with a book of photographs both past and present which all the ladies had signed with messages of goodwill and thanks for all her hard work so far. She also received a silver bracelet from the ladies as her gift. One raffle prize of a round of golf for four at Bury St Edmunds raised more than £150 for her charity, The Childrens’ Society.

The prize winners were:Best Front 9, Alison Jennings, Kate Fitzgerald, Amanda Hall and Eileen Hands; Best Back 9, Mal Went, Suzanne ShawSmith, Jo Little and Mandy Byham; Nearest the Pin hole 3, Ann Thomas; Nearest the Pin hole 7 Gwen Broadhead; Nearest the Pin hole 18, Karen Lewis; Straightest Drive on First place overall winners from left, Lesley hole 13, Mandy Byham; First Munro, Susie Miler-Moore, Ladies Captain overall, Lesley Munro, Susie Betty Cox, Joan Landen and Fiz Grundy Milner-Moore, Joan Landen and Fiz Grundy; Second overall, Jane Golding, Hilary Cairns, Margaret Bentley and Sybil Paton; Third overall, Roz Clements, Gwen Broadhead, Debbie Howlett and Sue Gregory.

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Sudbury Mayor’s Report I was thrilled and honoured to be selected to represent the town as Mayor, which I will do my utmost to support and serve. My sincere thanks to all the staff at the Town Hall who helped to make my “Mayor Making Ceremony” so special. Teresa Elford who is, and has been, “The Mayor’s Secretary” for the past thirty four years, puts hours of work in behind the scene. I am so grateful for her knowledge, expertise and organisational skills.

I have lived in Sudbury since 1990, as I walk from my flat, down Weavers Lane and up the hill to the Town Hall, I count myself so fortunate to live in such a vibrant, historic and picturesque town. Already I have had the privilege to meet so many people from the various organisations that devote their time and energy to the people of the town and surrounding area.

My first duty was to celebrate the anniversary of our famous painter Thomas Gainsborough’s baptism by the garlanding of his statue on Market Hill. This is a record of his baptism, not his actual birth. We just know that children in those days were baptised just after their birth. My granddaughters Maddy and Millie along with Beryl Ruse and Stephen Harper all dressed in clothes of that period helped set the scene. I congratulate the staff and volunteers who worked so hard to ensure that all the visitors to Gainsborough House had a brilliant experience. We even gained some more “Friends of Gainsborough House” which makes such an important contribution to the fund raising towards the proposed extension.

One of the first Civic Events that I attended was the Civic Service for the Mayor of Aldeburgh followed by a lavish reception in the beautiful Moot Hall. My first experience of meeting “The Chain Gang” (the other mayors in surrounding districts). It is usual to change mayors in May so some were new and some were about to finish their mayoral year. The following week I went to the Apex in Bury St. Edmunds with Sarah Page, the Deputy Mayor of Sudbury to attend

the St. Edmundsbury Mayor Making ceremony for their new Mayor, Julia Wakelam. Again an opportunity to meet with representatives of the many organisations in Suffolk.

I was invited to attend a day dedicated to the Richmond Fellowship held in St Peter’s Church. I knew very little about this support service, it provides and helps those who have experienced mental health problems to make a full recovery. They firmly believe that with encouragement is possible for every individual to achieve their goals. Richmond Fellowship is now part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities making individual recovery a reality. It was a privilege to meet so many lovely caring volunteers. I met with Collette and Kirsty for the first time. These lovely ladies run a peer support group, and meet in the Christopher Centre fortnightly at 10am. The group is called “Chit Chat” with tea, coffee, biscuits and cake plus a very warm welcome and time to talk.

I am so impressed by the dedicated volunteers in this area. On Saturday 18th June, I was invited to the 10th Anniversary of Town Pastors held at BT Adastral Park Martlesham. These Pastors spend Friday and Saturday evenings caring for those who may have overindulged. There are some who walk around the areas where trouble is likely, another group operate the CCTV, finally but really important are those who hold the others in prayer. All these volunteers are from Churches Together in this area. Seldom do they eventually sleep until four in the morning. Countess of Euston, H.M. Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk stated that their work sets an example to the whole of the United Kingdom, she is well aware of the enormous difference they make to the lives of the vulnerable, and the wellbeing of our towns. Gareth Wilson, the Chief Constable of Suffolk Police said “Town Pastors provide a tangible benefit to the communities of Suffolk, it is so important in helping to prevent people becoming victims of crime and disorder”, they really do make a huge difference.

June has been a brilliant month for music, we have so many talented musicians and singers in this area. The Rotary Prom with the Long Melford Silver Band held in St Peter’s Church was a delight from start to finish. I was delighted to be a guest at the Sudbury Choral Society who as usual entertained the audience with a fantastic selection based on transport led by their conductor David Butcher.

After the debating, arguing and eventual result on the 24th June, it was a sheer joy to sit in St Peter’s Church on the Sunday evening and completely lose myself at Sudbury Symphony Concert. It was as if we were all wrapped in a healing rainbow of beautiful music, music that has enthralled and will continue to for many, many more years.

Armed Forces Day on Saturday 25th June was a very special occasion, wonderfully organised by the British Legion. It is so important to commemorate and thank all our men and women who serve our country with such professionalism and pride.

On Sunday 3rd July a service held to remember 100 years since the terrible bloodshed at the Battle of the Somme, organised by British Legion, gave the people of Sudbury the opportunity to pay a tribute to those who gave their lives. It was so moving to hear the names of those who lost their lives read out, some of them from the same families. I went to Thiepval Memoral, a memorial to the missing of the Somme a few years ago. It was the most daunting experience, to see the names of 72,000 men who never returned to those they loved and who loved them. Their loved ones denied even a grave to visit, they must never be forgotten.

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A touching gesture By ex-punk Andrew Stewart-Darling, Senior Pastor, Stour Valley Vineyard Church

What’s going on? In June I wrote about the shocking demise of so many notable people this year. Now it seems the news is full of shocking resignations: David Cameron, Nigel Farage, Roy Hodgson (England manager), Chris Evans from Top Gear to name but a few.

Where does it stop? American Comedian Groucho Marx in his own resignation letter wrote, “Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that accepts me as a member.”

These are undoubtedly testing times, not least after the referendum. So how will we cope? Fortunately, help is at hand. And quite literally. Kitty Mansfield, a holistic therapist has begun recruiting staff for a new company that wants to offer a cuddling service to stressed out business people, unloved politicians and the bereaved called BeCuddled.Today.

Amidst the intensity of feelings and fear around Brexit decision the timing, perhaps, couldn’t be better.

Ms Mansfield says she is trying to reclaim touch. For the past three she has been providing cuddle packages including the “classic” and the “sporty” snuggle - this being when a recipient watches a sporting event of their choice while being embraced. One perhaps for Roy Hodgson.

Although, be warned, you might need a reassuring cuddle when you see the bill. The agency charges £50 an hour or £450 for a dusk till dawn snuggle from 10.30pm until 7am.

Now, for all you sceptics who are possibly quietly sniggering, there may be something in this. Scientific studies have found that the hormone oxytocin, which is released when people cuddle or bond, can be beneficial to mental health.

But as a church pastor, I have to tell you is nothing new under the sun. The Church has also had a long tradition of simply being there for others and putting an arm around someone in times of trouble. In fact, it something that goes back 2,000 years. It’s a service that comes with love. It is not judgmental or done with ulterior motive. It is not assuming and is always respectful of the person’s dignity.

It’s all there in the Bible too. Touch is a powerful sense - and a gift from God. Many times when someone requests prayer, we ask if we may extend a hand towards them. We then pray in the name of Jesus. Over the years we have seen profound changes in people’s lives. What’s more, these has often been in people who would not call themselves naturally ‘religious’.

Our example comes from Jesus who laid hands on people who were ill, whether their needs were physical, emotional and spiritual. Indeed, he had a reputation for it.

In Mathew’s gospel there is a story of a man with leprosy who came and knelt at Jesus’ feet and said “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus, full of compassion, reached out his hand and touched the man and immediately he was cured.

To touch is to be human.

So if you are in need of comfort today, I like you to know that your local church is here to reach out to you. And there are a number around here to choose from. Also, if you’d like prayer for healing or to know peace for your situation, our church would love to pray for you. Maybe drop by on a Sunday morning or drop us a line at the church office. There’s no charge!

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Ken’s SESAW News Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare Reg charity no 1124029 If you came to our Annual Open Day on 31st July you know more about it than me at time of writing.

Obviously Kelvin cannot hold the press, even for me, but I can tell you we were grateful for the help offered by the willing girls and boys from Purina. Many hands made light work of erecting marquees and sprucing up the kennels ready for our Purina volunteers posed with Maggie after happiest day of the year. a busy day sprucing up the Sanctuary Prior to that, SESAW was among over one hundred stalls at the wonderful Long Melford Street Fair in July. I’ve heard lots of people say it was a great day and our tables raised nearly £600 for SESAW which is absolutely terrific!

We would also like to thank all the generous people who leave food for us in Pets At Home and Tesco. Mum was very glad to see lots of kitten food and cat litter coming in when it was most needed. Your kind donations should keep us going through August which is usually quiet.

Look out for us on Friday 2nd September when we will be holding a collection in the Cornard Road Sainsburys. Meanwhile if you are planning to visit us during the holiday period, it’s best to check in case we are closed. What with all the Open Day enquiries to follow up and people going away, the only one available to see you might be me, Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua!

6th Annual Art Exhibition Lavenham Art Society will be holding their 6th Annual Art Exhibition At Lavenham Church from the 20th- 29th August. Open from 9am-6pm Monday to Saturday and from 12-6 pm on Sundays. Admission Free. Disabled access available. Parking in the Village Hall car park opposite.

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“Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried” Churchill In 1945, after leading his country through the most perilous years of its existence our greatest statesman was cast aside by the electorate, a great shock to the rest of the world. Did he demand another election or publicly question the sanity of the electorate? He did not, in the words of Kipling he took up his worn out tools and casting despondency aside, fought on. We have recently suffered the most divisive referendum of our history. By a majority of well over a million the British people, rightly or wrongly, voted to leave the European Community. Let’s get it right, 52% thought it the right decision and so cast their vote.

It is morally indefensible to call one a democrat whilst fighting to have that decision overturned. Would those same decent liberal thinking people who campaign for the result to be amended deny the say of the people in other oppressed states around the globe? As one who took no part in the polls I now despair at the deep divisions in our society. At a time when our country is so desperate for strong leadership what do our politicians do, they fall out of course. Was our establishment so arrogantly certain of a Remain outcome that they laid no plans for an alternative? One would have presumed that that scheming bunch of lowlife would have had every contingency covered. No, they didn’t even have the brains for that.

Farange, who commanded millions of votes at the last election and, like it or not, was the original principal architect of the outcome, consigned to the wilderness with no input to any negotiations. The Tories at war with two of the most morally inept contenders in their murky history. The baby faced assassin Gove, unworthy of trust, and an incompetent Home Secretary (Passport and Immigration Services, and Prison and Police services unfit for purpose). The other lot are as bad, the once disciple of Brexit, turncoat Jeremy Corbyn needs replacing but with someone we’ve never heard of. So where do we go from there?

In the absence of any political or moral leadership it’s down to us. Let’s stop this phony war. The country made its decision. Whether we agree or not, that’s democracy. I thought Britain had lost its senses when Thatcher and Blair were elected but we just got on with it! There are positives from leaving a corrupt Brussels (not that Westminster could learn anything from that lot) so let us, despite the warring politicians, unite and move on. To continuously seek to overturn a democratic decision is both negative and pointless. Lets all stop sulking and stand together and rebuild this wonderful realm of ours because if we don’t seek not for Parliament to provide the leadership.

Well that was a bit heavy, was it not? So for something lighter let us look again at Babergh. Reminding myself that it is not pantomime season they can always be relied on for entertaining silly decisions.

What fool decided to relocate our tatty bus park to Girling Street? We cannot physically move the railway station so any united transport hub must be located in that vicinity. Therefore the weary traveller alights from the train and laden with baggage wends their way through a downright dangerous street grid in the pouring rain to the new, state of the art, Girling Street bus park. Do our councillors ever travel by public transport? But what is of greater concern is the fact that there appears to be no public opposition to such crass planning.

Despite the loss of 70 parking spaces not a peep from our local traders or their body. Certain Sudbury Town Councillors, the Sudbury Society and other bodies now stand united in their opposition. But the final irony, and I quote from the same councillor’s Chilton Woods Outline Planning Application; “included in the proposals are £1 million towards providing a new bus station just off Great Eastern Road, together with other minor works”. So why the indecent, undemocratic hurry to destroy Girling Street car park? If we don’t stop them now (Babergh that is) the bulldozers will soon move in. Any way, sorry to be so grim, but there is no point in being a comedian when you’ve got a whole council working for you! Off for a pint, all the usual to mandpthorogood@gmail.com Peter Thorogood

Little Waldingfield History Society 21st September Roger Green Rev: Henry Watts Wilkinson - A Victorian Clerical Melodrama Rev Wilkinson was Sudbury clergyman from 1807 to 1851. Roger tells the curious tale of Henry’s eldest daughter, deemed unable to conduct her own life but left a considerable sum of money. Despite 4 guardians, a poor cousin kidnapped and bore her off to marry her. Come along to hear the entire historical melodrama.

All talks will be at the Parish Room in Church Road, Little Waldingfield, commencing at 7.30 pm sharp. Please book & pay in advance to guarantee your place, as seats are limited.

Booking Secretary: Diana Langford, Pitt Cottage Phone: 01787 248298 Tickets Members £2.00 Non Members £4.00

Long Melford Parish Report Councillor Richard Kemp Tresco, New Road, Long Melford, Suffolk CO10 9JY 01787 378149 richard.kemp@suffolk.gov.uk

More than a third of Suffolk's publicly funded schools to benefit from new funding partnership The funding has come from a new £600,000 partnership between our Raising the Bar programme and the nationally renowned Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

The partnership aims to boost the attainment of pupils by bringing the best education research to the county. Suffolk schools were invited to bid for money from the Challenge Fund to use for projects that have been evaluated by the EEF and have shown promise in raising educational attainment elsewhere in the country.

The additional cash will enable the successful schools to implement different programmes covering mathematics, reading and writing, and science. Some focus on developing effective teaching strategies, while others are aimed at students who are at risk of not reaching their potential by providing focused additional support. Suffolk schools responded positively to the opportunity and a total of more than 120 schools have been offered funding, to train a total of more than 600 school staff.

Suffolk County Councillor Gordon Jones, County Council Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education & Skills said; “The goal of our Raising the Bar programme is to ensure every child in Suffolk can reach their full potential.

Real progress is being made to achieve this and by working with the Education Endowment Foundation we have capitalised on its experience of effective approaches to provide an easy route of access to some of the best educational programmes available.”

Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the EEF said; “We know that using evidence to inform teaching can help schools spend their money more effectively and make a real difference to attainment. I’m delighted that our new partnership with Suffolk County Council is allowing local schools to adopt programmes that have already been shown to get results. We hope that the new fund will help to create a lasting legacy of evidence-based practice in schools across Suffolk.”

Over the last two years, almost £600,000 has already been invested in helping schools improve education in Suffolk by funding interventions and approaches put forward and developed by schools. The new fund will support more disciplined innovation, where schools are financially incentivised to implement evidence-based programmes and interventions.

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Open air theatre returns to Monks Eleigh A Midsummer Nights Dream - Cobbolds Mill, Monks Eleigh IP7 7JB Saturday 17 September at 4.00pm Garden Gate opens 2.30 Following the performance of ‘Robin Hood’ two years ago, Illyria will this year present an uncut version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as written by Shakespeare and performed, scholars advise us, very much in the style he intended. Illyria is well known for its productions over the last twenty five years at home and abroad. The actors use no amplification – props and scenery are kept to a minimum – and they rely on the interaction they create with their open air audiences to develop the drama. This certainly was achieved when ‘Robin Hood’ came to Monks Eleigh.

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ will surely make a most entertaining September afternoon. Proceeds are in aid of St Mary’s Church, Kettlebaston.

Tickets: louise.cobboldsmill@talktalk.net 01449741429 SAE please. Cheques payable to Kettlebaston PCC Or illyria.uk.com (£1.95 per transaction) Adults £15.00 Child 5-16 £10.00 Family of 4 £40.00 Please bring your own seating/rug, warm clothes and a picnic if you would like to. Teas will be served during the interval. The performance lasts about 2hrs 20mins including 20 minute interval. Car parking off the A1141 (Hadleigh Road). Cancellation in the event of hurricane only when the performance will be rescheduled. Tickets non-refundable.

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Shakespeare’s Villains with Ron Marks Stoke-by-Nayland WEA presents a series of 9 Lectures starting on Thursday 29th September 2016 in Stoke-by-Nayland Village Hall at 7.30 pm. This is a 9 week topical illustrated course exploring Shakespeare’s insights into how “one may smile, and smile, and be a villain”, a scheming ‘Machiavel’, “bloody, bawdy” and eternally fascinating to audiences!

What makes and motivates a Shakespearian villain? What unleashes violence and cruelty in the plays? Ambition and political intrigue – sibling rivalry – jealousy – obsession and the impulse to revenge: all these issues will be explored through lecture, discussion and video clips of scenes from the plays.

What have Shakespeare’s psychological insights still to say to our own age?

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WHAT’S ON at ST PETER’S AUGUST 2016 Tues 2nd Thurs 4th Tues 9th Thurs 11th Tues 16th Thurs 18th Sat 20th Sun 21st Tues 23rd Thurs 25th Fri 26th Sat 27th Mon 29th Tues 30th

Music at Lunchtime: March Hare Moon: Folk with Chris and Lesley 12:30 - 1:30 Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre 9:45 - 2 Music at Lunchtime: Bel Canto Buskers (specially for children) 12:30 - 1:30 Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre 9:45 - 2 Music at Lunchtime: The Music Makers-Choir 12:30 - 1:30 Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre 9:45 - 2 Imagine....Craft and Gift Fair 9-4 Bell Ringing Practice – all welcome 3 - 4:30 Music at Lunchtime: Anne Chorley+ Sylvia-Harp and Violin 12:30 - 1:30 Kettle & Fish:a peaceful café/information centre 9:45 - 2 Farmers Market 9:30 - 2 Summer Craft Fair 10 - 4 Suffolk Villages Festival Concert - Mozart Requiem and Georgian Shakespeare Music 6:30 - 8:30 Music at Lunchtime: Roger Green: Organ Recital 12:30 - 1:30

OPEN DOORS PROGRAMME On days when there is no event in the Church, the Friends of St Peters operate an Open Doors programme. Weather and availability permitting, volunteer Stewards will welcome visitors between 11 am and 3 pm during the warmer months.

WPGA International Ladies Golf Event returns to Stoke by Nayland in October – Pro Am places available!

Budding stars of the future will be in action at Stoke by Nayland when the East Anglian venue hosts the WPGA International Challenge for a fourth successive year from Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th October – and spectator entry is free of charge!

The Gainsborough course will host a strong field of Ladies European Tour hopefuls chasing a €30,000 prize fund at the penultimate tournament of the season. The 54-hole event is part of the LET Access Series and was launched in 2013 by The PGA to increase support of Ariane Provot from France – the women’s game. It will be the only one of the European LETAS event to be staged in the UK in Professionals to participate 2016 and there will be 96 competitors this year including 15 WPGA members, comprising winners from the WPGA’s One Day Series and the remaining places secured via a qualifying Order of Merit over the same period. Fifteen places will also be allocated to the leading English amateurs decided by England Golf, recognising LETAS’s commitment to providing an important link between elite amateur and professional golf.

There is a lot at stake for the competitors with the top five on the LET Access Series order of merit earning cards on the Ladies European Tour for 2016 as achieved by last year’s WPGA International Challenge winner Natalia Escuriola from Spain. PGA head of tournaments, Ben Groutage, said: “The WPGA International Challenge has gone from strength to strength since its launch and we are delighted to be again returning to Stoke by Nayland who have been so supportive of the PGA and golf at all levels.

The popular annual LETAS Pro Am will take place on Wednesday 5th October and as before there will be some familiar faces amongst the amateurs such as Stewart White from BBC Look East, and former world Snooker Champion Steve Davis. The day includes a light breakfast, shot gun start at midday and ends with a drinks reception and Gala Dinner featuring guest comedian Ian Irving.

2015 LETAS Pro Am team If you are interested in entering as an individual or taking a team of 3 and playing with BBC Look East’s with one of the LETAS professionals in Stewart White and tournament conditions please contact Mary BBC News presenter Saward on 01206 265841 or email Naga Munchetty sales@stokebynayland.com Also visit www.stokebynayland.com for more information and an entry form.

Sudbury Ramblers Sudbury Ramblers are a friendly group who walk mainly on Wednesday or Sunday mornings. The majority of our walks are 5 miles through our beautiful countryside. In August we have planned walks ‘Boxford to Hadleigh cross country’, ‘An Acton Amble’ and ‘A meander from Stoke by Nayland’ . For further details about our group and walks programme, please look at our website www.sudburyramblers.org.uk or contact our Membership Secretary, Gill Leech 01787 280573.

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Newton Green’s juniors have come out top of the pile to represent Suffolk for the second year running at the national team golf championship event. They will be returning to Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire, on August 11 and 12 with a tough task on their hands - improving on the fourth place they achieved last year. A Newton trio of Alice Barlow, Harvey Watts and Ben Tatum qualified by winning a close 100 - 98 Stableford points Suffolk final battle with Haverhill at Felixstowe Ferry. None of them played in last year’s national final, even those that did all still qualify, which underlines Newton’s strength in junior depth talent. Barlow, the current Suffolk senior and junior champion, did not play in last year’s competition, and with some wayward driving did not perform to her handicap of three against Haverhill’s Fiona Stokes (handicap 12) and went down by 30 - 35 points.

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Sudbury Citizens Advice Bureau is Moving After over thirty years occupation at Belle Vue, Newton Road, Citizens Advice Sudbury will be relocating. However, on account of some legal difficulties that are currently being experienced, in partnership with Babergh District Council, we will be temporarily housed in Sudbury before moving to our final planned destination. The last day for normal CA business was on Friday July 8th.

We are asking people to telephone for advice or to arrange appointments on 01787 374671 between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm Monday to Friday. The temporary arrangements for appointments are as follows: Monday and Friday each week from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm at the Job Centre Plus in Borehamgate.

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Sudbury VIP's (Visually Impaired People), on the 1st Wednesday of every month we have a coach outing, on the second Wednesday of each month we have a coffee morning at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, 10am 12pm and on the last Wednesday of every month we have an afternoon tea at the Christopher Centre, Gainsborough Street, Sudbury,2pm - 4pm - all events are open to anyone with a visual impairment Bridge Project - Paint Your Own Ceramics Prices start from £1.25 per item.

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Tour of garden and principal room of house and 2-course lunch with wine Tel: 01206 573948 Friday 5th August Quay Music : John Etheridge - Solo, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £13.00 (No concessions) Tel: 01787 374745 Saturday 6th August Rowing Regatta, Friars Meadow Saturday 6th August Quay Music – Anthony Myers, Frank Sinatra, Rat Pack and More Show, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £15.00 (Friends £14.00) Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 6th August Railway Walk, Melford Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9AA 10.30am-1.30pm. Tickets £16 to include walk, tea, lunch. Meet at Lavenham Guildhall. CO10 9QZ Tel: 0844 249 1895 email: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk Saturday 6th August Beatrix Potter Readings, Melford Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9AA 12 pm - 4.30 pm. Tickets Adults £7.50. Child £3.75 Tel: 01787 379228 email: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk Sat 6th/Sun 7th August Annual Art Exhibition, Polstead Village Hall, Heath Rd CO6 5AN, Sat.10am-5pm Sun. 11am-4pm Free Admission Tel: 01787 210029 Sat 6th/Sun 7th August 1916: The Hall at War, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford CO10 9BA 11am - 5pm Adult £13.20. Child £10.20 Tel: 01787 310207 enquiries@kentwell,co.uk www.kentwell.co.uk/events Sat 6th /Sun 21st August Art Exhibition , Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, CO10 9DT 10am-5:30pm (Mon-Sat) 12.30pm-5:30pm (Sun) Free Admission Sun 7th, 14th, 21st August Colne Valley Railway-Steam Day, Castle Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3DZ Tel: 01787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk Sunday 7th August Home Front Forties, East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel and Wakes Colne Station, Near Colchester, Essex CO6 2DS Visit www.earm.co.uk Tel: 01206 242524 Sunday 7th August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 11am – 5pm. Adult £5. Child £3 www.riverstourtrust.org Tuesday 9th August Music at Lunchtime: Bel Canto Buskers-“Magical Kingdom”, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. 12.30am – 1.30pm. Free entry Wednesday 10th August Invitation To View - The Swan, High Street, Lavenham, Tour with tea/coffee and light two-course lunch £35 Tel: 01787 247477 Wednesday 10th August Melford Lunchtime Music: George Ireland (piano), Holy Trinity Church. CO10 9DX, 1.10pm. Free Entry, Tel: 01787 310373 Email: jane@alnc.co.uk Wednesday 10th August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 1pm – 4.30pm. Adult £5. Child £3 Wednesday 10th August Quay Bar – Bar Quiz, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10

2AN 7.30pm. Entry £1.50 per person and teams of up to 6 people Tel: 01787 374745 Wednesday 10th August One Life Suffolk - Health Walks - Kersey, Meet at 10.30am in car park of Kersey Mill IP7 6DP Tel: 01473 272357/718193 info@onelifesuffolk.co.uk Friday 12th August Fleece Jazz –Robert Habermann Sings Berlin, Stoke By Nayland Hotel, CO6 4PZ, 7.30pm Tickets £15. Students half price. Box Office 01787 211865.

Fri 12th/Sat 13th August Open Air Theatre, Fri Verdi’s Rigoletta – Sat Bizet’s Carmen, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford CO10 9BA 7.30pm Book Online Tel: 01787 310207 Saturday 13th August Summer Open Day and Tea Party, St. Gregory’s Church, The Croft, Sudbury. CO10 1BA, 2pm. Free entry. See the Head of Simon of Sudbury/Climb the Tower, Try your hand at bell ringing and playing the organ Saturday 13th August Quay Bar – Acoustic Night, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm, Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Saturday 13th August Beatrix Potter Readings, Melford Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9AA 12pm-4.30pm. Tickets Adults £7.50. Child £3.75 Tel: 01787 379228 melford@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk Sunday 14th August Alderford Water Mill, Open Mill, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3HZ 2pm-5pm Free Admission Tel: 01787 460095 Sunday 14th August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 11am – 5pm. Adult £5. Child £3 www.riverstourtrust.org Sunday 14th August Ngs – Open Gardens – River Cottage, Lower Rd, Lavenham. C010 9QJ 11am – 5pm. Admission £4. Child free. Homemade teas available.

Tuesday 16th August Music at lunchtime: The Music Makers-Choir, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 12:30pm-1:30pm. www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Wednesday 17th August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 1pm – 4.30pm. Adult £5. Child £3 Wednesday 17th August Melford Lunchtime Music: Ian Ray (Organ), Holy Trinity Church. CO10 9DX 1.10pm. Free Entry Tel: 01787 310373 Saturday 13th August Outdoor Theatre: “Once upon a time there were four little rabbits…” Melford Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9AA, 6pm – 8pm. Tickets Adults £11. Child £7.50 Tel: 01787 379228 email: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk Thursday 18th August One Life Suffolk - Health Walks- Melford, Meet at 12pm at the Cherry Lane Garden Centre. CO10 9DH Tel: 01473 272357/718193 Thursday 18th August Discover Medieval Lavenham: Talk, Walk, Coffee and Cake., Guildhall, Market Place, Lavenham. CO10 9QZ 10.30am-12.15pm.

Tickets £15, Tel: 01787 247646 email: lavenhamguildhall@nationaltrust.org.uk Thursday 18th August Kettle & Fish: a peaceful café/information centre, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 9:45am-2:00pm. www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Saturday 20th August Open Garden and Coffee Morning , 98 Melford Road, Sudbury. CO10 1JY 10am-12pm Tel Jane: 01787 373566 Saturday 20th August Craft and Gift Fair, St. Peter’s Church Sudbury. CO10 2EH 9am – 4pm. Free Entry Saturday 20th August Beatrix Potter Readings, Melford Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9AA 12pm-4.30pm. Tickets Adults £7.50. Child £3.75 Tel: 01787 379228 email: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk Sat 20th/Mon 29th August Tudor High Summer, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford CO10 9BA 11am - 5pm Adult £16.20. Child £12.20 Tel: 01787 310207 Email: enquiries@kentwell,co.uk www.kentwell.co.uk/events Sunday 21st August Bell ringing Practice - all welcome, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 3 pm - 4.30 pm. www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Sunday 21st August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 11am – 5pm. Adult £5. Child £3 www.riverstourtrust.org Tuesday 23rd August Music at Lunchtime: Anne Chorley and Sylvia- Harp and Fiddle, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 12.30am – 1.30pm. www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Tuesday 23rd August Quay Film – Macbeth, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (Friends £4.50) Tel: 01787 374745 Wednesday 24th August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 1pm – 4.30pm. Adult £5. Child £3 Wednesday 24th August Melford Lunchtime Music: Voigt Piano Trio, Holy Trinity Church. CO10 9DX 1.10pm. Free Entry, Tel: 01787 310373 Email: jane@alnc.co.uk Wednesday 24th August The Scarlet Pimpernel- Open Air Theatre, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham. CO9 3DJ 6pm. www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk Thursday 25th August Kettle & Fish: a peaceful café/information centre, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 9:45am-2:00pm. www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Friday 26th August Quay Drama – The Second Best Bed, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £12.00 (Friends £11.00) Tel: 01787 374745 Friday 26th August The Suffolk Villages Festival : Gran Partita, St. Mary’s Church, Stoke-by-Nayland. CO6 4QU 8pm Tel: 01206 366603 Friday 26th August Fleece Jazz – Derek Nash Sax Appeal, Stoke By Nayland Hotel, CO6 4PZ 7.30pm Tickets £18. Students half price. Box Office 01787 211865.

Saturday 27th August Summer Craft fair, St Peter’s Church, Sudbury CO10 2EH 10am-4pm Free entry, Tel: 01440 785357 www.simplyevents.me

Saturday 27th August Quay Music - Scopyons, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Tickets £13 (No Concessions) Tel: 01787 374745 Saturday 27th August Beatrix Potter Readings, Melford Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9AA 12pm-4.30pm. Tickets Adults £7.50. Child £3.75 Tel: 01787 379228 email: melford@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk Saturday 27th August The Suffolk Villages Festival: Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea, St. Mary’s Church, Hadleigh. IP7 5DT 6.30pm Tel: 01206 366603 Email box@suffolkvillages.com Saturday 27th August Lavenham Carnival – Club Carnival Sat 7pm – Midnight, Tickets £10 Under 16’s £5 www.discoverlavenham.com Sat 27th / Mon 29th August A Day out with Thomas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel, Near Colchester CO6 2DS, Book in advance and save money www.earm.co.uk Tel: 01206 242524 Sunday 28th August Lavenham Carnival 12pm – 6pm, Parade leaves market at 12pm Entrance to recreation ground, Adults £5 Under 16’s free www.discoverlavenham.com Sunday 28th August Quay Bar – Open Music Night, Quay Theatre, Sudbury CO10 2AN 7.30pm. Free entry. Tel: 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk Sunday 28th August Sudbury Carnival 12noon-2pm, From Sudbury train station to Belle Vue Park, Inviting all children to participate in fancy dress competition, dressed in their favourite characters from books or Nursery Rhymes.

Aowen197@aol.com Sunday 28th August The Suffolk Villages Festival: Masters of the Theorbo, St. James’s Church, Nayland CO6 4JE 6.30pm Tel: 01206 366603 E-mail box@suffolkvillages.com Sunday 28th August Colne Valley Railway-Bus and Commercial Rally, Castle Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3DZ Tel: 01787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk Sun 28th/Mon 29th August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 11am – 5pm. Adult £5. Child £3 Monday 29th August Pirates on the Stour, Free boat trip for young pirates under 12. Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 11am – 4.30pm. Adult £5.

Child £3. Pirates Free www.riverstourtrust.org Monday 29th August The Suffolk Villages Festival:A Blast from the Past, St. Mary’s Church, Boxford. CO10 5DU 11am Tickets £5 - £15 Tel: 01206 366603 E-mail box@suffolkvillages.com Monday 29th August The Suffolk Villages Festival: Reconstructing Mozart’s Requiem: Richard Maunder, Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury CO10 2EU 5.15pm. Tel: 01206 366603 E-mail box@suffolkvillages.com Monday 29th August Suffolk Villages Festival Concert-The Classical Bard & Mozart Requiem, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 6.30pm – 8.30pm Tel: 01206 366603 E-mail box@suffolkvillages.com Tuesday 30th August Music at Lunchtime: Roger Green - Organ, St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. CO10 2EH 12.30am – 1.30pm. www.stpetersudbury.co.uk Wednesday 31st August Sudbury Boat Trips to Great Cornard Lock, Departs from The Granary Tea Room. CO10 2AN 1pm – 4.30pm. Adult £5. Child £3 Wednesday 31st August Melford Lunchtime Music: Bryony Ensemble, Holy Trinity Church. CO10 9DX 1.10pm. Free Entry, Tel: 01787 310373 Email: jane@alnc.co.uk

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