Maritime Woodbridge Maritime Woodbridge is a celebration of Woodbridge’s heritage, both nautical and ashore. The event, which takes place every two years, is part of the national Heritage Open Days. It is organised by volunteers and supported by local businesses for the local community. All events are free and there are lots of fun things to see and do for visitors of all ages. Over the weekend visitors can access sites which are either not normally open to the public or would normally charge admission. The marine element is centred on the waterfront, particularly in and around Whisstocks and the Tide Mill. On display will be Thames Barges, bawlies and various traditional and classic boats, including the three boats originally owned by Arthur Ransome (of ‘Swallows and Amazons’ fame). Whisstocks will house a large number of stalls and activities including the famous Maritime Woodbridge coracle pond giving youngsters their first taste of being on the water! The sailing Clubs and boatyards along the riverfront will be open, providing refreshments alongside refreshment stalls. The Town part will have self-guided tours round heritage buildings including the Shire Hall and Churches. Bands will play along the river front and a lecture on ‘Woodbridge as a Port - 1000 years of history’ will be given in the Community Hall. Further details can be found on the Maritime Woodbridge website: www. maritimewoodbridge.org Maritime Woodbridge takes place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September.
An exciting season for Orwell Lady, and there’s still more to come! Orwell Lady has taken some interesting charters this season; there have been many anniversary celebrations, a wedding party, several school trips, corporate events for local businesses and a 40th birthday party booked from Melbourne Australia! August also saw the Celebrate Ipswich festival culminating in the Maritime Weekend. Orwell Lady was one of the key waterborne activities at this annual event, allowing visitors to experience a selection of cruises over the weekend. The wine tasting cruise on Friday 1st August was well attended and passengers tasted a selection of white and red wines supplied by the Adnams Cellar & Kitchen shop in Hadleigh. Music nights included a 70s and 80s disco and live jazz provided by local group All About Jazz. In September, the programme of music nights continue with an Abba and the 70s disco on Saturday 6th and a Motown night on Saturday 13th. The End of Season disco is on 27th September – with music covering the four decades from 1980, there should be something for everyone! Tickets are £31 per person for all three events with a discount available for bookings of more than 25 people. The price includes a two-course buffet and a three and a half hour return cruise from Ipswich to Harwich Harbour/Port of Felixstowe. As the season draws to a close, Orwell River Cruises is turning its attention to Halloween and all the interesting and creepy tales associated with the River Orwell. To celebrate this festival, Orwell Lady will be hosting a Halloween Disco on Friday 31st October and a special Ghosts on the River cruise on Saturday 1st November with an educational, fun commentary from local expert, Ed Nicholls. • Tickets for all cruises are available from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre by telephoning 01473 258070. Tickets for regular daytime public cruises, sailing through until early October, are also available from CoffeeLink on Neptune Quay or at the gangway, subject to space.
Woodbridge Tide Mill In The Spotlight Again Woodbridge’s iconic working Tide Mill is in the spotlight once more. This time in the BBC’s Tastes of Britain series which will be screened this Autumn on BBC1. The series celebrates local produce and Woodbridge is just one of many destinations featured in the episode on Suffolk, alongside Sutton Hoo Chickens, High House Fruit Farm and a few other local gems. Tastes of Britain is presented by Janet
Street Porter with cooking by Brian Turner. Nigel Barratt, Trustee and Miller at Woodbridge Tide Mill, said, “It was great to give Janet Street Porter a tour of the Mill and to see Brian Turner using our flour, alongside Sutton Hoo chicken, to cook up a delicious dish. Nothing’s been confirmed yet but the rumour is that the Suffolk episode will screen on16th September at 3.30pm on BBC1.” 5
The Boys Toys and Gadget Show 30th & 31st August – 10am-5pm
The show with something for everyone Supporting local and Quintessentially British The Boys Toys and Gadget Show and The Family Fun Day Out Show - Definitely something for everybody.
Scalextric course at the show or go along and look at the fantastic display put on by the Stowmarket Railway Club.
These two shows combined are a fantastic day out for all the family. The One Off Show with so much to do.
So much for you to do so if it is Clay laser shooting you are after or a game of golf hosted by Fynn Valley Golf Course or perhaps Graffiti Classes, this is the place for you. Why not watch the rural crafters demonstrate and show their talent. Try the Lazer Maze, or have fun on the Army Scramble Net Challenge – definitely one for the fittest of you and top it all off have a go at Flashball Shooting. And, if that wasn’t enough drive a Hovercraft around the fields at fantastic speeds and watch our display of small aircraft by the wonderful Mark.
Come along and watch the fantastic shows of fun Wrestling, twice a day in the Main Arena followed by The Suffolk Powerman Competition from dragging cars to lifting huge concrete balls. If that isn’t enough, watch Dan Magness three times Guinness World Record holder for Freestyle Football do demonstrations throughout the day and have a go with his help or why not see what speed you can kick a football at in our Speed Cage. Climb Spider Mountain and see if you can get to the top or have a go on the SAS Zip Wire. Get involved in the Robot War competitions along with the fastest car competition on the big
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Along with all of the above there will be traditional falconry, sheep racing and Country Pursuits, Cookery Demonstrations over both days including an array of BBQ demonstrations and foraging for the foragers amongst you. Visit those wonderful food and drink stands, taste, sample meet and buy from small producers or why not shop at one of the many fantastic shopping stands. With eight bands playing daily, if its music you are after, buy something to eat, sit down, relax and enjoy the v brant atmosphere at the show. We hope to see you there.
www.boystoysgadget.co.uk www.funfamilyday.co.uk Suffolk Showground, Trinity Park, Suffolk, IP3 9UH £10.00 adults and £5.00 with £3.00 of free tokens per ticket to spend on attractions
Green flags for two New Opening Hours for Baylham House Farm Ipswich parks Two Ipswich parks have been awarded Green Flags – Christchurch Park for a magnificent seventh time and Holywells Park for the fourth time. The national award, which is handed out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces in the country. The Mayor of Ipswich, Bill Quinton, said, “I am very pleased that two of our wonderful parks have again won these coveted awards. Both are important open spaces that contribute to the enjoyment and health of residents and visitors.” The Council’s parks staff are certainly a loyal lot – they have clocked up an incredible 1,400 years’ service between them – that’s an average of more than 14 years each. Holywells is undergoing a £3.5 million improvement programme with Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund support. This will bring a new visitor centre, toilet, a restored Orangery and an open-air theatre space. Christchurch Park opened in 1895 – a gift to the town from Felix Cobbold and was itself restored with a £4.5 million Lottery-led programme in 2008. In the 12th Century, the park was an Augustinian Priory.
With the children heading back to school Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm is a little quieter at this time of year. That just means the animals are even more pleased to see visitors, and will try no end of tricks to try to charm their way into getting more food and attention. A set of swings are being added to the adventure playground, providing even more places for children to explore and tire themselves out whilst the adults enjoy a well-earned cup of tea and a cake.
Weekly country market Ipswich Country Market takes place every Thursday from 10.15am to 11.30am at Rushmere village Hall, Humber Douncy Lane, Ipswich. Here you will find lots of home baked and handcrafted items available including personalised cards for every occasion. There is also a variety of Gluten free produces and locally produced honey. Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables are available and are hand picked either the day before or on the actual day to ensure you get the best quality. Free parking with tea and coffee refreshments available. This provides a great place to meet old and make new friends.
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With pigs and piglets, goats and kids, cows and calves – the farm is a great place to entertain, educate and enthral. Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm is six miles north west of Ipswich, off the B1113 between Great Blakenham and Needham Market. Until the 3rd of September, the farm is open Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays from 10am until 5pm. After the 3rd September, the farm will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. With entry prices at £7 for adults, £6 for concessions, £3 for children (aged 4-16) and under four’s free, it would be difficult to find a more entertaining and better value attraction in Suffo k. For more information visit the website at www.baylham-house-farm.co.uk, check out Facebook or call 01473 830264.
‘Maggie’ The Ipswich Community Playbus is looking forward to welcoming children and their families on board for the start of a new term in September 2014. ‘She’ starts back out on the road from the summer holidays on Wednesday 3rd September 2014. On board there will be activities, crafts, sand play, baby areas, home corner, small world play, books, puzzles, a built-in slide and lots more on offer! The Playbus provides a free service for children under five years and their families in Ipswich. There are also toilet facilities on board. Please see the advert for location details, days and times of play sessions.
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Exhibition celebrates War Nurses In recognition of the 1st World War Commemorations starting in 2014, the Museum of East Anglian Life is pleased to announce plans to host the touring exhibition ‘Everybody’s Darling – the First World War Nurse’ in Abbot’s Hall. During the First World War fronts, in casualty clearing stations thousands of women served at and field hospitals close to the home and overseas as nurses. This battle lines. They were closer to the front-line than in any previous exh bition reveals the essential role that they fulfilled – a role which has conflict, working up to twenty hours often gone unrecognised. a day often during heavy periods of Many women worked in one of the fighting. Conditions were hazardous and gruelling and many nurses died hundreds of military hospitals at home caring for the vast numbers on active service. of injured servicemen. Others The exh bition will include many worked on the Western and Eastern original artefacts including a
poignant autograph book belonging to a nurse working at All Hallows Hospital, Ditchingham. Containing many messages of thanks and best wishes for the future, verses and poems and cartoons and drawings by wounded soldiers, it adds a very personal element to the exhibition. Museum Curator, Lisa Harris says, “Being a rural life museum we are aware that the majority of our displays focus on the roles of men in the countryside. However, we hope that this exhibition will help draw out the hidden stories of the courageous, unsung heroines of the Great War both at home and overseas”. The Exh bition Everybody’s Darling – the 1st World War Nurse will be at Abbot’s Hall, Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk until 16th November. For further information and updates on this exhibition, see www.eastanglianlife.org.uk
Pirate Radio Exhibitions in Felixstowe If you turned the radio on over 50 years ago your only listening choice was the BBC Home Service with it’s stuffy presentation or the nightly “under the bedcovers” fading of Radio Luxembourg. All that changed at Easter 1964 when Radio Caroline dropped anchor off Felixstowe. Caroline were quickly followed by a string of other pirate radio stations offering non-stop musical entertainment. Anything that good can’t last and the Labour government silenced most of the stations in 1967, Caroline limped on for another seven months before it too closed. Over the years since there have been various other pirate radio stations that have dropped anchor off the Suffo k/Essex coastline. Pirate radio is always held with affection by the public and two exh bitions this September will bring those memories flooding back. There will an exhibition as part of Heritage Weekend, running Friday 12th - Sunday 14th September you can see the display at Fish Dish, 69-71 Undercliff Rd West (opposite the Pier & Leisure Centre) between 11.30am - 9pm each day (8pm on the Sunday). Radio Caroline • Flashback67 Exhibition Sales will also be there, and it is hoped to have some special guests as well. In addition Chris Dannantt brings his Flashback 67 exhibition to town, it will be based at Cotman Hall (access via Mrs Simpson’s Tea Rooms), next to the Fludyers Hotel, in Undercliff Rd East, between 10am - 5pm each day.
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Heritage Open Days Return to Ipswich Heritage Open Days, the annual Europeanwide celebration of architectural heritage this year takes place over the weekend of 13th and 14th September. Ipswich will have over 30 buildings, many of them not normally open to the general public, welcoming visitors free of charge over the weekend. A number of buildings will be opening their doors for the first time as part of the event and a new attraction this year will be “Magical History Tours” of Holywells Park telling the history of the Manor of Wykes Bishop. A free bus tour – aboard a heritage bus provided by Ipswich Transport Museum – will operate on the Saturday, taking in many of the buildings and there will be a variety of free Guided Wa ks - on both Saturday and Sunday - led by Ipswich Tourist Guides and by Ipswich Building Preservation Trust members, highlighting many of the buildings. Also open to the public will be the historic Sailing Barge “Victor” (built in Ipswich in 1895) at her berth outside the Old Custom House. A Heritage Open Days brochure with details of all buildings open, walks and tours, is available, free of charge from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre, St Stephen’s Church (01473 258070, tourist@ipswich.gov.uk)
Enjoy an Autumn river cruise Autumn may now be on its way but there’s still time this year to enjoy a cruise on the River Orwell onboard Sailing Barge Victor’s. With a schedule that includes cream tea cruises, supper cruises and other events all available and Ipswich Tourist Information Centre are still taking bookings. Victor provides many local people and visitors to Ipswich and Suffolk from other parts of the UK and overseas with an opportunity to sail on a fully rigged sailing vessel on the beautiful River Orwell, Harwich Harbour and River Stour. Come and take a look if you are near the Old Customs’ House in Ipswich Dock. If you are planning a party, Wes and the crew may well be around and would be more than happy to show you around. Maybe you’re planning a Wedding or a special Birthday, what better way to wow your guests than by holding your function onboard Victor. Here you will find a licensed bar with arrange of beers, ciders and soft drinks, plus, the Victors food partner James Alexander at the Main Ingredient can look after all of your catering requirements. Self catering options are also available, and there are also facilities on board for live music. Give the guys at the Victor a call on 01473 786688 to discuss your requirements and design your own memorable itinerary. Launched in 1895, Ipswich-built Victor is a major attraction on Ipswich Waterfront and is amongst the last of more 5000 barges that played a crucial role in the trade to and from London in East Anglia and once filled Ipswich and other docks in 19th and 20th centuries. Victor is on the National Historic Ship’s Register and her future, like other surviving fully rigged Thames Sailing Barges, is made possible by the work of volunteers and dedicated private owners. All income is ploughed back into her continued maintenance and improvement. Booking a cruise is not only a fabulaous way to spend time on the river but is helping secure Victor’s future and the preservation of fast-disappearing skills. For further information and all bookings, please contact Ipswich Tourist Information Centre, St Stephen’s Street, Ipswich on 01473 258070 or email tourist@ipswich.gov.uk Visit www.sbvictor.co.uk to download the 2014 sailing cruise schedules
Chance to visit historic Lido Broomhill Pool and Westbourne Library will be open to the public as part of Heritage Open Days on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September from 10am until 4pm Broomhill Open Air Swimming Pool is just one of thirteen Grade II listed lidos left in the UK. It is the only “Olympic” plus length lido in Suffo k, Norfolk and Essex; and the only “Modernist” style public building left in Ipswich. The lido operated for 64 years before closure in 2002. It provided important, moral boosting leisure during WW2 and was also used by the National Fire Service as an emergency source of water to put out incendiary fires in NW Ipswich. As widely reported, Ipswich Borough Council Executive has agreed to support a not for profit operator’s proposed scheme for Broomhill Pool. It is hoped that the scheme will be subject to a Heritage Lottery Fund bid later this year. Westbourne Library was awarded a Grade II listing by English Heritage in November 2012. The EH listing stresses the unique group value of the “Broomhill twins”, and further strengthens the seventy year bond between the library (built 1942) and her adjacent sister building, Broomhill Pool (built 1938). Both facilities were designed by County-Borough of Ipswich engineer, E. McLauchlan. Westbourne L brary was originally built as a WW2 bombproof, decontamination unit and public shelter. It was converted for a more peaceful purpose in 1948, as has served as public library ever since. The buildings are located in beautiful Broomhill Park, a natural woodland purchased by the County-Borough in 1925 (from the illustrious Sherrington family). Broomhill Pool and Westbourne Library are located in Sherrington Rd, Ipswich, which is off A1156 Norwich Rd, 300 metres N of Norwich Rd/Valley Rd interchange. Parking in specified area immediately past pool entrance.
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Full cast announced for The New Wolsey’s brand-new musical Midsummer Songs “Wherever we are in 25 years, we’ll come back and create the B side” From Thursday 4th to Saturday 27th September, Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre presents the World Premiere of their brand new musical Midsummer Songs by Peter Rowe and Ben Goddard. The full cast of actor-musicians has now been announced. Twenty-five years ago a group of friends celebrated the end of their university careers with a wild week in a barn half-way up a mountain in West Wales. A week of madness, mayhem and music, recorded on a C90 cassette and buried in a biscuit tin at the top of a hill with a pledge – “Wherever we are in twenty-five years’ time we’ll come back here on Midsummer’s Eve and create the B side”. Now we see those old friends return, a little rounder, and a bit more rueful but with their passion for life, love and music still smouldering inside. As the biscuit tin gives up its secrets, old passions catch fire, past resentments return and the songs begin to fly. Will this reunion change their lives? Will the album ever be finished? And what on earth can they play that cassette on? From the theatre that brought you Our House, 20th Century Boy, Mods and Rox and It’s a Wonderful Life, this brand new musical is a celebration of friendship, survival and the power of song, and written especially for a company of multi-skilled actor-musicians in the New Wolsey house style. The full cast includes: Alex Bourne who has recently starred in Kiss Me Kate in Chichester and The Old Vic directed by New Wolsey Patron
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Trevor Nunn, and was nominated for an Olivier and WhatsOnStage.com award, plus credits including Daryl in The Witches of Eastwick (Watermill), Buddy Holly in Buddy (The Victoria Palace), Dean Martin in The Rat Pack (The Strand), and Khashoggi in We Will Rock You (The Dominion) which he played for six years; Yvette Robinson whose credits include Bare (Union Theatre), Marguerite (Tabard Theatre), Tomorrow Morning (Landor Theatre), and Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Palace Theatre); Jane Milligan who has most recently appeared at the Novello Theatre in Mamma Mia playing Rosie. Other credits include Return to the Forbidden Planet, From a Jack to a King and Craig Revel Horwood’s award-winning production Spend Spend Spend; Glenn Carter who performed the role of Tommy De Vito in the Original London Cast of Jersey Boys at The Prince Edward Theatre, and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Lyceum Theatre, West End, a role which he then played to great acclaim on Broadway, for which he received a “Most Outstanding Performance in a Musical” award from the Drama League; Peter Peverley who has worked with the RSC long ensemble in As You Like It, The Comedy Of Errors, and Romeo And Juliet, as well as Peter Rowe’s rock’n’roll pantomimes for City Varieties Leeds; Adam Keast whose recent roles include Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night for the reopening of the Liverpool Everyman, Brian Epstein in Lennon (Royal Court Liverpool), Forbidden Planet and Sweet Charity (Oldham Coliseum); Phylip Harries returns to the New Wolsey having previously played Pseudolous in A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum and most recently enjoyed a successful run of Tom - The Story of Tom Jones for Theatr na n’Og playing the narrator Jack Lister; Hannah Jarrett-Scott whose credits include Lockerbie: Lost Voices (Elements World Theatre), Violet in The Place Between Sleeping (Ineffect/Strange Town), and The Hag/ Maid in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh). With music described to be like the ballads of Joni Mitchell and the feel good summer fun of Mumford & Sons, the New Wolsey’s Artistic Director, writer and director Peter Rowe says of creating the show with Ben Goddard, “It all started when we wrote a song called Angel of Soho for a show called Mods and Rox and decided we should write a full musical together. It’s the first thing I’ve written that doesn’t involve a pantomime fairy tale or a dead rock star - an original story that talks about what concerns us in the middle of our lives - written for a company of seasoned and experienced actormusicians who have worked with Ben and me at various stages of our own journeys. Midsummer Songs is an opportunity to celebrate the talent of these singers and songsmiths, and to explore what matters most, when there’s more road already travelled than left up ahead” Tickets are on sale now and can be booked through the Tickets Sales Team by calling 01473 295900 or by booking online at www. wolseytheatre.co.uk where there is the option to live chat with the team should you have any further questions.
Autumn/Winter season at Mercury
The Mercury Theatre, Colchester has announced its 2014 Autumn/ Winter season. The jam-packed programme has something for everyone - family drama, Shakespeare, vintage radio comedy, plus a traditional Christmas panto. In addition, there will also be a host of stellar one night shows, including live music, comedy, opera, magic, dance, and a host of shows made for the whole family. Following their sold-out production of Quadrophenia, the season kicks off in spectacular style with the Mercury Theatre Young Company’s production of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Charged with bringing Roger Waters’ extraordinary rock opera to life for a new generation will be Gari Jones. Gari has a long history with the Mercury having directed various productions including Absent Friends, The Rivals and Under Mi k Wood. Performed with cut-glass theatricality and backed by a phalanx of bizarrely created sound effects, Edinburgh Fringe sensations The Fitzrovia Radio Hour will return to the Mercury in the co-production of Dracula – as you’ve never heard it before! Using everyday household objects including staplers, hairdryers and the ever faithful cabbage, Fitzrovia bring their own unique, chauvinist style of 1940s radio play comedy to this classic horror. Directed by Cal McCrystal, the man responsible for the hilarious physical comedy of James Corden in the National Theatre’s hit One Man, Two Guvnors, and Physical Comedy Consultant on the Columbia Pictures movie The Amazing Spiderman 2, this production of Dracula promises to be truly unique. Think you know the story of Dracula? Think again! Daniel Buckroyd, Artistic Director at the Mercury Theatre said, “For our brand new version of Bram Stoker’s vampire classic we’ve brought together two of the UK’s brightest theatre talents; hit comedy company The Fitzrovia Radio Hour, famed for their 1940s style ‘live’ radio shows, teaming up with awardwinning director Cal McCrystal, perhaps best known for co-directing One Man, Two Guvnors in the West End and on Broadway. It promises to be spine-chilling and hilarious in equal measure.”
Angles next production is an amazing tale in amazing setting It’s fitting that Eastern Angles’ new show ‘Ragnarok’, about the rivalry between the Norse Gods and Giants is taking place at the Hush House, an old hanger on the Bentwaters airfield. With fire, water, gigantic puppets and an amazing cast of legendary characters like Odin, Thor, and the trickster Loki the play parallels the skirmishes between the great super powers of America and Russia. Eastern Angles have been creating productions for The Hush House for over a decade. First ‘Bentwater Roads’, which explored the history behind the local area, including pagans, the nearby medieval church and the infamous UFO rumours. Then there was the classic story of ‘Margaret Catchpole’ with smugglers, fo k music and a set that included a beach, a boat and wooden dockside. With ‘Ragnarok’ Eastern Angles will focus on the stories that helped shape this region and celebrate Norse culture. As Odin prepares to •Scene from Eastern Angles’ previous performance at the sacrifice his Hush House, Margaret Catchpole. eye for wisdom, Thor wields his magical hammer and the rapscallion Loki shape-shifts his way out of mischief, their whole world approaches a precipice. With ingenious storytelling from playwright Charles Way, an ethereal soundscape and fantastic performances this unmissable piece of theatre transport audiences to another world. Ragnarok is at the Hush House, Bentwaters from Thursday 11th until Sun 28th September. For more information and to book tickets ring 01473 211498 or visit www.easternangles.co.uk
Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth returns to the Mercury in a chilling new production directed by Artistic Director Daniel Buckroyd. Shakespeare’s ultimate exploration of political ambition and the extraordinary lengths to which one couple will go to secure their place in history is brought chillingly to life; from its gripping first moments to the last fulfilment of the witches’ prophecy. Appealing to adults and children alike is Daniel Buckroyd’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s evacuee drama Friend or Foe. This thrilling tale of extraordinary friendship set at the height of the Second World War promises to be every bit as much a family pleaser as last year’s hit production The Butterfly Lion. Standby evil laughter, get ready thunder and lightning as two Mercury regulars return in this year’s traditional pantomime, Cinderella. Dale Superville and Ignatius Anthony will take to the stage when the wicked Baroness Evilla forces poor Cinderella to live an awful life as a cleaner, cook, maid and all-round slave. When the Prince of Colchester Castle proclaims his plan to pick a princess at a posho party, Cinders’ ugly step-sisters set out to take his hand in marriage… by force if necessary! Cinderella’s happiness depends on her best friend Buttons. Can Baroness Evilla be defeated? Does Cinderella’s slipper size up? Directed by the Mercury’s Artisitc Director Daniel Buckroyd, this year’s panto promises to be a traditional affair with plenty of audience participation, slop and sloshy fun and will also see the return of the much loved junior chorus. For more information, including performance times, prices and to purchase tickets, visit www.mercurytheatre.co.uk or call 01206 573948. 19
Autumn at DanceEast The autumn 2014 season at DanceEast is on sale from Monday 1st September 2014 and, as always there is something for everyone. Following a hugely successful run of Freedom in May 2013, Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jasmin Vardimon returns to the Jerwood DanceHouse with her critically-acclaimed dance theatre production, Park on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th October. Park is an urban oasis, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eight characters play, fight, fall in love and learn to survive. In this playground of relationships, young lovers wrestle in a historic fountain, a graffiti artist sprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in a bag lady and a flag-waving bully rants worn-out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine creating a modern day fairytale that is alternately sharp, funny and cruel. A Halloween Funday will take place on Sunday 26th October. Do your little horrors love getting spooked? DanceEast has a delightfully ghoulish range of Halloween-themed activities that are bound to deliver more than a few spine tingling thrills for children of all ages. DanceEast is delighted to welcome the return of its We Are Ipswich partner Pacitti Company and the SPILL Festival of Performance with a thoughtprovoking selection of work at the Jerwood DanceHouse. Recognised worldwide as the UK’s premier artistled festival of radical live work, SPILL boast an international reputation for presenting the work of exceptional artists specialising in the fields of experimental theatre, live art and performance from around the globe. Are You With Us? is an improvised performance
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that takes place on Saturday 1st November, where Gob Squad ask each other all the questions they are afraid to ask in private, in public. It is part group therapy, part performance nightmare. By turns brutally funny and painfully honest, it is a high stakes game on the verge of a breakdown. Stuck in an endless photo-shoot-cum-therapysession, the performers change their look from flight attendants to terrorists and more, searching for a group identity where everyone has found their place. Leading new British choreographer Alexander Whitley, a Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate and 2014 South Bank Award nominee, showcases an exciting bill of two works in his company’s inaugural tour: The Measures Taken commissioned by The Royal Opera House in collaboration with digital artists Marshmallow Laser Feast, and The Grit in The Oyster set to Thomas Adès’ Piano Quintet on Friday 14th November. Chalk About is a playful, funny and sometimes moving look at how we see ourselves and others, featuring dance, chat and one perfect scene containing everything you could wish for… Chalk About, Curious Seed in association with MOKO Dance is on Sunday 16th November. Dracula, One of the UK’s most celebrated and ground-breaking dance companies makes its Jerwood DanceHouse debut for one night only on Saturday 22nd November with a stunning adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror novel. Mark Bruce’s company of ten exceptional dancers bring Stoker’s haunting, erotic tale to life in a heart wrenching and magical dance theatre production. With an eclectic mix of music
from Bach and Mozart to Ligetti and Fred Frith, Bruce explores choreographic styles ranging from the subtlety of classical etiquette to visceral contemporary dance. Butterflies is a truly magical Christmas show for children aged four years and over. From chrysalis to butterfly, follow the delightful transformation with TPO Compagnia, one of Italy’s leading children’s theatre companies. Observe a butterfly move. The fluttering of its wings looks as though a delicate paintbrush were painting the air, but it also looks like a dance. This delightful dance sometimes lasts but a day, between dawn and sunset. Dotted with moments of participation, children are invited to watch and join in with the company’s dancers. Paint with your arms, compose lullabies with your feet and chase caterpillars on all fours. Featuring a stunning performance space that is touch sensitive, Butterflies creates an imaginary environment for both performers and curious onlookers alike. Butterflies will be at Dance East from Saturday 13th until Monday 22nd December. • For further information about performances at DanceEast or to book tickets contact the Box Office on 01473 295230 or visit www.danceeast.co.uk
Down on the Farm: Harvest Past
Saddle up for a brand new Hospice cycle event Inspired by the Tour de France – then why not pedal together to Paris for St Elizabeth Hospice? The local charity today launched Hospice Team 100 – a new mass participation cycle ride which will leave the Hospice in Ipswich for France. A team of 100 supporters will be sponsored for the challenge, which is set to raise a total of £100,000 for the Hospice. Places are limited and can be secured at a special registration evening in September.
Gavin Lamb, of St Elizabeth Hospice, said, “We are really excited about bringing 100 people together for one cause with our new overseas cycle challenge. “It is going to be an experience to remember and we are encouraging families, friends, colleagues and groups to join Hospice Team 100 in making a difference to our patients and their carers.”
Thrashing, steaming, grinding, eating and dancing are all in store on Sunday 28th September when you can get down and dirty for this autumn’s farm-focussed festival, a Peak Hill Farm event in aid of the Long Shop Museum. Harvest Past at Peak Hill Farm takes place from 11am until 4pm and will celebrate the changing season with something for the whole family to enjoy. You can see a range of agricultural machines as well taking a peek at days gone by with traditional games to play, walks to take, animals to see, and look around the unique and marvellous Living Van. The rural beauty of Suffo k forms the backdrop to this great day out and there will be a mass of machines of all shapes and sizes to demonstrate with noise, colour and energy how to thrash oats, grind beans and more. These include a bailer and a steamer, a thatch match machine, a little Garret, a combine harvester, a Uni power and a rack saw. Intrigued? Come on down to find out what they all do. And if you thought that was a
puzzle, take part in the Bygones Competition to guess the use of the mystery object from a mind-boggling array of old farm tools, trailers and implements. The SSAF (Soldiers Sailors and Airforce) will be present along with the LWR (Leiston Works Railway), you can take a ride with the horse and cart, and see and witness traditional woodworking crafts such as whittling! There will be a host of traditional games and activities for children such as apple bobbing, hoops with sticks, skittles and far more. Delicious treats will be available from some of the Aldeburgh food festival participants, as well as specialist cheeses, sizzling barbecued delights to relish and of course, cakes. And last but not least, live music from local performers will help the afternoon go with a swing. Tickets cost £5 and are available from the Long Shop Museum or on the gate. Funds will go to the museum where another fabulous array of machines is on display! For details of all events and family activities at the Long Shop Museum, go to www.longshopmuseum.co.uk
Next charity Quiz Night aims to raise the bar even higher Following the successful fundraising Quiz Night for Inspire Suffolk in March at the Black Tiles in Martlesham the venue has offered to host another this month. Thursday 25th September is the date of the next one and the quiz master is non-other than popular radio personality Nicholas Pandolfi. The Black Tiles are aiming to set the bar even higher this time with more teams encouraged to join them for a full night of quizzing fun with some top prizes offered. Thanks to the generosity of local businesses the charity Inspire Suffolk, who work with young people in Suffolk to get their lives back on track, are offering golf for four at Seckford Golf club with lunch and private tuition and paintballing for up to 10 people courtesy of Deltaforce Paintball in Hadleigh. Teams of 2two to six are now sought; it’s just £3.50 per head including snacks. To register your team name and interest you need to email administration@inspiresuffolk.org.uk. www.inspiresuffolk.org.uk
To join Hospice Team 100, you must reserve a place for the special registration evening which takes place on Monday 15th September 2014 between 6pm and 8pm, at the Hospice in Foxhall Road, Ipswich. To reserve, visit www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/team100 or team100@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
Each cyclist is asked to pay a £99 deposit and raise a minimum of £1,850 in sponsorship – enough to fund a Hospice nurse for two months. There is also an option to pay for your own tour costs. The Hospice will support participants with fundraising tips and workshops. Cycle training sessions will also be offered. Participants must be 16 or over; under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Hospice Team 100 will leave Ipswich on September 15th 2015 returning on September 20th. St Elizabeth Hospice improves life for people living with a progressive illness in East Suffolk and Norfo k and relies on public donations and fundraising to provide care free of charge. 27
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Are you still thinking in the dark ages? By Malcolm Harbour, Principal dentist at Harbour Dental Care Medicine has become more adept at keeping us alive for longer so it is really important that we keep our teeth too – there is nothing as strong and perfectly suited to helping us talk, eat, chew, smile, and look like us, than our own, natural teeth. We tell our patients we are a preventive practice but does anyone really understand what that means and how dentistry has evolved in our lifetime? Historically the dentist was the person you visited either when you were in pain or for check ups to see if there were any problems that might cause pain in the near future. It was a reactive approach.
Thinking ahead
Our patients now visit us for a thorough dental health assessment where I will examine everything from their salivary glands and lymph nodes to their gums, tongue and teeth. I am not just looking at their current situation but thinking ahead so that any potential issues, including oral cancer, gum disease and decay are thwarted.
Hygiene care is vital
The dental hygienist is a fundamental member of the clinical team today. It is the hygienist who will thoroughly clean your teeth and gums, provide oral health instruction and any necessary dietary advice.
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This is in no way akin to the dentist’s scale and polish – the hygienist is the most important member of the dental team for preventing disease and we advocate regular visits – especially if you are someone whose daily regime does not include the requisite daily brushing twice for two minutes and flossing. We understand that you want to keep your teeth for life. We are also realistic enough to know that
you will not always make dietary decisions that your teeth would approve. And that’s why we encourage patients to attend regularly.
Be proud of your smile
We take the utmost pride in providing great service and the highest quality dental care and experience for our patients. Our advanced, health-focused dental practice offers: • Tailored dental care • Meticulous hygiene therapy • Free relaxation sessions before each appointment • Smile transformations • Cosmetic dentistry & tooth whitening Our door is always open to new patients, so please feel free to pop in.
Harbour Dental Care
27 High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3QH 01473 253599 www.harbourdentalcare.co.uk
Well-done Georgie Teenager Georgie Rosher has recently took the brave step of having her lovely long blond hair shaved off for charity. Georgie, who lost her stepmother to cancer, always felt she wanted to do something in her stepmothers memory and so she came up with the idea of having her head shaved to raise funds for the ‘Big C Charity’ which is based in Norwich and who gave much support to her stepmother throughout her illness. So on the 21st July Georgie, surrounded by her friends, family and many well wishers had here beautiful hair cut, then her head shaved bald at the Riverside in Woodbridge by hairdresser Lydia from Just Hair. The event was well supported with Georgie’s school, Kesgrave High,
Walking Football at Whitton Sports Centre ActivLives is working in partnership with Laura Worsley, football coach and Ipswich Borough Council NW Area Committee to develop the Walking Football Session at Whitton Sports Centre. Aimed at people 50 plus, this is a great way to take part in a sport, keep fit, have fun and socialise. The number of players has been growing steadily and now ActivLives would l ke to develop another team. ActivLives would be delighted if more people where to join and establish one of a number of new ActivHubs in Whitton, Whitehouse and Castle Hill. Kim Bilner ActivAgeing Co-Cordinator said, “NW Area Committee has funded ActivLives to develop ActivHubs in NW Ipswich to help motivate and support people 45 years and over to get active, improve their own health and reduce loneliness and isolation. When asked to help develop these sessions, we thought this was a fun way for people to be active and take part in a popular sport.”
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organising a coach so that her school friends could go along and watch. All went well, as Lydia, first plaited Georgie’s hair into four long braids. And then, snip… they were gone! Georgie smiled all the way through, and she was like that all day not once did she wish she was not going to do it and has had no regrets. Georgie looks so beautiful, a shaved head suits her. Passers-by were amazed at what they were watching. And, everyone thinks she is a brave, fantastic, awesome, inspirational girl. Not only did Georgie raise over £1000 for the charity Big C, she has also donated her hair to The Little Princess Trust, who make wigs for children who have lost their hair through illness. To find out more about Georgie’s Headshave or to donate to this fantastic cause visit www.justgiving.com/georgie-headshave
New parkrun to keep kids fit A free Ipswich junior parkrun will take place in Ipswich’s Christchurch Park every Sunday from 14th September. The junior run follows the phenomenal success of the Saturday 5k Ipswich parkrun. Looking at national trends and a handful of new junior parkruns around the country, Ipswich parkrun Event Director Rory Marriott is keen to ensure that younger members of the community could enjoy the benefits of a weekly run with friends and family in an Ipswich park. While there is no cost to attend and it is organised by volunteers, the event’s start-up costs have been met jointly by Ipswich Borough Council and Suffo k County Council. Rory Marriott said, “The junior parkrun events are set to become the largest running series for four – 14 year olds anywhere in the world and I am absolutely delighted that Ipswich will be among the first to benefit from this initiative. I am very confident that we can bring the same phenomenal success of the Saturday 5km parkrun to a whole new generation of runners. I am looking forward to seeing lots of happy smiling children taking part and also hope their parents will see it as a great opportunity to join in the event as well and run with their children. I would like to thank both Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council for the support they are giving us to bring the junior parkrun to Christchurch Park. September 14th can’t come soon enough.”
The sessions are structured for all levels of fitness. So even if you haven’t been active for sometime you will feel fully involved in the session. You will have the opportunity to increase your fitness, your ball skills and play at a level that you feel comfortable with. It is a great opportunity to make new friends. Sessions are supervised by a fully qualified football coach. New sessions will be starting on Friday 5th September at 2pm at Whitton Sports Centre in the Sports Hall, only £3.00 per session. If you would l ke to find out more information about ActivLives or sign up to the group, please contact Kim on 01473 345350
Councillor Alan Murray, Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet member for health and adult care, added, “In the words of the Chief Medical officer ‘active kids are not just investing in their future health but have healthier and happier lives today’. This is because physical activity in childhood and adolescence improves strength and endurance, helps build healthy bones and muscles, helps control weight, reduces anxiety and stress, increases self-esteem and may improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels. As part of our ambitions to become the most active county in England we want to make physical activity a lifelong habit and with this in mind we are delighted that Ipswich will be one of the first areas in the East of England to introduce a junior parkrun.”
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