Every Monday
Yoga, Henley Community Village Hall, Ashbocking Road, 7.45pm – 9.15pm, 01473 690762
Djembe Drum Group. Friend’s Meeting House on Fonnereau Rd, Ipswich, 7.30-9.30pm. £6 or £3 concs. Drums available to borrow. Beginners welcome, Eddie 07948 359405
Suffolk Promenaders Square Dance Club, Rushmere Village Hall, Humber doucy Lane, Ipswich, 7.30pm – 10pm, Only £2, tea and coffee provided, contact 01473 422663 after 2pm for further details
Every Tuesday
Senior Singers, Co-op Education Centre, Fore Street, Ipswich, 10.30am – 12pm, Male & Female singers, 55 plus, join in this ling established & friendly group of singers, No auditions, Call Maggie on 01473 713597,
Ipswich Croquet Club, Fynn Valley Golf Club, Ipswich, 6.30pm, Experienced players and beginners always very welcome, For a free taster session or more information contact Fran Rousham 01394-671642
Dance & Music Improvisation, Northgate Arts centre in Ipswich, 7pm -8pm (studio available from 6.45-8.15pm for warm-up and warm-down) £5 / £3.50 (freelance dance artists and concessions) Telephone 07830755070
Pyjama Drama, Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, 9.40am Rainbows, 10.30am Raindrops, 11.15 am Dewdrops, Drama & creative play classes for children up to the age of 7, for more info contact Jane on 0844 272 6579
Martlesham Heath Country Market, The Pavilion, The Square, Martlesham Heath, 9am, home-made, home-grown, and home-crafted items for sale. For further information www.martleshammarket.co.uk
Ipswich Folk Dance Club, St Johns U.R.C, Cowper St, 8pm – 10pm. Experience not necessary, as all dances are walked through first, and then called. For full details call 01473 212085.
Tea Dance, Ballroom & Sequence Dancing, Sidegate Lane Community Centre, 2pm – 4pm, £2, Includes tea and biscuits, for further information tel 01473 257593.
Knit ‘n’ Natter Group, Bags of Handles, Walton, Felixstowe, 6pm – 9pm, Knit, Natter and browse through hundreds of knitting magazines available to the group.
Every Wednesdays
Pyjama Drama, Brackenbury Sports Centre, Felixstowe, 9.40am Rainbows, 10.30am Raindrops, 11.15 am Dewdrops, Drama & creative play classes for children up to the age of 7, for more info contact Jane on 0844 272 6579
Orwell Lady Cruise, Departing Orwell Quay, 2pm, call 01473 258070 to book
New Voices is a friendly, enthusiastic choir who sing a wide variety of choral music. 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Seventh Adventist Church, Rope Walk, Ipswich, New members are welcome. Email info@newvoices.org.uk for more information.
Chi Kung Class, Westerfield Village Hall, 6.15pm – 7.30pm, for full details, contact Jo email Dharmatree@yahoo.co.uk or call 077 46829197.
Yoga Class, Westerfield Village Hall, 7.40pm – 9.15pm, for full details, contact Jo email Dharmatree@yahoo.co.uk or call 077 46829197.
Every Thursday
Woodbridge Country Market. Woodbridge Community Hall, next to Deben Pool, 10am -11.15am, Local Home Produced Food,Plants Veg and Hand made crafts for sale, Comfortable tea room to meet your friends, Open to all Free Entry.
Pyjama Drama, Ipswich Sports Club, Henley Road, Ipswich, 9.40am Rainbows, 10.30am Raindrops, 11.15 am Dewdrops, Drama & creative play classes for children up to the age of 7, for more info contact Jane on 0844 272 6579
Ipswich Country Market, Rushmere Village Hall, Humber Doucy Lane, 10.15am to 11:30am, Local Food, Handmade Crafts Open to all, Free Entry,
Every Friday
Pyjama Drama, Village Hall, Capel St Mary, 9.40 Rainbows, 10.30am Raindrops, 11.15am Dewdrop, Drama & creative play classes for children up to the age of 7, contact Jane on 0844 272 6579
Orwell Lady Cruise, Departing Orwell Quay, 2pm, call 01473 258070 to book
Every Saturday
Mini-Market, Manning’s Amusements, Sea Road, Felixstowe, 10am – 4pm
Pyjama Drama, Kesgrave Community Centre, 9.15am Rainbows, 10.15am Rainbows, 11.15am Sunbeams, Drama & creative play classes for children up to the age of 7, for more info contact Jane on 0844 272 6579
Kesgrave Country Market, Kesgrave Scout H/Q Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, 9.30am – 11.30am, home-made, home-grown, and home-crafted items for sale, further information Tel. 01473 623849 or www.martleshammarket,co.uk
Orwell Lady Cruise, Departing Orwell Quay, 2pm, call 01473 258070 to book.
Every Sunday
RAF/USAAF Martlesham Heath Control Tower Open, Parkers Place, Off Eagle Way, Martlesham Heath, 2pm – 5pm, Admission Free www.mhas.org.uk
Orwell Lady Cruise, Departing Orwell Quay, 2pm, call 01473 258070 to book.
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Sun 1st July – Sat 14th July
Dance East presents The Spectacular Dancing Spiegeltent, Christchurch Park, Come and Dance, www.danceeast.co.uk 01473 295230
Sun 1st July
Pin Mill Public Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 10.30am – 1pm, Adult £10.50, Child (Under 16) £6.50, Concessions £9.00, Family (2+2) £28.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Open Gardens, Great Finborough, 1pm – 6pm, £3, 01449 674401/672978
Photography Workshop, Landguard, Felixstowe, www.landguardpartnership.org.uk
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Choral Eucharist by both church choirs with orchestra, St Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, 10.30am, www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk
Ipswich Art School Gallery Pop Up Print Shop, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, 12pm – 2pm, £5 per item, £3 if you bring your own t-shirt
Ipswich Music Day, Christchurch Park, Free
Fun Dog Show & Pet Awareness Day, RSPCA, Mill Lane, Martlesham, 11.30am – 3.30pm, entrance £1, children U14 50p – no unaccompanied children under 14, registration for classes start 11.30am, classes start at 12.30pm, £2 per class or 3 classes for £5, park at Martlesham Heath Community Centre
Car Boot Sale, Trinity Park, Ipswich
Diamond Charity Dog Show, Whitworth Veterinary Practice, Trimley St Mary, 11am – 4pm
Tue 3rd July
Lunchtime Concerts, St Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, 1.10pm – 1.55pm, free
Suffolk Poetry Society Meeting, Arlingtons Café, Ipswich, 7.00pm, 01473 230293
Strictly Suffolk, The Spiegeltent in Christchurch Park, 7pm, Join Bruce Lait and Crystal Main, Strictly Come Dancing show dancers from the Lait Dance Club, for an evening of Ballroom and Latin American dancing. The Spiegeltent will have its own bar and will be serving drinks and refreshments throughout the evening. Tickets: £12 / £10 (Concessions), Box Office 01473 295230, www.danceeast.co.uk
Wed 4th July – Sun 8th July
Bures Music Festival, Includes Four Voices, Pete Jezzard and the Blackwater Band, B-Fest, Big Boy Bloater and the Limits, Blues Situation, Rhapsody is the Real Queen, The chocolate fireguard Experience, Hokie Joint, This Boy Wonders, Robbie Gladwell Band, Two steps twice, Tickets Wed £5, Thursday £5, Friday £15, Saturday £15, Sunday £10. www.buresmusicfestival.org
Wed 4th July
Ipswich Cycle Racing Series Week 4, Trinity Park, Ipswich, from 6pm
Concert by Co-op Singers and Co-op Ladies Choir at Co-op Education Centre, Fore Street, Ipswich, 7.30pm, £5 inc refreshments
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Thu 5th July
Harwich Harbour Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £23.50, Child (under 16) £17.50, Concessions £21.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Olympic Torch Relay, Christchurch Park, Free by ticket only, www.ip-art.com
Olympic Torch Celebration, Mannings, Felixstowe, 3.30pm – 7pm.
Fri 6th July – Sat 7th July
Flamenco Express, Jerwood DanceHouse, 8pm, Flamenco Express has toured since 1996, showcasing a range of flamenco styles to audiences across the UK and Europe. This exciting evening of music, song and dance is sure to ignite a fire within you! Tickets: £12 / £8 (Concessions), Box Office 01473 295230, www.danceeast.co.uk
Fri 6th July
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Deborah Bull in conversation with Alexandra Carter: The Everyday Dancer, Jerwood DanceHouse, 6.30pm, With a matchless contribution to the arts as practitioner, advocate and creative director, Deborah Bull’s book The Everyday Dancer is a vibrant and compelling picture of a life in the day of a dancer, written from a unique perspective behind the footlights. Deborah is in conversation with Alexandra Carter, Visiting Professor of Dance at University Campus Suffolk. Tickets: £8 /£6 (Concessions), Box Office 01473 295230, www.danceeast.co.uk
Sat 7th July – Sun 8th July
Vintage Rally, Long Melford Hall, Sudbury, 10am – 5pm, 01245 440947
The Big Suffolk Antiques and Collectors Fair, Trinity Park, Ipswich, from 10am
Sat 7th July
Peninsular Crafts Working Exhibition, Chelmondiston Village Hall, 10am – 4pm, free
Teddy Bears Picnic Fun Day, Sidegate Lane Primary School, Ipswich, 12pm – 3pm, in support of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice! Free entry.
Woodbridge Vintage and Modern Fair, Market Hill, Woodbridge, 9am – 4pm
Summer Fair, Cliff Lane Primary School, Ipswich, 12pm – 3pm
Vintage & Modern Market, Woodbridge
Talk – Passing the Time, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, 2pm, £4pp, 01473 433681, prebook
Jazz on a Summer’s Evening with London 7, Old Rectory, Earl Soham 7pm -9.30pm, £10, children U12 free, bring a picnic
Concert – Cripps & Saunders Classical Vocal Recital, Museum St, Methodist Church, Ipswich, 7.30pm, £10pp /£8 concessions, Programme & Refreshments included, tickets 01473 680306 or on door
Talk – Artists as Parents as Artists, Ipswich Art School, 2pm – 3.30pm, £3 on the door, Under 16s £1.50, £10 family [up to 5 people]
Bramford’s Olympic style Fete, 2pm, The event starts with a Fun Run and ends with a duck race. With lots of events and displays between, this includes mini Olympics for children – where they can win their own medals!
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Sun 8th July
Pin Mill Public Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 10.30am – 1pm, Adult £10.50, Child (Under 16) £6.50, Concessions £9.00, Family (2+2) £28.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Brass on the Grass, Christchurch Park, 2.30pm Ipswich and Norwich Co-op Band
Indian Summer Mela, Christchurch Park, Free, www.ip-art.com
Ipswich Art School Gallery Pop Up Print Shop, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, 12pm – 2pm, £5 per item, £3 if you bring your own t-shirt
Heveningham Hall Country Fair www.countryfair.co.uk
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Car Boot Sale, Trinity Park, Ipswich
Tue 10th July
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, 1.10pm-1.55pm, free
Cruise to London aboard Balmoral, Ipswich Orwell Quay, departs Ipswich 10.30am, tickets from 01473 258070, Ipswich Tourist Information Centre
Wed 11th July
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Ipswich Cycle Racing Series Week 5, Trinity Park, Ipswich, from 6pm
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Field Meeting at Landguard Reserve for summer flora & fauna. Meet at 6.30pm at Manor Road car park Felixstowe, 2 hrs. 2 miles. Map ref TM290325. Contact 01473 258791, All welcome.
Thu 12th July
Pin Mill Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2.30pm – 5pm, Adult £20.00, Child (under 16) £16.00, Concessions £18.00, book on 01473 258070 – www.orwellrivercruises.com
Town Lectures & Concerts, Ipswich, Museum Street Methodist Church, entrance in Black Horse Lane, 1pm, Admission free with retiring collection to defray expenses – Witches in Ipswich by David Jones
Mid Week Lunch Sail from Ipswich with Topsail Charters, 11.30am – 2.30pm, 01621 857567, www.topsailcharters.co.uk
Fri 13th July – Sun 15th July
The Big Itfc Zip, ITFC charitable trust is offering the chance to zip wire across Portman Rd Football Ground to raise funds. 08448011555 to register
Fri 13th July
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070 – www.orwellrivercruises.com
Ipswich Hospital Band Showcase, St Peters by the Waterfront, 7.30pm
Sat 14th July – Sun 15th July
Mid & West Suffolk Show, Stonham Barns, Suffolk
Sat 14th July
Suffolk Constabulary Male Voice Choir with guests Ipswich Co-op Ladies Choir, St John the Baptist Church, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich, 7.30pm, tickets £6,
Suffolk Dance Party, The Spiegeltent in Christchurch Park, 12.00pm, As Big Dance comes to a close, DanceEast is hosting the Big Suffolk Dance Party at the Spiegeltent and everyone is invited to join in! There will also be a Silent Disco from 7pm for which tickets are £5 / £4 concessions, FREE event, Box Office 01473 295230, www.danceeast.co.uk
Broomhill Summer Fete, Westbourne Library, Ipswich, 12pm – 4pm
Farmers Market, Mannings, Felixstowe, 10am – 2pm,
Grundisburgh Village Show and Car Boot, Playing Field, 12.30pm to 4.30pm, A cornucopia of Horticultural classes and Art, Outside stalls and events, Bar and refreshments.
Summer Fete, Newton Green Village Hall & Green, 12pm – 4pm
Waverley Excursions Thames sailing aboard the Balmoral from Ipswich at 10am, sail through Tower Bridge and return by coach by Ipswich to arrive Ipswich 9pm Book at Ipswich Tourist Information Centre 01473 258070
Tendring Show, Lawford House Park, Nr Manningtree, Essex, CO112ND, www.tendringshow.co.uk
Orwell River Cruises, Live with Tyler Kemp-70’s Sensations, 7.30pm – 11pm, £29.50 per person, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Sun 15th July
Brass on the Grass Christchurch Park, 2.30pm – 4.30pm, Suffolk Phoenix Brass
5th Annual Peasenhall Pea Festival, Peasenhall Assembly Hall, 11am – 4pm
Pin Mill Public Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 10.30am – 1pm, Adult £10.50, Child (Under 16) £6.50, Concessions £9.00, Family (2+2) £28.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Car Boot Sale, Trinity Park, Ipswich,
Concert, St Andrew’s Church, Felixstowe, 3pm, Suffolk Soul Singers, 01394 670633
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Darell’s Day, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, www.landguardpartnership.org.uk
Long Melford Street Fair, 3pm – 8pm, free
Charity Craft Fair, Goslings Farm, Trimley St Martin. 10am – 3pm, in aid of St Elizabeth’s Hospice,
Tue 17th July
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, The Clarinet Connection: Music from Around the World with Andrew McCullough and Peter Ayers, 1.10pm – 1.55pm, free, www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk
Wed 18th July
Ipswich Cycle Racing Series Week 6, Trinity Park, Ipswich, from 6pm
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Thu 19th July
Pin Mill Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2.30pm – 5pm, Adult £20.00, Child (under 16) £16.00, Concessions £18.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
The Suffolk Family History Society Monthly Meeting, Annual Church Visit/Tour to St. Mary’s Church, Coddenham, with Clive Paine, 7pm, £5, To book contact either J. Garwood on 01473 601437, or Howard King on 01473 274300
Rough Cuts: Marc Brew Company, Jerwood DanceHouse, 7pm, Marc Brew Company see the composition of new music as an integral part of the creation process. With each work that Marc creates, he works with a composer and musicians to realise a new musical score. Most recently, the company have worked with Philip Sheppard and acclaimed composer and percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, and cast of five dancers to create Fusional Fragments. This work was created at DanceEast, Box Office 01473 295230, www.danceeast.co.uk
Fri 20th July
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Sat 21st July
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Handmade Summer Craft & Design Fair, The Old School, Hall St, Long Melford, 10am – 4pm
“Poem-a-Thon”, Trinity Methodist Church, Felixstowe, 10am to 3pm, an attempt to read at least 125 poems in five hours. £1 for programme, which gives admission throughout the day, Refreshments available
Sun 22nd July
Pin Mill Public Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 10.30am-1.00pm, Adult £10.50, Child (Under 16) £6.50, Concessions £9.00, Family (2+2) £28.00, www.orwellrivercruises.com. Book on 01473 258070
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Car Boot Sale, Trinity Park, Ipswich
Brass on the Grass, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, 2.30pm – 4.30pm, Ipswich Hospital Band
Summer Fair & Fun Day, St Clements Social Club, Foxhall Rd, Ipswich, 12pm – 4pm, charity stalls, car boot etc, contact 07766 103563
Open Day Transmitter Block, Bawdsey, Suffolk, 2.30pm – 4.30pm, Adults £4, Children free, 07821162879, www.bawdseyradar.org.uk
Tue 24th July – Sun 26th Aug
Theatre in the Forest, Rendlesham Forest, Nr Woodbridge, Red Rose Chain presents King Lear, 01473 603388, www.theatreintheforest.com
Harwich Harbour Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £23.50, Child (under 16) £17.50, Concessions £21.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Lunchtime Concerts, St Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, 1.10pm – 1.55pm, free
Wed 25th July
Pond Dipping, Holywells Park, Ipswich, 11am – 12pm and 2pm – 3pm
Harwich Harbour Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £23.50, Child (under 16) £17.50, Concessions £21.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Fri 27th July
Harwich Harbour Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £23.50, Child (under 16) £17.50, Concessions £21.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Sat 28th July
Harwich Harbour Afternoon Tea Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £23.50, Child (under 16) £17.50, Concessions £21.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
80’s Soul Night with Skywalker, Orwell River Cruises, 7.30pm – 11pm, £27.50 per person, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Craft Fair, Mannings, Felixstowe, 10am-4pm.
Sun 29th July
Pin Mill Public Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 10.30am – 1pm, Adult £10.50, Child (Under 16) £6.50, Concessions £9.00, Family (2+2) £28.00, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
Suffolk Dog Day, Helmingham Hall, www.helmingham.com
Brass on the Grass, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, 2.30pm – 4.30pm, Stacks of Sax
Harwich Harbour Cruise, Orwell River Cruises, 2pm – 5.30pm, Adult £14, Child (Under 16) £8.00, Concessions £11.50, Family (2+2) £36, book on 01473 258070, www.orwellrivercruises.com
The Big Summer Declutter, Trinity Park, Ipswich
Tue 31st July
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, 1.10pm – 1.55pm, free
