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New exhibition on our nearest neighbour

09/07/2026

The chance to touch a real moon rock, marvel at a giant inflatable solar system, and explore Suffolk’s space stories awaits adventurers to Suffolk Archives’ free, family friendly summer exhibition. The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour, a touring exhibition from Bespoke Scientific, touches down at The Hold Ipswich from 26th June to 19th September. Discover the science and mythology of the moon. Re-live historic moments in lunar…

Ipswich News

Summer at the Middy

Vintage trains and added attractions most Sundays this summer at the Mid Suffolk Light Railway. 12th July – Steam Railway Day A day to enjoy all the Middy has to offer with steam train rides on genuine Great Eastern Railway coaches, all well over 100 years old, pulled by a vintage steam locomotive, 110 year…

July 26 at Two Sisters Trimley

01/07/2026

So the season finale (Two Sisters close for the August break) includes plenty of music plus the return of a nationally and internationally famous author Kicking off with a cabaret evening of music and poetry from Black & White Productions – Summer Of Love celebrates what it says on the tin – not just the…

Series of Summer Concerts

Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra’s Summer Series of three concerts in Bury St Edmunds opens by showcasing not only three of Mendelssohn’s best-loved orchestral works, but also his most famous oratorio. Young Classical Artists’ Trust prizewinner Matteo Cimatti plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto on Wednesday 8th July at 7.30pm at The Apex in a programme which opens with the…

Entertainment

Review: Grease

04/07/2026

Everyone is familiar with the 1978 film Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It spawned a string of chart-topping hits and became one of the most loved movie musicals of all time. However, the story actually began in 1971 as a stage musical, created as a nostalgic homage to American culture in the 1950s….

Countdown to Grease

18/06/2026

CTC is also widely recognised across Suffolk for its national award-winning productions. This summer, the spotlight turns to Grease the Musical at The Apex—and expectations are sky-high. Packed with unforgettable hits, high-octane choreography, and the rebellious spirit of Rydell High, this production promises to be a bold, electrifying celebration of youth, energy, and nostalgia. Audiences…

Review: 9 to 5 The Musical

04/06/2026

Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical remains one of the most entertaining and relevant modern musical comedies, and Riverside Musical Theatre Company’s latest production at the Riverside Theatre, Woodbridge, delivers a thoroughly enjoyable evening packed with laughter, energy and heart. Based on the much-loved 1980 film, the story follows office workers Violet (Samantha De…

News

Art on the Prom CANCELLED

09/07/2026

Organisers of one of Suffolk’s best-loved arts events have announced that this year’s Art on the Prom in Felixstowe has been cancelled after they were unable to raise enough money to cover essential running costs. The festival, which was due to take place on 6th September, normally attracts up to 11,000 visitors to the town’s seafront. In a statement on…

Family History Group meeting

In a change to the previously advertised programme, the July meeting of the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group with be a talk by Janet Few entitled “Presenting and preserving the past”. As family historians, we are the current custodians of family memory. With each generation that passes, some of that information leaches away. We owe it…

Win: New Book

04/06/2026

The Undertaker’s Guide to Love, Loss & Other Messy Things is a debut novel by Adam Prior. A warm, darkly funny, and quietly hopeful novel about grief, friendship, and the stubborn persistence of life, The Undertaker’s Guide to Love, Loss & Other Messy Things is one of the most assured and affecting debut novels of…

Review: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)

03/06/2026

The Reduced Shakespeare Company prove that the works of the Bard are certainly not boring when they take on his complete works in one evening! William Shakespeare, one of the greatest playwrights and poets in the English language, left behind a complete body of works that includes 39 plays, which continue to influence literature and…