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18/05/2026
Entertainment
This summer, Red Rose Chain will transform Sutton Hoo into great Birnam Wood as one of Shakespeare’s blood thirstiest tragedies, MACBETH, takes centre stage at Suffolk’s BIGGEST and BEST LOVED outdoor theatre event. A breath-taking production in a stunning and atmospheric new setting sees the meeting of two icons of Suffolk’s culture,Theatre in the Forest…
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Entertainment
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of local am-dram/musical theatre group The Company of Four, well-known for their annual pantos and summer shows at The Riverside in Woodbridge, to celebrate their special year they are this week presenting “Thank You Very Much” featuring, as you would expect, lots of musical and dance numbers. The question…
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Featured
Heading to Newmarket at the end of a sweltering summer day, was lovely, catching the last two races of the evening while the sun slowly descended. People beginning to switch from watching the jockeys to staking their claims for the best spots to watch Paloma Faith on a stage overlooking the finishing post. A quick…
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Ipswich News
The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, finished their month-long celebrations for HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by hosting a weekend of nautical activities for their Festival of the Sea event. As part of the Festival of Suffolk’s Jubilee Celebrations, The Countess of Euston, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, invited the school to host the…
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Featured
Timetables are now becoming available for the very limited Greater Anglia rail services which are due to run should a national rail strike go ahead next week. The RMT union is holding three 24-hour strikes on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June, with members of the train drivers union ASLEF also striking on…
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News
At the beginning of May, the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary was able to resume it’s exciting flying displays, after the lifting of avian flu restrictions. During the period of ‘bird lockdown’ displays had been suspended and bio-security measures put in place to help to prevent the spread of avian flu in the local area. This also…
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News
Woodbridge Festival’s Two days of Jubilee Events attracted an audience of thousands to iconic locations next to the Tide Mill, River and opposite the ancient Royal Sutton Hoo burial ground and Town Park. The free Woodbridge Festival events were funded but Woodbridge Town Council, and included collaborations with the Council on Kingston Field for music…
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Days Out
Of course, there will be steam train rides in genuine Victorian 4-wheel coaches but the Mid- Suffolk Light Railway’s June programme has an added attraction every Sunday during the month, including on the final day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration a bonus flypast of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Hawker Hurricane. 5th June…
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Felixstowe News
Royal Hospital School’s pupils create a Wildlife Willow Crown to Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, has honoured the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the installation of a large Royal crown made out of willow. Pupils across the year groups, and members of staff from RHS worked together over several…
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