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Greater Anglia warns of “severe disruption” – timetables for strike service now available

17/06/2022

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…

Free as a Bird!

08/06/2022

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…

Woodbridge Jubilee event a success

06/06/2022

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…

Celebrations at the Middy

03/06/2022

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…

School pupils create Wildlife Willow Crown

02/06/2022

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…

Platinum Jubilee crests on new trains

01/06/2022

Greater Anglia has commemorated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by adorning five of its new trains with the official emblem celebrating Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne. Crests featuring the official Platinum Jubilee emblem are now in place on five of Greater Anglia’s new trains and will be seen across East Anglia, along all the…

Volunteers required for Bat survey in Suffolk Churches

31/05/2022

The Bats in Churches project is appealing for volunteers in Suffolk to come forward and help with the final year of the National Bats in Churches Survey, an ambitious citizen science project to discover more about how and why bats are using churches. It’s thought at least 60 per cent of pre-16th Century churches in England…

Jubilee party organisers urged to stay safe

As the country prepares for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the UK’s biggest electricity distributor has warned Suffolk people putting up the bunting to stay safe. Thousands of street parties are expected to be organised for early June as part of an extended bank holiday weekend to mark the Jubilee. Putting up bunting and other…

Explore East Suffolk with new digital trails

To help residents and visitors stay active and explore more of East Suffolk, over 70 miles of digital trails are now available to enjoy through the walking app Go Jauntly. Supported by the ERDF Welcome Back Fund, East Suffolk Council is working to encourage people to visit their local high streets following the pandemic. As…

Landguard celebrates Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

25/05/2022

Felixstowe’s Landguard Peninsula is preparing to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a series of events and activities for the whole family. From Saturday 28 May to Sunday 5 June, visitors will be enlisted to help find the missing ‘royal corgis’ around Landguard Fort and Felixstowe Museum. The ten regally decorated corgis have been created…