MARCH 2024
Fri 1st Mar
Live Music: Warren De Witt – Country Music. Rosary Conservative Club, Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AB. 8.00-11.00pm. £6 Members, £8 Non-members.
Sat 2nd Mar
Annual Orchid Show at St Michael’s Church. Martlesham (next to Douglas Bader pub) 10am to 4pm. Orchids for sale. Great for Mothers’ Day. Also refreshments and Tombola. Admission £1.50 cash
Jumble Sale, Little Blakenham Village Hall, Valley Rd, IP8 4LT, 1-4pm
Sun 3rd Mar
Giant Spring Craft & Gift Fayre, Brackenbury Sports Centre, High Rd East, Felixstowe. 10am-3.30pm
Family Concert, Ipswich Symphony Orchestra, Ipswich Corn Exchange, 2.30pm. Cool classics including music used in films. Beethoven, Strauss. John Williams and more. box office 01473 433100 or www.ipswichtheatres.co.uk
Music Quiz, Live Entertainment & Cake, Norbridge Social Club, 2pm. £5 non-members or £3 members. Contact Wendy on 07804 894 727 for info.
Sat 9th Mar
Super Series Darts (Qualifying), Stonham Barns Park, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, IP14 6AT. More info go to www.stonhambarns.co.uk or call 01449 711111
Transforming Your Fear to Courage. Day retreat, 10am-2pm (includes lunch) The Hold, Fore St, Ipswich. For more informtion to book contact: 07909 516 343 or www.kmtrising.com
Live Music: Annika Rands – Bringing Songs from Across the Decades. Rosary Conservative Club, Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AB. 8.00-11.15pm. £3 Members, £6 Non-members.
Sun 10th Mar
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Field Meeting at Santon Downham & Breckland. Meet 7am at Santon Downham car park IP27 0TQ. All day event with 3-4miles on foot. Contact 07887 770942. No charge. All welcome.
Christchurch Park Market free market with lots of stalls, 9.30am-3pm, Christchurch Park, Ipswich.
Tues 12th Mar
Talk: Leonie Washington, Nature Reserve Ranger, Landguard Reserve, Old Felixstowe Community Centre, Ferry Road, Felixstowe IP11 9NB. 7.30pm. More details Jayne Steele 01394 211739 or Facebook
Wed 13th Mar
Felixstowe Family History Soc. Social Evening & Quiz, Broadway House, Orwell Rd, Felixstowe, 7.30pm. All welcome
Thurs 14th Mar
Ipswich RSPB Group Indoor Meeting. ‘The History of the Peregrine in Suffolk’ illustrated talk by Peter Merchant. Rushmere St Andrew Church Hall, The Street, Rushmere, Ipswich, IP5 1DH, 7.30pm. Contact 07887 770942. All welcome.
Psychic & Pamper Evening, Needham Market Community Centre, Schoiol Street IP6 8BB, 7-10pm
Fri 15th Mar
Live Music: Countryholic – Country Music. Rosary Conservative Club, Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AB. 8.00-11.00pm. £6 Members, £8 Non-members.
Sat 16th Mar
Aspal Antiques Fair, Stonham Barns Park, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, IP14 6AT. More info go to www.stonhambarns.co.uk or call 01449 711111
Wed 20th Mar
Demonstration by Margaret Espley-Jones on use of pastels in animal portraiture.
Orwell Art Club, Parish Hall, Rushmere St Andrew, Humber Doucy Lane, Rushmere St Andrew, 7.30pm
Sat 23rd Mar
Easter Concert, Dorian Singers, Trinity Methodist Church, Hamilton Rd, Felixstowe, 7pm. Tickets The Card Centre, 6 Hamilton Rd, Felixstowe (01394 283170), from members or on the door.
Coffee Morning, St Mary’s Church Room, Bramford, 10am-noon. Bacon rolls, hot dogs, scones, sausage rolls, cakaes etc. Sale of books, jigsaws, DVDs iao historic church
Concert: The Seasons, Hadleigh Choral Society of Haydn’s oratorio in the original German libretto. St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh 7pm. Tickets from The Idler bookshop or on the door
Live Music: Carl Chapman/Rankin2Tone, Pop/Rock/Soul/Reggae. Rosary Conservative Club, Bramford Road, Ipswich, IP1 4AB. 8.00-11.15pm. £3 Members, £6 Non-members.
Sun 24th Mar
Easter Craft Fayre, Northgate Arts Centre, Sidegage Lane, Ipswich, 10am-4pm, £1 admission, children free
Model Railway and Remote Control Show, Stonham Barns Park, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, IP14 6AT. More info go to www.stonhambarns.co.uk or call 01449 711111
Christchurch Park Market free market with lots of stalls, 9.30am-3pm, Christchurch Park, Ipswich.
Tues 26th Mar
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Midweek Walk round Chantry Park. Meet at Hadleigh Road car park by toilet block IP2 0BP. 01473 258791. No charge. All welcome.
Sat 30th & Sun 31st Mar
Easter Craft Market, Stonham Barns Park, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, IP14 6AT. More info go to www.stonhambarns.co.uk or call 01449 711111
31st Mar & 1st Apr
Craft & Gift Fayre, Brackenbury Sports Centre, High Rd East, Felixstowe. 10am-3.30pm