Norfolk coastal flood plain communities reassured!

Norfolk flood plain communities reassured

Floods Minister Phil Woolas talked to local people at Sea Palling.

Villagers in Norfolk in fear of a scheme to flood them to save the coast have been told that is not the government's intention.

The floods minister, Phil Woolas, has been visiting Sea Palling, 15 miles up the coast from Great Yarmouth. He told people there that a scenario by Natural England to allow six villages to succumb to rising sea levels, was not what was going to happen.

He said it was the government's duty to protect the area.

Natural England, which advises the government on environmental issues, drew up a list of possible outcomes from rising sea levels.

One option was to allow Eccles, Sea Palling, Waxham, Horsey, Hickling and Potter Heigham to flood.
Local pressure groups have been fighting any such proposal.

While visiting the area, Mr Woolas explained that the idea was simply a scenario and was not policy.

'Good news'
He said: " I have asked the Environment Agency to provide reports on what can be done for a 50 to 100 year period because it is no-one's intention to allow this area to flood".

He added the likelihood of swathes of Norfolk being allowed to flood like this was "about as likely as Oldham Athletic winning the European Cup".

Many residents have reported a significant fall in house prices with one woman claiming her property had been valued at a pound.

The North-East Norfolk Coastal Parishes Group, set up by councillor Michael Walker, said this was "extraordinarily good news" but was not a resolution to the matter.

He said what was needed now was clarity over sea defences beyond the next 50 years.

Mr Woolas said "Of course we value this beautiful area. This is people's livelihoods as well.

"This is where they have lived with their families for many, many generations and the government's duty is to protect it and that is what we are going to do."

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

see also:
savethebroads.blogspot.com

Lowestoft Energy Challenge

Lowestoft Energy Challenge

What role can young people play in coming up with ideas around the pressing issue of climate change? Judging by the response of students taking part in the Lowestoft Energy Challenge, then the answer is quite a lot.

The Challenge
The Energy Challenge is a pilot project developed by NESTA and the Make Your Mark campaign. It involved teams of students from a primary school, secondary school and a college in Lowestoft, Suffolk taking responsibility for researching and learning about the issue of climate change, coming up with ideas about how they could improve the energy efficiency of their school and then pitching these to a panel of judges to secure funding to implement them.

The teams organised field trips, visits from specialists and conducted research to build their knowledge about climate change and discover what individuals can do to reduce their environmental impact.



Several local businesses and organisations were consulted by the young people. These included SLP Energy, a major offshore engineering company, and the University of the East of England’s Carbon Reduction Programme (CRed). 

Through interaction with these and other organisations, the Energy Challenge is helping to raise awareness among young people about local careers and business opportunities in the renewable energy industry. Lowestoft is part of a regional hub for the renewable energy industry in the East of England, as this is expected to be a significant growth area for the local economy.

The ideas put forward by participating students
The two schools - Deans High School and Poplars Primary School – and the college have all been successful in their pitches. The schools both came up with plans for wind turbines to generate electricity, with Denes High School proposing to link theirs to an information system in the main school hall to show how much electricity it generates.

Students from Lowestoft College are going to purchase a compactor to turn wood chippings from their carpentry department into solid fuel. They also plan to create a waste sculpture to highlight the need for greater recycling among local residents.



The College and the schools have also come together to plan the launch of a website to highlight the steps students and other members of the local community can take to reduce their energy use. As well as information and tips, it will include games and fun activities on an environmental theme.

Click image to view Teachers TV video

What the judges said
Katherine Mathieson, Head of NESTA's Future Innovators team, was one of the judges. She believes that the young people developed skills crucial for innovation through taking part: “As well as devising energy-saving ideas, which could benefit the whole community, the students gained skills and confidence from researching and developing their ideas. They have learned about teamwork, communication, persuasion, problem-solving and research.” 



Saskia Kent, Campaign Leader for Make Your Mark in Lowestoft and also one of the judges, said: “This practical, real-life experience will set participants up for life. What’s more, having a group of children and young people who have developed skills in these areas is a great resource that can be drawn on by the whole community.”

The young people are now working on the next and arguably most difficult phase of the project – how to put their plans into practice. Mandy Booysen, a student from Denes High School said: “This has been an amazing experience and has been key in making us realise the effect of our energy use."

Source: www.nesta.org.uk

EU rules hitting Norfolk poppy fields

poppy image: www.freefoto.com

EU rules hitting Norfolk poppy fields
The poppy fields of Norfolk are vanishing because of new rules on crop production, wildlife enthusiasts fear. Poppies have thrived in recent years on land uncultivated as part of a European Union "set aside" policy to cut over-production.

But the European Union has now ruled that farmers do not have to leave fields uncultivated and their set-aside policy could be abandoned from 2009.

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust warned this is reducing the number of poppy fields.

David North, education manager at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, said: "There are fewer fields of poppies around this year - and that's because of the change in the set-aside rules.

'Set-aside success'
"Just driving around Norfolk, you can see that. You notice the odd one that is there more than ever. The set-aside policy has been good for poppies and many other wildflowers."

Two years ago the trust said some of the UK's most famous of poppy fields had been lost because of intensive farming methods introduced in the 1950s and 1960s.

Staff said a survey showed that there were no longer any fields of poppies in an area of Norfolk traditionally known as "Poppyland".

Travel writer Clement Scott gave the Norfolk coast between Cromer and Overstrand the name in the 1880s in recognition of the scarlet landscape.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

CONSTRUCTED 40 Years of the UEA Collection, the Sainsbury Centre

World Art Collections Exhibition
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Composition

CONSTRUCTED

40 Years of the UEA Collection

Constructed, the most extensive exhibition of the UEA Collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art, Architecture and Design, opens at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, on Tuesday 1 July and runs until Sunday 14 December.

The collection, which was founded in 1968, features sculpture, painting, graphics and design, together with architectural models, stage sets and furniture. Works by David Bomberg, Marcel Breuer, Charles Eames, Le Corbusier and François Morellet will be amongst those on display.


The UEA collection was begun as a response to the modernity of the University of East Anglia’s architecture. In 1968, UEA was one of England’s ‘New Universities’ with a bold concrete campus designed by architect Denys Lasdun to reflect the ambitious inter-disciplinary approach of the young institution.

“Although the UEA Collection was developed in response to Denys Lasdun’s concrete campus, the artists’ use of mathematical systems and repeated geometrical forms make the works in the UEA Collection the perfect complement to the architecture of Norman Foster’s Sainsbury Centre today” – Amanda Geitner, Keeper of the UEA Collection and Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

The UEA Collection was begun in 1968 with a grant of £10,000 from the University Council to form a collection of twentieth century art. The late Peter Lasko, founding art history professor at UEA and subsequently Director of the Courtauld Institute in London, was the founding honorary curator and worked with Alastair Grieve, a lecturer in art history, to identify works for the collection.

The UEA collection, which was moved to the Sainsbury Centre when it opened in 1978, has grown to over 400 objects. New acquisitions to the collection continue to be made; work generously gifted by Ian Tyson and Laura Castagno and work by Jean Spencer (acquired with the support MLA / V&A Purchase Grant Fund) will be on display in the 2008 exhibition.

Gerrit Rietveld - Red-Blue Chair, (replica 1968)
UEA Collection of Abstract and Constructivist, Art, Architecture and Design
UEA 31220 Photo: James Austin

The earliest group of works in the exhibition date from between circa 1910 and 1930 and reflect the origins of a modern ‘movement’. Early exponents included artists and architects associated with the De Stijl Group such as Gerrit Rietveld and those associated with the Bauhaus in Germany such as Wassily Kandinsky (see Notes to Editors for more information).

Works in the 1910 - 1930 section of the show include a Le Corbusier chair and architectural model, a painting by Sonia Delaunay, the Pravda Tower model by the Vesnin brothers, Rietveld chairs, a charcoal drawing by David Bomberg and 2D works by Wassily Kandinsky and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy. Artists began making work now described as ‘constructivist’ in the second decade of the twentieth century.

The First World War and the creation of a new social order through the Revolution in Russia were instrumental in causing many artists to rethink how art and design shapes the way people live. A visual language of order and clarity drew some inspiration from other abstract movements but more importantly, embraced the possibilities presented by rapid technological development and engaged with other disciplines such as mathematics, science and architecture.

“The artists, architects and designers whose work has been chosen for the UEA Collection have a common concern to construct an ordered and rational environment appropriate for the modern world. An underlying theme in the collection is ‘Art and the Machine’, encapsulating the idea that artists strived to control and harmonise machine production”
- Veronica Sekules, Former Keeper of the University Art Collection and now Head of Education and Research at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

The exhibition will also feature two other major groups of work. The first, includes a room setting with Isokon furniture, the work of émigré artists who came to England during the Second World War at the invitation of Isokon’s founder Jack Pritchard after the Nazis closed the Bauhaus. It includes furniture designed by the Bauhaus masters, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius.

The second is a group described as ‘The British Constructionists’, which includes artists such as Victor Pasmore, Mary and Kenneth Martin, Peter Lowe, Gillian Wise and Anthony Hill. Work of this type was also being made in Europe and further afield – examples by artists such as Jesus Raphael Soto and François Morellet will be on display.

The artists and designers in this section of the show are all interested in the links between art, mathematics and geometry and were inspired by the rapid development of technology. The works include striking 3D constructions, sculptures, reliefs and works on canvas that use a strong simple palette of colours, clean lines and geometric shapes.

www.scva.org.uk

Business Weekly, digital edition 3 July 2008

The latest edition of Business Weekly's epaper has been uploaded.

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Treasure Hunt, Bungay Youth Association, 12 July 2008

Bungay Youth Association

Treasure Hunt

Saturday 12th July 2008
11am start at Castle Hills
estimated finish time 12.30pm

£2.50per child
pay on gate

Prize for Best Dressed Pirate
Prize for Best Pirate Flag
Prizes for finding the treasure

Organised by Bungay Youth Association
and proceeds towards the new play park and family area

Prizes kindly donated by the
Toy & Gift Emporium

Part of the
Bungay Summer Festival 2008
click here for full programme

Thorpe Abbotts Flower Festival, All Saints Church

THORPE ABBOTTS

All Saints Church Flower Festival

15-17 August 2008

On a theme of “All the Saints”
11.00am – 4.00pm

Refreshments on all days

Stalls on Saturday

Entrance free together with a warm welcome.

Contact for further details Simon Beet on 01379 669068
(Sec All Saints PCC)

www.allsaintsthorpeabbotts.com

Harleston & Waveney Art Trail 2008

Image detail from: The Wrecked West Pier, Brighton, II - Gill Levin

Harleston & Waveney Art Trail 2008

Sat 5 & Sun 6 July 2008 11.00am - 6.00pm
Sat 12 & Sun 13 July 2008 11.00am - 6.00pm
Sat 19 & Sun 20 July 2008 11.00am - 6.00pm

Thirty professional artists, all within an easy bike ride of Harleston, invite you into their studios over three July weekends to see where and how they work, and to browse a wealth of paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, studio ceramics and textiles. Some studios offer workshops; and at all of them you can purchase original works of art at studio prices.

Entry to all studios is free, and many artists open their gardens too. You can follow the Trail as the mood takes you - a Harleston town route; a village route; or a Bungay route. Bikes are available to hire at the Swan Hotel, Harleston.

Throughout July there will be an exhibition by Trail artists at the new Harleston Gallery and Studio Café where you can see examples of their work and plan your route over a refreshing drink, snack or light meal.

Here's a list of the artists opening up their studio for the art trail weekends.. (which are the weekends of the 5th/6th, the 12th/13th, and the 19th/20th of July).

1 Harleston Gallery
2 Alan Frewin - see Waveney Valley Blog - Mill House Pottery
3 John Lidzey
4 David Rock
5 Christina Greathead
6 Rosemary Elliott
7 Dom Theobold
8 Jilly Szaybo
9 Poppy Szaybo
10 Ian Scott
11 Jazz Green
12 Val Lindsell
13 Mark Goldsworthy
14 Agnes Compton
15 Alice Paulser
16 Jane Callender - see Waveney Valley Blog - Callishibori
17 Gill Levin
18 Parr & Lyne
19 Noelle Francis
20 Nell Close
21 Timothy Summerson
22 Geoffrey H King
23 Anya King
24 Dee Nickerson
25 John Ogden
26 Nicola Slattery

Pick up an illustrated brochure with map and brief descriptions of artists’ work, from the Harleston Gallery, Harleston Information Plus, the Fisher Theatre Bungay, and shops and other public places in Harleston, Bungay and the surrounding villages - and meet for yourself some of the tremendously diverse community of artists living and working in the Waveney Valley.

Click image to view brochure pdf

For more information
Tel: Lesley Rock on 01379 854897
Email: harlestongallery@btinternet.com
www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/leisure

Great crested newts hold up building!

Work on a £2.3m hotel has been halted to protect a colony of rare newts.

Natural England said work on the Travelodge at Lowestoft, Suffolk, should stop to prevent the great crested newts being harmed.

Officials are assessing an application from developers for permission to move the newts to a new site. The process is expected to take about a month.

Travelodge said it was working with wildlife experts to arrange the safe removal of the newts from its site.
The newts are living close to a pond near the development and Natural England said they were in danger of being killed.

"They are on the move at this time of the year and are moving around very close to the development," said the spokesman.

'Safe removal'
"They are at risk of getting on to the site and being killed during development work."
Experts say great crested newts are Britain's largest newt species and their numbers have declined significantly during the past century.

They are a designated protected species and it is an offence to capture, kill or disturb them without official approval.

A Travelodge spokeswoman said: "We recognise the importance of preserving the local ecology in Lowestoft and are happy to be working with the Wildlife Trust to ensure the safe removal of newts from our site.
"We have experienced a delay to the building schedule but Lowestoft Travelodge is still expected to open just in time for Christmas 2008."

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

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The Last Open Day at Normanshurst - or is it? Alerter

Alerter

All you ever wanted to know about
being a retained FireFighter in Suffolk

The Last Open Day at Normanshurst - or is it?

I don't know where to start...

What an absolutely brilliant day was had by all - our visitors (in their hundreds), our guests from the other emergency services and for all of us at Normanshurst who worked their magic on the crowds.

The Open Day has been in the planning for months, gradually coming together and involving more and more people, most of them willingly. These last few weeks had seen the pace quicken as raffle prizes were sought, posters were printed and circulated, stalls were organised, the catering was planned and a thousand other things - all so important to guarantee a great day. The only thing that had to be left to chance was the weather, but thankfully Neil Henderson is on good terms with the Big Boss and he didn't disappoint!

The day started early for some with Green Watch finishing their final night with preparations for the day. Gradually more and more of the firefighters from Normanshurst arrived, many with their wives and children, all eager to lend a hand.

Time just flew by as everyone pitched in with the myriad of tasks still to complete. We were all set for our 1100 briefing which slipped to 1115 and finally got going at 1130, with everyone crowded into the mess room. The Police, Ambulance Service and Casualty Union were briefed on their part in the RTC drill, Norfolk's USAR team were given their slot in the proceedings and then it was time to ask for volunteers.

Now, anyone with a military background will say that you should never volunteer for anything and the same goes for the Fire Service. But there is one occasion when the urge to volunteer gets the better of all of us. Neil was describing the final drill - a fire in the drill tower with casualties to be rescued from all floors. He needed volunteers to be casualties and the casualties were to be women. Like a shot, a sea of hands went up for the honour of being rescued by Suffolk's finest, by a bunch of male firefighters, all wanting the chance to dress in drag! I'll come back to this later...

Bang on cue Woody Bear arrived to officially open the event by cutting a piece of Fire Service red and white traffic tape. There was already a small crowd in place to welcome Woody and then make their way through the front of the appliance bays and into the drill yard.

The next four hours was just a whirl of activities. My first drill was for a simulated car fire with me driving the PRT, Mel Buck in charge, Al and Greg in BA and Horney Ben as BAECO. With about ten minutes to go before our allotted time we pulled slowly out of the appliance bay, not wanting to have a close encounter with any of the visitors, and drove round to the rear entrance of the station. On cue, we pulled away with blues and two's for a quick sweep into the drill yard to be confronted not by a raging inferno but a knackered Fiesta with a few wisps of smoke coming out of its windows. Anyway, the drill was over in a matter of minutes, we made all the gear up and made a swift exit.

Before the next drill I took the opportunity to have a wander. There really was plenty for everyone to see and do. In addition to Fire, Police and Ambulance we also had the inshore lifeboat, Coastguard, vintage fire engine from Seething Airfield and stalls by the bucket full - all designed to part our visitors from their money.

Next up for me was an RTC drill involving two vehicles, one of which had two trapped casualties. We kept the same crew on the PRT and Ladder 2 was in line astern of us waiting to enter the arena. The drill seemed to go very well and quite quickly too. We even had the Ambulance crew there and the Police were landing a hand too. I think it's safe to say that the WPC's provided excellent casualty care and I would expect that their bedside manner would be second to none.

The front seat passenger was the first out on the longboard followed a tad more slowly by the driver. I'm convinced she had her feet wrapped around the steering column just to make the extrication more difficult!
And as quickly as the drill had started, it was all over. Time for a change of clothes as I was soaked - station wear, full fire kit and then the nice plastic hi-viz jacket just to keep all the heat in.

With time advancing it was the cue for the five damsels in distress to get dressed. And what a sight we were! It was a cross between a bunch of Pantomime dames and Emily 'I'm a Lady' from Little Britain.

With plenty of noise and not too much campness we climbed the drill tower. I was on the first floor and due to be rescued first via the short extension ladder at the hands of the Clifton Road crew. With my best impression of a Panto dame I hammed up the rescue until finally brought safely to the ground. Then, still in my party frock, I ran out a few lengths of 45 and connected to the hydrant. As each 'lady' was rescued they too joined in until Neil and Andy 'Begz' Jackson were plucked from the drill tower roof by the Turntable Ladder. Then it was 'water on' as five 45's soaked the drill tower and everyone taking part in the drill.

And that was it, the day was nearly over. The crowd started to disperse, all the kit was made up and in no time you'd never have known anything out of the ordinary had happened. Bu, actually, something extraordinary had happened. Firefighters and many others had given up their spare time to run a fantastic event. Just to see the look on faces, young and old, was enough to tell you the day had been a success.

I nipped home to pick up Karen (my wife) for the shindig organised for all the helpers and their families. It was a chance to unwind with a burger and a beer and chat about the day. It's been easy to forget that in the six years since joining as a retained firefighter, Karen has never seen inside the station and has only imagined the things we see and do. So here was my chance to show her around and, earlier in the day, to see what her old man gets up to when his alerter shatters the peace. I don't think we, as firefighters, always appreciate the sacrifices that our wives and partners make for us to do this job. We know and hopefully understand the dangers we face but they can only imagine them - that's got to be far worse.

I'm not sure how much money was raised but, judging by the queues for food and drink, it should be a tidy sum.

And just when we thought that was the final curtain for Open Days at Normanshurst it was realised that we may be able to sneak another one in next year, before the new station opens its doors. After this years success I hope we get the opportunity to repeat it all next year...

As and when I get any pics, I'll add them as a gallery. If anyone has got any pics I can use, please e-mail them to ian.carter@fire.suffolkcc.gov.uk

Thank you.

– IAN CARTER (www.accessiblewebsites.co.uk)

www.alerter.co.uk

Summer Fete, Hempnall Primary School, Sunday 13th July

Hempnall Primary School

Summer Fete

Sunday 13th July
1pm to 4pm

Doctor Who Exhibition
and the chance to meet a Cyberman

Live music from
Saxobility

Children's Sumo Wrestling

Bowling Alley

BBQ

Bar

Raffle
with lots of family prizes

www.hempnall.norfolk.sch.uk

Take a Hint!

Take a Hint!

Bungay Antiques Street Fair, Sunday 13 July 2008

BUNGAY

ANTIQUES STREET FAIR
Earsham Street/Castle Meadow

Sunday 13th July 2008

9am - 4pm

Bargains galore for treasure seekers!

Admission: Free

Hot and cold food plus entertainment.

* * *

Bungay Street Markets
Every year Bungay holds three street markets, in Earsham Street which is closed to traffic for the day

May - Garden Street Market

July - Antique Street Market

December - Christmas Street Market

For any information regarding any of these or to book a stall then please call

John Pestell on 01986 782464

or

email willowdykes.barn@virgin.net

Bread & Butter Pudding - Susie’s Favourite Recipes

Susie’s Favourite Recipes

Bread and Butter Pudding

6 Thin slices of White Bread (I sometimes use Brown)
50 g (2 oz) Butter
50 g (2 oz) Currants or Sultanas or both.
40 g (1 1/2 oz) Castor Sugar (or Brown Sugar)
2 Eggs
1 Pint of Milk
1 litre (2 pint) Ovenproof Dish
Serves 4

* Remove crusts from the bread.

* Thickly spread butter over bread slices.

* Lightly grease the oven dish and put half of the bread into the dish.

* Sprinkle with all the fruit and half of the sugar.

* Put the remaining bread on top buttered side up.

* Sprinkle with the remaining sugar.

* Beat the eggs and milk together.

* Pour over dish (you may want to strain this).

*Leave to stand for about 30 minutes. This allows the milk and egg mixture to be absorbed by the bread.

* Preheat oven to 160 C, 325 F, Gas Mark 3.

* Bake for 45 - 1 hour until set and the top is looking a lovely golden brown.

* Enjoy!

Magpie - Waveney Wildlife

Magpie

Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family. Magpies seem to be jacks of all trades - scavengers, predators and pest-destroyers, their challenging, almost arrogant attitude has won them few friends.

Characteristics
The magpie has black-and-white plumage and a long tail, the tail accounts for over half the total length of the bird. The head, breast and back are black, the shoulders patches, belly and flanks are white. When seen close-up its black plumage takes on an altogether more colourful hue with a purplish-blue iridescent sheen to the wing feathers, and a green gloss to the tail. Juvenile Magpies have much shorter tails than their parents, the white of the plumage is dirtier, and the black is less glossy.

Habitat
Magpies build a large nest, which can take several weeks to complete, from small branches and twigs, and line it with mud and vegetation.

The nest is usually in a large tree (but sometimes in pylons) and domed to prevent predation by other crows. The hen lays and incubates eggs that are smooth, glossy and pale blue with olive-brown or grey spots. Both parents feed the young after they have hatched.

Behaviour
Magpies have quite a varied diet in their original rural habitat - insects, rodents, carrion, eggs and nestlings, grain, berries and fruit. This variety carries over into the suburban garden where they will also eat allsorts of kitchen scraps and bird foods.

The magpie can be seen all year round and surprisingly, the car, may well be the real reason behind the magpie's recent population explosion. Until relatively recently, numbers were probably kept in check by lack of food during the winter and early spring. (During the winter months the magpie's diet is mainly a mixture of vegetable matter and invertebrates.) The increase in the number of cars on the roads has led to a corresponding increase in wildlife road casualties, something the scavenging magpie appreciates. It is this new abundance of food that has allowed magpie numbers to grow so quickly.

Magpies are among the most intelligent of birds, so are quick to make use of new food supplies, such as car kills. What's more, they are adept at avoiding being run over themselves.
B.A.B.


www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife

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Bungay Summer Festival, 5th to 20th July 2008

Bungay Summer Festival
5th to 20th July 2008
Programme of Events

Saturday 5th July
OPENING CEREMONY
Old Grammar School
Playing Fields
12.30pm
The flag will be raised by
the Town Mayor and the
Reeve

COUNTRY MARKET
The Butter Cross
8.30am - noon
Buy cakes, preserves,
fresh vegetables,
plants, craftware...

KIDS' FUN DAY
view on Waveney Valley Blog
Old Grammar School Playing Fields
11am - 5pm
Organised by Bungay Rotary and
Bungay Youth Association
Fun races for 12’s and under + parents
too... Dog events, competitions, stalls...
Admission: Free

* * Throughout the Festival * *
ART EXHIBITION
Local Artists
10am - 6pm daily, except Mondays
Trinity Street House . Trinity Street
(Collection for BATS)
Dave O’Neill or Janet Blowers O’Neill: 01986 893292

SHOP WINDOW COMPETITION
on the theme of
Bungay: A Town of Letters
Vote for your favourite shop window display
and enter the prize draw - prizes for the first
three out of the hat!
Each window features a hand crafted letter,
created by members of BLACK DOG ARTS
during their craft workshops in the run-up to
the festival. Prizes too for the top 3 shops with
the best window displays, as voted by you!
Ballot boxes at the Library, Post Office & the
Art Exhibition (Trinity Street).

EMMANUEL CHURCH
Upper Olland Street
350th Anniversary
Celebrations
Historical Photograph Exhibition
Saturday 12th July - Sunday 20th July
10am - 4pm. Slide shows 10.30am & 2.30pm

* *

Sunday 6th July
CHILDREN’S FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Maltings Meadow
Sunday 6th July and Sunday 13th July
10.30am - 5pm each day
Under 7’s, 8’s & 9’s mixed mini- soccer tournament.
Under 12’s & 14’s girls 5-a-side tournament.
Up to 80 teams from local clubs...
Spectators Free!

FESTIVAL SONGS OF PRAISE
Organised by Churches Together
St. Mary’s Church
6.30pm

Tuesday 8th July
1st REAL ALE TRAIL
(with accompanying musician!)
Starts at The Castle Inn
Earsham Street
Meet at 7.30pm
A pleasant stroll around four
of the Bungay ale houses
including The Kings Head,
Swansons and The Chequers.
Contact: Jim Jervis: 01986 892 905 or
Chris Reeve: 01986 893 155.
Free

Wednesday 9th July
KEMP’S MORRIS MEN
The Butter Cross
8pm
Kemp’s Men are named
in honour of Will Kemp, a
colleague of Shakespeare’s,
who danced from London
to Norwich to prove a point.
He did it in nine days,
hence the expression:
“a nine days wonder”.
Donations

Thursday 10th July
EXHIBITION TO MARK THE 90TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAF
Royal British Legion
Royal British Legion Club,
Priory Lane
Thursday 10th July -
Saturday 12th July
10am - 5pm

FESTIVAL QUIZ
The Community Centre
Upper Olland Street
7.30pm
Admission: £3 includes a Ploughman’s supper
Enter your team of 4 brainboxes to Arthur
Fisher, 01986 892 005 or Stephen Went,
01986 893 284.
Proceeds to Holy Trinity Church

Friday 11th July
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Bungay Camera Club
St. Mary’s Church
Friday 11th July - Sunday 13th July
9am - 5pm
Free (Donations)
Amazing pictures from local cameramen

The Town Reeve’s Event
Bigod’s Music in the Castle Keep
Music by The Minstrel’s Gallery on all
manner of bizarre and wonderful instruments
Admission: £15 inc. dinner, £6 music only
Dinner: 5.45pm, Performance: 6.45pm
Tickets: The Castle Café: 01986 893563

Saturday 12th July
TREASURE HUNT
view on Waveney Valley Blog
The Youth Association
Castle Hills
11am
Best Pirate Flag competition
Best Dressed Pirate
Treasure Hunt
Fun for the under 12’s

STORY TELLING
By BeWILDerwood
The Toy and Gift
Emporium
Earsham Street
Storytelling at
2.15pm, 3.15pm,
4pm & 4.10pm
Admission Free

Sunday 13th July
ANTIQUES STREET FAIR
Earsham Street/Castle Meadow
9am - 4pm
Bargains galore for treasure seekers!
Admission: Free

KITE DAY ON THE COMMON
Adjacent to Golf Club Car Park
10am - 4pm
£1.50 for kite materials
Free to just watch!
Kite making & demonstrations
Kite displays
Refreshments. Kites for sale

BUNGAY IN THE 1860’S
The Fisher Theatre
10am
Stereo slides of Old Bungay
Some of the very earliest photographs of
Bungay to see via projector or Bungay
Museum’s own stereographs!
Admission: Free (Donations)

THE TOWN RECORDER’S BOOK
The Fisher Theatre
2pm - 4pm
The authors, Christopher Reeve & Terry
Reeve will be signing their new book
Admission: Free

An Afternoon of
Traditional Family Games
Cream Teas & other refreshments
St Edmund’s Church
St. Mary’s Street
2pm onwards

Monday 14th July
THE GOOD READ GROUP
OPEN MEETING
Bungay Library, Wharton Street
7.30pm
Speaker: Esther Freud
Esther, of the famous Freud family, is the
author of Hideous Kinky, The Wild,
The Sea House, and most recently,
Love Falls.
Admission: £2.50 (inc. refreshments)

Tuesday 15th July
EXHIBITION
CLAYS: 200th anniversary
of printing in Bungay
Fisher Theatre Cellar Bar
Tuesday 15th July to
Sunday 20th July
11am - 5pm
Admission: Free

TEA DANCE
The Fisher Theatre
Perhaps a waltz or a tan-
go will take your fancy -
with tea and homemade cake included.
3pm £4

2nd REAL ALE TRAIL
(again, with accompanying musician!)
Starts at The Green Dragon Broad Street
Meet at 7.30pm
A pleasant stroll around three of Bungay’s
ale houses including The Angel and The Fleece (free refreshments).
Contact: Jim Jervis: 01986 892 905 or
Chris Reeve: 01986 893 155.
Free - collection for Circle 67

WI OPEN MEETING
Talk: The Redwings Horse Sanctuary
The Community Centre
Lower Olland Street
7.15pm
Admission: Free

Wednesday 16th July
FILM NIGHT AT EMMANUEL
•Joe Jermy’s “A Suffolk Town”
•Historic Bungay - slides
•The Building of the Emmaus Room
Presented by
The Town Recorder, Frank Honeywood
Emmanuel Church, Upper Olland Street
7.30pm
Donations

Thursday 17th July
TOWN TRAIL
The Bungay Society
Meet at St Mary’s Church
3pm
A tour of Bungay’s fascinating
streets and buildings, finishing
at 4pm at The Cafe @ The Castle
for a photo display of historical details of some of the buildings.
Admission: £3 (inc. refreshments) historical details of some of the buildings.

Friday 18th July
EATS & ENTERTAINMENT
Trinity Church
7.00 p.m.
Competitions, Raffle,
Music and Comedy with
cheese and wine to raise
funds for a crêche area in the church.
Adults £4.00, children free
Everybody welcome
Contact Betty Warnes 01986 892855

Saturday 19th July
HORTICULTURAL SHOW
Bungay Horticultural Society
Community Centre
2pm - 4pm
Displays of fruit, veg., flowers...
Refreshments . Raffle
Plants for sale!
Adults 50p, Children 10p

BOWLS
Bungay Bowls Club
Bungay Bowls Club is proud to host the
Suffolk English Bowling Federation Area
Semi-Finals and Finals.
Saturday 19th July (Semi-Finals)
Sunday 20th July (Finals)
Start 9.30am onwards (both days)
Refreshments from the Pavilion

BANDS ON THE BAILEY
B.E.A.R.
Designer Hooligans
The Fuzz
Remold
Castle Meadow
7pm - 11pm
Admission £3.50, under 16’s free
Bands, beer and the Bailey - what more
could you want?

Sunday 20th July
ANNUAL CYCLE RIDE
The Godric Way
Meet at the Butter Cross
10.00am
Free
Bring your own bike! A great fun ride
for all abilities.

ORGAN RECITAL
St. Mary’s Church, 3pm
£4, inc. refreshments
children free
Concert by organist Tim Patient

CLOSING CEREMONY
The Castle, 5pm
The Town Mayor and Reeve mark the end
of this year’s Festival.

The Festival organisors would like to thank
the following sponsors without whose
generosity the Festival would not be possible:
Beccles & Bungay Journal
Chamber of Commerce
Cossey’s Funeral Service
Goldstar Fencing
Nursey of Bungay
Rosedale Funeral Home
Sprake & Kingsley
St. Peter’s Brewery
Wightman’s
Wherry Veterinary Group

* * POST FESTIVAL EVENTS * *
Tuesday 22nd July
3rd REAL ALE TRAIL
(with tireless musician!)
Meet at The Butter Cross at 7.30pm
for a COACH TRIP
The coach will tour around four more ale
houses, including St. Peter’s Brewery,
The Artichoke at Broome, The Duke of York at Ditchingham and
The Queen’s Head at Earsham (free refreshments).
Booking essential with either Jim Jervis: 01986
892 905 or Chris Reeve: 01986 893 155.
£3 coach fare

Wednesday 23rd July
SHAKESPEARE AT THE CASTLE
THE TEMPEST
Performed by Circ