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Talks Programme for 2024
Meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month, 10 am to 12 noon at The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury CO10 2AN (except…
9th October 2024.
“Nurse, Screens please !”A History of West Suffolk Hospital. Terry O’Donoghue, a Green Badge Town Guide from Bury St Edmunds, gave us a…
Discoveries in a Suffolk Graveyard
Ann Grimshaw, 11th September 2024. One of Ann’s many interests is a group visiting different graveyards in Suffolk and transcribing the memorials for…
Coach Trip to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Coach Trip to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, 16 August 2024. We had a lovely sunny day for our trip to Gressenhall Farm and…
Outing to Paycockes House and Maldon Moot Hall
19th July 2024. We set out on our trip to the Tudor Merchant’s house Paycocke’s in Coggeshall, Essex, on one of the hottest…
July 2024 meeting: Suffolk Ghosts and Hauntings.
A talk by Robert Halliday. We had a good turn out for Robert Halliday’s talk on Suffolk Ghosts and Hauntings. Heintroduced himself as…
Sailing Trip on the River Orwell.
The day was perfect for a sailing trip down the River Orwell: sunny with a few clouds and a gentle breeze. We set…
Red Sails on the Orwell.
Chris Turland 12th June 2024. Barges on the Orwell have been a familiar sight since the late 1890’s. The box likedesign was easy…
A Trip to Wimpole Hall
A group of about 20 travelled on a fine, warm day in mid-May to the Wimpole Estate, 8 miles south-west of Cambridge. It…
“Orlando Whistlecraft – a Suffolk Weather Prophet”.
Talk by Kevin Pulford May 8th 2024. Kevin Pulford has extensively explored the life of Orlando Whistlecraft, a farmer’s son born in 1810…