Meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month, 10 am to 12 noon at The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury, CO10 2AN (except January).
SPEAKERS LIST 2026
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| 11/2/2026 | Ashley Cooper | Mystery of Gestingthorpe Roman Villa |
| 11/3/2026 | Robin Drury | A Millenium of Mills and Milling |
| 8/4/2026 (AGM) | Sarah Doig | A Sign of the Times |
13th May 2026 The Stour Navigation Chris Turland
10th June 2026 Making a Difference / The Saddest Sunday Anne Grimshaw
8th July 2026 On the Trail of St Edmund Chris Parfitt
12th August 2026 Lady Alice de Bryene of Acton Pip Wright
9th September 2026 The Normans in Clare Prof. Richard Smith
14th October 2026 The Life of Sue Ryder Barbara McElroy
11th November 2026 Raising the Tower Harry Parsons
9th December 2026 Christmas at The Granary
No meeting in January
10th February 2027 Melford Hall and Beatrix Potter Dave Steward
10th March 2027 The Perennial Mr Potter Brian Thurlow
14th April 2027 It Happened in Suffolk Pip Wright
Occasionally the programme has to be changed.
Hi,
Can anyone turn up to the meetings or do you have to be a member?
You can just turn up. All are welcome. Non-members pay £3 per meeting, or you can join at any meeting by paying the annual subscription of £15.
We would love to turn up to the event on the 11th March on our Mills. Would this be okay?
We would love to turn up to the event on the 11th March on our River Stour Mills. Would this be okay?
Hi Mark, we would be delighted for you to join us. For non-members the fee is £3 per person or you can sign up at any point for annual membership at £15.
Best wishes, Joan
Hello, are these talks held upstairs at The Granary building? If yes, is there a lift? If not, please would you consider holding your events at a more accessible venue so those with mobility issues (including wheelchair users such as myself) can attend too?
Thank you.
Hello Gavin, yes, the talks are held upstairs in The Granary. We searched in vain last year for a replacement venue, but were unsuccessful. We need a downstairs room big enough for up to 80 members, but we also need parking. We narrowed it down to the Friends Meeting House in Sudbury and The Stephenson Centre in Cornard. Parking for the Meeting House is too far away for many of our very elderly members. At the Stephenson Centre we would have to put out, and away, up to 80 chairs ourselves – we cannot physically do this. In the Granary the chairs are dealt with by the caretaker. We are still looking!
Joan