September 2026 Meeting – The Normans in Suffolk with some local case studies
A talk by Professor Richard Smith. Our September talk was given by Professor Richard Smith on the topic of the Normans in Suffolk….
Author: A. Garner
July 2026 Meeting – On the Trail of St Edmund with Chris Parfitt
Saint Edmund, the original patron saint of England, was the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon King of East Anglia. He became King in 855 and was…
June 2026 Visit – Ashley Cooper’s Farm and Roman Villa
On 19th June, Ashley gave us a warm welcome on a very warm day to his to his incredible farm in Gestingthorpe.
June 2026 Meeting – “History of the Co-Op, Making a Difference… since 1844” and “The Saddest Sunday”: Two Talks by Anne Grimshaw
On 10th June, Anne Grimshaw gave us two excellent talks in her usual inimitable style…
May 2026 Meeting – The Stour Navigation
Established by a 1705 Act of Parliament, the River Stour Navigation was an early statutory waterway stretching from Cambridge to the estuary at Manningtree.
April 2026 Visit – The Wroxham Broad
The Broad is an area of open water alongside the River Bure in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park.
April 2026 Meeting – Sign of the Times
Village sign at West Dereham, Suffolk [Adrian S Pye licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence]
March 2026 Meeting – Millenium of Mills in Suffolk
Along the River Stour on the border of Suffolk and Essex, a chain of watermills has served local communities for roughly a millennium.