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…
Author: Joan Garner
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…
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…
“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…
April 2024 Meeting.
Little Hall – Lavenham in a Nutshell. Graham Panton, 10th April 2024. Slides by Wendy Barnes. Little Hall was believed to have been…
March 2024 meeting
Talk by Captain Karl Lumbers March 13th 2024. “The Trinity House Story.” Captain Karl Lumbers introduced himself as a “Younger Brother” of Trinity…