April meeting 2025.
You’ll Make a Lovely Sergeant Jeannette Robinson Flora Sandes was the only British woman to officially fight as soldier during World War I. She was a Sergeant…
Author: Joan Garner
March Meeting 2025
“Journal of a Suffolk Woodman”. Pip Wright last gave us a talk in March 2 years ago and we were delighted to see…
February 2025 meeting.
The Real Basil Brown. By Sarah Doig. Not many people had heard of Basil Brown until the film “The Dig” starring Ralph Fiennes…
Harvest and Horsemen.
13th November 2024. By Ashley Cooper. The Sudbury History Society were very pleased to welcome Ashley back and he began his talk by…
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…
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…