Forthcoming Events
Over the year there are local events and places of interest near to us: Why not include a visit to The Angel Hotel for Lunch or Dinner as part of your day out?
We create special menus and packages for certain events; Click on item to view details and menus (if available).
Notable Local Events August 2010
why not include a visit to The Angel Hotel with your day out at a local event?
COURSES & WORKSHOPS for August 2010.
Gainsborough’s House – Print Workshop
Mon- Fri 2nd – 6th Screen Printing 2 with Annabel Ridley.
Mon- Fri 9th – 13th Etching with Jason Hicklin.
Sat- Mon 14th – 16th Wood |Engraving with Anne Desmet.
For full details telephone 01787 372958
MID SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY MUSEUM
Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, Nr Stowmarket, IP14 5PW.
11am-5pm (last train 4.20pm). Admission: £5 adults, £4 concessions, £2.50 children, £12.50 family (2+2). All tickets are season tickets valid for 2010 (does not include events where booking required).
Refreshment room, shop, exhibitions.. Contact: 01449 766899 or www.mslr.org.uk events as follows:-
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST - FIRE ENGINE & FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
Steam train. Joint event with Ipswich Transport Museum, who are laying on a commercial bus service from Ipswich to Wetheringsett
SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST – HORNBY COLLECTORS. Steam train. Layouts & models in Hornby & Meccano
THURSDAY 12TH AUGUST – MIDSUMMER STEAM.
Steam train. Garden scale model train
SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST – MODEL RAILWAYS & CLASSIC CARS.
Steam train. A number of model railway layouts & displays of classic cars on the forecourt
SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST – CLASSIC CARS & MODEL RAILWAYS. Steam train. A number of model railway layouts & displays of classic cars on the forecourt
SUNDAY 29TH & MONDAY 30TH AUGUST – RAILWAYS & THE BREWING INDUSTRY
featuring RAIL ‘n’ ALE. Steam train & up to 8 real ales in the bar
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST DAY FOR PLAY
Needham Lake, Needham Market (off B1078) IP6 8NU.
A free children’s play festival jammed pack full of fun & frivolity. Have a go on the climbing wall or discover your inner artist in one of the many arts & crafts workshops.
10am-4pm. Admission: Free Contact: 01449 724633
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST In The Mood.The Best of Swing..
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
3pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £12.
Box Office 01787 374745.
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST Tour of Wild Flower Meadows
Scotland Place Farm, Stoke-by-Nayland..
£3.50 adult. £1.50 child
In conjunction with Sudbury Town Partnership.
Tel. Jane Hatton 01787 313936.
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST Bevills Open Garden.
Sudbury Rd. Bures.
2pm – 6pm. Entry £3.
In aid of the Royal British Legion.
Afternoon teas, gardens, walks and New Orleans Jazz Band.
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge
Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre.
Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child
Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST Gilbert & Sullivan- The Pirates of Penzance.
Open Air Entertainment. 7pm.
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford.
Tel. 01787 310207.
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST
Boat Trips on the River Stour.
11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room
(near Quay Theatre)
Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the
River Stour Trust.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199
SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST Summer Music- Classical Concert.
2.30pm. Tickets £8.50.
The Old School, Bridge St. Hadleigh.
Tel. 01473 822596.
www.minstrelmusic.co.uk
MONDAY 2ND AUGUST Babergh Summer Holiday Activities.
Turn up and play. FREE 10am-2pm.
Trampolining and Roller Skating.£2. 2pm-4pm.
Sudbury Sports Centre, Tudor Rd.
TUESDAY 3RD AUGUST Turn up and Play.
Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun.
Hadleigh Leisure Centre. FREE 10am-4pm.
TUESDAY 3RD AUGUST Film @ Quay presents
‘It’s Complicated’.
120 minutes. (15)
2pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5
Quay Theatre, Sudbury
WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST
David Kirby (clarinet)& Allan Granville (piano)
Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals
Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford.
1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.
WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST ‘Flix in the Stix’- Invictus. (12A)
Lavenham Village Hall.
Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Entrance £4
WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST National Play Day.
Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun.
Gt. Cornard Sports Centre. FREE 10am-4pm.
THURSDAY 5TH AUGUST GO Evening Walk – East Bergholt to Flatford
A 3 mile walk meeting at The Kings Head PH
Book by Mon 2nd August.
Tel.01473 402093.
THURSDAY 5TH AUGUST Macbeth – Open Air Performance.
“Unexpected Art in Unusual Places” Festival.
Belle Vue Park, Sudbury.
6pm. FREE Family Event. Bring your own seating
and picnic. No booking required.
FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST TO SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION BY ARABELLA MERCER Beyond The Image
Gallery, Thornham Magna, IP23 8HH.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11am-4pm.
Admission: Free. For information contact
01508 480477 or visit www.beyondtheimage.co.uk
Fri 6th The Invasion of Sudbury & other Stories.
Read by Robert Crighton.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
8pm. Tickets £7.
Box Office 01787 374745.
FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST Fun Day at Alton water.
Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun.
FREE 10am-4pm.
FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST Railway Walk- 4 mile walk.
Melford Hall, Long Melford.
10.30am – 5pm. Adult £13. Child £6.50.
Refreshments included.
Tel. 01787 379228
FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST Liane Carroll
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath.
8pm. Tickets £17
Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk
FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST The King & Queen Tribute Concert.
Open Air Entertainment. 7.30pm.
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford.
Tel. 01787 310207.
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST BARKING VILLAGE FAIR
Barking Tye IP6 8HT. Bi-annual village fair.
Attractions include Birds of Prey demonstrations, circus workshop, archery, Rare Breeds, bouncy slide and trampolines, kites, Tug-of-War, dog obedience, ‘The Red Barrows,’ Ipswich Hospital Band and much
more! The Fair will be opened by The One Show’s Astronomer, Mark Thompson.
11am-4.30pm. Admission: Free. Car parking
£4. For information contact 01449 720020.
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST Arts on the Fens and Fairy Tales.
“Unexpected Art in Unusual Places” Festival.
Arger Fen Nr. Assington.
10am-4pm. Adults £4 Child £2.
For booking call 01284 728706.
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST FREE Tour of Eco Buildings & Organic Farm
Assington Mill.
FREE coach from Sudbury Bus Station.
In conjunction with Sudbury Town Partnership.
Tel. Jane Hatton 01787 313936.
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST The Seeds of Love.
English Folk Songs.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
8pm. Tickets £10.50.
Box Office 01787 374745.
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST Coracle Regatta.
Midday – 5pm.
Bures Recreation Ground.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199.
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST Music4Life Festival 2010.
A music extravaganza in aid of Eden Rose Coppice.
Delphi, Newton Rd, Sudbury.
12pm-11pm.
Tickets £10. Call 01787 379000.
www.musicforlifefestival.co.uk
SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST Last Night of the Proms.
Open Air Entertainment. 7.30pm.
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford.
Tel. 01787 310207.
SATURDAY 7TH & 8TH AUGUST Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge
Sun 8th Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre.
Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child
Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207
SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST Boat Trips on the River Stour.
11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room
(near Quay Theatre)
Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the
River Stour Trust.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199
SUNDAY 8TH AUGUSTFilm @ Quay presents
The Princess & the Frog.
97 minutes. (U)
1pm. Tickets Adult £5. Child £3.50.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
TUESDAY 10TH AUGUST Film @ Quay presents
Crazy Heart.
112 minutes. (15)
2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
TUESDAY 10TH AUGUST Football Camp FREE
Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun.
Stevenson Centre Gt. Cornard. Centre. 10am-4pm.
WEDNESDAY 11TH AUGUST Sudbury Café Poets
With Anne Boileau and Jill Dawson.
The Hill’s Room, Gainsborough House, Sudbury.
7.30pm. Entry £3 Tel. 01787 379940.
WEDNESDAY 11TH AUGUST Scintillo String Quartet
Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals
Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford.
1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.
THURSDAY 12TH AUGUST Film Workshop
Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun.
St. John’s Methodist Church, Sudbury.
10am-4pm. Age 8+. £5. Booking Essential.
Tel. 01473 826622.
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THURSDAY 12TH AUGUST John Kirkpatrick
Traditional English Music.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
8pm. Tickets £9.50.
Box Office 01787 374745.
FRIDAY 13TH AUGUST Tennis Workshop- FREE
Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun.
Gt. Cornard Sports Centre. 10am-4pm
FRIDAY 13TH AUGUST Dylan Howe Band
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath.
8pm. Tickets £15
Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk
FRIDAY 13TH AUGUSTSat 14th Family BBQ for the River Stour Trust.
Midday – 4pm.
Visitor Education Centre. Great Cornard.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199.
SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST Craft Fair
St. Peter’s Church, Market Square, Sudbury
9.15am-4pm
SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST Traditional Garden Fete for St.Gregory’s Church.
River House, The Croft, Sudbury.
2pm. Entrance 50p.
To be opened by Rev’d Gregory Webb.
SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST Weekend of Animation.
Sun 15th History of Animation-Sat 2pm. Fantasia-Sat 6.30pm.
Yellow Submarine-Sun 2pm. Spirited Away-Sun 6.30pm.
Offer Price for all four – Adult £18. Child 12.50.
Box Office 01787 374745.
SATURDAY 14TH & SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge
Sun 15th Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre.
Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child
Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207
SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST Boat Trips on the River Stour.
11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room
(near Quay Theatre)
Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the
River Stour Trust.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199
TUESDAY 17TH AUGUST Babergh Summer Holiday Activities.
Drama Workshop 10am-1pm. £3.
Age 8+ Booking Essential. Tel. 01473 826622
Quay Theatre Hall, Sudbury.
WEDNESDAY 18TH AUGUST Joseph Campe (recorder)
Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals
Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford.
1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.
FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST Film @ Quay presents
Invictus
113 minutes. (12A)
2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
FRIDAY 20TH AUGUSTTeddy Bear’s Picnic.
Melford Hall, Long Melford.
11am – 5pm. Child £2.50 plus garden admission.
Don’t forget your teddy bear!
Tel. 01787 379228
FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST Matt Wates Sextet
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath.
8pm. Tickets £16
Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST Close To You.
Celebrating the Carpenters.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
8pm. Tickets £10.50.
Box Office 01787 374745.
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUSTFarmers’ Market.
Long Melford, Village Hall.
10am-1pm.
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST/ Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge
Sun 22nd Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre.
Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child
Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST A Victorian Garden Party.
Sun 22nd Kentwell Hall, Long Melford.
Tel. 01787 310207.
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST An Exhibition of Paintings.
Mon 30th Lavenham Arts Society
Lavenham Church.
8.30am- 6pm.
SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST Boat Trips on the River Stour.
11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room
(near Quay Theatre)
Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the
River Stour Trust.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199
SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST Rock Around The 60’s.
The Ultimate 60’s Show.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
4pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50.
Box Office 01787 374745.
SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST Lavenham Farmers’ Market.
Lavenham Village Hall
10am-1.30pm. FREE Entry.
Contact Justine Paul 07704 627973.
TUESDAY 24TH AUGUST Guided Tour of Long Melford Church.
Sudbury Family History Society.
For more information contact Dave 01787 370598
TUESDAY 24TH AUGUST MOSAICS – PARENT & CHILD DAY
at Harveys Garden Plants, Great Green, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3SJ.
Enjoy a creative day of quality time for parents & children to work together. Includes two course lunch & refreshments.
Admission: £60 (minimum age 7 years).
10am-3pm. Tickets/Bookings: Breda Waller
01359 233363 or admin@harveysgardenplants.co.uk
WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST Tracey Simmons (violin)
Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals
Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford.
1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.
WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST/ Babergh Summer Holiday Activities.
THURSDAY 26TH AUGUST Bikeability Course. Hadleigh Leisure Centre.
8.30am-12.30pm. FREE
Age 8+ Booking Essential. Tel. 01473 826622
Tues 24th/ Cinemania – Extra!
THURSDAY 26TH AUGUST Summer school for 10-15 year olds.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
10am-4.30pm. Tickets £60.
Box Office 01787 374745.
THURSDAY 26TH AUGUST Cinemania – The Performance.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
6pm. Tickets £4 adult. £3 child.
Box Office 01787 374745.
FRIDAY 27TH TO MONDAY 20TH AUGUST
ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION & SALE OF PAINTINGS - 2010,
Eye Parish Church, Eye.
FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST Farmers’ Market.
St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury.
9.30am-1pm
FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST Film @ Quay presents
A Single Man
101 minutes. (12A)
2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST Drugstore Cowboy Quartet.
Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath.
8pm. Tickets £15
Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk
SATURDAY 28TH, SUNDAY 29TH & MONDAY 30TH AUGUST
FLOWER FESTIVAL
Stories from the Bible, St Mary the Virgin Church, Thornham Road, Gislingham, IP23 8HP.
A wonderful display of floral arrangements in the setting of a fine 12th Century Grade I
listed church. Refreshments, second hand book sale. 11am-5pm. Admission: Free.
Contact: Helen Neale 01379 783254
FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST - MONDAY 30TH AUGUST Lavenham’s 1940’s Theme Carnival Weekend
Friday - Flix Under The Stars- 1940’s film The History of Mr Polly - Outside screening Show. 8pm. Adult £4. Child £2.50.
Saturday Morning – Childrens’ entertainment at the Recreation Ground. 10am-1pm. FREE entry.
Saturday Evening – The Magician’s Box a theatre production. at the village hall. 7.30pm. Adults £10. Conc. £9.
Sunday Afternoon – Songs of Praise in marquee, Recreation Ground. Salvation Army Band 6pm.
Monday – Carnival leaves Market Square 12 noon for Rare Breeds (classic and vintage vehicles) and Show Events at Playing Fields, Bridge Street.
Tel. Lavenham Tourist Information. 01787 248207.
FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST - MONDAY 30TH AUGUST The Suffolk Villages Festival 2010 – German Theme
Fri 27th – Bach in Weimar 1714: St Mary’s Church, Stoke-by Nayland 8.00pm.
Sat 28th – Ach Elslein - St. James’s Church, Nayland 12.00 midday. Sat 28th –‘ Exquisite and Excellent To Hear’ - St. Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland. 7.30pm.
Sun 29th – Sanssouci - St. Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland 7.30pm. Mon 30th – Meine Lieder, meine Sänge - St. Mary’s Church, Boxford 12.00 midday.
Mon 30th - C.P.E. Bach: St Matthew Passion - St. Mary’s Church, Hadleigh 7.30pm.
Tel.01206 366603 for prices and booking details.
SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST Film @ Quay presents
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle.
102 minutes. (U)
8pm.. Tickets Adult £5.
Quay Theatre, Sudbury.
SATURDAY 28TH, 29TH & 30TH AUGUST Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge
Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre.
Mon 30th & Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child
Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207
SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST AFC Sudbury Annual Music Festival.
King’s Marsh Stadium, Brundon Lane.
Includes Queen and Lady Gaga Tribute Bands.
1pm – 10.30pm.
Tel. 01787 378431 for tickets.
SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST Boat Trips on the River Stour.
Mon 30th 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room
(near Quay Theatre)
Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the
River Stour Trust.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199
MONDAY 30TH AUGUST Pirates on the Stour.
11am – 4pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room
Young Pirates travel FREE with fare paying adult.
www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199.
WEDNESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER Flix in the Stix.
Lavenham Village Hall.
7.30pm
WEDNESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER Gill Wilson (soprano)
Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals
Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford.
1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.
FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER History Day – Tudor Times
Lavenham Guildhall
11am – 4pm. Adult £4.30. Child £1.80.
Tel. 01787 247646.
SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER Long Melford Book Fair.
Memorial Hall. 10.00am-4.00pm.
Admission £1. 01245 361609
www.missimgbookfairs.co.uk
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