St. Peter's View (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
A wonderful piece of artwork drawn at our gig last night in The Cut Theatre, Halesworth, Suffolk by the delightful Katie (yes, we do have a younger audience too!). I definitely see an album cover here? After The Fire are now on the last leg of our 2009 mini Autumn tour, up in Cambridge tonight and finish next weekend, Saturday in Godalming and our End of Tour (free entry!) gig in Billericay on Sunday...
Chill's Photo Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Southwold Originally uploaded by chill . We got married in July but 24th (ish) November is our official anniversary weekend which we celebrate by going for a short break somewhere. It's a nice time of year, there's still some autumn leaves in the trees, it's not too cold yet and Christmas is just round around the corner. This year we rented a little cottage in Halesworth Suffolk, ten miles from the...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Hi Everyone, New advertisers and Content on the Waveney Valley Blog Yes we have a some new advertisers editorials we would like to you to browse, and lots of new content pages. Three Willows NEW Garden & Plant Centre Flixton Road, Bungay, includes The Willows Café Queen's Head Bramfield, award winning home-made meals, local & organic produce, music evenings Cartoons by Alan: illustrations...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Queen's Head at Bramfield A lovely old building in the centre of Bramfield on the edge of the Suffolk Heritage Coast near historic Southwold. The enclosed garden, ideal for children, is overlooked by the thatched village church which has an unusual separate round bell tower. The pub's interior welcomes with scrubbed pine tables, exposed beams, a vaulted ceiling in the bar and enormous fireplaces. In...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Exhibition sets a new standard for display of work by school children, at the Cut in Halesworth The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts’ Heritage Lottery funded outreach project, Culture of the Countryside , opens a month-long exhibition at the Cut in Halesworth to showcase lively works of art from 5 Suffolk Middle schools, members of the local community, and artists. The exhibition, which opens...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
The Queen’s Head Taps into WaterAid! Since June 2008 staff at the Queen’s Head in Bramfield have been encouraging their customers to make a voluntary donation to WaterAid when they request tap water. The Tap into WaterAid campaign is a simple, inspired way for restaurants, cafes, pubs and their customers to help bring safe drinking water to the 884 million people without it worldwide. Customers...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Open Space Theatre Company Private Lives by Noel Coward Presented at six local venues by the Open Space Theatre Company Private Lives, the classic comedy by Noel Coward, is to be toured throughout Suffolk by the Open Space Theatre Company from October 30 till, November 14 2009 Created in the so-called “roaring Twenties”, the play contains some of the funniest, wittiest dialogue ever written....
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
North Suffolk Skills Centre Harrisons Lane, Halesworth IP19 8PY (located at Halesworth Middle School) OPEN EVENING Thursday 15th October 2009 5pm to 8pm A range of courses in: COMPUTERS - BEGINNERS TO ADVANCED COOKERY - DINNER PARTY/VEGETARIAN/HEALTHY/FISH BASIC CAR MAINTENANCE HAIRDRESSING - STYLING TECHNIQUES/CHILDRENS HAIRSTYLES CONSTRUCTION - PAINT/DECORATING/CARPENTRY/PLUMBING for more information...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Waveney Nightsafe Waveney consists of five main towns; Lowestoft, Beccles, Bungay, Southwold and Halesworth. All of these towns offer a varied nightlife to all those who live, work and visit the area. Waveney is currently one of the safest districts in England with some of the lowest recorded crime rates in the Country. However, alcohol related violence remains a top Police priority not only because...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Suffolk Artlink seeks new board members Are you interested in the creative arts? Would you like to be involved as a trustee in an organisation that gives a wide range of opportunities for disadvantaged people to enjoy creative experiences? Artlink is a vibrant, successful and financially stable registered charity supported by a range of funders including Suffolk County Council and Arts Council England...
Around Britain with a Paunch (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Suffolk has been tempting us for a while now with a lift of the skirt here and a fluttering of the eyelashes there. There’s only so much gastronomic temptation a food obsessive can take. So we took Oscar Wilde’s advice and gave in. We stayed at the spacious and very civilised Stables of Henham Park where the recent Latitude Festival was held. The room was big enough for the entire Royal...
Team Benton (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Evening, Another great day, being off work and enjoying the company of Team Benton.. Honest! After quite a lazy morning we set off for Nanny and Bals and then on to the Oasis Camel Centre near to Halesworth in Suffolk. As it was close to lunch we decided to stop at a pub in Metfield, The Duke William. I’m not exaggerating, it had to be one of the best fresh pieces of Cod and Chips I’ve...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
Halesworth Station Walk by Michael Anderton Halesworth Station was built in 1859 and, in 1888, was provided with a moveable platform, designed to allow traffic along the main road. This was also once the junction with the Southwold branch line that opened for business in 1879 until it finally closed in 1929. It was also planned to extend the Mid Suffolk Light Railway from Haughley on the Ipswich to...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 29/07/2009
Halesworth and District Riding Club North Suffolk’s new Halesworth and District Riding Club (HDRC) has set off to a flying start. Within just two months of launching, the enterprising Club has held two shows and attracted a total of 68 members. In addition, earlier this month it became affiliated to the UK’s official riding club body, British Riding Clubs (BRC). The latest show jumping...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 17/07/2009
North Suffolk Skills Centre Harrisons Lane, Halesworth IP19 8PY (located at Halesworth Middle School) Summer Youth Event 13th August 2009 Events already booked are: Live Music from local youth bands Circus Skills Workshops Junk Funk Drumming Workshops Giant Crazy Chalk Drawing Street Dance and Drama Workshop As a centre, we feel that we can offer these young people awareness, though possible workshops,...
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