Peerage News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
GENERAL SIR PATRICK JOHN HOWARD-DOBSON , GCB (1979, KCB 1974, CB 1973), of 1 Drury Pk, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk; born 12 Aug 1921; died on Remembrance Sunday, 8 Nov, 2009. The funeral, for family and friends, will be held on Tuesday 24th November at.— 2 p.m., at St John the Baptist Church, Snape, Suffolk. --==--
On An Overgrown Path (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
My photo was taken yesterday evening in the darkness of the new Britten Studio at Snape during the premiere of Longshore Drift created by experimental electronic musician Chris Watson . In the foreground and around the perimeter of the studio are the blue-illuminated monitor speakers used for by the third order 64 channel Ambisonics surround sound system which conveyed height as well as lateral information....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
The "soft, thick light" described in Old Suffolk, Henry James's memoir of his 1879 journey to Aldeburgh and seeing the submerged skyline of medieval Dunwich, hung low over Snape last weekend.
Teen Baker (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Almost a month ago now, at the end of September, I was lucky enough to go with my Mum to the Aldeburgh Food Festival in Suffolk. Whilst called the Aldeburgh festival, the main show is in the lovely Snape Maltings. The Aldeburgh Food Festival is massive, as the whole of the county gets involved in mini events across the weekend festival. The festival celebrates all the fantastic food and foodie businesses...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
RSPB events on the Suffolk coast November 2009 - March 2010 minsmere@rspb.org.uk All of the events below are at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Westleton, unless otherwise stated Events November 2009 to March 2010 click here for more details November Wed 4 - Winter wander: 10 am Sat 7 - Introduction to the Wildlife of the Alde Estuary, Snape Maltings: 11 am Thurs 12 - Winter wander: 10 am Sun 15 - Weekend...
Old Pond publishing days (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Snape Maltings, East Suffolk, was the venue for the launch of Bells Beneath the Sea, published by Old Pond. (See also blog 28 August.) Artist photographer Carl White signed copies of his new book in the Snape Gallery. Hung on...
Jumping The Pond (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Not a very eventful Sunday - but we did manage to get ourselves out of the house and over to Snape Maltings, a quaint shopping center and cafe in the Suffolk countryside. I treated myself to a slice of Victoria Sponge cake which is essentially a normal piece of cake without any icing on the top or sides. It was quite nice, but not the best Victoria Sponge I've ever had; Nick has promised to bake me...
Kitchen Diaries Challenge (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Apologies for the 'radio silence' on here of late - have just returned from a lovely week's break in sunny (yes, honestly!) Suffolk. We stayed in the Old Cookery School in Aldeburgh , until recently a genuine working cookery school run by the excellent Thane Prince. A wonderful Georgian building with a lovely kitchen, and surrounded by great food suppliers. The highlight of the trip was the Aldeburgh...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
RSPB events on the Suffolk coast October - December 2009 minsmere@rspb.org.uk All of the events below are at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Westleton, unless otherwise stated Events October to December 09 click here for more details October: Red deer viewpoint every Fri, Sat and Sun, plus daily from Fri 23 to Sun 1 Nov, From 3 pm Deer safaris every Thurs and Sun, plus on request Fri 2 - Birdwatching...
Bread and circuses (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009
I'm quite late with this one - a coin which dates to the reign of Constantius II and Constans has been found on an RSPB nature reserve in Snape, Suffolk. No other details have emerged and no sense of context,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
Gilad Atzmon Snape Maltings Concert Hall Suffolk, England August 26, 2009 Snape Concert Hall, set in beautiful Suffolk countryside, was built as a barley malting hall in the 1840s. In 1965 the hall was converted by composer Benjamin Britten into a 900-seat concert venue. Saxophonist Gilad Atzmon loves Snape Concert Hall--and, lest his love affair with the place wasn't clear from his playing, he went...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
There's something of a food renaissance happening in Suffolk right now. Farmers' markets and food festivals are springing up around the county and local suppliers have their own media-friendly poster boy, in the form of TV farmer Jimmy Doherty, who has grown from Jamie Oliver's Mini-Me into a canny champion of the area's food culture.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Suffolk At home in Somerset, we have our own broad, tidal estuaries, but to sit under a wide East Anglian sky beside the expanse of one of Suffolk's five estuaries felt like being in a different world. This was the estuary of the river that changes its name from Alde to Ore between Aldeburgh and Orford. At low tide in the evening we looked out across shining pools and low mudbanks towards Iken church...
Waveney Valley Blog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
RSPB events on the Suffolk coast September - December 2009 All of the events below are at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, Westleton, unless otherwise stated Guided walks Costs : Adults £7, RSPB members £5, children half price, unless otherwise stated Places limited. Unless stated, booking is essential. Call 01728 648281 Discovering Minsmere September: Wed 2, Thu 10, Fri 18, Thu 24 & Tue...
Poets On Fire (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
7.30pm, 25 Aug 2009 Snape Maltings Concert HallSnapeSuffolkIP17 1SP The Poetry Prom 2009: Three world-class poets from America, South Africa and the UK guarantee a thoroughly enjoyable evening of outstanding poetry:Alan Brownjohn - National poetry luminary, loved for his subversive witFinuala Dowing - South Africa's finest, deeply personal and so universal poetrySharon Olds - 'America's greatest
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