_.Lt. Peter George Rous, of the Scots Guards, died suddenly whilst on a military exercise, 3 November, 2009, aged 25 years. He was a scion of the Earls of Stradbroke. Born in 1984, son of Robert Charles Rous (b 1983), by his wife the former Teresa Mary Mercedes Heathcote; he had one sibling, Laura Frances, b 1982. Funeral Service and celebration of a happy life at St Mary's Church, Dennington, Suffolk,...
A man who was arrested after he shone a torch at an Apache attack helicopter flying "10ft" above his garden will not be charged, police have said. I’d think not. Who’d convict, after hearing the details? Torben Merriott, 63, of Stradbroke, Suffolk, was arrested on "suspicion of "acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft" on 18 September. But as he pointed...
... apparently all the Taliban need to crash our helicopters is an £8 torch. Well, at least that's according to Suffolk Police (sigh!), who arrested Stradbroke farmer Torben Merriott after he shone a light from his torch to find out who or what was buzzing his house at one in the morning. Presumably now they;ve expanded their illegal national DNA database by including Mr. Merriott, are Suffolk...
images credit Ian Davey - www.suffolkcam.co.uk The 35th Grand Henham Steam Rally By kind permission of the Sixth Earl of Stradbroke 19th and 20th September 2009 10am - 6pm Henham Park, near Southwold, Suffolk A great day out for all the family! See a great line up of Showman's & Traction Engines, Steam Rollers & Wagons, Fairground Organs, Veteran, Vintage & Classic Cars, Commercial Vehicles...
Firefighters tackled a caravan blaze in Suffolk tonight. They were called to The Three Corners, Barley Green, near Stradbroke, at 10pm. Firefighters from Eye and Stradbroke fought the fire and took 20 minutes to bring it under control.