June 2008

Coming up

Sat 24th May until Wed 25th June
Buckenham Galleries, 81 High Street, Southwold. Open daily 10 am–5 pm. Suffolk Coastal Group exhibition. The Suffolk Coastal Group is a collection of locally based artists, who consist of Penny Butterworth, Ray Burgoyne, Miles Fairhurst, Eveline Hastings, Glynn Hugo, Julie Noad, Anne Paton, Christine Sedgewick and Jorgen Sedgewick. Working in a range of mediums and styles, all are established artists in their own right; they came together as a group for this exhibition.
Becky Munting, Gallery Manager

Sat 7th June and Sun 8th June
Garden Trail Weekend at Westleton. Opening times are between 2 pm and 5 pm. Some of Westleton’s loveliest village gardens will be opening their gates on these days. An entrance ticket of just £2.50 per person, on sale at St Peter’s Church on each day, gives admission to all the gardens, which are within easy walking distance. All the proceeds go towards St Peter’s KEY CHANGE appeal – an ambitious project to refurbish the West End of the Church with modern facilities and a rebuilt and relocated organ. Westleton is one of Suffolk’s best-loved villages. Its 650-year-old thatched church attracts more than 3,000 visitors every year and is already renowned as the setting for the annual Westleton Wild Flower Festival at the end of July. The Garden Trail promises to be a fantastic afternoon out, with plant sales, a cake stall, cream teas at the Church and a special garden flower display in the chancel. For more information about the Westleton KEY CHANGE project and about the many events and concerts planned for this year, please visit the website at www.keychangewestleton.org or e-mail info@keychangewestleton.org.

Sat 7th June and Sun 8th June
‘Balance’ – The Bergh Apton Sculpture Trail 2008. Gardens will be open 10.30 am–6 pm. The 5th Bergh Apton Sculpture Trail, set in a small south Norfolk village, has had its doors open since 24th/25th May; the 7th/8th June is its last weekend. Internationally renowned, the Sculpture Trail offers an exciting opportunity to view important works exhibited in 12 rarely accessible private gardens. Over 60 sculptors will exhibit more than 200 works responding to the theme of how we balance our needs responsibly and ethically with those of nature. Important East Anglian and international artists have been invited to exhibit. These include Christopher Le Brun, Katherine Dowson, Zoe Rubens, Gary Breeze, John Bardell, and Liz McGowan. For the first time, Zimbabwean Shona sculptures will be included as part of their nationwide tour. Christopher le Brun, who has a studio near Woodbridge, will exhibit for the first time. Le Brun was elected to the Royal Academy in 1996 and became the Academy’s first Professor of Drawing. He is one of five artists shortlisted for the Ebbsfleet Landmark commission, which will greet Eurostar travellers on arrival to the new international terminal. Zoe Rubens, local Ipswich artist and sculptor, has been commissioned by The Sunday Times to create the Best Green Business Award. She uses a variety of media, including recycled materials, to create both exciting and beautiful structures. Other local artists include Jocelyn Magnus, Ben Platts-Mills, Mark Goldsworthy, Paul Richardson, Brian Alabaster, Tom Joynes, Lawrence Edwards, Stuart Anderson, Lucy Unwin, Rosemary Elliott, Patrick Elder, Alan Foxley and Ursula Ströh-Rubens. Many works will be for sale, with prices ranging from as low as £50. Music, storytelling, stone carving, and creative workshops will be occurring within the gardens. Food, drink and ice cream are available. Bergh Apton is situated six miles southeast of Norwich off the A146 Norwich–Lowestoft Road. The car park will be reached via Thurton off the A146, with limited parking at the Church and disabled parking at the Village Hall. To make the event more enjoyable for all, it will be a walking and cycling trail, with transport provided for the less mobile. Cost: £10 for one day or £15 for two days; children under 16 are free; concessions for South Norfolk Leisure Passport holders. Telephone 01508 550119 for more details or visit www.berghaptonsculpturetrail.com.

Thursday 19 June
Reydon Toddler Group will be taking part in Barnardo’s Big Toddle on Thursday 19th June at the Community Centre, Wangford Road, Reydon at 10 am. The idea is to get the toddlers to ‘toddle’ round the playing field. Anybody wishing to sponsor us or wish to take part can contact Charlotte on 07756 163275 or e-mail caclrtpat@yahoo.co.uk The Big Toddle will be raising money for local Barnardo’s projects working with disadvantaged young children through play schemes for children with disabilities, family centres and parenting classes.
Reydon Toddler Group meets every Thursday during term time from 9.30 am until 11.30 am at the Community Centre. Everyone is welcome.
Charlotte Taylor

Sun 29th June
FESPA Summer Fete at ‘Westons’, Walberswick, opening at 1.30 pm. The Friends of the Summer Theatres in Aldeburgh and Southwold, now known as ‘Friends of East Suffolk Performing Arts’ (FESPA), will be holding their annual Summer Fete on this day in the grounds of ‘Westons’, Walberswick, by kind permission of the Freud family. There will be a cornucopia of stalls, entertainment and delicious refreshments, as well as the Children’s Dog Show. It promises to be a most enjoyable afternoon for the whole family. Entrance will be 50p for over-fives, £3.00 per car after 11 am and £2.00 after 1 pm. www.fespa.co.uk

Wed 9th July
Cancer Research UK Race for Life 2008. The girls at Collen and Clare are swapping their high heels for trainers this month. Shop owners Vanessa Collen and Clare Adkin, along with their eight staff and two of their friends, Amanda Humphry and Marylin MacDonald, are entering the Cancer Research UK Race for Life 2008 on 9th July. Race for Life is the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event, where women of all ages come together to raise money. They walk, jog or run five kilometres to help Cancer Research UK beat cancer. Please give your support to ‘Team Collen and Clare’ by sponsoring them. Sponsor forms are at Collen and Clare, 25 Market Place, Southwold or with any member of staff. Call in and say hello, and do your bit to beat cancer.

Wed 2nd July until Fri 4th July
We Will Rock You at St Felix School, Southwold. The Senior School of St Felix School in Southwold is preparing to stage its most ambitious musical production in recent history, We Will Rock You by the famous rock group Queen and Ben Elton. The colourful and vibrant show will be the first production to be staged in the impressive new 200-seat Performing Arts Studio at the School. The cast of 50 boys and girls performing in the show will be supported by professional theatre technicians and spectacular professional purpose-built sets. This is the first production of this dramatic show, which is still currently running in London, by a school in this area and the pupils are very busy rehearsing the numerous musical numbers. St Felix School, a Gold Arts Mark School, aims to introduce their pupils to all types of music, including rock. Ticket cost £10.00 each and are available from the School Reception or by contacting 01502 722175. All are welcome to watch what promises to be a stunning and sensational evening out.