July 2008

COMING UP

Sat 28th June until Wed 3rd September
Buckenham Galleries Summer Exhibition: ‘Kindred Spirits’. Buckenham Galleries, 81 High Street, Southwold. Open Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm (closed on Wednesday until the schools break up) and Sunday 10 am–4 pm. Buckenham Galleries will be filled with inspirational paintings, sculpture, etchings, ceramics, jewellery and glass created by our Gallery artists for our Summer Exhibition. This year, alongside our established Gallery artists, we are delighted to welcome some new faces. Amongst them are Sally Yaxley and Hashim Akib. Sally worked as a textile designer for many years before recently turning her hand to wire pictures. Using interwoven fine wire and the shadows this makes, Sally creates beautiful figures and forms. The resulting pieces are both complex and elegant. Hashim is an accomplished illustrator and painter. His acrylic canvases are full of dynamism and energy. Using heavy textural paint and expressive brush strokes, he strives to evoke a deeper emotional response from the viewer. His work is inspired by everyday images, from derelict buildings to leaves rustling in the park and the play of light. We look forward to welcoming you to the Gallery.
Becky Munting, Gallery Manager

Left: Crete by Hashim Akib. Right: Repose by Sally Yaxley

Wed 2nd July
Fine Arts, 3-D and Photography Exhibition. St Felix School, Southwold, 6 pm–7.30 pm. Entrance is free and visitors will be able to view and partake in the celebration of the achievements of the School’s GCSE, AS- and A-level students. Sixth-form student Jennifer Batten-Phelps, who is studying A2-level Art, Design and Photography is one of the artists participating in the evening and her artwork includes portraits of the troubled singer Amy Whitehouse. Drinks and canapés will be served. For further information, contact St Felix School on 01502 722175.

Wed 2nd - Friday 4th July

St Felix School aims to rock you - 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 Theatre 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.

The performances of We Will Rock You are to held on Wednesday 2nd, Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th July 2008. Tickets will 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. NB Friday night is now completely SOLD OUT!

Wed 2nd July
Fine Arts, 3-D and Photography Exhibition. St Felix School, Southwold, 6 pm–7.30 pm. Entrance is free and visitors will be able to view and partake in the celebration of the achievements of the School’s GCSE, AS- and A-level students. Sixth-form student Jennifer Batten-Phelps, who is studying A2-level Art, Design and Photography is one of the artists participating in the evening and her artwork includes portraits of the troubled singer Amy Whitehouse. Drinks and canapés will be served. For further information, contact St Felix School on 01502 722175

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Sun 6th July
Sotherton Church Open Afternoon, 1.30 pm–5 pm. See the flowers in the Church and enjoy afternoon tea and cakes. There will also be bowls, tombola, plants, bric-a-brac and jewellery.

Sunday 6th July
Tallis Chamber Orchestra presents a concert of chamber music in St Peter’s Church, Westleton at 3pm in aid of the 'Key Change' fund to upgrade facilities in St Peter's Church, Westleton. Beethoven: String Quintet, Op 81b in Eb Bruckner: Intermezzo in D minor for String Quintet Mozart: String Quintet in C, K515. Admission by programme, £7 at the door.

Omega Jazz band at the Pit Stop Cafe - Barbecue and drinks from noon onwards

Sotherton Church Open Afternoon
1.30 pm–5 pm. See the flowers in the Church and enjoy afternoon tea and cakes. There will also be bowls, tombola, plants, bric-a-brac and jewellery.

Monday 7th July
Alzheimers Awareness Week. To herald the start of the Alzheimers Awareness week, with friends I will be out collecting. The monies raised are used towards funding outreach visits by the local Alzheimers branch. From personal experience, the benefits of these home visits are of enormous value. Watching a loved one’s health slowly deteriorate under the onslaught of this dreadful illness, without the support, advice and help from the outreach workers the carers’ health usually suffers as well. there are treatments for this illness but sadly they are restricted by the NHS through N.I.C.E. Thinking back I suppose that we were very fortunate to have been prescribed Reminyl - one of the three drugs available. They do not cure the condition, but as in our case slows down the rate of the deterioration. It gives one more time.

The question most people ask is “does Barbara still know you?” Apart from one occasion - she recognises me everytime; her difficulty now is that she cannot converse any more and I don’t know how to deal with that yet. Douglas Pope.

Wednesday 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.

Thursday 10th July
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Southwold Group. There will be a coffee morning at “Tudorland” in Reydon Smere (by invitation of Mr & Mrs P Chapman from 10am to 12 noon). There will be a tombola and a variety of stalls. Proceeds will go to nature conservation and everyone will be welcome.

Friday 11th July
Southwold and Reydon Society, Executive Committee Meeting at 9.30am at the Town Hall, Southwold. Matters for consideration may be sent to: southwoldandreydonsociety@gmail.com

Sat 12th July
‘Singing the River’: a work for voices and folk band, inspired by the River Blyth. Blythburgh Church at 7.30 pm. It will be performed by Halesworth Community choir and Syzewell Gap, and conducted by Bridget Cousins, the composer. ‘Singing the River’ was first performed in March 2008 – this is a second chance to hear this unique piece in the glorious setting of Blythburgh Church. Refreshments will be available. There will be a leaving collection in aid of the fighting fund for the Blyth Estuary. Tickets are £6 or £5 for concessions and are available from Halesworth Library. For further information, telephone 01502 478178 or 01986 780915.

Sunday 13th - Saturday 19th July
East Anglian Group of Marine Artists, well known for their depiction of the East Coast maritime scene, are holding a major exhibition of their work at The Mall Galleries, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 (entrance in the Mall). Opening with wind, at 2pm on Sunday, and the President’s evening, with wine and demonstrations of ongoing work, on Wednesday 16th from 5pm - 8pm. The exhibition will be open daily from 10am - 5pm but will close at 4pm on Saturday 19th. This is the group’s sixth exhibition at this venue. For further information about the group can be found on its website. www.eastangliangroupofmarineartists.org.uk

Thur 17th July
Sole Bay United (Senior section) versus Ipswich Town Youth. 6.30 pm kick off at Reydon High School. Come and support the lads in their quest for their first win in this annual fixture!

Southwold WI meeting at 7.15pm, in the Methodist Church Hall, Southwold. Our speaker is Mrs Deborah Preston - Britain’s Top Mrs Mop. Visitors most welcome.

Wednesday 23rd July
Suffolk Pensioners Association, Southwold and Reydon Branch. Waldingfield Boat Trip, including lunch on board, followed by a one hour visit to Snape Maltings. Cost £16 per ticket. Available from the United Reformed Church Hall, Tuesdays June 24th and July 1st between 10.30 and 11.30am. Coach leaves at 10am. Pick up points: 1. The Drive, Halesworth Road 2. The Firs, Jermyns Road 3. Barbrooks Stores, Reydon 4. Southwold Market Place 5. Crick Court.

Friday 25th July - 11th August
The Blyth Painters - Jean Bichara, Jane Pollock, Mona Thomson, Betty Wright and Allan Wright will be holding their 13th annual exhibition at Eversely Gym, Blackmill Road, Southwold. Daily from 10.30am - 5.00pm

Saturday 26th July
From 2.00pm to 5.00pm the Red Cross are holding a giant 50%/50% garage/yard sale at various addresses throughout Southwold. There will be maps available from shops pinpointing addresses and balloons will fly to guide people to the garages. Also, home-made teas will be provided at the Methodist Church Hall. If you would like to join in this venture or have goods (anything) and no garage, please phone me on 01502 724758. Frances Franklin

Sat 9th August and Wed 13th August
Tim Horton will be performing in St Edmunds Church, Southwold on these dates: he will be conducting the English Singers in their fourth annual summer concert in Southwold on 9th August; and, on 13th August, he will give an organ recital as part of St Edmunds’ ever-popular summer programme of recitals.

Tim Horton is the Director of Chapel Music at the Guards Chapel, London and their professional choir, where he directed the music for the memorial service for Princess Diana last year. He is the founder and musical director of the English Singers, a choir of professional and semi-professional singers, many of whom were choral scholars at Cambridge University, where he himself was an organ scholar. This year, the English Singers present ‘A Continental Assortment’, which will include the Allegri ‘Miserere’ and Du Rufle’s ‘Requiem’, both pieces popular with listeners of Classic FM. This year, the English Singers’ concert is in aid of the charity Break, and tickets can be purchased from any Break shop, from the Southwold Tourist Information Office on the High Street or by telephone on 01502 724311.

Fri 15th August
‘Tapestries in St Felix Chapel’. St Felix School Chapel. This is a concert in aid of a children’s home in a Cape Town performed by a trio of voices (Valerie Walker, Vetta Wise and Sue Phipps). The programme consists of original operatic trios for female voices, compered by Humphrey Burton. The pianist will be Jonathan Rutherford. The group performed a very similar programme in the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh on 5th November last year, which was very well received.

Sunday 17th August
GALA CONCERT WITH BUFFET SUPPER AT POTTON HALL
An unforgettable evening of piano and strings by the Pro Arte Piano Quartet, in support of the Westleton Church KEY CHANGE appeal

St Peter’s Church, Westleton is planning a very special Summer Gala Concert on Sunday August 17th at 7pm in nearby Potton Hall, best known as one of the finest classical recording facilities in the country. Potton Hall is one mile north of Westleton on the B1125 to Blythburgh.

The Pro Arte Piano Quartet, featuring Hamish Milne (piano), Kenneth Sillito (Violin), Robert Smissen (viola) and Stephen Orton (cello), will present a programme of music by Mozart and Brahms followed by a complimentary buffet supper.

Tickets are priced at £23 and are on sale from Lincoln’s store, Westleton or by sending a SAE and cheque to A. Campbell, 34 Victoria Road, Aldeburgh IP15 5EJ. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Westleton PCC’. Early booking is advisable as it is unlikely that any tickets will remain for sale on the night.

Acclaimed international violinist, Kenneth Sillito, FRAM, is Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and a resident of Westleton. Along with broadcaster and writer, Libby Purves, OBE (also local), he is a patron of St Peter’s Church KEY CHANGE appeal.

The KEY CHANGE project was launched in 20004 and involves a comprehensive refurbishment of the west end of the church including a rebuilt organ, a new organ case, gallery and screen and the addition of equal-access toilet, kitchen facilities and vestry. The village of Westleton and its many friends and supporters have already raised more than 40% of the required £197,000.

More information about the appeal and about forthcoming events at the church may be found by visiting www.keychangewestleton.org

Monday 25th August
Family Fun Day at the Randolph - 11.00am-4.00pm. Bar-Be-Que. Bouncy Castle. Punch and Judy.The Nail Game .Tombola. Lucky Dip Lollypop Game. Bookstall. Plant Stall. Cake Stall. Coconut Shy. Human Fruit Machine. Raffle. And Much Much More. Free Admission!