Friday 3rd February and Saturday 4th February 2012
My Funny Valentine Craftwork Shop. Make crafts to melt the heart. Learn to make something special. Stella Peskett Millennium Hall, Friday 1.15 pm–4 pm, Saturday 10.15 am–4.30 pm. Lunch included. For more information, call 01502 725090.
Saturday 4th February to Monday 27th February 2012
Exhibition of Scarves – new work by students of Norwich University College of the Arts in the upstairs gallery of CRAFTCO, a contemporary craft shop and gallery run as a co-operative, 40a High Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6AE, tel: 01502 723211, web: www.craftco.co.uk.
Thursday 9th February 2012
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Southwold Group. A talk by Paul Jackson about ‘The Wildlife of an Oak Tree’, 7.30 pm in St Edmund’s Hall. Entry £2.
Saturday 11th February and Sunday 12th February, and Saturday 18th February and Sunday 19th February 2012
Vintage Market, Conservative Hall, Southwold, 10 am–5 pm. Vintage clothes, retro-kitchenware etc. Tea and cakes.
Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Southwold Trefoil Guild Guide Centre, Cautley Road, 2.30 pm. Margaret Chadd will be speaking on a possible Adult Hospice. All with a connection with Guiding are welcome.
Friday 24th February 2012
Southwold Red Lion. ‘Omega Jazz’. ‘Music from New Orleans to Chicago.’ 8 pm start.
Saturday 3rd March to Monday 2nd April 2012
Exhibition of new work by students of University Campus Suffolk Lowestoft – BA Hons Design Crafts in the upstairs gallery of CRAFTCO, a contemporary craft shop and gallery run as a co-operative, 40a High Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6AE, tel: 01502 723211, web: www.craftco.co.uk.
Saturday 3rd March and Sunday 4th March 2012
The Prometheus Orchestra concert, St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, 7.30 pm (Saturday) and Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 4 pm (Sunday). Beethoven's revolutionary Third Symphony, known as ‘Eroica’, forms the centrepiece of Prometheus Orchestra's next concert in March 2012. The programme also features a Mozart Overture and Haydn's Second Cello Concerto, with Jeremy Hughes taking the solo cello part. Prometheus Orchestra, under its conductor Edmond Fivet, was founded in 2008, and has quickly established a reputation for expertise and musicianship. They perform the core classical repertoire with skill and conviction, and their concerts are growing in popularity. Early booking is strongly advised. Tickets £12 (under 18s £5), from Aldeburgh Music Box Office (01728 687110 or boxoffice@aldeburgh.co.uk) and Woodbridge Violins (01394 383150 or info@woodbridgeviolins.com).
Saturday 10th March 2012
The next Southwold Town Football Club Band Night at the Southwold Pavilion will take place on this day and will again feature The Duvets. Tickets £5 each from the Pavilion bar or from any committee member, or contact chairman Richard Pope on 07854 617466. Advance sales only. NO SALES ON THE DOOR.
Sunday 11th March 2012
The Tallis Chamber Orchestra performs Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s ‘4 Novelletten’, Vaughan Williams’ ‘Concerto Accademico’ and Dvorak’s ‘Serenade for Strings’, St Peter’s Church, Westleton, Suffolk, 3 pm. Director and Soloist: Diana Cummings. Admission by programme, £10 at the door.
Sunday 11th March 2012
We are delighted to announce that the North Suffolk Youth Choir led by Vetta Wise is performing for St Barnabas in St Edmund’s Church on at 3 pm on this day. There will be a delightful programme of light classical music and songs from around the world, with refreshments afterwards. Do come and bring your friends and get rid of the winter blues!
Monday 12th March 2012
The Southwold Town Plan. What do YOU think? Will YOU help? Want to know more? Then come to the public meeting at 7 pm in St Edmund’s Hall, Southwold and listen to the independent presentation by Suffolk ACRE.
Wednesday 14th March 2012
The Swan House Restaurant in Beccles will be hosting a special ‘Ladies That Lunch’ event on at 1 pm when a fashion show featuring clothes from one of Suffolk’s oldest boutiques will take place. Denny of Southwold, who only last month celebrated 160 years of business in the town, will provide guests with a special show featuring new seasons clothes from top UK and foreign labels. Lyn Knights, owner of this outstanding boutique and a fifth-generation member of the founder’s family, has created a most welcoming store with an outstanding colourful range of quality clothes and accessories for both female and male customers. Experienced, polite and helpful staff is always on hand to offer advice. The event, compered by Dudley ‘Mr Southwold’ Clarke, make up by the Lawnes Beauty Clinic, Loddon, will take place following a delicious two-course lunch accompanied by a glass of wine. Guests are requested to assemble at 12.30 pm, lunch being served at 1 pm. Goody bags will be available and Lyn will be attending to answer questions from the audience. Reservation may be made in person or by telephone at the Swan House Restaurant, by the Tower, Beccles (tel: 01502 713474). Tickets inclusive of lunch, a glass of wine, ‘goody’ bag and fashion show cost £17.50 per person. An event not to be missed in such delightful surroundings. The much-awaited boutique rooms will also be open to view after the lunch. For this and other event information, see www.swan-house.com.
Wednesday 21st March 2012
Suffolk Pensioners’ Association, Southwold and Reydon Branch. A lunch at Southwold Pier, 12.30 for 1 pm. Fish and chips and a dessert. Tickets £11 each, available from the United Reformed Church Hall on Tuesday, 28th February between 10.30 am and 11.30 am.
Friday 23rd March 2012
Quiz in Middleton Village Hall, 7.30 pm. Teams up to six. More details to follow.
Saturday 7th April 2012
Southwold Town Football Club Lunch at the Pavilion (to be confirmed). For more details and to book a table, please contact Richard Pope on 07854 617466.
Sunday 15th April 2012
The annual Classic Vehicle Road Run from Halesworth to Snape Maltings will take place on the above date. We will meet up in The White Hart car park in Halesworth at 10 am for a 10.30 departure. We will arrive at Snape at approximately 12 noon and there is a field reserved for us for parking up. For anyone who did not join us last year, this was a most enjoyable run through the villages. There is no cost involved and you are able to do your own thing on arrival. For more information, please phone Cyril on 01502 725038.
Blyth Valley Community Radio news
We have new presenter on Monday mornings with Noel from 9 am, and another new programme on Thursdays featuring folk music with Stan from 3.30 pm.
We are always looking for volunteers for presenting and behind the scenes. If you have an event and want publicity or you are a local business wishing to advertise, please get in touch by e-mail to studio@bvcr.co.uk. We are always happy to help and our advertising rates are very competitive. We can do your dedications as well – e-mail studio@bvcr.co.uk or phone 01502 722727 (the Casino) or 01502 723900 for the Bunker, while we are on air! If you are in the Halesworth and Beccles areas, we are looking for presenters and volunteers to extend what we do – have a look on the websites, tap ‘hvcr’ into search for Halesworth and ‘wvcr’ for Beccles. We already have had quite a few hits!
February 2012 programme schedule for Blyth Valley Community Radio on 105.0 FM
Monday
7 am–9 am: The Breakfast Show
9 am–10.30 am: Noel’s Monday Morning Music Mix
10.30 am–12 noon: Rod’s Records
12 pm–2.30 pm: Sylvie’s Magazine Show (interviews, birthdays, dedications, local stories etc), sponsored by Howells and Jolley Chemists
2.30 pm–3 pm: Big Band Show with Muriel
3 pm–4 pm: Classical Music Hour
4 pm–6 pm: Drive Time with Fox
Tuesday
7 am–9 am: The Breakfast Show
9 am–11 am: The Tuesday Show with Lee and friends
11 am–2 pm: Listen to the 40s with the Muffin Man
2 pm–3 pm: Keith with the news and current affairs
2.30 pm–3 pm: Poetry Plus with Oonagh (fortnightly)
3 pm–4 pm: Jazz music
4 pm–7 pm: Denise and Chrissie (fortnightly)
Wednesday
7 am–9 am: The Breakfast Show, sponsored by CS Gas
9 am–11 am: Music with Fox
11 am–12 noon: Sunny Side Up with Twig
12 pm–1 pm: The Wednesday Supplement with Sylvie (music and chat; the Southwold and Reydon Society second week of the month)
1 pm–4 pm: Country Music with Bill, sponsored by The Observatory Opticians
4 pm–6 pm: Sue’s Sandwich, sponsored by The Red Lion
Thursday
7 am–9 am: The Breakfast Show
9 am–11 am: Sunny Side Up with Twig
11 am–1 pm: Music with DJ Baz
1 pm–2.30 pm: Dave and Twig’s Talking Minds
2.30 pm–4 pm: Classics with Stan and Muriel, folk music from 3.30 pm
4 pm–6.30 pm: Drive Time with Deno and Wolfie
Friday
7 am–9 am: The Breakfast Show
9 am–11 am: Music and Chat with Nick
11 am–12 noon: Easy Listening with Malcolm, sponsored by Jenny Jones Estate Agents
12 pm–2 pm: Malcolm’s Bits and Pieces
2 pm–3.15 pm: Twig’s Sunny Side Up
3.15 pm–4.30 pm: Salsa with Winston and Fiona
4.30 pm–6.30 pm: Drive Time with Rosy and Elora
Saturday
9 am–11 am: The 60s with DJ Baz and DJ Craig, sponsored by Daddy Long Legs
11 am–1 pm: 70s and 80s with Nick
1 pm–3 pm: Malcolm’s Music Mix
3 pm–5 pm: Country Music with Colin R
5 pm–6 pm: Music and Chat with Lawrence
Sunday
9 am–12 noon: The Sunday Request Show with Bill
12 pm–3 pm: Sunday Music with Colin
3 pm–6 pm: Malcolm’s Penny Arcade (music and information, including a variety of stories, rhyme and variety shows).
National and local news and weather on the hour.
Local What’s On Diary throughout the day.
Southwold Library: what’s on this month
Suffolk Home Improvement Agency: Orbit East Care and Repair
Tuesday, 7th February, from 10.30 am. Drop-in information and advice. Orbit East Care and Repair provides advice, support and practical help to older homeowners and private tenants and people of any age with a disability who need help to repair, improve or adapt their home so that they can continue to live comfortably, safely and independently.
Lowestoft and Waveney Alzheimer’s Society Support Group
Wednesday, 8th February, 10.30 am–11.30 am, Southwold Library. Access information and meet people affected by dementia over a cup of tea in an informal setting. For more information, contact Paul or Alison (e-mail: alzheimers.lowestoft@btconnect.com or telephone: 01502 514712).
Wellbeing drop in for over 60s
Thursday, 9th February, 10 am–1 pm. Come and get information, advice and guidance on things we can all do to enhance wellbeing and ways we can help ourselves and others. Join us and share your interests and experiences as well as learn from others. So, whether you would like to come and talk one to one or connect with others over a cup of tea, please join us. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Syreeta or Joe from Mind (tel: 01493 842129) or ring Southwold Library (tel: 01502 722519).
Talk by author Lynn Shepherd
Monday, 13th February, 2 pm. Hear all about Tom-All-Alone’s, inspired by Charles Dickens’ masterpiece Bleak House, to mark his bicentenary. This novel is a gripping murder mystery set in a grim London underworld Dickens could only hint at – a world where girls of ten work as prostitutes, unwanted babies are ruthlessly disposed of, and those who pose a threat to great men are eliminated without remorse. Lynn Shepherd came to prominence with Murder in Mansfield Park, a critically acclaimed mystery based around Austen’s classic. Tom-All-Alone’s will be available to buy.
Craft and Chat Evening
Wednesday, 29th February, 6.30 pm. Bring your unfinished knitting/sewing/craft or start a new project while having a pleasant talk and refreshments.
Southwold Library Reading Group
Thursday, 1st March, 6.30 pm. Discussing Guernica by Dave Boling.
Time-out events for adults
Every Tuesday, 2 pm–3.30 pm:
• 7th February – Jigsaw Club.
• 14th February – Craft and Chat: bring your unfinished knitting/sewing/craft or start a new project while having a pleasant talk.
• 21st February – Crossword and Jigsaw Club. Come and ask for help with clues or solve new crosswords together. Plus the ongoing jigsaw.
• 28th February – board games and banter.
Every Sunday
• Baby Bounce and Tot Rock 10.30 am–11 am. Music, rhymes, singing and dancing for babies and toddlers.
• Storytime 11.30 am–12.15 pm. Stories, crafts and colouring for seven year olds and under.
• Children’s Fun Group 12.15 pm–1 pm. Crafts, games, puzzles and fun for seven to twelve year olds.
• Internet lessons 1 pm–3.30 pm. Open to anyone. Come and have one-to-one training on any aspect of the Internet, from complete beginner to those who want to know about a particular website or e-mail. Half an hour at a time, but as many lessons as you would like. To book a slot, ring 01502 722519.
Charlotte Clark, Library Manager, Southwold Library
Switch on Southwold
Please note the change of venue for the Switch On Southwold AGM. It will now be held in the Cygnet Room in the grounds of The Swan Hotel on Thursday, 9th February at 7.30 pm.
Everybody is welcome, and fund-raising ideas and suggestions and comments can be made at this open meeting.
Pamela O’Hara, Southwold Christmas Lights
Group Harmony #3
Are you a young tenor or bass singer? If so, then put Friday, 17th February on your calendar now. It is an opportunity to get together with other young singers for a day of music making in many styles. This is the third of these highly successful singing days specially for young tenors and basses. There will be professional musicians and experts to help you to get the best out of your voice. You can try out a range of music and enjoy singing with those of your own age.
The day runs from 10 am to 3.30 pm and will take place at St Felix School, Southwold. It is hosted by the North Suffolk Youth Choir and the leaders are Vetta Wise and Alan Zipfel, with guest professional Helen Pybus. The age range is 12 to 20+. The cost will be £15, and will include drinks and biscuits at breaks. You can obtain further information and an application form by contacting 01502 722906/secretary@nsyc.org.uk. It is supported by Suffolk County Council.
News from Southwold Primary School
1940s Dance Party Night
Following the success of our fantastic 1940s Dance Party Night last February, the Friends of Southwold Primary School are delighted to be hosting another one on Saturday, 3rd March.
Once again, this will be in St Edmund’s Hall, Southwold, and tickets are available now, priced at £8 in advance (£4 for children) or £10 on the door (£5 for children). A cash bar and hog roast will be available along with a fabulous raffle. Music will be provided by the Little Swing Band, who entertained us so brilliantly last year, and DJ AV8. It is definitely an evening not to be missed and last year it sold out, so put the date on your calendar and get those tickets booked!
Tickets are available from Southwold Primary School (01502 723137), Jennie Jones Estate Agents, Southwold (01502 722065) or Sian Mortlock (01502 724769).
Southwold Museum and Historical Society
Winter Lecture Season 2011/12
‘Lowestoft Then and Now’ – Tuesday, 21st February 2012 at 2.30 pm in the Methodist Hall, East Green, Southwold. Entrance is £3 at the door. Lectures are open to members and visitors alike. All are welcome.
I was delighted when John Holmes responded positively to my request to come up with a topic for the February Winter Lecture and these are his brief notes telling us what we have to look forward to:
‘Hilary invited me to write a few words about my slide show that I will be presenting to you in February. Normally I do not do this, but fortunately I came across a Jarrolds Guide to Lowestoft (1899) and felt that a few words from this might give you an insight as to what Lowestoft was once like.
“Much has been written about Lowestoft, the ‘lovely, lazy Queen of the East Coast’. It would seem that journalists seeking rest and change within its peaceful and health-giving borders have come away, not only with strengthened bodies and refreshed minds, but also (in spite of their anxieties to enjoy a sweet-do-nothing kind of existence) with note-books stocked full of interesting details about this delightful district. To judge from the many articles and books that have been penned, these, doubtless, have been turned to very excellent account.”
‘The last time I visited you I told you of the fishing industry, which created the wealth of Lowestoft and saw it develop into a premier resort. The “Then and Now”show will enable you to see how Lowestoft once looked and the dramatic changes that took place after the devastation caused during the Second World War.’
We always on the look out for suitable topics for future lectures and, if you have a subject that you feel would be of interest, please contact Hilary Huckstep (tel: 01502 724840). We have a laptop computer and projector which can be used to put your talk together – we look forward to hearing from you.
The Southwold Museum and Historical Society is a thriving society with over 400 members. If you would like to join or for any further information, please contact Hilary Huckstep on 01502 724840. The Museum closed at the end of October, but we always welcome items of local interest for the collection. Please telephone 01502 726097 (answerphone available) or contact us via the Museum website at www.southwoldmuseum.org.
Southwold Art Circle
On Friday, 24th February, Graham Giles will be giving a talk on ‘Paint – the Stuff of Pictures’. This event will take place at the Methodist Church Hall, East Green, Southwold at 2.30 pm.
We look forward to seeing you all at what should be a very interesting talk. Entrance is FREE to members and £3 for visitors.
May Ward
Southwold Classical Music Society
On February 14th, the programme will consist of music by Saint Saens and Liszt. Ted Drake will present the life and works of the French composer, Camille Saint Saens, showing there is far more to his output than ‘Samson and Delilah’!
After the interval, David Hyatt King is going to concentrate on the works of Franz Liszt’s later years.
In March, the Society will be welcoming Professor George Odam, retired Head of Research at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, who will speak on Martin Shaw, a composer and friend of Vaughan Williams who retired to Southwold.
All meetings are held in St Edmund’s Hall, Southwold at 7.30 pm.
Visitors are always welcome. Admission is £2, which includes refreshments. For further information, please contact Pauline Alderman on 01502 675660.
Southwold Concert Series
The first event in 2012 is a return by the critically acclaimed Sacconi Quartet, who will be joined by Series Director Nathan Williamson on piano.
They will perform on Saturday, 18th February at 3 pm – note the afternoon start time. As usual, the concert is in St Edmund’s Church, Southwold. We are experimenting with some afternoon events during the winter months, serving tea and homemade cakes in the interval instead of wine. The concert will finish at around 5 pm.
The Quartet will play Haydn’s ‘Quartet in G major’ (op 77 no 1), Bartok’s ‘Third Quartet’, before being joined by Nathan Williamson for a performance of Elgar’s dramatic ‘Piano Quintet’. It is a varied and exciting programme which will appeal to all music lovers!
The Sacconi Quartet are universally recognised as one of the most dynamic and successful young chamber ensembles to have been formed in the UK in recent times. Since their formation in 2001 at the Royal College of Music, they have performed in the most prestigious chamber-music venues of the world, including Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Musikverein in Vienna, Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, and many others. They have also released several CDs on their own Sacconi record label.
The Southwold Concert Series rounded off 2011 in tremendous style with our Christmas Extravaganza, held over the Lights Switch-On Weekend. A combination of local St Felix Choral Society and visiting distinguished soloists provided a fun and memorable musical evening for over 250 concertgoers!
Thank you to all who do so much to support us and we look forward to an even more successful 2012!
As always, more information can be found on our website www.southwoldconcertseries.co.uk – and our box office is provided by the Series patrons Spring at the Old Press, 4 Church Street, or by calling Lucy Aldous on 01502 726161.
We look forward to seeing you at our next event.
Nathan Williamson, Artistic Director
