Every Wednesday, 1st April -Wednesday 4th November, 2009
Sheringham Wednesday Market, this is a seasonal market which begins on and runs through to Wednesday 4th November.
Also, Sheringham Saturday Market all year round.
Great variety of stalls at both markets which take place on Station Road car park.

Mon 6th Apr – Mon 13th Apr
National Cask Ale Week Beer Festival, The Cross Keys, Henley, Special ale food dishes, quiz, live music and more.

Tue 7th Apr
Quiz Night, The Turks Head, Hasketon

Woodland Ramble, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, 2pm, Explore your senses on a guided walk for children in a woodland environment. Smelly cocktails, leaf rubbings, scavenger hunts and more. Tour begins at Information Kiosk. Recommended ages 4 to 11. Child £2.50, accompanying adults free. Booking essential on 01284 735961.

Wed 8th Apr
Charity Quiz Night, The Cross Keys, Henley, 9pm Teams of up to 6 - £1 per person, All money raised goes to nominated charity - prize for winning team
Suffolk Industrial Archaeology Society meeting, “The Broomhill Pool’ a talk by Dr. Mike Cook, Chairman of the Broomhill Pool Trust. Room 1, Castle Hill Community Centre, Ipswich, 7.30pm, Retiring collection to defray expenses

Thu 9th Apr
U3A in East Suffolk meeting, The World of Antiques, a talk by Michael Goater on the inside story of where and how to buy, what to look for and how to care for your antiques. It is held at 2.00pm in the Market Hall, 29 High Street, Saxmundham.
Lunchtime Lecture, Ipswich Arts Association, Cor Visser Artist, at Museum Street Methodist Church, Ipswich, 1pm to 1-50pm, Admission Free

Fri 10th Apr – Mon 13th Apr
Suffolk Garden Show, Trinity Park, Ipswich, 10am – 5pm
Easter Egg Trail, Sutton Hoo, A family favourite, find the clues, solve the puzzle and claim the chocolate. £2 per trail.

Art and Craft Fair, Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 10am – 5pm
35th East Anglian Art Exhibition and Sale, Needham Market Community Centre, 10am – 5pm, admission £1.50, accompanied children free.
Easter Fair, Felixstowe Seafront by the pier.

Fri 10th Apr
Easter Bunny Day, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, 11am – 4pm, Hop over to Ickworth for a family activity day with rabbit-related fun. Meet a rabbit, follow a bunny trail, take part in lots of new crafts and games. Recommended ages 4 to 11. Child £3, accompanying adults free. No booking required. Information on 01284 735961.

Sat 11th Apr

Open Day at The Suffolk Punch Trust at Sink Farm, Hollesley 11am until 4.00pm

Free Easter Egg Hunt in Elmhurst Park, Woodbridge. Hunt starts promptly at 10.30am
Constable Country Ramble: Exploring the Essex Way, Bridge Cottage, Flatford, 10am – 1pm, Join one of our experienced guides for a 3.5 hour (6 mile) walk, first crossing Dedham Vale and then following the Essex way along the southern side of the Vale to Dedham, before returning to Flatford. £5.00 per person. Booking essential 01206 298260. £2.50 car park fee in Flatford private car park. Suitable clothing and footwear for a country walk. Please arrive 15 minutes early.
Mencap Darts “Tarts and Tramps” evening. Dancing to a disco, with a huge raffle and prize for best Tart and Tramp so give it some thought and effort! Fancy dress optional, Kesgrave Social Club, Ipswich.
Open Day at The Suffolk Punch Trust at Sink Farm, Hollesley, 11am until 4.00pm

Sun 12th Apr – Mon 13th Apr
Bawdsey Radar Museum, Magic Ear Exhibition open 12.30pm – 4.30pm, £3 for adults, children free.
Easter Egg Trail, Ickworth House, Park and Garden, Bury St Edmunds, 11 - 3pm, Easter eggs have ‘eggsploded’ on Ickworth! Join an Easter trail in Ickworth’s grounds to find your Easter treat. Recommended ages 4-11. Child £3.50, accompanying adults free. Information on 01284 735961.
Easter Egg Hunt, Melford Hall, Long Melford, 1.30 - 5pm, Can you find the Easter eggs hidden in Melford Hall garden? Complete the story by finding the hidden eggs and claim your chocolate prize. Normal admission, Trail £1.50 per child.
Bentwaters Cold War Museum public open day, Bentwaters Park, rendlesham, 10am – 4pm, Visit the unique museum at the former RAF Bentwaters, housed in the former hardened wing operations command post, the only such one open to the public in Europe, an ideal all weather attraction. See the fully restored operations rooms, as well as large exhibition rooms featuring the history of the “twin bases” of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk. £4 adults, £2 concessions

Sun 12th Apr
The Great Egg Hunt, Dunwich Heath, 11am – 3pm, Enjoy family activities in the Heath Barn Field Study Centre and follow trails onto the heath to claim a chocolate prize. Competitions and crafts too. Tickets £5 per child. Booking not required.

Mon 13th Apr – Sun 19th Apr
Easter Egg Trail, Dunwich Heath, Follow the trail, find the clues, solve the puzzle. Trail leaflet available from the Shop. Booking not required. Cost £1

Mon 13th Apr
Woodbridge Antiques & Collectors Fair, Community Hall, Woodbridge, 10am – 4pm
Special Event, Ipswich Transport Museum, 9.30am – 4pm, see page vi for more information

Easter Bus Event - Easter Monday 13th April (60th Birthday Party)
Three of the Museum's buses (the Mulleys Bedford OB and the Eastern Counties Bristol K and L) and a Land Rover Fire Engine are 60 years old in 2009! They will be running free bus services at this special 60th Birthday event on Easter Monday. Come and Ride buses at our Easter 60th Birthday party.
IPSWICH TRANSPORT MUSEUM
COBHAM ROAD
IPSWICH
IP3 9JD

Tue 14th Apr
Quiz Nite, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich,

Ipswich & District Historical Transport Society Meeting, “Steam and Early Diesels round Cambridge” The Ascension Hall, Larchcroft Road, Ipswich, 7.30pm, £1 includes refreshments

Thu 16th Apr
Spring Arts and Crafts, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, 11am - 4pm, Family activity day celebrating the season with arts and crafts, including making spring necklaces and mosaic pictures. Recommended ages 4 to 11. Child £2.50, accompanying adults free. No booking required.
Speak Easy, Martlesham Speakers club, Martlesham Community Hall (behind Tescos) 7pm, For more information contact Dave Nightingale 0n 07969 598633 or visit http://www.speakeasyatmartlesham.co.uk

Fri 17th Apr – Sun 19th Apr
Quilt Exhibition, Woodbridge Community Centre, Admission £3 (accompanied children FREE) In aid of RNLI, East Anglian Children’s Hospice and Cancer Campaign in Suffolk,

Saturday 18th April
Transport in Miniature -
This will be the sixth staging of this event. We provide a showcase of the best of local modelling on a wide variety of themes in many different sizes & scales. Come along and see trains, boats & planes and much more.

IPSWICH TRANSPORT MUSEUM
COBHAM ROAD
IPSWICH
IP3 9JD

Sat 18th Apr – Sun 26th Apr
Members Open Exhibition, St. Mary-at-the-Quay, Key Street Ipswich, Open everyday, 11am – 5pm, Key Arts annual open show for the group’s most current work, come and see what the members are up to now…For further details about membership, forthcoming events, opportunities and exhibitions visit www.keyarts.org or contact by phone or email. keyarts@hotmail.co.uk. t. 07765 677 132

Sat 18th Apr – Sun 19th Apr
Spring Gifts at Sutton Hoo, 10.30am – 5pm, Find your own treasures at Sutton Hoo in this sale of beautiful items from local producers. Normal admission

Sat 18th Apr
Trianon Music Group - Anniversaries, Ipswich Corn Exchange, 7.30pm, Trianon is celebrating its 50th Anniversary thru 2009 and so it is fitting that this concert includes music by composers Handel, Hayden and Mendelssohn, all of whom also celebrate anniversaries during this year. Trianon will also perform ’Psalmfest’, a joyful collection of psalms for choir and orchestra by the Group’s President, John Rutter. Tickets £10, £9 (£8 conc); £8 (£6.50 conc)
Shotley Fun Day, The Shipwreck, Shotley, 1pm

Midnight Walk – Ready Steady Glow, Chantry Park, Sue Ryder Care is calling all women to get glowing and join an illuminating fundraising event to raise vital funds at midnight. Walk starts at Midnight (walkers meet at 10.30pm on 18/04/09)

Sun 19th Apr
Charity Craft Fair, Trimley Sports & Social Club Trimley St Martin from 10am-3pm, Tel: 07904 991345; E: poppiesfairs@ntlworld.com or www.poppiesfairs.co.uk

TWO BIRDS AND A BLOKE
at The Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh on Sunday 19 April at 6pm
Starring
Issy van Randwyck, Sarah Travis and Simon Slater
Directed by Edward Hall
Take three gifted people all with award-winning musical ability add a good dollop of humour and some pretty impressive magic and abracadabra …the fabulous comedy revue TWO BIRDS AND A BLOKE.

Wed 22nd Apr
Charity Quiz Night, The Cross Keys, Henley, 9pm Teams of up to 6 - £1 per person, All money raised goes to nominated charity - prize for winning team

Fri 24th Apr – Sun 26th Apr
Foundry Nurseries Plant Sale, Trinity Park, Ipswich

Fri 24th April
The English Civil War is the subject of a six-week course, starting on 24th April, at the Co-op Education Centre, Ipswich, Cost £26, everyone welcome, Workers Education Association.
Murder on the Menu, The Cedars Hotel, Stowmarket, £25.00 per person including Two-course meal with tea/coffee, 7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Grand Draw, Details can be obtained from Carla Firman on 01449 672719(Eve and Weekends only), iao East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Sat 25th Apr – Sun 26th Sun
East Anglian Game and Country Fair, Norfolk Show ground, see www.ukgamefair.co.uk.

Sat 25th Apr
Jumble Sale, Scout Hall, Capel St Mary School, 2pm- 4pm, admission 50p, iao 1st Capel Scout Group
The Suffolk Constabulary Male Voice Choir, St Mary’s Church, Bramford.Nr Ipswich, at 7:30pm, Tickets available on the door £6 for adults and £3 for children, including refreshments in the interval. Proceeds are for the Church building fund with a donation being made to the Suffolk Constabulary Sports and Social Club.
‘A Night at the Movies’ Concert, Performed by:  Ipswich Hospital Band with their guests Norfolk Broads Concert Band, St Peter’s by the Waterfront, College Street, Ipswich, 7.30pm, Tickets £7, Available from Bernard Westren 01473 438730 or 07717 398296
Plant Sale, Bealings Village Hall, 10am – noon, admission free,
Craft Fair, 36th Ipswich Scout Group, 220 Hawthorn Drive Ipswich, 10am – 3pm, Free Entry.
Charity Zip Slide, Ipswich Town Football Club, in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice.
Constable Country Ramble: Springtime in the Stour Valley, Bridge Cottage, Flatford, 10.30am-1.00pm, Enjoy a 2.5 hour (4mile) guided ramble through the beautiful landscape of the Stour Valley, using quiet footpaths to explore the rich tapestry of fields and woods that were the inspiration for the artist John Constable. £5 per person. Booking essential 01206 298260. £2.50 car park fee in Flatford private car park. Suitable clothing and footwear for a country walk. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

Sun 26th Apr
Guided Parkland Walk, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, 11.30am – 12.30pm, Take a journey through the history of Ickworth Park. Meet at West Wing Reception. No booking required.
Edith Pretty Tour and Cream Tea, Sutton Hoo,2pm – 4pm, A tour of Sutton Hoo focusing on Edith Pretty who instigated the excavation of the Anglo Saxon ship burial, including access to Tranmer House (Edith’s former home). Finish with a cream tea. £8.60 – booking essential on 01394 389700.
Mon 27th Apr
Bright Stars, Half hours fun childrens worship and activity session for babies, toddlers, preschoolers & parents, including singing, story telling, games and crafts followed by refreshments, St Michael’s Church Centre, Martlesham Heath, 10.30am, Tel: Jo – 01473 622160 or Sonya – 01473 625196 for more info.
U3A in East Suffolk Meeting, Ransomes of Ipswich, The History of Ransomes from formation to the present day. A talk by Michael Weaver at 2.00pm at the Kesgrave Community Centre, Twelve Acres Approach, Bell Lane, Kesgrave.
Tue 28th Apr
Quiz Nite, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich
Wed 29th Apr
Evening Bat Walk, Ickworth House, Park and Gardens, 8pm – 10pm, Discover the difference between the calls of a Pipestrelle and a Daubenton’s. Learn about their habitat and what we can do to improve it. Understand why Ickworth is one of the premiere bat sites in the UK. After the walk enjoy a hot drink and a piece of yummy cake. £10. Booking essential on 01284 735961.
ISSBA Suffolk Business Exhibition, Trinity Park, Ipswich, for more information visit
www.boleyn-events.com/issba.html
Thu 30th Apr
Ipswich Transport Society Meeting, Ipswich Independent Buss Companies in Post War Years, an illustrated talk by Geoff Mills. Bridge Ward Social Club, Ipswich, 7.30pm, Entry £2

Easter Week
ANIMAL ARK, GREAT WITCHINGHAM. Come and see what's happening during the Easter holiday break. There's lots of activities starting 4th April with our traditional EGG HUNT on April 12th. Keep checking back for an update on the weeks agenda!Easter Sunday Egg Hunt
Join the fun on Easter Sunday in the EGG HUNT. Enjoy exploring the park while following the clues to find a silver or gold egg in our Egg Hunt competition and exchange this for a medium or large children's chocolate egg. Hand in your quiz sheet at the end and enter the prize draw for the chance to win a GIANT chocolate egg.
Egg hunt open to children 3 - 14yrs. FREE bag of mini eggs on arrival! Lots of fun with Keeper talks, Prize competitions and puzzles. All entertainment is FREE of charge and inclusive of the entry fee.

25th & 26th April 2009
The East Anglian Game & Country Fair

Norfolk Showground, Norwich, NR5 0TT
www.ukgamefair.co.uk
Ticket Hotline Number: 0871 230 1099

A Fantastic Family Day Out, For all walks of life.

For more information about the show visit our website or please call Grand Promotion Events Ltd on 01263 735 828 or email info@ukgamefair.co.uk