September
Thu 1st Sept
Ghost Tour Of Ipswich, Ipswich Tourist Information Centre, 01473 462721
Open Day, Bramford Lane Allotments, 12pm – 2.30pm, come and look aroundvarious stalls, toys, tombola, cakes, barbecue, produce, jams. Tea and coffee, etc.
Fri 2nd Sept – Sun 4th Sept
Suffolk Autumn Garden Show, Trinity Park, Ipswich
Fri 2nd Sept
Special Guided Walks for Children, Ipswich Tourist Information Centre, 10.30am, £3, Go on Safari, book on 01473 258070
Wattisham Airfield History presented by Maggie Agiss and Geoff Pleasance Main Hall, Martlesham Heath Community Centre, 7.30pm, £1.50 members, £2.50 non-members, www.mhas.org.uk
Rainforests, Foxburrow Farm, Melton, Nr Woodbridge, 10am – 2pm, 6-10yr olds, £6 or £10 for two, 01394 380113
Sat 3rd Sept
Family Fun Day at Rock Barracks, MOD Woodbridge, Helicopter Display, Climbing Wall, Clay pigeon, Martial Arts Demo, Working Dogs, Survival, Parachute Display, Bridging Competition, Tug of War, Section Attack and many local traders, Adults £4, Children £2, Conc £2, Family £10
Rock and Roll Memories, Hollytree’s Museum, Colchester, book on 01206 282940
Geocaching Taster Day, Dunwich Heath, 11am – 3pm, Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting game, using GPS devices. The idea is to navigate your way to set coordinates to find the hidden treasures (boxes called geocaches). The taster day is a great opportunity to hire the equipment with full instructions of how to set off in search of the geocaches. Come and give it a try! Free short taster sessions, no booking required.
The Cavendish Village Fete & Horticultural Show, 1.30pm – 5.30pm Admission Free, Traditional games for children, stalls and arena events – Including the ever popular dog show and agility competition, Tug of War, Morris Dancing, plus vintage vehicles, silver band etc.
Sun 4th Sept
An Afternoon with Roy & Debbie Hudd, St Peter’s by the Waterfront, Ipswich, Tickets £7.50, iao Suffolk Alzheimer’s Society to book 01473 225269
Annual Open Day with Fun Dog Show, Martlesham Animal Centre, Mill Lane, Martlesham, 1pm – 4.15pm, dog show classes start at 2pm with registration from 1pm
Guided Parkland Walk, Ickworth House, Park & Garden, Bury St Edmunds, 11.30am – 12.30pm,Take a journey through the history of Ickworth Park with one of our expert guides. Meet at the West Wing reception at 11.30am. Park and Garden admission applies
Ipswich Mencap Car Boot, St. Clements Social Club Ipswich, 12pm – 3pm, Cars £5, Van/Trailers £7.50 (Non-Refundable).
Book in advance contact Barbara Thorn on 07766 103563
Tue 6th Sept
Suffolk Book League – Edward Vallance, Ipswich Institute, Tavern St, Ipswich, 7.30pm, doors open at 7pm, Members £4, Non Members £7.50, Students Free, www.sbl.org.uk
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich, 1.10pm -1.55pm, admission free with retiring collection, www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk
Park History Walks, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, starting at 10.30am, lasts approx 90 minutes, walks are free of charge but please book place 01473 252435
Wed 7th Sept
Walk with the Warden, Dunwich Heath, 10am – 12pm, A two-hour guided walk with the warden exploring the fascinating wildlife of Dunwich Heath. Please meet outside the Information Centre opposite the Coastguard Cottages. Tickets £5. Please book in advance on 01728 648501.
Thu 8th Sept
Photography Tour & Talk, Ipswich Art School, High St, Ipswich, 7pm – 8pm, £3pp, book on 01473 433691
Ipswich RSPB Group Indoor Meeting, Sidegate Lane School, 7.30pm, Group members £1.80, Non-members £3.00, concessions apply, refreshments included. ‘The Ecology of Waders (an easy guide)’. An illustrated talk by Dr Simon Gillings from the British Trust for Ornithology, All welcome, Contact 01473 423213.
Lunchtime Lecture, Museum Street Methodist Church, Ipswich, Talk on George Ewart Evans, 1.10pm – 1.50pm, admission free
Fri 9th Sept
Costumed Tudor Tour, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, tours at 6.30pm and 7.30pm, free event, Book on 01473 433691
Sat 10th Sept – Fri 7th Oct
Tastes from around the world with Mrs Pretty, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, 10.30-5pm, Celebrate Sutton Hoo’s food month with delicious meals on the menu from the different continents that Mrs Pretty visited on her travels around the world. Savour these home-cooked mouth-watering treats in our Kings River Café. Normal admission
Sat 10th Sept – Sun 11th Sept
Heritage Open Days, Ipswich
Sat 10th Sept
Sponsored Bike Ride, Suffolk Historic Churches Trust, www.shct.org.uk.
Free Admission Day, Colchester Castle, 10am – 4.30pm
Anglo-Saxon Weaving, Dyeing and Spinning, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, 10.30am – 4.30pm, Try your hand at these ancient traditional skills and create your very own Anglo Saxon woven wall hanging. Materials and light lunch included. £30, booking essential 01394 389714
Heritage Open Day, Flatford Mill
Spend a day visiting fine Suffolk houses which are rarely open to visitors. Sherman’s House in Dedham (open 2.00pm – 5.00pm), Thorington Hall in Thorington Street (11am – 5.00pm) and Valley Farm at Flatford (11am – 5.00pm). Admission to each house is free and guides will be available at each property to provide information and answer questions
Quiz Night, Ipswich Wanderers Football Ground, Humber Doucy Lane Ipswich, 7pm, £5 per head, maximum 4 in a team, Light buffet included, Licensed bar, Monies raised will go towards the underprivileged children in the Philippines.
Sun 11th Sept
Fun Day, Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum, Eagle Way, Martlesham, 11am – 4pm, free admission, donations welcome
Sponsored Bike Ride, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, iao St Elizabeth Hospice,
01473 723600
Tue 13th Sept
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich, 1.10pm -1.55pm, admission free with retiring collection, www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Midweek Walk round Holywells Park (including conservation area). Meet at 10am at Stable Block off Cliff Lane. 2 hrs. Map ref TM176432, Contact 01473 714839. All welcome.
Wed 14th Sept
September Meeting, Suffolk Industrial Archaeology Society, Room 4, Castle Hill Community Centre, Highfield Road, Ipswich, 7.30pm, Talk by Mary Fewster – ‘The East Anglian Herring Fishery’
Thu 15th Sept
Suffolk Family History Society, Red Cross Hall, Chevallier St, Ipswich, 7.30pm, admission £2pp, Clive Paine presents John Winthrop and East Anglian Emigration to America in 1630
Fri 16th Sept
Giant Plant Sale, Suffolk Showground, Trinity Park
Sat 17th Sept – Sun 18th Sept
Autumn Fair, Melford Hall, Long Melford, 11am-4.30pm, Special seasonal opening of the garden with plant sales, garden and country gifts and much more. A chance to get ahead with the Christmas shopping and find something a little different. Normal admission.
Sat 17th Sept
Marine Conservation Society ‘Beachwatch’, Dunwich Heath, from 10am, Join other volunteers to help survey litter and clean up the beach. Be part of the International Coastal Clean-up organised by the Marine Conservation Society in over 70 countries worldwide. Bring appropriate clothing and gloves. For further details Tel: 01728 648501. Free
Charity Dance, Tattingstone Village Hall, Tattingstone, 8pm – 12pm, Dancing to Kenny James, £6 in aid of The air ambulance, 01206 299789 or 07870865160, (no bar so take your own)
Constable Country Ramble: Lawford and Dedham, Flatford Mill, 10am – 1.30pm Join an experienced guides for a 3 hour (6 mile) ramble, first crossing Dedham Vale to reach Lawford Church and then following the southern side of the Vale to Dedham before returning to Flatford, £6, booking essential.
Harvest Festival in the Walled Garden, Ickworth House, Park & Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, 11am – 4pm, Fun for all the family, tours of the allotments, school’s allotment programme and fun games and stalls, apple bobbing, scarecrow competition, bee hives and candle rolling and much more, Adults £2, child £1, Family £5, Plus Park and Garden admission
Sun 18th Sept
Haver Fest (Harvest Festival), Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, 10.30 – 5pm, Food, drink and festivities at Sutton Hoo! Come and join in the harvest celebrations and discover harvest through the ages. Sample local produce and find out how to grow your own harvest. Normal admission
Charity Car Boot Sale, St Clements Hospital, Ipswich, from 12pm, In aid of Ipswich Cats Protection.
Autumn Plant Fair, Helmingham Hall, 10.30am – 4pm, £6 www.helmingham.com
Adults Advanced Photography Workshop, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, 10am-5pm
On Your Bike Cycling Event – www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk
Annual Funday, Genesis Orwell Mencap, 6 Wright Road, Ipswich, 11am – 3pm, Free Entry, Includes many stalls, have a go stands, draw, cream teas, refreshments, BBQ and Entertainment.
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Field Meeting along the River Deben from
Woodbridge to Martlesham Creek for waders & wildfowl, Meet at 2pm at Woodbridge Rail Station, 3hrs, 4-5 Miles. Contact 01473 258791, All Welcome
Tue 20th Sept
Poetry Afternoon – Elaine Coltham, Ipswich Oddfellows 37 High Street, Ipswich, 2pm, 01473 251867
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich, 1.10pm -1.55pm, admission free with retiring collection, www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk
Wed 21st Sept
Bradfield Woods and Its New Centre, St. Margaret’s School Hall, Bolton Lane, Ipswich, 7.30pm, £2 on the door, Illustrated Talk by Michael Strand, In aid of Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Sat 24th Sept – Sun 25th Sept
Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival, Snape Maltings
Sun 25th Sept
Dragon Boat Race, Alton Water, Holbrook Road, Stutton, iao St Elizabeth Hospice, 01473 723600, www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk
Band Stand Marathon, Christchurch Park, Ipswich,
Autumn Waterfront Market, Ipswich Waterfront
Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon, Northgate Sports Centre, Ipswich, www.ipswichhalfmarathon.co.uk
Lecture Lunch with Dr Sam Newton – The Battle of Stamford Bridge, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, 11.30 – 2pm, Celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest victories over an invasion force in British history, when King Harold Godwinsson of England defeated the Norse king Harald Hardrada. Dr Sam Newton will be looking at Harold’s great victory in the light of the near contemporary sources and landscape studies. Includes refreshments and a hot lunch. £22.50, booking essential
Mon 26th Sept
Ipswich Transport Society Meeting, Bridge Ward Social Club, Austin Street, Ipswich, 7.30pm, £2, Illustrated talk by Malcolm Ranieri – ‘Steam on Road and Rail’
Tue 27th Sept
Lunchtime Concert, St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich, 1.10pm -1.55pm, admission free with retiring collection, www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk
Fri 30th Sept
Night & Day Fashion Show, Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich Waterfront, 12.30pm priced at £15 – 7.30pm priced at £20, evening show features special appearance from Men in Skirts, raffle etc, 01473 295230, www.danceeast.co.uk
Costume Display, Ickworth House, Park & gardens, Bury St Edmunds, 11am – 3pm, Admire the stunning Edwardian and Georgian costumes made by the sewing circle and take the opportunity to chat with them, behind the scenes, as they continue to work on the Ickworth Lives project producing authentic Edwardian costumes. Park, Garden and house admission applies
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Farthing Singleton & Hastings Funeral Service, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, 10am – 1pm, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
