Events Around Leiston

This is a concert organised by the East Suffolk U3A Traditional Music & Song Group. It features our guests Sound Tradition from West Suffolk. They are a close harmony group with an excellent reputation. There are support spots from very good local musicians and singers.

Join us for a Clay Workshop in your area for both Beginners and the more Experienced. Groups and Individuals catered for. Emma is a practising Ceramic and Applied Artist and highly qualified Tutor, offering various Clay Workshops and has many years experience working with all ages and abilities.

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.

Held on the first Saturday of every month, The Old Jet Market is an excellent array of stalls, makers, secondhand shifters and sometimes even live music. With pizza, cake, coffee and music! It’s a smash. Bring the family.

A wide and ever-changing range of local foods and produce, crafts, plants, home-baking and pre-loved treasures. Refreshments available from the on-site cafe.

Artisan Craft Market held every Friday. Selection of local crafts including textiles, pebble art, photography, jewellery, homemade natural toiletries, paper cutting, prints, home knits, homemade cards, homemade cakes and more. Meet the makers! Everything you see is created by the stallholder.

Artisan Craft Market held every Friday. Selection of local crafts including textiles, pebble art, photography, jewellery, homemade natural toiletries, paper cutting, prints, home knits, homemade cards, homemade cakes and more. Meet the makers! Everything you see is created by the stallholder.

Fun for the family at half-term as the shops and businesses of the market town of Halesworth strive to out do each other with their cavalcade of scarecrows. There’s also a Treasure Trail, with letters hidden in shop windows, which spell out the names of well-known films.

Build dens, hunt for minibeasts, soil painting, natural sculpture and cook popcorn over a fire.

Animal Magic children’s activity day for unaccompanied children.

Spooky surprises. Follow a torch-lit trail for spooky surprises

Barn Dance or Ceilidh - Harbour Lights Band lead the Dance Folkus ’Come All Ye’ Band with caller Jill Parsons. Guest Song Spot will be the trio ’The Columbines’ A great fun evening. Come & dance or play in the band.

The Cherry Tree Inn Woodbridge (opposite Notcutts) will be holding a mini beer festival on the 16th, 17th and 18th November 2018.

We are very fortunate that a course has been specially devised for the two hour session, which will be suitable for adults and children over 8 years. Come along and learn different ways how you can protect yourself. (you wouldn’t need to throw anyone over your shoulder).

Bring along your witches, ghosts and ghoulies to our Halloween party for fun, games, activities and food. Fancy dress is optional. This event will be held indoors. We kindly request no unaccompanied children. Please phone to reserve your places.

Please find below… details of the Friday 2nd November 2018 meeting of….. Martlesham Heath Aviation Society Meeting taking place at: The Community Centre, Felixstowe Road, Martlesham Heath IP12 4PB on Friday 2nd November. Starts at 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Once again we’re ready to say goodbye to summer for another year. Autumn is one of our favourite times of year and as always, the Nursery and Cafe will be bursting with beautiful colours, fruits and foliage hung from every nook and cranny. Back in 2018 by popular demand (for adults and families!

Why are flamingos pink?’ ‘Why is a giraffe tall?’ Just send us your questions and we’ll help reveal all!

Come along to our Course Advice Day from 9am until 12pm and find out about our wide range of courses available for you. The Course Advice Day will offer an opportunity to meet the senior team, speak to our experienced tutors and have a tour of our fantastic facilities.

Martlesham Heath Remembrance Service (organised by The Martlesham Heath Avaition Society). 100 years to the day since the guns fell silent in the GReat War. Everyone parking. Free parking nearby - Everyone welcomed.

Fun Quiz Night to help animals in East Suffolk Tickets are £8 pp which includes a Jacket Potato Supper (choice of fillings). Pre bookings only please, so we can bake enough spuds! Teams of up to 6 people. Soft and hot drinks will be available to buy but please feel free to bring your own drinks and nibbles.

Learn the History of the iconic Martlesham Heath Airfield from, jan 1917 to its closure in 1963 - in one of the best preserved WW2 Control Tower - built in 1943 for the USAAF - to find out more go to: www.mhas.org.uk.Group and School Visits by prior arrangements

We have purchased a piece of land behind Chaucer Cottages for use by the community. It will soon be fenced, and will then need some hedge. We would be delighted if families would like to join us to plant some hedge.

Syleham and Wingfield Sports and Social club organise a bingo session on the last Friday of each month to raise funds for locally nominated charities and good causes. This month we are supporting the planned Defibrilator in Wingfield. Please come along - the bingo will start a little after 8pm.