Events Around Leiston

Join Beach Bonkers from 10am to 12pm to discover your own beach treasures. Sizewell Beach is great for finding fossils and a cracking example of our special Suffolk shingle. There’s also the chance to handle some more unusual beachcombing finds. NOTE: We will walk a fair way.

In May the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group will welcome Andrew Macdonald to talk to us about Medieval Graffiti. Andrew has been interested in history all his adult life.

The next meeting of the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group will welcome back Pip Wright to captivate us with the true story of a notorious family from Rickinghall and Hinderclay - a tale of poaching, murder, heavy drinking and intrigue. George Ruffels, later to be known as Joe Whistlecraft, died in 1960.

Don’t miss our ’50 Things’ extravaganza! Enjoy a fun day exploring new activities with our team. Come and have a wild day! Join our team at Dunwich Heath and have fun discovering ’50 Things’ to do before you are 11 3/4!

Whether you’re new to birdwatching or hoping to brush up your skills, our half-day walks led by Suffolk bird expert, Steve Piotrowski, are a fantastic opportunity to learn how to identify a wide range of birds in varied habitats around Dunwich Heath.

A special opportunity to see some of the birds which make their homes at Dunwich Heath. Find out about bird ringing and how it provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the nation’s birds. NB this event is weather dependent and times may vary.

Whether you’re new to birdwatching or hoping to brush up your skills, our half-day walks led by Suffolk bird expert, Steve Piotrowski, are a fantastic opportunity to learn how to identify a wide range of birds in varied habitats around Dunwich Heath.

A special opportunity to see some of the birds which make their homes at Dunwich Heath. Find out about bird ringing and how it provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the nation’s birds. NB this event is weather dependent and times may vary.

Join our Ranger for an evening walk around Dunwich Heath to search for the elusive and mysterious Nightjar. Learn more about these unusual birds which visit our heathlands during the summer months. Watch for them as they churr from the trees and fly low across the heath, hunting for moths and other insects.

Orford is a very attractive village with an historic castle and church. It also has excellent pubs and restaurants. Brundish Lodge is a garden of about one third of an acre and was completely redesigned, reconstructed and replanted in 2005.

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.

A half acre garden created in 1995 with views over Orfordness. A terrace with perennials and formal croquet lawn gives way to fruit trees in rough grass and large borders of shrubs including a good display of hostas. Colourful pots of summer annuals on terrace. Vegetable area and conservatory.

A day of writing, exploring behind the scenes of one of the UKs most enigmatic wild locations. Landscape is a powerful resource for writers. This workshop unpicks the complex story of the Ness, finding inspiration in its natural and human history.

Explore this once secret site. A five minute boat ride leads to a five mile walk and talk with a ranger, looking at various aspects of this unique site - once a Top Secret military test site now a National Nature Reserve.

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.

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. Raising funds for Wenhaston Village Hall maintenance. Wenhaston Village Hall is a registered charity (no.1001694)

You’re all invited to a super fantastic show with the theme All Creatures Great and Small. Fabulous show: oodles of entertainment including K9 Quackers & The Lockerbillies; attractions galore including Classic Cars & Fun Fair; Bar + full range of catering for carnivore, vegan & GF; over 30 pitches; Grand Draw and...

There was no garden at Gedgrave until 1977. Instead, there was a grass bank and a wartime Nissen hut. With no shelter the views were terrific, but so was the wind. We built brick walls and planted quite extensive yew hedges creating a number of rooms in the garden. A mound was created in 2012.

Over 3 acres of varied gardens on a long established site which has been extensively landscaped and enhanced over the last 15 yrs. Long herbaceous borders, old established trees and a series of garden rooms created by beech hedges. Levels and sight lines have been carefully planned.

Southwold Makers 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.

Southwold Makers 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.

An evening of live rock, pop and country music. The live music starts at 1pm beginning with local acts and continues until 11pm with the main acts.

The Team Duathlon is a relay style event as part of the Framlingham Gala Fest weekend, consisting of a 2k run, 16k bike and 5k run. Get together a team of three friends or family members, one to take on the short run, one to bike, and one to complete the longer run.

Fun on the Castle Meadow starts as soon as the gates open at 12noon. There will be something for everyone, young or old, to enjoy. There will be entertainment and acts to watch throughout the afternoon including live music until 8pm, have-a-go archery, side stall games, the traditional races will take place.

Art Exhibition. An alternative group of three hippie artists who share a passion for the Suffolk Coast and have come together to present a three artists show of painted scenes and pottery and items. Meet the artists commission work and see the Dutch influenced pottery painting applied to Suffolk. Free Refresments.