What's On and Things To Do Around Marlesford

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.

Our Charities Fete on 16th June, this year is in aid of our volunteer emergency services, so First Responders, Suffolk Accident Rescue, Bloodbikes, EA CAT, 4x4 Response, Coastwatch, Suffolk Raynet, Anglia Search and Rescue Dogs, RNLI, & Felixstowe Inshore Rescue, who will all be attending with interesting displays;

Theme of show: Magic, Myths and Legends Free to see or do Classic Cars; Anglo Saxon ship & re enactors; Model Helicopters/Drones; Time Bubble Machine; Petting Farm; Circus Skills; Garden Show; Fire Engine; FOE Activity; Fun Dog Show (entry fee for participants); U7 Football Tournament; All marquee entertainment -

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.

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 mixture of fete, stalls, fun races, Tug of War etc on Saturday 26th May from 2pm until late. Entertainment will be provided by Farlingaye Big Band, Hip Op, Sharon Bird, plus an open mic slot so come and showcase your talents. Food and licensed bar available all day and evening.

An East Anglian art collective is set to open their spring exhibition in Snape. The Spring Exhibition by the Society of East Anglian Watercolourists (SEAW) will take place at The Pond Gallery at Snape Maltings.

Large garden comprising a number of distinct areas from formal to wild with two large connected ponds and a wildlife pond. Formal gardens include lawns bordered by yew, box or beech hedging with beds featuring a variety of perennials and roses. There is woodland, a wild flower meadow and an orchard.

2018 marks 100 years since some women were granted a parliamentary vote. To mark the centenary we are celebrating the women who significantly contributed to the history of Sutton Hoo. Discover about the legacy left by an Anglo-Saxon Queen...

Explore what the Land Army Girls got up to at Sutton Hoo during the Second World War with our pop up exhibition. As part of Her Say: extraordinary women of Sutton Hoo.

Wise women, saints or princesses' Burials of notable women in 7th century England. Anglo-Saxon burials are known for their graves, furnished with jewellery and weapons. However, the practice of including grave goods was at its peak only in the sixth century.

Come and take a closer look at our nearest star - the sun. Take a (safe) closer look at our nearest star. We owe so much to the sun for our food, calendar and even Sutton Hoo’s visitor centre is powered by it!

Literature and art stereotype Anglo-Saxon womanhood: saintly virgin, mother, mourner; but just occasionally we find evidence of women breaking out into frivolity, sexual enjoyment or friendly competition with the husband!

See our master crafted replicas as they would have been in Anglo-Saxon times - out of the case and being handled! Get a close up look at our fantastic collection of Sutton Hoo replica treasures at an informal talk and handling session in our Exhibition Hall.

Come along and dance to Harbour Lights Ceilidh Band. Dances will be taught by our excellent Essex guest caller-Mary-Jane Tyrrell. Excellent parking nearby available. It is very near the station and bus routes.

‘Coming Home to the Loving Father’. “God is looking into the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home” Henri Nouwen.

Every Wednesday during June, July & August we are opening the doors to the Great Hall and Linenfold Parlour.

Yoxford Open Gardens 2018: Sunday June 3rd, 11 to 5. Tickets £3 (accompanied children free) from the Village Hall. Special theme: BIRDS. All profits to local charities.

In the morning, there will be a mini shingle beach for you to explore in Leiston library. Can you decipher the clues to find the treasures hidden there? There will also be a tableful of beachcombing treasures for you to handle. Have you ever held a mammoth’s tooth?!

Our June meeting will be a talk by John Martin entitled ‘the Downings of Aldeburgh’. Many people will know about famous lifeboatmen such as Henry Blogg of Cromer and locally James Cable of Aldeburgh. They were the coxswains in charge of their lifeboats - but they couldn’t carry out rescues and save lives on their own.

The Quacking Fun Mud Run. Expect to get mucky and down-right dirty. The obstacles will make you crawl, jump, climb and splat, you may even quack! With pond dips, boggy ditch’s, you’ll be sure to stink.

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. Will include access to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Booking Essential.

Explore the Ness including the Cold War weapons testing area. We are pleased to offer a small number of places on a rare expedition to spend a whole day on Orford Ness including working up close to the famous Pagodas in the Cold War AWRE area. You will be accompanied by rangers from the site who have been photograph.

In the afternoon, there will be a mini shingle beach for you to explore in Aldeburgh library. Can you decipher the clues to find the treasures hidden there? There will also be a tableful of beachcombing treasures for you to handle. Have you ever held a mammoth’s tooth?!

There will be lots going on at our Family Fun Day including; food stalls, a bouncy castle, BBQ, local charity stands, a dog agility course, our very own Doggy Olympics, arts and crafts, music and a very special guest. None other than Marshall from Paw Patrol! All in aid of local animals in need.

Join us for Aldeburgh & District Flower Club’s June meeting, when our guest demonstrator, Denise Johnson, will present "Summer in the Cutting Garden". Tea and coffee will be available, as well as our monthly raffle - a chance to win one of Denise’s beautiful floral arrangements.

Anthony Preston’s rescheduled illustrated talk tells of the 65 years he’s held a Pilot’s Licence since started flying with Stan Ward at Nacton in 1954. He flew in RAF piston Provost and Vampire 1956-58, then light aircraft in Central and East Africa in the ‘60’s.

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.

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

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

Peaceful walled and hedged gardens surround elegant Regency house (not open) among fields above the Fynn Valley. Circular walk from the farm buildings, around house with lawns and mature trees to a pretty view of the valley. Mound, ponds, bog area and orchard paddock.

Join Beach Bonkers from 2:30pm to 4:30pm 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.

Westleton Village sits close to RSPB Minsmere and over this weekend there will be 15 varied and interesting gardens to view. Large and small, some old favourites and some new, some in various stages of renovation, some immaculately tended and some on the wild side.

Sunday 17 June 2018 Country Music Afternoon in aid of charity. Entertainment: Bonnie Diamond and Coe and the Dave Drain Band

Hoping for great weather this Sunday and expecting a great turn out for the Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot and Steam and Vintage Show both on this Sunday. Over 130 sellers Sunday last and we are expecting even more this week.

Great Weather and turn out last Sunday with over 130 sellers and the weather again looks good for this Sunday at Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot. We’re expecting great numbers of Sellers and Buyers this Sunday and if the good weather remains numbers will continue to rise as the season has only just started.

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 for a close up look at some of the birds which make their homes here at Dunwich Heath. Find out more about bird ringing and how it provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the nation’s birds.

Join the Ranger for a two hour guided walk exploring the rich and varied wildlife of Dunwich Heath. Our ’Ranger Walks’ give a unique opportunity to find out more about the heath. Why not enjoy refreshments in our tea room afterwards! Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895. Suitable for children.

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.

Award winning S facing gently sloping garden of 1½ acres, overlooking the rolling Suffolk countryside. Designed and maintained by owners for yr-round colour and interest, lots of island beds, well stocked with 1000s of bulbs, shrubs and perennials, vegetable plot, display of 100+ hanging baskets for spring and summer.

Truckfest is the must see show for enthusiasts, families and the road haulage industry. Proud of its heritage in presenting trucks from all over the world, Truckfest is Europe’s Premier trucking event, showcasing a huge variety of trucks from giant American to jaw dropping customised vehicles.

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.

’The King of Instruments’ - A demonstration of the versatility of the organ, performed by Jason Busby, organist. For over 15yrs Jason has played the organ of St.

Open garage sales helping to raise funds. Every Saturday weather permitting

Jumble Sale. A wide selections of clothes available. Shoes bags toys and some bric a brac. Clothes on rails at marked prices but very cheap. Clothes in trays all at 25p or six items for a pound. Why not come along and see what is on offer and pick up a bargain. Bring your own bags.