Events Around Suffolk

Come and join us throughout the half term for free dance inspired arts and crafts activity at the Jerwood DanceHouse. Parents must accompany children.

The swinging 60’s was a very special time and will go down in history as being a most imaginative period for music creativity.

The 4 Day Film Challenge, suitable for 10-18 year olds, returns to The Apex! Teams of 5 are given 4 days to write, shoot, star in and edit a short film. Are you up to the challenge?! Teams will be allocated on the first day and films can be any genre, but must be a ‘U’ rating.

Follow the trail around Nowton Park and collect the answers to the wildlife clues. Pick up your quiz sheet and then your prize from the Grounds café. Runs Saturday 16 February - Saturday 24 February 2019, during café opening hours.

The popular ‘Lord of the Rings’ themed family challenge is back at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Country Park! The themed family challenge is back for February half term, bigger than ever. As well as the Ring Quest trail, there are the huge spiders of Mirkwood and a dragon guarding its treasure to see.

“Touch our nearest neighbour…” Humanity has gazed up at the moon for millennia, but now we’ve brought it a little closer to Earth… Explore moon mythology; discover the science behind our nearest neighbour; re-live historic moments in space exploration; and touch one of the rarest items on Earth.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral is pleased to welcome back the Suffolk Science Festival during February half term. There will be activities happening and exhibitors in the Cathedral and workshops in the Edmund Room, in the Cathedral Centre. Come along and see what you can learn!

Make a family day out and enjoy the gardens and woodlands that are carpeted with Snowdrops, Aconites and Spring Bulbs, that will give you a real feeling of Spring and a sense of wellbeing. Enjoy the new obstacle course and outdoor games. The farm and Stable Yard Tea Room will be open. Free car parking on-site.

Local visual artists group Easterly responds to these times of increasing uncertainty with an exhibition of individual interpretations on the theme of change. Easterly co-founder Hugh Davies commented: “We live in a world of continual change: everything is evolving as we watch.

Things on the Farm never stay quiet for long, and the New Year sees us preparing for the start of our lambing season. Throughout February Half Term you will be able to meet and cuddle our newborn lambs. For some really lucky visitors, you may even get to see a lamb being born!

Join us on a seasonal walk to explore our beautiful displays of snowdrops. Join us on a walk exploring our beautiful displays of snowdrops as February reveals a carpet of white across our pleasure grounds. Booking Advisable. Phone: 01284 736140. Children are welcome. Dogs on leads welcome.

This fantastic Farmers’ Market, a huge hit in the town centre is now one of Suffolk’s busiest town markets. Every month the stunning venue is filled with some of the region’s very highest quality local produce.

United Kingdom Fellowship is hosting refreshments and relaxation for grown ups, fun crafts and activities for children and we look forward to seeing you. All are welcome.

Join us for the Macmillan Mammoth Quiz on Friday 22nd Feb at 19.30. Like the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, the quiz will be held at locations all round the country and aims to raise lots of money for Macmillan Cancer Support as well as being lots of fun for those taking part.

This market is going from strength to strength and is now a popular event in the town centre every Friday.

On the last Friday of each month we run a Bingo session in aid of locally nominated charities and good causes. This month we are raising funds for Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (charity number 1067331) Come along ready to start just after 8pm. Raffle, Bar open.

History, myth and language combine to explore how, why and where The Lord of the Rings story began. Find out about the links between Tolkien and the Anglo-Saxon world on a guided tour.

Poundsworth.co.uk fruit & veg (they also do veg box deliveries), Local meat producer and seller TFM Butchers of Isleham.

Fressingfield Scout Group’s Quiz night. Teams of up to six people. Bring your own half time picnic. Bar open, Raffle

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)

Local band - Stoney Ground make their debut at our village hall. Come along for a great night! See you there!

Join us, somewhere in Paris, as we watch the fearless book-bound heroine Belle fight off the unwanted affections of the biggest posers in town; Pierre and his loyal companion Henri. Follow her on a treacherous journey through the creepy forest, in the hope that she will find her father; the loveable Professor.

The care team and residents at Barking Hall residential nursing home in Barking near Needham Market invite friends, family and members of the local community to join them for a quiz night at Ringshall Village Hall. Date and Time: Saturday 23rd February 7.30pm - 9.

Exhibits on show include graveyard surveys, war memorials, directories, parish registers, censuses, old maps & Peter Drew’s extensive collection of historical newspaper cuttings and postcards of the Sizewell, Aldringham and Friston areas.