What's On Woodbridge

This large south facing walled garden to the rear of Grade 2* listed Cumberland House (not open) is well hidden in the town centre conservation area.

Bring your own drink. French Bal from 7.30-10.30pm Song spot by Chris & Tom King Guest Band - Bof! It will be Frolicking French Fun!

Take a stroll surrounded by a carpet of Bluebells on Sutton Hoo’s Pinewood Walk path. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the woods and take in the vibrant colours of our English Bluebells. Just beware of the dragons that guard this special woodland... Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

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...

Get your chance to hear the elusive Nightingale whilst the sun sets over the Sutton Hoo valley, with the landscape all to yourself. *new date added*. The iconic Nightingale song hangs in the air at Sutton Hoo as the sun sets down the valley.

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...

Prepare for an early start to hear nature’s very own concert on National Dawn Chorus day. Rise early and be rewarded with a cacophony of bird song. Steve, a knowledgeable guide, will be there to help you identify different bird song.

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.

Join us at Foxburrow Farm for a day of family activities including pond dipping, storytelling, creative workshops, games on the field and nature trails. Guided walks will take visitors around the reserve.

Please find below… details of the Friday 4th May 2018 …..Monthly Meeting of The Martlesham Heath Aviation Society, for you to publicise, note, or pass on…. There is also a copy of the Poster that you may wish to use.

Snowflake Ball - Save the date! (fundraising for Home-Start in Suffolk)

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

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.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE PAINTINGS AT ST MARY’S, HUNTINGHFIELD? HEAR THE STORY BEHIND THE WOMAN WHO DEFIED VICTORIAN ENGLAND BY THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR PAMELA HOLMES

British Borneo – Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo & Sarawak (J.J. Gaskell). Organised by Ipswich Philatelic Society. Contact for details: Mike Smith (Secretary).

Annual General Meeting, Bourse & Quiz. Organised by Ipswich Philatelic Society. Contact for details: Mike Smith (Secretary).

A social evening with the knockout final and presentation of trophies

Quiz Evening. Teams of up to 8 (age 15 and over), however come along and we can put you in a team. £8 per person, including fish and chip supper/sausage and chip supper/vegetarian spring roll and chip supper (advanced booking essential due to food orders). Licensed bar, raffle.

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.

This mad immersive comedy from the makers of Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is all confetti and chaos! The Wedding Reception sees Will and Stacey expecting a small party to celebrate their wedding - but Stacey’s mum had other plans!

A day of Buddhist meditation and teaching. ‘Inner and Outer Harmony’ We all know it is possible to live in a spirit of harmony, awareness and love, but often something gets in the way and our life is far from that.

As part of ’Invitation to View’, Otley Hall are offering individuals, couples and small parties the chance to join a larger group on a guided tour. Spend time in this 15th/16th Century Grade 1 listed, moated hall, voted one of the top 20 Historic Houses in the uk.

Garden sale. Tools plants etc on offer.

Open garage sales helping to raise funds. Every Saturday weather permitting There are no stalls available. This is our own fundraising event.

Open coffee/social morning held on a regular basis

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

Thursday 24th May at 7:15 p.m. Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society. Following our brief Annual Group Meeting, reviewing the past year, we will hear about “Interpreting Parish Records” Genealogists tend to take parish registers for granted as valuable sources of information for finding our ancestors.

Charity Ball in aid of Fresh Start - new beginnings, includes welcome drink, 3 course meal, entertainment and dancing. Charity auction with some fantastic prizes. Dress code Black Tie. Tickets £55 per head For ticket enquiries contact rtcharityball@gmail.com

Fun charity event in aid of RSPCA Suffolk East & Ipswich. Come and join us and enjoy a delicious Indian Supper, fun Quiz and raffle. Last year we had a brilliant time with lots of laughs and raised a great amount for animals in need in East Suffolk.

We moved into this house in 2009 since when we have recovered the garden by taking down 21 leylandii trees and various other dead trees.It is now a perennial garden( over 400 different types of perennial plants) with interesting and eclectic features.

A one day festival for all the family to have a good time and raise funds for the Rotary Club of Felixstowe Landguard. There will be professional Kite Flyers demonstrating their skills the whole day. A Craft Fair with over 75 stalls. Various food and drink providers.

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.

We’re delighted to welcome one of the most popular and iconic bands of the 20th Century with their massive catalogue of hits from both sides of the Atlantic. The Drifters were created in 1953 by George Treadwell & Clyde McPhatter.

We’re delighted to welcome one of the icons of comedy with his often blue and irreverent brand of humour. Not for the easily offended, Roy has entertained all over the world and according to Les Dawson would have been a TV star had he picked a different colour. To blue, that is.

You Win Again - Celebrating the Music of the Bee Gees Direct from London’s West End! Prepare to experience the distinct sound of one the greatest bands to have ever graced the stage in this unforgettable performance.

On stage with a live band: Lorrie Brown, who in 2013 was honoured by the agents association as UK No. 1 Vera Lynn tribute.

This stunning show is led by David Wood as Francis Rossi and Dave Crawte as Rick Parfitt; both have spent years studying every detail of Rossi and Parfitt’s looks, playing styles and stage performances to make sure they are both as close to the real thing on stage as possible.

Starring: Crissy Rock (Benidorm and I’m a Celebrity); Tommy Cannon (Cannon and Ball); Billy Pearce - Leah Bell - Paul Dunn Seriously Dead is an up-lifting tale guaranteed to make you feel there is nothing serious about being dead at all, because life’s party never ends: it simply moves to another location.

Roll Up! Roll Up! The boys that took Britain’s Got Talent by storm are heading for Felixstowe! Circus just got sexy® with Forbidden Nights giving you an evening to remember with thrills, fantasy and forbidden thoughts at every turn!

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.

Beautiful 6 acre woodland garden with variety of rare trees and shrubs, Chinese rocks and landscape sculpture. Lovely in spring with snowdrops, daffodils, camellias, magnolias and bluebells followed by roses in early summer. Woodland Garden open from 1 March to 31 July. Donations to NGS on NGS days.

Exhibition of Patchwork and Quilting, Embroidery, Crochet, Needlefelting, Knitting etc, Heritage Quilts, Demonstrations, Sales Stalls, Raffle, Light Lunches, Cream Teas, Cakes

Fundraising Charity event, No Traders Held at the Mannings Amusements site, Sea Road Felixstowe in the covered area. between 8am and 1pm every Saturday morning between 7th April and last Saturday in October. entry to site for stallholders via Platters Road, Felixstowe.

Stonham Barns Traditional Sunday Car Boot on Sunday 22nd April 2018 from 8am #carboot Much better weather last Sunday, after the fog and a good turn out. Great weather this Sunday and lots of sellers expected. Covered stalls booking fast.

Good first crowd last Sunday and was great to be back in the field. We expect the crowds to grow each week and the number of sellers & Buyers to overtake last years high figures. Easter Weekend and a great crowd expected. There’s also the East Coast Mini Meet where they are raising money for Guide Dogs.

SOUL & MOTOWN Holiday Weekend Friday 4th May 2018 with Live 7 piece band SOULTOWN CHIC + DJ Big Soul Ian return to play all the Soul & Motown Hits + 70’s 80’s Floor fillers . Come and join the packed dance floor. Tickets £10.00 advance £12 on the day - register at www.soultownchic.

Are you aged between 7 and 11 years, and would like to know how to ’bird watch’ and learn more about our feathered friends? Find out about binoculars and how to use them. Begin to identify birds by their song and calls. Which birds are we likely to find at different times of the year?

Includes entry to Catastrophe Cat Cafe and unlimited cat cuddles! Book a single visit to Catastrophe Cat Café to ensure you get the complete ’Cat Experience’! Enjoy playing with the cats including Bengals & Siamese, using a range of toys. Marvel at them on the ceiling walkway and feed them treats!

Join us on Saturday 12th May from 7.00pm-9.30pm for our Pamper Evening with the Cats! Included for £10: -Free entry to see the Cats -Free luxury spa slippers -Glass of prosecco or Cat themed Mocktail £5 for a 15 minute treatment including Reiki, Swedish Neck/Scalp/Shoulder Massage plus many more.

The East Anglian Regional Handbell Team will be playing a selection of classical, popular and original handbell music. With 40 musicians and over 360 instruments this is a concert not to be missed.