Programme of talks 2024-5
We have arranged an exciting and varied programme of talks for the coming year. We do hope you will come. The programme of visits for Summer 2025 is below.
During the winter half of the year meetings are held in the United Free Church, Riverside, Framlingham and start at 7.30pm unless otherwise indicated. Talks are free to members or £3 to non members. The programme of talks for 2025-6 will be announced in the early Autumn.
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 23rd Oct 2024 | Doodlebugs & Rockets in Suffolk | John Bridges |
| Wed 27th Nov 2024 | Before the AGM: Film Show: George Ewart Evans, a Writer’s Suffolk | Jim Cecil |
| After the film: AGM | ||
| Wed 11th Dec 2024 | “Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here”: The USAAF in World War II | Geoffrey Kay |
| Wed 22nd Jan 2025 | (Zoom Lecture) “The Resurrection of the Medieval Rood” | Timothy Easton |
| Wed 26th Feb 2025 | The Great Colchester Earthquake of 1884 | Dr Jonathan Belsey |
| Wed 26th March 2025 | Wingfield and the de la Poles | Edward Martin |
| Wed 23th April 2025 | The Story of the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway | John Reeve |
Summer Visits 2025
Each Summer we arrange a number of visits to locations of historic interest in Suffolk, normally with expert guides to show us round. Often we are able to see locations not open to the public. Click the links in the table below for more details.
Note: the Wingfield College visit is almost fully booked. Please check with Alison Pickup by phone (01728 685489) or email (below) before making any payment.
You need to book, and please download this form, and follow the instructions in it, including how to pay. Please return the completed form preferably by email to alisonpickup@btinternet.com.
Each Summer we arrange a number of visits to locations of historic interest in Suffolk, normally with expert guides to show us round. Often we are able to see locations not open to the public.
Some events may be limited in the number of attendees, in which case priority in booking may be given to members (so if you’re not a member, why not join now).
| Date | Visit | Ticket Price |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 23rd May, 2pm | The Food Museum, Stowmarket | £16 |
| Tuesday 24th June, 2.30pm | Linden House, Eye | £15 |
| Friday 4th July, 10.30am | Wingfield College | £15 |
Each visit is designed to add to our visit something over the normal visitor experience. In the case of the Food Museum we get a guided tour including a view of areas not generally available plus a season’s free admission to the Museum. The visit to Linden House allows us to see inside a private historic house not usually open to the public and includes tea and scones! Wingfield College is in private hands but we have unique opportunity to visit followed by a tour of the church, all under the guidance of Edward Martin. We hope this offers a varied agenda and would advise booking as soon as possible, as places are limited.
For information, the programmes from recent past years can be seen here.