Programme of talks 2023-4
The season of talks has now finished, the programme of visits for Summer 2024 is below.
Meetings are held in the United Free Church, Riverside, Framlingham and start at 7.30pm unless otherwise indicated.
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 18th October 2023 | The Medieval Farming Year in Pictures | Alison Bowman |
| Wed 15th November 2023 | AGM | |
| After the AGM: The 1931 Pageant: a recently discovered film of this amazing event | John Bridges | |
| Wed 6th December 2023 Unitarian Meeting House | Special event: The Harbour Lights Trio will entertain us with a programme of Suffolk Songs, with mulled wine and mince pies | |
| Wed 17th January 2024 | World War II Coastal Defences in Suffolk. On Zoom (not face-to-face) | Dr John Greenacre |
| Wed 21st February 2024 | Suffolk’s Lost Heritage: A look at some of the buildings that have been lost over the years. | Stephen Poulter |
| Wed 20th March 2024 | Expert Edgesmith to Engineering Enterprise: The early days of the Leiston Garrett dynasty | Fraser Hale |
| Wed 17th April 2024 | The Hidden History of Orfordness, 1914-1993 | Clive Chambers |
Summer Visits 2024
We have arranged a number of visits during the Summer of 2024. Click the title of each visit in the list below for more information.
The Melford Hall visit is now fully booked.
You need to book, and please download this form, and follow the instructions in it, including how to pay.
Booking will be restricted to members until June (so if you’re not a member, why not join now).
| Date | Visit | Organiser and contact |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 19th June, 11am – 1pm | Sorry – this visit is fully booked – Melford Hall Gardens Long Melford, with tour by Edward Martin | Alison Pickup |
| Wed 10th July, 2.30pm | The Red House, Aldeburgh, former home of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears | David Ransom |
| Tues 13th Aug, 11am | Long Shop Museum, Leiston | Annie Heining |