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Creatively connecting people with place along the Norfolk/Suffolk border

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Our Area

Our Area, The 2 Rivers

As the name suggests Waveney & Blyth Arts focuses on the area of the Waveney and Blyth valleys that straddle the Norfolk/Suffolk border between Diss and the coastal towns of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Southwold. Celebrating ‘place’ is central to our activities.

Whilst the area has been divided by administrative boundaries for centuries, and is commonly perceived as the edge of Norfolk or the edge of Suffolk, the reality is that the River Waveney creates a thread of connections, rather than a dividing line. The area forms a coherent sub-region including the cluster of villages known as The Saints and the Blyth valley, running from Laxfield to Southwold.

Those of us who live here believe it has a distinctive identity that needs to be celebrated and cherished. Far from being at the edge Waveney and Blyth is the heart of Norfolk and Suffolk. Our annual programme, Celebrate, offers a lens to view and experience the landscape, market towns and coastal areas in our micro-region, led by local volunteers, writers, artists, historians, ecologists and residents.

Sustainable Transport Map

The above map gives details about travelling sustainably throughout the Valleys. Click on the map to view it at full size.

Transport Links

Nature Reserves:
www.rspb.org.uk / 01603 661662
www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk / 01603 625540
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org / 01473 890089

Walking:
www.discoversuffolk.org.uk
maps.norfolk.gov.uk/trails
www.angles-way.co.uk
www.boudiccaway.co.uk

Bus timetables:
www.travelineeastanglia.org.uk / 0871 2002233
www.suffolkonboard.com/buses / 0345 6066171

Trains:
www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk / 0345 6007245

Cycle hire:
www.cyclerecycleuk.com / 01502 741155
www.bicyclelinks.org.uk / 01603 631199
www.outneymeadow.co.uk / 01986 892338
www.marthascottagecyclehire.co.uk / 01502 476789
www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk / 01502 677343

Cycle routes:
www.sustrans.org.uk/
www.cyclestreets.net/
www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk
www.discoversuffolk.org.uk

Canoe and rowing boat hire:
www.rowancraft.com / 01508 518208
www.outneymeadow.co.uk / 01986 892338
www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk / 01502 677343

Electric boat hire:
www.geldeston.org/hipperson.htm / 01502 712166

River cruises:
www.waveneystardust.co.uk – Fully accessible for wheelchair users / 07817 920502

Ferry services:
www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk/carlton-burghstpeter-ferry / 01502 677343
www.bigdogferry.co.uk / 07532 072761

Moorings:
www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/facilities/moorings / 01603 610734
www.canoe-england.org.uk/media/pdf/EA Waveney guide.pdf
groupspaces.com/RiverWaveneyTrust/pages/guide-book

Tide timetables:
www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/tide-information / 01603 610734

Tourist info:
www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/
www.discoversuffolk.org.uk/
www.visitwaveneyvalley.co.uk/
www.blythweb.co.uk/

Sustainable transport:
www.sustrans.org.uk/

Waveney book:
groupspaces.com/RiverWaveneyTrust/pages/guide-book

River Waveney Trust:
www.riverwaveneytrust.org / 01986 893470

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Waveney & Blyth Arts
W&BA Secretary postal address: Field House, Thrandeston, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4BU

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Local Co-Ordinators

Diss – Brian Guthrie
brianguthrie45@gmail.com

Harleston – Nicky Stainton
nmstainton@gmail.com

Bungay – Ann Woolston
woolstonann@aol.com

Beccles – Netta Swallow
netta.swallow@btinternet.com

Lowestoft – Michaela Hobbs
info@ferinimedia.co.uk

Southwold – Ian Lomas
ian@threshershall.uk

Halesworth – Simon Raven
simon@thefen.org

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