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Shorelines is a ground-breaking work about Southwold’s longshore fishermen.

Written by Robert Jellicoe, who comes from a longstanding Southwold family, it brings a lost way of life into sharp focus using first-hand testimony and original archival material.

Inspired to start collecting in 1976 after attending a series of lectures given by George Ewart Evans, a pioneer of oral history, Jellicoe recognized that a culture of fishing and beach life had disappeared. He began to tape record those who remembered it, gathering an unprecedented insight into a long forgotten way of life and language. Fascinated by what he learnt, Jellicoe went on to research other aspects of beach life.

Shorelines creates a vivid account of both the history and culture of this community.

We hear of the Beach Companies, the exploits of the Lifeboat, the annual round of fishing seasons, the experience of ‘big-boating’ from Lowestoft on voyages to the Shetlands and to Cornwall and of surviving the winter
months through back-breaking work, poaching and even stealing root crops from the fields.

This is a book of voices, including those imagined by the author himself, speaking from the beach, the sea, the pubs and the depths. Illustrated by P H Emerson’s extraordinary photographs, the paintings of Joseph Southall and local artists and the novels of Neil Bell.

The result is a magnificent salvage operation and a fitting tribute to the Southwold fishermen, their own men and a ‘right royal lot’.

Daring, tender and fascinating, this is wonderful work Robert Macfarlane

What a treasury … That world … will never return and you have secured it a
place in the memory. Southwold will be grateful to you. Adam Nicolson

SHORELINES is a 304 page hardback book, PRICE £20
with 16 colour plates and 38 black & white illustrations

ISBN 978-0-9954792-7-2
Out in late OCTOBER 2021
Copies available from local bookshops and
online from www.blackdogbooks.co.uk

W&BA member Meryem Siemmonds is one of the artists showing at Butley Mills Studios Biennial Open Weekend Exhibition

You can visit and meet Meryem, see the foundry and what we do from bronze to paintings, stone, steel, artisan knives, workshops and more.

Saturday and Sunday 25 – 26 September

10am – 5pm

Mill Lane, Butley, Woodbridge, IP12 3PZ

Rhonda Whitehead
Anteros Gallery
11 – 15 Fye Bridge St
Norwich NR3 7LJ

Preview 16 September 6 – 8pm
Exhibition 14 – 25 September
Open Tues – Sat 9.30am – 5pm

Next in the series of artists talks, Kasia Posen talks to Charles Hewlings about his life, practise and studio, on 17 September at 7pm. Tickets are free, donations are welcome but please book online  to receive a link to the Zoom.

The work presented in At A Tangent exhibition is concerned with the liminal
quality of line, the architectural curvature of space, the coalescence of form from intersecting planes, accreted points and poised vectors.

Ever present is a highly considered geometric operation that distils and defines the work, making explicit the beauty and elegance of an underpinning mathematics. It is in the draw of a brush, the cut of an edge, the tension of a thread, the pressure of a score that this exploration of tangential possibilities manifests itself.

On till 2 October Tues – Sat 10am – 2pm. In the concourse and Malt Room Gallery. The cafe is open for drinks and snacks.

Community Theatre launches full programme of events for the first time in 18 months. 
Lowestoft’s premier community theatre, The Seagull, launches its Autumn programme this month, with a full series of performances for the first time since early 2020.

The entertainment kicks off with rocking good shows from Darren Page on 10th September when he brings his Roy Orbison tribute to town; and local favourites Zingaro Blue on Saturday 11th with their crowd pleasing mix of folk and rock tunes. Later in the month the theatre hosts the third annual Lowestoft Jazz festival with international artists such as Ian Shaw and Lianne Carroll once again returning to the stage.

As we head into October, another local favourite, the ELO Encounter return to the Seagull with their popular tribute act on Saturday 16th October. The following week, Chris North, acclaimed magician, brings his “Curious tales and Unusual Phenomena” show on Saturday 23rd October.
Amongst the treats in November, there is local production of Noel Coward’s ever popular “Blithe Spirit” (25th – 27th November) and Pat Martin brings the combined sounds of Gary Numan and Kraftwerk to the stage on the 20th November.

Work is already underway to ensure that December offers a packed catalogue of delights, with the Seagull already auditioning for this year’s production of “The Railway Children” which will take the stage from 18th December. Also, in the festive month the Theatre will once again host its early years panto, when
More information and bookings can be found online at www.theseagull.co.uk or you can ring the box office between 11am and 3pm Monday – Friday.

Poppyland Publishing is pleased to invite you to the launch on Elaine Murphy’s new book, Wingfield: Suffolk’s Forgotten Castle at the Waveney Heritage Centre at 6.00pm on 4 November 2021.

Wingfield was well known throughout the late medieval and Tudor periods but later declined to become a residence at the heart of a farming estate. But these later centuries are just as important to understanding the story of the building and crucial to understanding the surviving remains. This book is as much about the story of Suffolk and its changing society as it is about the castle itself. The author’s meticulous research gives equal weight to these later centuries, creating for the first time a comprehensive history to shed light on this forgotten Suffolk castle.

Elaine Murphy is a well-known local historian having previously written house histories of other Waveney valley houses, the Grange in Brockdish and Monks Hall in Syleham.

Booking is required at https://wingfieldbook.bpt.me.

Tickets are free and the book can be pre-purchased with your ticket, or at the event for £19.95.

A unique opportunity to study botanical illustration within Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve with experienced botanical artist and illustrator, Ruth Wharrier. This level 4 certificate in Botanical Drawing and Painting provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to develop a wide range of skills in botanical painting and illustration.

Course participants will receive tuition in botanical drawing and watercolour painting techniques, composition, botany, historical context and field skills.

Environmental and ecological awareness and natural history are integral aspects of the course.

Based in the new visitors’ centre at Carlton Marshes, participants will have a unique opportunity to study and explore the rich natural resources of the nature reserve throughout the year. The course will include weekly studio-based art classes, seasonal field work with ongoing guidance from the reserve wardens, lectures and lessons in botany.

In addition, students will have access to the archive of the John Inness Centre in Norwich to see original historic botanical works and carry out research. Also, opportunities will be given to explore a contrasting environment within formal gardens for the study of cultivated plants.

Ruth Wharrier’s adventurous course will do more than help build the art of botanical illustration. It will encourage intimate attention to plants, which is the key to understanding and respecting them. 
Richard Mabey (Patron)

For more information go to
https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2022-01-10-level-4-certificate-botanical-drawing-and-painting
For enquiries, contact Ruth on 07722 015847 or email botanical.illustration@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

• Southwold Books, 69 High St, Southwold
• Southwold Library on 01502 722519
• Online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries Laina West