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Black Dog Books

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Black Dog Books was set up in 1996 by Peter Tolhurst, initially as a self-publishing venture to produce his own East Anglia: A Literary Pilgrimage. Following its success Black Dog Books has gone on to establish a reputation as one of the regions leading independent publishers specialising in literature and the arts, often with a sense of place, notably Knowing Your Place with a foreword by Richard Mabey.

A Distant Cry, with an introduction by Louis de Bernieres, was the first of three collections of East Anglian short stories followed by Making Waves, Ian Collins’ celebration of artists in Southwold, and several new titles from the acclaimed Suffolk writer Ronald Blythe, including Aftermath (2010), a celebration of fifty years of his writing; and At Helpston: Meetings with John Clare (2011).

Black Dog Books has extended its coverage of the best regional literature to include several new West Country titles such as Somerset by Sylvia Townsend Warner and Chaldon Herring: Writers in a Dorset Landscape by Judith Stinton.

More recent publications include Tolhurst’s acclaimed three volume Norfolk Parish Treasures; This Hollow Land: Aspects of Norfolk Folklore and Brilliant Beacons: Portraits of East Anglian Churches.

Shorelines is published in October.

www.blackdogbooks.co.uk

Beccles Society of Artists

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Beccles Society of Artists is an art society, based in Beccles in north Suffolk, which is dedicated to the furtherance and enjoyment of art. Most, but not all, members are practising artists and a popular annual exhibition is held each year in August. The Society meets monthly at the Waveney Centre in Beccles for talks or demonstrations by professional artists or other experts in art and associated fields. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Society, please sign up here.

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Halesworth Museum

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When you visit Halesworth make sure you visit the Museum, housed in the Victorian Railway Station.

For more than twenty years volunteers have been collecting and researching the history and archaeology of this fascinating corner of Suffolk.

Spend some time with the displays which will take you across 10,000 years, from the earliest settlers in the Blyth Valley to the busy hub of malting, brewing and agriculture which was the town in Victorian times.

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World Land Trust

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World Land Trust (WLT) is an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats acre by acre. Through a network of partner organisations around the world, WLT funds the creation of reserves and provides permanent protection for habitats and wildlife. Partnerships are developed with established and highly respected local organisations who engage support and commitment among the local community.

www.worldlandtrust.org

Waveney Heritage CIO

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We collect and make accessible documents, photographs, oral histories and many other materials which record the history in all its forms of the River Waveney, its peoples, villages, and towns.

We support learning and the acquisition of useful skills and encourage social participation by people of different ages and backgrounds by inviting them to talks and exhibitions. We welcome volunteers, encouraging them to make use of their talents to enhance both our joint experience and their own.

We are based at the Old School, Grove Road,  Brockdish and are grateful to the Diocese of Norwich, the owners, who have allowed us to continue the tradition of learning and self-advancement envisaged by the founders of the school in 1845.

Waveney Heritage CIO is a registered charity

​Our trustees and helpers are all volunteers

We are a Community Archives and Heritage Group

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The Cut Arts Centre

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The Cut Arts Centre in Halesworth offers a range of arts, music, theatre, dance, workshops and art exhibitions.

A large dance studio with sprung floor offers an ideal space for a variety of regular classes.

The Cut

8 New Cut

Halesworth

Box office: 0300 3033 211

www.newcut.org

Fisher Theatre

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The Fisher Theatre in Bungay was first opened on 28th February 1828 with a performance of ‘The Belle’s Stratagem’. The theatre was one of thirteen designed and built across East Anglia by David Fisher, serving the circuit of Fisher’s company, ‘The Norfolk and Suffolk Company of Comedians’

They are a venue for music, theatre, dance and classes. It has an art gallery and a cafe.

The Fisher Theatre, 10 Broad Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1E

Box Office: 01986 897130

www.fishertheatre.org

Fisher Theatre, Bungay

St George’s Theatre

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Great Yarmouth’s only all-year-round theatre will soon be back.

St. George’s Theatre is preparing to open the doors, raise the curtain and turn on the spotlights as live entertainment returns to Great Yarmouth. From top class comedy and amazing musicals to professional plays and community drama – we have everything in place for you to enjoy a safe and thrilling theatre visit.

We’re also taking bookings for events in our fabulous Grade 1 listed building for weddings, conferences, indoor markets, antiques fairs, beer festivals and product launches. Find out more at StGeorgesTheatre.com

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