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The first THRILLING THURSDAY! is ORCHARDS! on Thursday 4th October at The Cut, Halesworth.

The star speaker is hugely entertaining UEA landscape historian Professor Tom Williamson, talking about ‘Orchards East’, a Heritage Lottery funded initiative to restore and record the region’s traditional orchards and plant new ones.

He is joined by a speaker from St James Village Orchard near Bungay, two different groups of photographers and singers from Halesworth Community Choir. To find out more about this exciting talk in the Thrilling Thursday! series, visit our information page.

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Sat 30th June 11am-12pm

Mark Cocker – naturalist, broadcaster, prize- winning author and inspiring speaker – shares his passion for rivers and their wild inhabitants. Otters, water voles and king shers, herons and water-dwelling spiders may all make an appearance. Complemented by extracts from Translated by Reeds, an evocative song cycle commissioned by Waveney & Blyth Arts in 2012 from composer Karen Wimhurst and poet Joanna Guthrie, performed by Halesworth Community Choir. Part of Southwold Arts Festival.

Cost £7.50
Southwold Arts Centre, St Edmund’s Hall, Cumberland Road, Southwold IP18 6JP

To Book
www.southwoldartsfestival.co.uk or by email to [email protected] or call 01502 722 572

Access
Wheelchair Accessible

SUN 16 SEPT 2pm- 4.30pm

COST £9 £8 W&BA members

DISTANCE 1 1/2 miles

REFRESHMENTS

Tea and cake at pub, not included in price

MEET AT

Anchor Pub, Walberswick IP18 6UA

An event of two halves, starting with a stroll around Walberswick to learn about architect Frank Jennings and his Arts & Craft style houses in this pretty village. Then, in the Flint Barn, Dr Roger Simpson will give an illustrated presentation on the life and paintings of John Constable, explaining the historic context of his life and how it influenced his work. Accessible to wheelchairs but narrow streets with no pavements for part of the walk.

BOOKINGS email [email protected]

Concert by Suffolk’s Seraphim set to celebrate 
unsung achievements of mothers & more.

For centuries, society kept mum about the work and creative achievements of inspiring people, simply because they weren’t men. Now, in the centenary year of the enfranchisement of millions of women, Suffolk’s highly acclaimed, all-female vocal group, Seraphim, will sing out in their honour.

The concert featuring a specially devised programme of words and music by, about and for, unique and talented women, past and present is to take place at St Peter’s Church, Westleton at 5 pm on Sunday 18th March – just a week after Mother’s Day itself.

“Virginia Woolf observed that women were anonymous for most of history,” shares Seraphim’s director, Vetta Wise, who has hand-picked the works to be performed from eminent composers throughout the world. “It is a gift that we have the opportunity to share the wonderful works composed or arranged by women, from medieval nuns to modern day independent voices, and it is an honour to give them the due acknowledgement and presence they deserve.”

“So many of these women played important roles in families, religious orders or their own social circles, but ownership of their talent was seemingly denied and suppressed.  It is truly surprising how so many absolutely amazing works have been ‘dumbed down’ or got ‘lost’ under the radar over the centuries merely because their creators were not permitted a real voice in society.“

The Seraphim concert will include works by Fanny Mendelssohn, who in her lifetime and beyond, went by the name of Fanny Hensel, so that her impressive compositions did not overshadow those of her husband. ‘Hidden’ French writer – also in her centenary year – Lili Boulanger, is to be featured alongside Emily Bronte, plus exciting living composers like Carlotta Ferrari, Ana Fernandez and Suffolk composer, Bridget Cousins.

As well as the unique a cappella sound of Seraphim’s nine incredible voices, the celebration will include accompaniment and solo performances by renowned local pianist, Karen Smith.

Tickets (£13.50 including post-concert refreshments) are available now from Westleton Stores and the box office 07763 527239/ [email protected]