Woodbridge Library - NOTICE
November 2007 is the beginning of the Golden Age at Woodbridge library, an ongoing programme of free seminars, events, activities and entertainment for older people and carers.
Sessions will run on alternate Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons, highlights include Arts and Craft sessions, Community safety, Chess Club, Storytelling and International Circle Dancing, for beginners!

 

Friday 2nd November 2007
"Bombs, Beams and Boffins"
The Main Hall, Martlesham Heath Community Centre.
Organized by/for: Martlesham Heath Aviation Society
Starts 7:30 p.m. - Ends 10:15 p.m. approx.
Charges: £1 (MHAS members) £2 non-members.
Paddy Heazell shares his detailed research on the History Of Orfordness - the birthplace of RADAR, the Bomb Ballistic Unit, and other top-secret activities which took place on this fascinating site. He will also major on the links between Orfordness and RAF Martlesham Heath.
Contact: howard king, Tel. 0771 376 8821 (mob)
Email control.tower(at)mhas.org.uk

 

Sunday 4th November 2007
Craft Fair
Woodbridge Community Centre
By or for Friends of the Samaritans
Start: 11.00 - Ends: 4.00
Charges: Admission Free
Details: A wide variety of hand made crafts as well as craft materials.
Light lunches and refreshments on sale all day. Tombola.
This annual event is held in aid of the Samaritans of Ipswich and East Suffolk.
Contact: Pat Smith
Tel: 01473 727589
Email: pat.smith(at)courbette.co.uk
Message: We welcome enquiries from stallholders.

 

Sunday 11th November 2007
Woodbridge Remembrance Parade and Service Theatre Street
Organized by/for: Woodbridge Town Council & RBL
Starts 10.50 am - Ends
Charges: None
The Town Mayor, Councillor Nigel Barratt invites members of the public to attend The Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial Market Hill to be followed by an Open Air Remembrance Service on the Market Square and vigil for peace in St Mary's Church
Contact: Chris Walker, Tel. 01394 383599
Email admin(at)woodbridge-suffolk.gov.uk

 

Sunday 11th November 2007
Dine In Movie
Yaxley Hall, Eye, Suffolk
Organized by/for: St Elizabeth Hospice
Starts 15.30 - Ends 22.00
Charges: £45.00
Join us for a unique afternoon, at the fantastic Yaxley Hall, Eye, Suffolk. Screening of Casino Royale, champagne reception, canapes, fabulous dinner, raffle & auction. All in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice
Contact: Hayley Hayler, Tel. 01473707015
Email hayley.hayler(at)stelizabethhospice.org.uk

 

Tuesday 13th November
Do you have pictures by What's-his name?
The Grand Hall, Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich.
Organized by/for: The Friends of Ipswich Museums.
Starts 7:00 p.m. - Ends 9:30 p.m.
Charges: £3 to FOIM members - £5 to everyone else
Discover the Paintings YOU own.
The Public Catalogue Foundation is photographing, cataloguing and publishing images of all the oil-paintings in Public ownership in the UK. They then produce Books on the various County collections.
Find out how this HUGE task is progressing from Andy Ellis, Director of the Award Winning Public Catalogue Foundation.
Contact: Howard King, Tel. 0771 376 8821 (mob)
Email howard.king(at)btopenworld.com

 

Weds 14th November
Notcutts will be open from 9.00am to 8.00pm on
15% discount being offered on everything (except vouchers, restaurant purchases and postage stamps) for the full 11 hours.
Get Christmas wrapped up early!

 

Thursday 15th November
Making use of Letters,Diaries & Journals The Red Cross Hall, Chevallier Street, Ipswich.
Organized by/for: Ipswich Branch,Suffolk Family History Society
Starts 7:30 p.m. - Ends 9:45 p.m.
Charges: £2
Derek Palgrave, an entertaining and knowledgeable expert on anything to do with researching family histories... reveals the secrets of getting the maximum information from family linked, and other documents. New Researchers are warmly welcomed, and research aids and advice are freely available at the meeting. Contact: Howard King, Tel. 0771 376 8821 (mob)
Email howard.king(at)btopenworld.com

 

Thursday 15 November 2007
Talk - Bats in Suffolk
Woodbridge Community Hall
Organized by/for: Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Woodbridge Group
Starts 7.30 pm - Ends 9.45 pm
Charges: £2 per person
An illustrated talk on bats in Suffolk.
Contact: Helen Taylor, Tel. 01728 747528
Email htaylor9(at)googlemail.com

 

Friday 16th November 07
Open day at the Natural Healing Center, 24a Thoroughfare Woodbridge
Organized by/for: BBC Children In Need
Starts 1.00pm - Ends 7.00pm
Charges: £5.00 for 15 minutes taster sessions open day, with raffle, lucky dip, taster sessions of reflexology, aromatherapy, spinal checks, massage, facials, bowen technique, body fat %, bmi index, daoin tao, shiatsu and lots more
Contact: Lesley, Collette,Tracy, Tel. 01394 380 580

 

18.11.2007
Hasketon Charity Fair
Victory hall Hasketon
Organized by/for: Jenny McWhirter on behalf of various charities
Starts 2.30 - Ends 4.30
Charges: 50p to include refreshments
The Hasketon Charity Fair is annual event providing residents of Hasketon (and surrounding towns and villages) with an opportunity to support local charities and to do a little extra Christmas shopping. This year there will be 18 stalls to choose from. Charities represented include local and national charities. On sale will be cards, small gifts, home baking and bric-a-brac There will also be a raffle.
Contact: Jenny McWhirter, Tel. 01473 735174

 

Saturday 24th November 2007
Cafe Noel - Fairtrade Christmas Cafe
St John's Church, Woodbridge
Organized by/for: Fairtrade for Woodbridge
Starts 9.30am - Ends Noon
Charges: Free entry, donations for cake and drink Café Noel is one of two Fairtrade coffee mornings held every year at St John's Church in Woodbridge. These events are excellent opportunities to find out more about Fairtrade in a relaxed and friendly café style environment.
Café Noel also comes just in time to help with your Christmas shopping. This year stalls will include Traidcraft, Tearfund, FairPlay Seed, Argentinean crafts, an environment stand and Christian book and music stalls.
Due to how popular they were last year, Fairtrade For Woodbridge will also be selling official Fairtrade footballs on its own stand. Naturally, Fairtrade refreshments and homemade cakes will also be available to sit down with and enjoy.
Face painting will be available for the children (or young at heart!) and a toy corner will be accessible for the little ones.
A local band called Joshua's Army will also be adding to the atmosphere.
Further details at www.fairtradeforwoodbridge.org.uk
Contact: Marc Fowler, Tel. 07812453965 Email marc(at)fairtradeforwoodbridge.org.uk

 

Wednesday 28th November 2007
Bawdsey - the Untold Story
Great Hall, Bawdsey Manor
Organized by/for: Bawdsey Radar Group
Starts 7.30pm - Ends 9.30pm
Charges: £2.50 per person
The third of a series of three talks by Phil Judkins entitled: 'Bawdsey - the Untold Story: Power Struggles and Personality Clashes behind Radar'.
Contact: Mary Wain, Tel. 07821162879 Email info(at)bawdseyradargroup.co.uk Please include our web address: www.bawdseyradargroup.co.uk