Compassionate Care: Planning for your Future

Monday 25th September 2-4pm @ Southwold Library.

This information event is about planning for YOUR future care needs, plans that are shared and recorded, so that if you cannot speak for yourselves those caring for you will know what you want.

Suffolk Libraries & St Elizabeth Hospice will take you through the Personal, Clinical, Legal and Financial components.  Live for today but plan for tomorrow.

A previous attendant said “We attended the talk on Compassionate Care Planning and thoroughly recommend it to others. We both found it informative, helpful and not at all depressing!  It was useful to be given the range of decisions we all to need to make and how to record them. The speaker was sensitive to the issues discussed and encouraged dialogue and questions.”

Part of the Compassionate Communities project and involves Suffolk Libraries working in partnership with St Elizabeth Hospice to provide specialist collections of books and support groups.

Free event, just turn up.

Southwold Library 01502 722519 southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk

Tea & Mystery: Meet author Tom Mead

Saturday 30th September 3pm @ Southwold Library.

Meet author Tom Mead & hear all about his historical locked room mystery “Death & the Conjuror” followed by afternoon tea.

Tickets £3 (book in advance).

Southwold Library 01502 722519 southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries

Chess Club

Every Friday from 4.30pm @Southwold Library.

Free play every week for kids 7+ & adults.

Beginners’ teaching & assistance from Phil weeks 2 & 4.

Mah-jong Group

Friday 8^th & 22^nd September 2.15-4.15pm

2^nd & 4^th Friday of the month.

Can you play mah-jong,

Do you want to learn?

Come along and join the group at Southwold Library. £1 per person.

Crochet Club

Every Wednesday 2.15-4pm

£2 each.

A friendly group for all abilities of crocheter.  Barbara will be on hand to teach beginners, add to your crochet skills or troubleshoot problems.  Or just bring along your latest project and crochet together.

Bring your own equipment  or Barbara can supply at a price.

Refreshment break in The Canteen.

Blyth Poets “The isle is full of voices”

A poetry group meeting at Southwold Library.

Friday 1^st September 2.15-3.30pm

First Friday of every month.

All welcome to read or just listen.

We invite contributions of original work or well-loved poems.

Refreshment break in The Canteen.

Scrabble Club

Thursday 21^st September:  Third Thursday of Every Month 2.15pm

All Equipment Supplied.

Refreshment break in The Canteen.

Lego Club!

Sundays 12.15-1.00pm

Open to kids (and adults) of all ages.

This Summer we’re building: Crazy Creatures.

All donations of Lego welcome

Free event, no booking required.

Adults: Would you like to help with Lego Club?  Just ask staff.

Kids, Come & Read to Ash the PAT Dog

Wednesdays 4pm @ Southwold Library.

The Read2Dogs scheme provided by PAT helps to improve literacy skills and wellbeing in young people by developing their confidence, interest, and enjoyment in reading.

Dogs are non-judgemental and great listeners – they don’t interrupt or correct – so they aid confidence and concentration levels.  PAT Dogs are also known to encourage positive social behaviours, enhance self-esteem and inspire young people to relax and have fun.

Come and read to Ash for up to 15 minutes at a time plus enjoy a range of dog themed games, jigsaws, and crafts while you wait.

Free event, no booking required.

Southwold Library, Old Hospital Hub, Field Stile Road, Southwold IP18 6LD 01502 722519 southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk

Southwold Library Reading Group

This month we are reading:

“So Much Love Left Over” by Louis De Bernieres.

Thursday 28^th September 6.30pm @ Southwold Library.

Pick up a book at Southwold Library.

Free event, no booking required.

01502 722519 southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk

Baby Bounce & Tot Rock Southwold Library

Every Sunday & Tuesday 10.30-11.00am. 

Instruments, clapping, jogging & action rhymes.

For babies & toddlers of all ages.

The Reydon Show 2023 was brilliantly attended this year with lots of people entering across the categories and large numbers coming to see all the lovely entries.

With last year’s heatwave well behind us we had a great number of entries across the fruit and vegetable classes, though the heavy rain made some of the cut flower classes tricky!

The categories that were less weather dependent proliferated and it was amazing to see all the baked goods, art, photography and handicrafts. 

The kids’ creativity was delightful and we would encourage even more children to enter the free kids’ categories next year – they can enter any arts and craft including 3D models and Lego!  There will also be new kids’ cookery and gardening categories next year. 

So, when you are planning you 2024 planting or embarking on some arts and crafts remember the first Saturday in August will be the Reydon Show next year. 

The trophy winners for 2023 were:

Ernest Moyse Memorial Trophy – most outstanding exhibit in flower classes – K Eagles

Challenge Cup (Open) – most points in vegetable & fruit section – C Akers

Garden News Shield (Reydon residents only) – most points in vegetable & fruit section – C Akers

Charlie Martin Cup – (Reydon residents only) – runner up in vegetable & fruit section – C Wigg

Fitzgerald Cup – most points in flower section – Kay Eagles

Frances Moyse Memorial Trophy – most outstanding exhibit in vegetable classes – Roger Webb

Silver Plate – most points in cookery classes – C Livermore

Reydon Show Trophy – best exhibit in adult handicraft – C Clark

Reg Belcher Trophy – most points in handicraft – C Clark

Copperwheat Trophy – best exhibit in pot plant classes – Y Eady

Reydon Parish Council Shield (Reydon residents only) – best exhibit in cookery classes – N Horton

Sam Adamson Cup – best exhibit in photography classes – C Horton

Dillon Gibbon Trophy – most points in photography classes – P Harrild