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Dominic Knight December 24, 2025

January news & events from Southwold Library

Friends of Southwold Library Quiz Night!

Saturday, 24th January, 7pm @ Cardinal Newman Hall (Old Postal Sorting Office)

Teams of 4 – £3 per person. Bring your own drinks and snacks. Raffle

Book early to avoid disappointment, limited places. Contact Southwold Library (e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; or tel: 01502 442817).

East Suffolk Warm Welcomes Activity Afternoons @Southwold Library

Weekdays from 2.15pm.

Card games every Tuesday; Crochet and Craft every Wednesday; Rummikub first Thursday; Scrabble second Thursday; Board games third and fourth Thursday; Poetry first Friday; Mah-Jong second and fourth Friday.

Ongoing jigsaw all other afternoons.

Free hot drinks, soup and fruit all day.

East Suffolk Warm Welcomes Rummikub Klub @Southwold Library

Thursday, 29th January and 5th February from 2.15pm

Usually first Thursday.

Free hot drinks, soup and fruit all day.

East Suffolk Warm Welcomes Board Games @Southwold Library

Third and Fourth Thursdays from 2.15pm

Free hot drinks, soup and fruit all day.

East Suffolk Warm Welcomes Card Games @Southwold Library

Tuesdays from 2.15pm

Free hot drinks, soup and fruit all day.

Southwold Community Cinema

Downton Abbey The Grand Finale (2025) 15

Drama

Wednesday 25th February, 3pm

In the summer of 1930, the Crawleys grapple with the threat of social disgrace when Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble.

The Life of Chuck (2024) 15

Drama/Fantasy

Wednesday, 25th March, 3pm

From childhood to adulthood, Charles “Chuck” Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss and the multitudes contained in all of us.

The Choral (2025) 15

Drama

Wednesday, 29th April, 3pm

A choral society’s male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr Guthrie to recruit teenagers and experience the joy of singing.

Tickets – £5 including refreshments. Book a ticket at southwoldartscentre.co.uk or visit the box office tel : 01502 722572 Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, Southwold IP18 6JP

Weigh your baby @ Southwold Library!

• Tuesday–Friday: 10am–1pm and 2pm–6pm.

• Saturday: 9.30am–1pm and 2pm–5pm.

• Sunday: 11am–4pm.

No booking required.

Let us help you Get Connected

Every Wednesday, 10am–12noon @ Southwold Library

Need help with tech? A drop-in advice session where we can help you with things like;

• Setting up e-mail and social media accounts.

• Online shopping (Amazon, eBay and more).

• Basic support with smartphones, tablets and computers.

• Travel plans using Google Maps and similar tools.

• Staying safe online and avoiding scams.

For more information, ask Library staff or call 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Friends of Southwold Library 100 Club

Would you like to turn your £1 in £25 and support your library?

For just £1 a month, you could win £25 at our monthly draw.

Southwold Library 100 Club is a fundraising club and money raised will be used to support the facilities and services supplied by the Library.

*** More members = More prizes ***

Ask to join at Southwold Library today!

Southwold Library Jigsaw Swap Shop

Come and help yourself to a jigsaw at Southwold Library completely free! You can take one and return it, take one and return a different one or just take one (we have plenty).

Come and check out what we have available.

Blyth Poets – “The isle is full of voices”

Friday, 2nd December, 2.15–3.30pm

A poetry group meeting at Southwold Library.

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

Free event, no booking required.

Mah-Jong Group

Friday, 9th and 23rd January, 2.15–4.15pm

Second and fourth 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.

Scrabble Club

Thursday 8th January, 2.15pm

Second Thursday of every month

All equipment supplied.

Refreshment break in The Canteen.

Free event, no booking required.

Crochet and Craft Club

Every Wednesday, 2.15–4pm

£2 each.

A friendly group for all crafters as well as those who crochet (to any ability). Barbara will be on hand to teach crochet beginners, add to your crochet skills or troubleshoot problems, should you want to. Or just bring along your latest craft project and work on them together.

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

Hot drinks supplied.

Lego Club!

Sundays, 12.15–1pm

Open to kids (and adults) of all ages.

This winter, we’re building: Humongous Houses.

All donations of Lego welcome.

Free event, no booking required.

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

Southwold Library Reading Group

Thursday, 29th January, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library

This month we are reading: Underland by Robert Macfarlane.