Turning to Crime: talk by local author Dorothy Stewart

Monday, 30th September, 2pm @ Southwold Library

Local resident, author Dorothy Stewart, has just put the finishing touches to her 16th novel – Stitch Up – the second in a new series of murder mysteries set in Somerset where she lived for several years. Loose Ends, the first in the series, was published in March and introduces amateur sleuth Jill Leiston, a woman with a very good reason for finding things out! An avid reader of crime novels, Dorothy will share her experiences and top tips for getting to grips with crime writing. Just how difficult is it to plot and write? And what about forensics, police procedures and technology? Is there still a place for the amateur sleuth? All will be revealed.

Dorothy will bring copies of her books for sale, both the Somerset Mystery Series and her previous novels, The Mizpah Ring trilogy and When the Boats Come Home about the Scottish fishergirls who came to Great Yarmouth in 1921.

Free event, No need to book.

Hop to It Quiz Night!

Saturday, 28th September, 7pm @ Cardinal Newman Hall (Old Sorting Office)

Southwold Library is pledged to raise £650 for St Elizabeth Hospice in exchange for a Little Hare statue to decorate and keep.

Teams of four; £3 per person.

Bring your own drinks and snacks. Raffle!

Book early to avoid disappointment, limited places. Contact Southwold Library – tel: 01502 722519 or e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Ash is Back From 12th September: Kids, Come and Read to Ash the PAT Dog

Thursdays 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 and enjoy his calm company.

Blyth Poets ‘The Isle is Full of Voices’

Friday, 6th September, 2.15–3.30pm

First Friday of every month.

A poetry group meeting at Southwold Library. 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, 13th and 27th September, 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, 12th September, 2.15pm

Second Thursday of every month.

All equipment supplied.

Refreshment break in the Canteen.

Free event, no booking required.

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.

Lego Club!

Sundays, 12.15–1pm

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.

Southwold Library Reading Group

Thursday, 26th September, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library

This month, we are reading: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov.

Pick up a book at Southwold Library – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Free event, no booking required.

Baby Bounce and Tot Rock

Every Sunday and Tuesday, 10.30–11am @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

Instruments, clapping, jogging and action rhymes.

For babies and toddlers of all ages.

Free event, no booking required.

Realise Futures Walk-in Advice and Guidance

Every Thursday, 10am–12noon @ Southwold Library

Do you have a learning disability/autism?

Do you need some support, advice or information?

Come along to one of our walk-in advice and guidance sessions. There is no need to book an appointment. Our advisors will talk to you about the support you need.

We can provide advice, guidance and information on housing, employment, benefits, training, money, travel, safety, health, bills/letters and social.

Please contact: Anita Fiddy, Service Locality Co-ordinator (East) – tel: 07598 582955; e-mail: anita.fiddy@realisefutures.org.

14th and 15th September 2024

The Reydon Scarecrow Trail 2024 takes place on Saturday, 14th and Sunday, 15th September 2024, from 10am until 4pm. It is a vital fundraiser for Reydon’s beloved Christmas Lights as well as a great community event in its own right. So thanks to all the people who have signed up to make and display a scarecrow, this event wouldn’t go ahead without you!

So, between 10am and 4pm on the two days, everyone is encouraged to visit Reydon, pick up a programme, spot all the scarecrows and choose their favourite. It’s fun for kids and adults alike, and can be completed on foot, by bike or by car.

Programmes will be available from Reydon Village Hall, Bridgefoot Stores, Little Gems and Boyden Stores. There will also be homemade refreshments and stalls throughout the weekend in Reydon Village Hall. So, come and be part of the Reydon Scarecrow Trail 2024!

Any questions, just contact reydonscarecrowtrail@gmail.com.

The Reydon Show 2024 was brilliantly attended this year with lots more people entering across the categories and large numbers coming to see all the lovely entries. The weather always keeps us guessing in this country, but it seems to have helped this year to create some amazing blooms in the flower classes – but seems to have taken its toll on the carrots and some of the other vegetable classes (though we did have a three-legged ‘Isle of Man’ carrot in the novelty vegetables).

It was lovely to see all the baked goods, photography, and handicrafts – but always happy to have more next year. Plus, for 2025, we need to rally Reydon’s artists as we were strangely short on paintings – quality, but love to see more quantity!

The kids’ creativity was amazing, 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! So, any parents or grandparents out there, encourage your children to enter free next year.

When you are planning your 2025 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 2024 were:

• Ernest Moyse Memorial Trophy – most outstanding exhibit in flower classes – C Akers
• Challenge Cup (Open) – most points in vegetable and fruit section – C Akers
• Garden News Shield (Reydon residents only) – most points in vegetable and fruit section – C Akers
• Charlie Martin Cup – (Reydon residents only) – runner up in vegetable and fruit section – P Dawson
• Fitzgerald Cup – most points in flower section – P Dawson
• Frances Moyse Memorial Trophy – most outstanding exhibit in vegetable classes – C Akers
• Silver Plate – most points in cookery classes – C Horton
• 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 – L Nicholls
• Reydon Parish Council Shield (Reydon residents only) – best exhibit in cookery classes – C Horton
• Sam Adamson Cup – best exhibit in photography classes – P Harrild
• Dillon Gibbon Trophy – most points in photography classes – P Harrild.

Reydon Village Hall Golden Anniversary Appeal Fund Bingo Night!

Saturday, 21st September, 6.30pm – Eyes Down 7.00pm @ Reydon Village Hall

£5 per person.

Bring your own refreshments or purchase soft drinks/snacks.

Prizes! Raffle!   

Book your tickets in advance with Charlotte (tel: 07715 388916, e-mail: frogclock@hotmail.com); online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/reydonvillagehall; or pay on the door.

All funds towards the RVH Golden Anniversary Appeal Fund to repair, renovate and refit the Hall.

Reydon Village Hall Golden Anniversary Appeal Fund Ceilidh!

Friday, 25th October, 7–10pm @ Reydon Village Hall with the Once Bittern Ceilidh Band

£15 per person, including bottomless soup, cheese and bread.

BYO alcohol.  Soft drinks and snacks available.

Book your tickets in advance with Charlotte (tel: 07715 388916, e-mail: frogclock@hotmail.com); or online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/reydonvillagehall.

All funds towards the RVH Golden Anniversary Appeal Fund to repair, renovate and refit the Hall.

Friday, 6th September, 7pm @ Reydon Village Hall

£12 per person, including chicken or vegetarian curry (mild or medium), rice and accompaniments.

Teams of up to six.

Bring your own drink. Raffle!

Book your tickets in advance with Charlotte – tel: 07715388916; e-mail: frogclock@hotmail.com; or online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/reydonvillagehall.

All funds towards the RVH Golden Anniversary Appeal Fund to repair, renovate and refit the Hall.

Reading Quest: Where Will Reading Take You This Summer?

Reading Quest is an exciting opportunity to get the whole family involved in reading and making memories this summer! The challenge is open to children of all ages and all reading abilities.

Every week during the summer holidays, our staff and volunteers will be on hand to chat to children about the activities completed each week and the exciting books they’ve read. While visiting the Library, children can collect a weekly reward and a new stack of books to enjoy at home.

Visit your local library to collect your free map and start your quest!

Terrible Tudor Tales

Thursday, 1st August, 11am and 2pm

Join Dave Tonge, the Yarnsmith of Norwich, for this family event bringing history to life.

Come one, come all, gather close and hear tell the tales of terrible Tudors that made folk laugh lustily long ago. Stories that were shared anywhere and everywhere that people gathered.

Free event, no need to book.

Animal-themed Crafts for Kids

Every Tuesday of the Summer Holidays, 11am and 2pm @ Southwold Library

• 6th August – Insects! Jumping grasshoppers, fuzzy spider decorations, insect bookmarks and more!

• 13th August – Birds! Bird wands, wooden swans, rocking bird and more!

• 20th August – Butterflies! Butterfly planes, butterfly bracelets, butterfly magnets and more!

• 27th August – Sloths! Sloth keyrings, sloth doorhangers, paper-plate sloths and more!

Free crafts provided by the Friends of Southwold Library. No booking required.

Terrific Train Fun! Trainmaster Suffolk

Thursday, 8th August, 11.15am and 12.30pm @ Stella Peskett Millennium Hall

Miles of track and trains to play with, plus ride on train and a train rollercoaster!

£4 per child for one hour’s play!

Limited spaces. Book your place today! – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; web: www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.

Family Fun for Three Million Steps

Friday, 9th August, 11am–3pm @ Southwold Boating Lake

Join us for some family fun, including face painting, dance class and performances, family yoga, stories and crafts with Southwold Library, game stalls, tombola, plus a group three-million cm challenge and a special guest.

Three-million cm challenge – run, skip, dribble a football over 50 metres as many times as you can to help us cover e million cm = 30km.

Free entry.

Coding Club: Beginners aged 7–11

Wednesday, 14th, 21st and 28th August, 11am-12.30pm

Learn to code with Steve using BBC Micro:bits. Three-week, free course for kids new to coding.

Limited spaces, so booking required – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; web: www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.

Balloon Modelling with Mr Bean Entertainments

Thursday, 15th August, 11am and 2pm @ Stella Peskett Millennium Hall

Skills for all ages. Learn how make a variety of balloon models, including mice, dogs, swords and more!

£2 per child. Limited spaces. Book your place today – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; web: www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.

Seaside Stories and Crafts with Southwold Library

Friday, 16th August, 11am and 2pm @ Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum

Make a wooden seagull, a seaside suncatcher, a fuzzy art magnet and much more!

Free stories, games and fun.

Tales of the Southwold Cannons

Wednesday, 21st August, 2pm

Pointing their muzzles out to sea are the town’s most famous feature. Every child who visits Southwold has to sit on one to be photographed. What is the story of the cannons? Why are they in Southwold? Where did they come from? How old are they? Did they fire at an enemy? Are there any more cannons in Southwold? Find the answers and lots more from Peter Kent, author of Tales of the Southwold Cannons.

Children’s author and illustrator Peter Kent will be reading from his book, plus cannon crafts and colouring.

Friends of Southwold Library Book Stall

Thursday, 22nd August, 9am–1pm, on Southwold Market

Wide selection of books.

For further details, contact Southwold Library – tel: 01502 722519.

All funds towards supporting Southwold Library.

Free Family Picnic and London Crafts, Stories and Games with Southwold Library

Friday, 23rd August, from 12pm @ Jubilee Green, Reydon

Bring your own picnic and seating. Make London landmarks, London bookmarks, London red buses and more!

No unaccompanied children. If wet, collect crafts from Southwold Library.

Mini-Monsters Creepy-Crawly Roadshow

Thursday, 29th August, 11am and 2pm @ Stella Peskett Millennium Hall

Come and meet the mini-monsters: mini-beasts, -reptiles and -invertebrates. Find out fascinating facts about the animals before getting up close and personal with each species.

£2 per child. Open to children 5+. Limited spaces. Book your place today – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; web: www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.

Blyth Poets ‘The Isle is Full of Voices’

Friday, 2nd August, 2.15–3.30pm

First Friday of every month.

A poetry group meeting at Southwold Library. 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 August, 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 August, 2.15pm

Second Thursday of every month.

All equipment supplied. Refreshment break in The Canteen.

Free event, no booking required.

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.

Lego Club!

Sundays, 12.15–1pm

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.

Southwold Library Reading Group

Thursday, 29th August, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library

This month, we are reading: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Pick up a book at Southwold Library – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Free event, no booking required.

Baby Bounce and Tot Rock

Every Sunday and Tuesday, 10.30–11am @ Southwold Library

Instruments, clapping, jogging and action rhymes. For babies and toddlers of all ages.

Free event, no booking required.

Realise Futures Walk-in Advice and Guidance

Every Thursday, 10am–12noon @ Southwold Library

Do you have a learning disability/autism? Do you need some support, advice or information?

Come along to one of our walk-in advice and guidance sessions. There is no need to book an appointment. Our advisors will talk to you about the support you need.

We can provide advice, guidance and information on housing, employment, benefits, training, money, travel, safety, health, bills/letters and social.

Please contact: Anita Fiddy, Service Locality Co-ordinator (East) – tel: 07598 582955; e-mail: anita.fiddy@realisefutures.org.

A pdf copy can be downloaded here.

Reydon Show – Saturday, 3rd August

Are you a baker, an artist, a photographer, a crafter, a sewer, a knitter, a gardener or a flower arranger? Then why not enter the Reydon Show?

The Show celebrates your talents big and small plus certificates and various trophies to be won. It takes place on Saturday, 3rd August. Entries have to be in on the Friday night or the Saturday morning and the exhibition opens at 2pm.

We also have a range of children’s categories open to kids under 12, so if your child is a keen baker, gardener or arts and crafter they can enter too – and kids’ enter free!

So, plan your preserves, ready your radishes and corral your carnations. Programme of categories available at Bridgefoot Stores, Reydon or can be e-mailed to you if you contact Charlotte at frogclock@hotmail.com.

Southwold Street Festival urgently needs some helpers on Saturday, 29th June 2024. It starts at about 12 noon and finishes at about 5pm.

Any hours you can give would be so much appreciated; this can be at any time during the day. Be part of an incredible team.

Car parking is on Southwold Common, York Road, Southwold.

Expect some delays with the traffic lights on Mights Bridge, Southwold due to a gas leak.

Can you help or would you know anyone who could?

Text or call Matthew on 07775 018844 or email: matthew.townshend@eastsuffolk.gov.uk.

Help image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Talk by Nancy Stevenson, author of Beach Hut People

Monday, 15th July, 11am @ Southwold Library

Free event, no need to book.

Have you ever wondered about the people who choose to spend summer days in their beach huts in Frinton and Walton? Maybe you’ve taken pictures of the huts and chuckled at their cheeky names? Perhaps you’ve peeked inside their open doors? Possibly you’ve paused and said hello to the people who are drinking tea outside?  In her book Nancy Stevenson sets out on a journey to discover a little more about the people who inhabit these ‘sheds by the sea’ and the pleasures of a day at the hut.

‘A charming snapshot of a slice of the British seaside, the humble beach hut, their occupants, and a tiny corner of Essex serving here as a brilliant microcosm for a larger story about our island nation’s idiosyncrasies.’ Travis Elborough

‘Nancy Stevenson has stepped behind the familiar candy-coloured, bucket-and-spade world of the seaside beach hut to discover a much more profound relationship chalet-users have with the wide skies and careless pleasures of the seashore, and where the family hut is a precious repository of childhood memories, handed down from one generation to the next.’ Ken Worpole

Come and listen to Nancy talk about her research, her book and the experiences of fellow beach-hut-loving areas just like Southwold!

Nancy will be signing copies of her book, Beach Hut People.

Animal-themed crafts for kids

Every Tuesday of the summer holidays, 11am and 2pm @ Southwold Library

No booking required.

• 23rd July – Dogs! Wiggly eye dog suncatchers, dog bookmarks, French bulldog plate and more!
• 30th July – Llamas! Llama magnets, Rainbow llama weaving, llama scratch art and more!
• 6th August – Insects! Jumping grasshoppers, fuzzy spider decorations, insect bookmarks and more!
• 13th August – Birds! Bird wands, wooden swans, rocking bird and more!
• 20th August – Butterflies! Butterfly planes, butterfly bracelets, butterfly magnets and more!
• 27th August – Sloths! Sloth keyrings, sloth doorhangers, paper plate sloths and more!

Free crafts provided by the Friends of Southwold Library.

Sea-life crafts games and fun for all the family

Thursday, 25th July, 11am and 2pm @ Southwold Boating Lakes and Tearoom

Make a colour in fuzzy sea-life magnet, a flying-fish glider, a weaving shark and much more!

Free stories, games and fun.

Reading Quest: where will reading take you this summer?

Reading Quest is an exciting opportunity to get the whole family involved in reading and making memories this summer! The challenge is open to children of all ages and all reading abilities.

Every week during the summer holidays, our staff and volunteers will be on hand to chat to children about the activities completed each week and the exciting books they’ve read. While visiting the library, children can collect a weekly reward and a new stack of books to enjoy at home.

Visit your local library from 13th July to collect your free map and start your quest!

Realise Futures Walk-in Advice and Guidance

Every Thursday, 10am–12noon @ Southwold Library

Do you have a learning disability/autism? Do you need some support, advice or information?

Come along to one of our walk-in advice and guidance sessions. There is no need to book an appointment. Our advisors will talk to you about the support you need. We can provide advice, guidance and information on housing, employment, benefits, training, money, travel, safety, health, bills/letters and social.

Please contact: Anita Fiddy, Service Locality Co-ordinator (East) – tel: 07598 582955; e-mail: anita.fiddy@realisefutures.org.

Blyth Poets ‘The Isle is Full of Voices’

Friday, 5th July, 2.15–3.30pm

First Friday of every month.

Free event, no booking required.

A poetry group meeting at Southwold Library. All welcome to read or just listen. We invite contributions of original work or well-loved poems. Refreshment break in the Canteen.

Mah-Jong Group

Friday, 12th and 26th July, 2.15–4.15pm

Second and fourth Friday of the month.

£1 per person.

Can you play Mah-Jong? Do you want to learn? Come along and join the group at Southwold Library.

Scrabble Club

Thursday, 11th July, 2.15pm

Second Thursday of every month.

Free event, no booking required.

All equipment supplied. Refreshment break in the Canteen.

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.

Lego Club!

Sundays, 12.15–1pm

Free event, no booking required.

Open to kids (and adults) of all ages. This summer, we’re building: Crazy Creatures. All donations of Lego welcome.

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

Southwold Library Reading Group

Thursday, 25th July, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

This month, we are reading: Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris. Pick up a book at Southwold Library – tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Baby Bounce and Tot Rock

Every Sunday and Tuesday, 10.30–11am @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

Instruments, clapping, jogging and action rhymes. For babies and toddlers of all ages.