Saturday, 13th January, 7pm @ Reydon Village Hall

£10 per person, including ploughman’s supper and lucky entrant draw.

Teams of up to six. Bring your own drink. Raffle!

Book your tickets with Charlotte at Southwold Library, tel: 07715388916; e-mail: frogclock@hotmail.com.

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

Face-to-Face Legal Matters Advice and Information: Contested Wills – When, Why and How to Contest Them

Monday, 15th January, 10.30am @ Southwold Library

Local solicitor Stuart Johnson, fully accredited with Solicitors for the Elderly, will advise on how to contest a will or how a will can end up being contested.

Free talk, no need to book. Tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Southwold Arts Centre and Southwold Library Present: Southwold Community Cinema

• A Haunting In Venice (2023) 12a, Wednesday, 17th January, 3pm.

Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. He soon gets thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets when one of the guests is murdered.

• The Great Escaper (2023) 12a, Wednesday, 21st February, 3pm.

In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

• Napoleon (2023), Wednesday, 27th March, 3pm.

A look at the military commander’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.

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

Friends of Southwold Library Quiz Night!

Saturday, 27th January, 7pm @ Cardinal Newman Hall (Old Postal Sorting Office).

Teams of four – £3 per person. Bring your own drinks and snacks. Raffle. Book early to avoid disappointment, limited places.

Contact: Southwold Library – email: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; tel: 01502 722519.

Reydon and Southwold Pantomime Present Dick Whittington!

Performances on: Saturday, 27th January, 5pm; Sunday, 28th January, 2pm; Monday, 29th January, 7.15pm; Tuesday, 30th January, 7.15pm; Thursday, 1st February, 7.15pm; Friday, 2nd February, 7.15pm; and Saturday, 3rd February, 2pm and 7.15pm.

@ Southwold Arts Centre

Tickets are £10/£12 adult; £5/£6 child; and £25/£30 family (two adults and two under-16s).

Available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/rspanto or in person at Southwold Library or Southwold Arts Centre.

Bedtime Stories @ Southwold Library

Tuesdays in December and January, 5.30pm

Free drop in. All welcome for some bedtime stories – nightwear optional.

Activity Afternoons @Southwold Library

Weekdays from 2.15pm

Crochet every Wednesday; Scrabble third Thursday; Poetry first Friday; Mah-Jong second and fourth Friday; Ongoing jigsaw all other afternoons. Free hot drinks. Sponsored by East of England Co-op in association with East Suffolk Council.

Realise Futures Walk-in Advice And Guidance

Every Thursday, 10am–12 noon @ 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.

Chess Club

Every Friday, from 4.30pm @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

Free play every week for kids 7+ and adults. Beginners’ teaching and assistance from Phil weeks two and four.

Mah-Jong Group

Friday, 12th and 26th January, 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.

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’

Friday, 5th January, 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.

Scrabble Club

Thursday, 18th January, 2.15pm

Third Thursday of every month.

Free event, no booking required.

All equipment supplied. Refreshment break in the Canteen.

Kids, come and read to Ash the PAT Dog

Wednesdays, 4pm @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

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.

Southwold Library, Old Hospital Hub, Field Stile Road, Southwold IP18 6LD; tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Lego Club!

Sundays, 12.15–1pm

Free event, no booking required.

Open to kids (and adults) of all ages. This winter, we’re building: Humongous Houses. All donations of Lego welcome.

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

Southwold Library Reading Group

Thursday, 25th January, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

This month, we are reading: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson. 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.

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

December 1st, 2nd and 3rd; open 10am–5pm on Friday and Saturday, and after our service on Sunday, 11.30am–5pm.

There will be a display of over 80 crib sets of many different styles and sizes from all over the world. There is also an ‘Angel Quest’ for children, Christmas craft and refreshments. Entry is free, but there will be a collection to be shared by Access Community Trust and Hope and Aid Direct.

The Reydon Church section on this website has more about St Margaret’s as well as contact details.

Saturday, 16th December @Reydon Village Hall

4- to 8-year-olds: 2–3.45pm.

9- to 14-year-olds: 4–6pm.

£3 per child (including refreshments).

All money raised will go to the Blyth Valley Rotary’s Sightbox Appeal (www.blythvalleyrotary.co.uk).

Book at Southwold Library – tel:  01502 722519; online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.

Southwold Library Christmas Tree Festival

Throughout December during opening hours

Guess the Christmas food! Free! Donations welcome.

Big thanks to all the local groups, clubs and businesses who have decorated our trees.

Visit Santa @ Southwold Library

Saturday, 9th and 16th December, 10am–12pm and 2–4pm

£4.50 per child.

Reindeer crafts, meet and Photo with Santa plus gift.

‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Simon Callow on the Big Screen

Sunday, 17th December, 3pm @ Southwold Arts Centre

PG 90 minutes.

Tickets £5 including refreshments.

Based on Charles Dickens’s own performance adaptation, Simon Callow and director Tom Cairns have created a one-man theatrical extravaganza of festive storytelling that is both heart-warming and deeply moving.

Following critically acclaimed, sold-out theatre seasons in 2011, 2012 and again in 2016, Simon Callow (‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, ‘Shakespeare in Love’) returns to wow audiences with this tour-de-force performance, re-imagined especially for cinema.

A Christmas must see!

Booking via Southwold Arts Centre – tel: 01502 722572; online: www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk.

‘Lab in a Library’ – snow globes and other Christmas science experiments with Kinetics Science Adventures – SADLY THIS HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO SICKNESS

Friday, 22nd December, 11am and 1.30pm @ Stella Peskett Millennium Hall

£2 per child.

Open to children 5+. Find out about the science behind the festive-favourite snow globes and make your own to take home. Plus other Christmas-themed science experiments.

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

Festive Dragon Crafts

Thursday, 21st December, 11am and 2pm @ Southwold Library

Free crafts – no need to book. Make a wide variety of festive-themed dragon items.

Bedtime Stories @ Southwold Library

Tuesdays in December and January, 5.30pm

Free drop in. All welcome for some bedtime stories – nightwear optional.

Southwold Library Reading Groups Christmas Do

Wednesday, 13th December, 6.30pm

Are you in a reading group? All reading-group members welcome to this annual Christmas get together. A chance to compare notes, discuss group favourites (and the ones you hated) and get recommendations for the new year.

Tea, coffee and squash provided, but please bring nibbles and any other drinks to add to the evening’s offerings

Southwold Arts Centre and Southwold Library Present: Southwold Community Cinema

• Oppenheimer (2023) 15 (historical drama), Wednesday, 6th December, 3pm.

Tickets £5 including refreshment.

Book a ticket at www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk or visit the box office – tel : 01502 722572;

Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, Southwold IP18 6JP.

Be kind to a kid this Christmas! With Suffolk Libraries and BBC Radio Suffolk

Spread a little festive fun by donating new toys for 0 to 7-year-olds at your local library and we’ll get them to children who need them. Take what you need, give what you can at www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/be-kind.

Southwold Library Pigs in Blankets Quiz Sheet

Each of the clues has an answer with pig (or synonym) in it. To help further, next to the clue are the initials of the answer; for example: A popular pet GP? Answer = Guinea Pig.

£1 – Prize £10 book token.

Available from Southwold Library and online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibrariesActivity.

Kids, come and read to Ash the PAT Dog

Wednesdays, 4pm @ Southwold Library

The Read2Dogs Scheme provided by PAT helps to improve literacy skills and well-being 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.

Activity Afternoons @Southwold Library

Weekdays from 2.15pm

Crochet every Wednesday; Scrabble third Thursday; Poetry first Friday; Mah-Jong second and fourth Friday; Ongoing jigsaw all other afternoons. Free hot drinks. Sponsored by East of England Co-op in association with East Suffolk Council.

Realise Futures Walk-in Advice And Guidance

Every Thursday, 10am–12 noon @ 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.

Chess Club

Every Friday, from 4.30pm @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

Free play every week for kids 7+ and adults. Beginners’ teaching and assistance from Phil weeks two and four.

Mah-Jong Group

Friday, 8th and 22nd December, 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.

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’

Friday, 1st December, 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.

Scrabble Club

Thursday, 21st December, 2.15pm

Third Thursday of every month.

Free event, no booking required.

All equipment supplied. 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 winter, we’re building: Humongous Houses. All donations of Lego welcome.

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

Southwold Library Reading Group

Thursday, 4th January, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library

Free event, no booking required.

This month, we are reading: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. 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.

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