Dominic Knight
April 12, 2024
May news & events from Southwold Library
Legal Matters Advice and Information: Your Will â leaving gifts for children and grandchildren
Monday, 13th May, 10.30am @ Southwold Library
Free talk, no need to book.
Local solicitor Stuart Johnson, fully accredited with Solicitors for the Elderly, will advise on making your will and ensuring gifts go to your children and grandchildren.
Silver Clay Workshop
Monday, 13th May, 7â10pm @Southwold Library
ÂĢ45 per person, including all materials. Maximum 12 people.
Learn to make beautiful jewellery with this flexible material.
Book online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries or at Southwold Library â tel: 01502 722519.
Friends of Southwold Library Fete and Plant Sale
Saturday, 25th May, 10amâ4pm @ St Edmunds Green, Southwold
Fete including plants, books, crafts, cakes, tombola and games.
Would you be able to give us any plants? If you think you can, please contact Southwold Library â tel: 01502 722519.
All funds towards supporting Southwold Library
Art Sale
Monday, 27th May, 10amâ3pm @ Southwold Library
Works by the late Southwold artist Brian Bennett. Brian was a self-taught artist, becoming a serious painter in his mid-30s. He was the winner of the Ealing Open Art Competition , exhibiting widely in London and in Suffolk. Brian was a long-serving member of the Southwold Art Circle.
His earlier paintings were representational, but in Suffolk, he became interested in exploring surface textures, cracked wood, rusting metal, peeling paint on details of boats, doors, barns, fishing sheds and the like. This led in turn to the more abstract imagery of his later work.
Sale in aid of the Friends of Southwold Library.
Free Ice Cream Crafts for Kids
Tuesday, 28th May, 11am and 2pm
Come and make squeezy ice creams, ice-cream bookmarks, ice-cream suncatchers, and much more! Plus ice lolly!
Crafts supplied by the Friends of Southwold Library. No need to book.
Kitchen Chemistry: Science Experiments Out of the Lab!
Wednesday, 29th May, 11am and 1.30pm @ Stella Peskett Millennium Hall
ÂĢ2 per child. Open to children 5+.
Lab in a Library brought to you by Kinetic Adventure. Find out what weird and wonderful chemistry experiments you can try in your own home!
Limited spaces. Book your place today â tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk; online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.
Southwold Arts Centre and Southwold Library Present: Southwold Community Cinema
- The Zone of Interest (2023) 12a â Wednesday, 29th May, 3pm
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf HÃķss, and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
- Wicked Little Letters (2023) 15 â Wednesday, 12th June, 3pm
When the residents of Littlehampton start receiving letters filled with obscenities and hilarious profanity, Rose, a rambunctious Irish immigrant, is accused of the crime.
Tickets ÂĢ5, including refreshments.
Book a ticket at www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk or visit the box office â tel: 01502 722572;
Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, Southwold IP18 6JP.
Now Booking: Friends of Southwold Library present Slaughter in Southwold â Southwold Library Crime Writersâ Festival
Saturday, 15th and Sunday, 16th June @ Southwold Arts Centre, St Edmundâs Hall
Tickets ÂĢ6 per talk, ÂĢ20 per day or ÂĢ40 for the weekend (Rev. Richard Coles event and lunches booked separately). Lunches with the authors.
- Authorsâ talks by: Rev Richard Coles, Jane Casey, Nicci French, Elly Griffiths, Tom Hindle, Cara Miller, Jacqueline Sutherland, A K Turner and Ruth Ware.
- Plus: Kate Ellisâ Death at the Dig Murder Mystery Night â Friday, 14th June, 7pm.
- Fun Crime Quiz Night â Sunday, 17th June, 7pm.
- Whodunnit puzzle sheet available from 1st May â ÂĢ1. Solve the crime and you could win a ÂĢ10 book token.
- Raffle for a luxury crime-related hamper (raffle tickets available from 1st May at Southwold Library).
Book at the Library â tel: 01502 722519; or online: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/slaughter.
Activity Afternoons
Weekdays from 2.15pm @ Southwold Library
Crochet every Wednesday; Scrabble second 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, 10amâ12noon @ 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) â 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 aged seven plus and adults. Beginnersâ teaching and assistance from Phil weeks two and four.
Chess Club Volunteer Wanted!
Phil, our chess volunteer, can only do a couple of Fridays a month â we are looking for another volunteer for the other Fridays to help other players, especially beginners.
Training provided! Interested? Contact Charlotte â tel: 01502 722519 or e-mail: charlotte.clark@suffolklibraries.co.uk.
Blyth Poets âThe Isle is Full of Voicesâ
Friday, 3rd May, 2.15â3.30pm
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, 10th and 24th May, 2.15â4.15pm
Second and fourth Friday of the month.
ÂĢ1 per person.
Can you play Mah-Jong? Do you want to learn? Come along and join the group at Southwold Library.
Scrabble Club
Thursday, 9th May, 2.15pm
Second Thursday of every month.
Free event, no booking required.
All equipment supplied. Refreshment break in the Canteen.
Crochet Club
Every Wednesday, 2.15â4pm
ÂĢ2 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.
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 â they donât interrupt or correct â 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.
Contact Southwold Library â Old Hospital Hub, Field Stile Road, Southwold IP18 6LD; tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.
Lego Club!
Sundays, 12.15â1pm
Free event, no booking required.
Open to kids (and adults) of all ages. This spring, weâre building: Wonderful Wildlife. All donations of Lego welcome.
Adults: Would you like to help with Lego Club? Just ask staff.
Southwold Library Reading Group
Thursday, 30th May, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library
Free event, no booking required.
This month, we are reading: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami. Pick up a book at Southwold Library â tel: 01502 722519; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.
Baby Bounce and Tot Rock
Every Sunday and Tuesday, 10.30â11am @ Southwold Library
Free event, no booking required.
For babies and toddlers of all ages. Instruments, clapping, jogging and action rhymes.
