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Blackheath Morris Men - Chair Lifting - Greenwich

Quirky Easter events to enjoy in 2022

Easter is nearly here again, yippee! And if you’re looking for inspiration on where and how to spend your long Easter weekend, read on…

The Ballad of Maria Marten UK tour 2021 and 2022

Love, loss, joy and power in The Ballad of Maria Marten

The critically-acclaimed production of The Ballad of Maria Marten heads back on tour this autumn. It’s a complex tale based on a true crime…

The Pyre Parade, The Rough Band, SPILL Festival of Performance 2019, image by Guido Mencari

Burn your bad news at the Pyre Parade

The Pyre Parade will take to the streets of Ipswich this Saturday (26th October), offering the chance to burn your bad news…

Neal Pike Five Years

An exploration of adolescence in Five Years

Based on memories of life at a special educational needs school, Five Years uses poetry, storytelling and direct address to explore an adolescence…

HighTide Festival 2019 Aldeburgh

Comic capers, heartfelt stories and tricky topics in Suffolk

This week, head to the Suffolk coast for a festival of new theatre and live performance as the 2019 HighTide Festival takes place…

Ipswich Historic Waterfront Trail

Join pirates and sailors at Ipswich Maritime Festival

This weekend, Ipswich will be celebrating all things nautical with pirate crews, Georgian sailors, maritime themed inflatables and ships…

World Championship Coracle Race 2016 - Shrewsbury

Messing about on the river in quirky boats

This summer, there will be an array of events taking place on our rivers, celebrating the traditional yet quirky Coracle…

Protein - The Little Prince - CREDIT CHRIS NASH

A dance performance of The Little Prince in Ipswich

The Little Prince, a beloved tale of a child navigating the baffling world of grown-ups, has been adapted into a dance theatre production, just in time for Christmas…

Julie Rose Bower, Foley Explosion (Photo: Chloe Wicks)

An alternative spy thriller in Ipswich and London

This autumn, sound artist Julie Rose Bower will present alternative spy thriller, Foley Explosion, at the SPILL Festival in Ipswich and at the Hackney Showroom in London…

British Firefighter Challenge 2018, Suffolk (Photo: Kay Zieba Photography)

Weighty challenges for firefighters in Suffolk

The British Firefighter Challenge will take place in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July, with competitive hose dragging and weight lifting…

Framlingham Soap Box Race 2018 - Suffolk

It’s all downhill at Framlingham Soap Box Race

Framlingham Soap Box Race will take place on Sunday 20th May, with challengers in handmade carts competing to race the fastest downhill…

Great Framlingham Sausage Festival 2016

Join a tasty trail at the Great Framlingham Sausage Festival

On Sunday 8th October, Framlingham in Suffolk will welcome sausage lovers from all over the country to its annual celebration of the British banger.

The Nutshell pub - Bury St Edmunds Suffolk - Visit Britain

The Nutshell, possibly Britain’s smallest pub

Our latest Curiosity of the Week, thought by many to be Britain’s smallest pub, is The Nutshell in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk…

Shaun Caton - rainschemes for insomniacs - Photo: Julius G. Beltrame

Spill, a festival of performance in Suffolk

Spill, Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th October, is an international festival of live art, activism and performance, presenting the work of artists from around the globe…

Great Framlingham Sausage Festival 2016

Join a tasty trail at The Great Framlingham Sausage Festival

On 8th Oct 2016, Framlingham in Suffolk will welcome sausage lovers from all over the country to its annual celebration of the British banger…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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