Dressing for the occasion

At Masquerade they have a wide range of costumes available from mascot costumes to Superheroes to historical costumes to uniforms. Whatever the occasion they aim to dress you to impress!

The Coronation this year is giving the whole Country a reason to celebrate, and at Masquerade they are currently inundated with requests for Guard uniforms, Royal capes and cloaks, Kings and Queen regalia and outfits suitable for the get togethers throughout the bank holiday weekend.

Masquerade are often asked what the most popular costume is? - this varies from week to week, and with new films and themes it changes constantly. Bridgerton and Peaky Blinders remain popular party themes, whilst ‘A night at the movies’ gives so much scope that you can visit Masquerade, find the costume that you love, and then think of the movie that suits it best.

Masquerade costume hire and fancy dress is happy to be celebrating 16 years in business this year. The business was started out of a love of costume and has been trading since 2007 in Earl Stonham.

Masquerade is currently open from 10am - 2pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and Saturday 10am - 3pm. There is no requirement to book within these hours, but if this is not convenient, they can also offer appointments for times outside of these hours.

Masquerade, Church Farm, Earl Stonham. IP14 5EE www.masqueradeshop.co.uk

Tel: 01449 711109

Ipswich Borough Council is excited to share details of the event line-up to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Camilla Queen Consort in Ipswich.

On Saturday 6th May Ipswich Cornhill will host a day of celebrations, with a big screen in place for friends and family to meet and watch TV coverage of the Coronation starting at 10am. There will also be free face painting for the younger members of the audience, available between 11am until 4pm - as well as food stalls for all the family to enjoy.

At 2pm, following the broadcast of the Coronation, the big screen will be used to show Roald Dahl’s Matilda, an adaption of the Tony and Olivier award-winning stage musical.

Ipswich Town Hall and the Cornhill will also be decorated with bunting for the occasion, bringing the community together in celebration. The festivities continue Sunday 7th May with live streaming of the Windsor Castle Coronation Evening Concert, a global music event which brings together icons and contemporary stars in celebration of the historic occasion. The Celebrations start from 3.30pm, with the Evening Concert start time still to be announced, with a fully licensed

An Ipswich Borough Council spokesperson says, “Ipswich Borough Council is thrilled to support community events over the special May bank holiday weekend to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

“We are encouraging the community to get involved with our events, but we’re also inviting the public to hold events in their neighbourhood to bring everyone together for the celebrations.”

Ipswich communities wishing to organise celebrations including street parties, the Big Lunch or volunteering their time for the Big Help Out can find out more information

May at Two Sisters Arts Centre

Friday 5th May (after a break for Easter) the Two Sisters Arts Centre are back to their first Friday of the month jazz events with The Moondancers who include fabulous jazz singer Natalie Hodge, Vernon Leyton on bass, Tony Radford on sax and John Parker on guitar.

On Thursday 11th May touring drama group Oddbodies present a one man version of Shakespeare’s King Learwhich should be interesting!!

On Friday 12th May there’s an indie night double bill which includes folk band A Light Left On - a duo who have visited before and Matt White BearFootSoul – an American signer who has made Suffolk his home and wows audiences with his lovely voice wherever he performs. He will be showcasing his new album Gravity & Time

Saturday 20th May sees the return of Giles Shenton (Three Men in a Boat & Old Herbaceous) who brings us his original drama My Dog’s Got No Nose about a failing comedian, a performance which will be both funny and poignant And on Saturday 27th May the band that hail from Cuppa – Albion Mills – who came before with a Pink Floyd tribute –are this time covering The Beatles Book online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/ two-sisters-arts-centre or phone the Box Office to reserve your tickets on 01394 279613