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HOMES & GARDENS | ARTS | MOTORING | HEALTH | FOOD & DRINK ISSUE 48 JUNE 2014

CONTENTS

Welcome 5

BERRY NICE CAKES 39

BIRTHDAY PRESENCE 6

JOE CARWAY 41

FOCUS Explore North Norfolk 9

BLOSSOM CHARITY 48

Out & About THE GLIDE SURF SCHOOL 14 Book Club 17 INSPIRED BY NATURE 19 Train for future growth 21 FLORAL CELEBRATION 25

FOSTER CARE CO - OP 51 THE GREATEST RACE 53 AUTOBSESSION 55 UPDATES & EVENTS 56

Explore North Norfolk

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This month we focus on the North Norfolk Coast, an everchanging and stunning landscape. It is the perfect place to visit during these summer months and we reveal a little about some of the gems you can find along the way.

WHATS ON 60 DIRECTORY 62

COMPETITION TIME 26 Q&A LOUISE PRIEST 28 A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOW 31 FACING THE FUTURE 32 CHEF’S CORNER 35

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THE QUEEN'S HEAD, EYE 37

THE GREATEST RACE

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ello to June and hopefully the summer sunshine.

It's hard to believe it's been a year since we became Circuit Media! What a year it has been, ups and downs, a few tears and lots of laughs, but to see what we have achieved is so rewarding and I am proud of the team who put so much into it and our amazing friends and family who have supported us and kept us going when things have been tough.

It’s been a year since Alice became carnival queen and I can't believe it's the same girl; she had no confidence and didn't feel comfortable in front of the camera.

We have loved working with Alice so much and watched her grow as a person, we have asked her to carry on modelling for us and to be the face of YLM. In the May issue of YLM there was a My Head Gardener poetry competition. You’re a very talented bunch ha ha, excuse the pun, we have enjoyed reading them so much we have extended it by another month, so keep those poems coming!

Ben, Willow and I headed to North Norfolk as we had this feature in the June issue, we had such a great day. We went to Cromer first and walked along the pier. It was very quiet as we got there before 9am. The tractors were pulling the boats in onto the beach and

we saw a large crate full off yummy Cromer crabs! We ate breakfast at a small cafe, overlooking the sea then we headed to Sheringham Park. The Rhododendrons smelt amazing and the colours were fabulous.

David Morrel from canvas prints stepped in and took the photos of Sarah's Out and About for me, I was gutted to have missed it!

Maybe it was for the best as I may not have stopped laughing for long enough to take any photos, just looking through David’s photos cracked me up. Sarah did mention it's harder than it looks, not the falling off but staying on the surfboard ha ha. Check out Sarah's profile picture in her Out and About, it may raise a slight grin.

Our featured artist this month is Joe Carway. It was a real pleasure to meet Joe and how inspiring to see a young man destined for great things.

Don't forget your sun hats and sun cream, folks, hope you have a lovely June.

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appy Birthday to us!

Circuit Media is one year old: Wendy and Ben Aiken have been at the helm for 12

months.

“It was Papa’s idea,” says Wendy.

(She says ‘pappa’ like the Italians, not ‘puhpaah’ like the upper classes.) Papa is her father-in-law, Ben’s father, Mark. For the past ten years former postman Mark Aiken has run Dayburst Couriers, the distributors of YLM (see YLM #40, September 2013). He reasoned that, between them, Wendy, a professional photographer, and Ben, a graphic designer, could run a magazine, and thought about buying it. Wendy decided that, if anyone should buy it, it should be she and Ben. She had just lost her own father, John Lucas, and needed something to focus on: some structure to her somewhat peripatetic life as a freelance photographer.

It is clear that Wendy has been very much influenced by her Dad but, more than that, how Circuit and YLM express her and Ben’s strong family ties to this area, and their passion for it. John Lucas was Mayor of Eye, town councillor and governor of Hartismere School. He ran Partridge & Lucas, Estate Agents in Eye for over 30 years.

“He helped so many people. He

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was a really good man and a very gentle man.” Wendy’s bubbliness briefly threatens to burst. “He’s left a very big hole in our lives.”

Does she take after him? Well, she expects people think her a bit crazy but “what you see is what you get. I’m an open book. I like to help people. I want everybody to be happy.

“Dad started as an estate agent when it was thought of as a profession. He was old-school: smart, honest, hard-working with great ethics. He said that nowadays estate agents are thought of as lower than used car salesmen. My Mum and Dad, John and Lindsay, moved to Eye in 1975, living in the flat above the office of Partridge and Lucas with Heidi, my sister, who was 3 at the time. Mum and Dad and my sister all worked together in Partridge and Lucas later on.

“I like the family business feel.

I never would have thought that we would own a publishing firm.

It all came about because I was in a funny place with Dad passing away. I felt a bit lost and I needed something to work on, and this has been amazing for me, to keep me going, because I don’t think I would have done otherwise.

“I love working. I always said to Dad I’d never work in an office.

He wanted me to work in Partridge and Lucas and I said I never

would. Actually I love working in this office, and I have all his things around me all the time.” John Lucas was a keen photographer and cyclist. His father, Wendy’s grandfather, was also a photographer and Wendy has his cameras displayed around the office, as well as her dad’s racing bike.

“I wanted to follow Dad’s ethos in life: just doing right by people.

I believe in doing business in a certain way. I wouldn’t put someone else’s product down to sell mine. We put our heart and soul into this business.” And she means soul: she puts it all down to God’s will. “I’ve been blessed. I don’t believe in luck. I feel buying YLM was meant to be. I just wanted to build a future for the children: something I could look back on and be really proud of.

“I love finding the stories and searching out the things that interest me, what I believe in and like. Ben’s very much the look, and I’m the content. I love doing the photos for everything: for the book clubs, the features and things.”

Wendy is the loud one from Eye in Suffolk, Ben the quiet one from Diss, Norfolk. This is their area, there’s no disputing that, but does that make for a successful working relationship? Can a couple of creatives run a business?

Wendy says a lot of it is down to

mentors: “I’ve got three coaches – most people only have one!”; and also down to the Team: “my YLM Family”.

The Team is: Wendy, publisher; Sarah, editor; Ben and Matt, design; Bill, business development; and Janet, bookkeeping (“she’s just adorable”). Then there’s also Wendy’s son, Charlie (“the spit of my Dad”) and Willow, Wendy and Ben’s daughter, Sarah’s goddaughter, and occasional Cover Girl, and Papa, of course (“He was my best friend before I even met Ben. Having his support is amazing!”).

Sarah and Wendy have been best friends for 10 years but it wasn’t until Sarah had been taken on to look after Sales at YLM that her Mum told Wendy it was Sarah’s dream job to write. She’d never told Wendy she’d been on a Creative Writing course. “Working at YLM has changed my life dramatically,” Sarah blinks bashfully.

Matt was the only fixture, having moved to Your Local Magazine earlier, after 24 years of design and publishing, of which 16 years was spent in London’s West End. How has it changed?

“The magazine has evolved from a community mag to a lifestyle mag, which makes it a lot more interesting. It’s a very relaxed atmosphere: fun and dynamic; and Wendy drives me to distraction!”

The office is a stunning, beamed

and bricked, open-plan space up on the first floor, with Ben and Matt (“the OCD designers”) in the back room and able to shut the door on the others. “Matt’s like the Daddy,” explains Wendy. “He sorts me out, telling me ‘business hat, business hat’.” She mimes the action of donning her business hat.

Bill’s new, having come all the way from Australia to work here, kind of. “I like the nature of the magazine, the look and style of it.”

“Bill’s organising the business side of things and Sarah’s organising me,” Wendy chips in. “I really, really wish I had my Dad’s business brain because he was very good with numbers and all that side of things, and I very often, when it’s been a tough year, look up and say ‘Oh, Dad, I wish you were here to help me!’.”

Until recently, Steph was looking after Sales and she happens to be in the office when I’m there. “I’ll keep dropping in,” she promises.

And that’s not just for Hotdog Friday, I’m assured. (The hotdogs from the market are rather good.)

“I’m proud of what we’ve achieved,” says Ben, soberly. “I think the publication is unique in

the area and full of character. We really go into the local stories.

We’re conscious of the need to find stuff the newspapers won’t do, as we’re a monthly. We like exclusives. We’re working on our online magazine too, making it slightly different to the printed version, with video interviews.”

My jaundiced atheist’s view of many so-called local magazines (and I obviously don’t have Wendy’s qualms either) is that they drop in on a town, they say ‘right, what businesses can we fleece?’, now let’s just write a bit of blurb about it. And you think: no one’s actually going to read that because, if they live there,

they know that already, and if they don’t, they’re not interested in the adverts. I’m no expert but I’d say that, in order for a magazine to work, it’s got to have local stories that people don’t already know.

“I like real people,” says Wendy, “and anything to do with history because I’m trapped in a bit of a time-warp. I love all the gorgeousness around me and I don’t think all changes are good changes.

“Do you know how we choose our front covers?” she asks. I don’t. “I print off loads of photos and lay them all out. Then everybody who works here chooses the one they like best, and it’s

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always one Ben doesn’t want! Ben would like structure and order and I like chaos. You should come here on the day the magazines get delivered: it’s hilarious; everybody just grabs them, shouting ‘the magazines are here, the magazines are here!’ because it’s all your hard work you’re getting to see in print. I’ve heard that people like to keep a copy of every issue. So, that’s awesome!

“I love Wendy World!” exclaims Wendy. “I’d like to get bigger and bigger and bigger,” she adds, tucking into her hotdog.

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he North Norfolk Coast is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and it isn’t hard to see why.

As you travel along the Norfolk Coastline you can see that it varies immensely.

In some parts there are vast stretches of sand with the sea far into the distance, some sections are pebbly, some are mud flats and marshes and then there are also the grassy dunes.

Let’s start our coastal ‘ journey’ at Snettisham, home to an RSPB reserve where you can see thousands of wading birds stopping off on their long migration to the Arctic, nesting gulls and terns and also, as I was once lucky enough to witness, thousands of pinkfooted geese flying in to feed.

An absolutely amazing sight.

Travelling up from Snettisham we have Hunstanton, the only west-facing resort on the East Coast, leading to spectacular sunsets over The Wash. The actual town was built in Victorian times and still retains this character.

Hunstanton is famed for some of the highest suntime in the

summer, hence the nickname ‘Sunny Hunny’.

Atop Hunstanton’s iconic ‘stripy’ cliffs sits its own lighthouse, which played a strong role in World War One and World War Two. During WW1 it was used as a base for secret wireless transmissions and in WW2 it was used as an observation station and gunnery. Today the lighthouse serves as a holiday home.

As you move up and round the coast, through other nature reserves such as Holme Dunes National Nature Reserve and RSPB Titchwell Marsh, you come to Burnham Deepdale, centred around its harbour. Here you will find the Deepdale Café which has just reopened with new owners, a new menu and a whole new outlook on life, customer service and great food & drink.

Sophie, Viv and Graham have taken on the challenge of returning Deepdale Café to its rightful place, namely the best cafe on the North Norfolk Coast. This local family are keen to welcome back their neighbours and visitors for breakfast, a friendly meal, cup

of tea or some seriously great cake.

Deepdale Café opens at 7.30am each morning until 5pm, offering an excellent range of breakfast options.

Then you might want to stay on for the lunch selection before hitting the cake in the afternoon. Sounds like a great day of food.

Deepdale Café has already had some famous visitors, including Marco Pierre White!

“Very few people have the courage to do what young Sophie has done at such a young age. My admiration and respect for that young lady are enormous and I wish her well – she deserves all the success she has witnessed so far.” – Marco Pierre White.

Moving on from Deepdale we come to Wells-nextthe-Sea set in the Holkham National Nature Reserve.

John and Jenny Pooley have a caravan next to the beach and they say ‘it’s like another world’. With its flat golden sands, which, when the sea is out, appears to stretch as far as the eye can see and bordered by pine woods. It really

is a mesmerising place. Along the edge of the beach, where it meets the woods, are the famed, colourful beach huts which look fantastic in the summer sun.

A striking feature at Wells is the large granary building and overhanging gantry. The granary was built in 1903 but has now been converted into flats with spectacular views across the busy fishing harbour. Why not try your hand at crabbing while at the harbour?

Near to Wells-next-the-Sea is Holkham Hall, a beautiful country house that is currently privately owned and lived in. Parts of the film ‘The Duchess’, with Kiera Knightly, were filmed here and some of the rooms featured in several scenes. The Hall is set in picturesque parkland, home to Fallow Deer and Red Deer and there are many designated walks for those who would love to enjoy these gorgeous surroundings.

Our next stop on this North Norfolk Coastal tour is Blakeney. The area surrounding is saltmarsh, freshwater marsh and mudflats and is a National

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take one of the ferry trips along the spit, where you will be able to see the common and grey seal colonies; June and July is the ideal time to go as this is when seal pup numbers are at their highest.

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Nature Reserve. The coastline is forever changing here and this can be seen at Blakeney Point. A four mile long sand and shingle spit, Blakeney point is an unusual habitat for all kinds of wildlife and one of only a few places in Britain where shingle bank, sand dunes and saltmarsh happen together. The simplest and best way to see it is to take one of the ferry trips along the spit, where you will be able to see the common and grey seal colonies; June and July is the ideal time to go as

this is when seal pup numbers are at their highest. If you want to tell them apart, Grey Seals have W shaped nostrils and Common Seals have V Shaped nostrils. You also cannot miss the strikingly blue Lifeboat house which now serves as an ecological research station. Ferries depart from Morston Quay and operate with the tide so it’s always best to check times.

Not far from Blakeney is Cley-next-the-Sea and here you can see Cley Windmill, now an amazing guesthouse.

Simon Whatling, Manager of the windmill, told us a little about it and what is so special about the North Norfolk Coast: “Cley Windmill stands on the north side of the village within walking distance of the excellent and unusual village shops. It has uninterrupted views over the sea, the salt marshes and Cley Bird Sanctuary, with Blakeney Harbour in the distance. The large walled garden abuts the river Glaven, surrounded by reeds and tranquillity. A unique and unusual

pace to stay. The North Norfolk Coast has a rich history of local fishing and also of tourism particularly in the era of the Steam Railway when hoards of folk would travel up from the home counties to bask in the sun on Cromer’s sandy beaches. We are really spoilt for outstanding natural beauty in North Norfolk, with a few hidden gems still remaining secrets just for locals to enjoy!”

Cley Marshes is Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s oldest reserve and a sanctuary for breed-

“With stunning views of the North Norfolk Coast, Sheringham Park is picturesque, complete with an amazing backdrop of colour from over eighty species of Rhododendron.”

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ing birds. There is something to see all year round but the environment particularly supports large numbers of wintering and migrating wildfowl and waders, as well as bittern, marsh harrier and bearded tit.

Carrying along the coastal road we arrive at Sheringham.

You could actually arrive by Steam Train if you had taken the North Norfolk Railway round route from Sheringham to Holt and back. The railway was built by William Marriott in 1887 and not much has changed since. The station features a children’s activity coach, souvenir shop and buffet.

With stunning views of the North Norfolk Coast, Sheringham Park is picturesque, complete with an amazing backdrop of colour from over 80 species of Rhododendron.

While in Sheringham why not take a look in the Shoal Wind Farm Visitor Centre? Here you can learn more about renewable energy and the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.

With the wind obviously being free and readily available the farm is vital in providing us

with green energy which will create ‘a reduction of around 500,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year’ compared with fossil fuels.

Also located here is Sheringham Little Theatre. The theatre runs a packed programme of drama, film and artistic events throughout the year.

While its youth outreach work continues to give new opportunities to young people throughout the area, its famous Summer Repertory programme, which remains one of the last theatrical seasons of its type in the entire country, attracts theatre-goers from all across the country. It features five plays, of different genres, all played by the same cast throughout the programme.’

The season officially begins on Friday, 25th July 2014, and ends on Saturday, 6th September 2014. All the performances take place at Sheringham Little Theatre, which can be contacted on 01263 823347 or by visiting www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com.

Next on our whistle stop tour is Cromer, famous for its delicious crabs! Cromer sports

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a traditional pier complete with theatre and on the very end a lifeboat station, with its slipway to the sea. The RNLI has a very large presence in the town and is famous for Henry Blogg, a Cromer resident who joined the crew in 1894 aged just 18. Henry spent 53 years in service and was awarded more medals than any other lifeboat crew member; three RNLI Gold Medals and four RNLI Silver Medals for Gallantry, the George Cross and the British Empire Medal among others. Pay a visit to The RNLI Henry Blogg Museum to find out more.

Cromer is a delightful town with a wide choice of independent restaurants and cafes, a variety of shops and art galleries.

If you would like to stay awhile, I would highly recommend the Deers’ Glade Caravan and Camping Park. Not only can you take Touring Caravans, Motorhomes, and Tents but you can also stay in one of their insulated pods or mega pods nestled on the edge of the beautiful woodland.

Pods are the excellent way to

enjoy camping in the outdoors with all your comforts; a flat screen tv, heater, lights and in the mega pods an on-suite WC and wash basin! Each pod has its own outdoor area with cooking plinth, chimenea and picnic bench. Glamping at its best!

As you walk east along the promenade you will find The Glide Surf School and Cedar House Surf Shop. Cromer has been awarded a Blue Flag and is the perfect place to try out surfing. You can find out more on page 14 and 15.

Last but by no means least on our trip we stop at Mundesley, a beautiful, traditional seaside village. Ideal for family holidays Mundesley, like Wells-next-the-Sea, features stretching, golden sands and shallow pools.

As you will see, The North Norfolk Coast has so much to offer. Its coastline is an everchanging landscape, at the will of the sea. It provides us with delicious food like Cromer crab and Samphire, which can be found on the muddy, sandy flats. It’s a haven for wildlife and holiday makers alike. ❏

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“We were taught to wait for the wave to break, then push the board forwards and jump on in a laying position, supporting our upper body with straight arms; all ‘easy peasy’ on the sand but a completely different story in the water!.”

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urfing is not something that I ever thought I would get the opportunity to do, especially not in this area. So, when I realised I would be having a two hour surf lesson in Cromer I was a little dubious!

When we arrived we were greeted by the owner and instructor Ben Kewel and his wife Patricia. Ben started up the Glide Surf School in 2007. He had been surfing since he was 18; his mum and dad owned a guesthouse in Plymouth and this is also where he went to University. Ben became a full time PE teacher but in his holidays the surf would take him all over the world; Europe, Senegal, Mozambique, California, Sri Lanka…

The surf school began in the summer holidays but by 2008 it was running for 3 months of the summer and then increased to 6-8 months. Now it’s open all year, 7 days a week April through to October and weekends the rest of the time. For 5 years Ben ran it from the back of his van but then he obtained the old toilet block from the council and now has a base with shop as well.

The first challenge I was confronted with was attempting to get into my wetsuit (we won’t even talk about trying to get out of it again!) This was no easy feat I can assure you! But eventually get into it I did and I was ready to go. I would be joining a group of 9 girls from Stalham High school who I would like to thank very much for letting me gate crash their lesson!

We collected our surfboards (which seemed huge to me) and headed down to the beach.

After an initial safety talk we all had to wade out until we were waist deep.

We were then asked to dive in under the water. Really!? I don’t quite know what I had thought was going to happen during this lesson but it certainly wasn’t going under the water! Unfortunately as I came

back up I was knocked over by a wave.

I felt like I was in a washing machine! I emerged from the water like some kind of sea creature. That was a shock to the system.

Thankfully we then came back to shore and laid on the surfboards; at this point I don’t think I could do much else.

We were taught how to carry the boards out to sea, about waiting for the wave to break then pushing the surf board forwards and jumping on in a laying position and holding your upper body up with straight arms; all ‘easy peasy’ on the sand but a completely different story in the water. The waves were amazing, much bigger than I thought possible on such a sunny, lovely day. Only problem was it meant I was struggling to stand up! Once you got it right, caught the wave correctly and managed to jump on the feeling was amazing; whizzing into the shore with the momentum of the surf. It was pure joy!

We came back to the shore again to learn about standing up on the board.

With my terrible coordination I found this hard even on dry land. This was going to be fun! As per usual though, I wasn’t going to let anything stop me and I would try my very hardest. Wow, I found it hard. I just couldn’t quite get myself up quick enough. I was thoroughly enjoying myself though. What was so great about the lesson was that Ben aims to give you as much time in the water as possible. It’s hands on learning.

Unfortunately I was never able to get to a point of being able to stand on the surf board; the furthest I got was onto my knees, which still felt like quite an achievement. Nevertheless the experience made me feel alive! It was like nothing I’ve ever done before.

I would thoroughly recommend a lesson at The Glide Surf School with Ben, who is a trained lifeguard. If I can do it you can! However, if it all feels a bit ‘wild’ for you why not start with Stand Up Paddle Boarding, done on the flat calm water.

It helps with balance, core strength and fitness and is becoming more and more popular. Contact Ben on 07966 392227 / 01263 805005 or visit www.glidesurfschool.co.uk for more information.

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BOOK CLUB

Brilliant

by Roddy Doyle £11.99

Reviews by Diss Publishing

This book really lives up to its title – it is brilliant! Children all over Dublin have noticed that members of their families have been down recently. Gloria and Raymond’s Uncle Ben comes to live with them because the Black Dog of Depression has stolen Dublin’s funny bone. They decide to chase the Black Dog away and are joined by all of the children of Dublin. This book is a real gem – magical, emotional, funny and meaningful. It was truly a joy to read and has dealt with the subject matter in a way that kids (and adults) will be able to relate too. Brilliant!

From a Distance

by Raffaella Barker £16.99 It is April 1946 and Michael has just returned to Southampton after fighting in the war. Brutalised by his experience he decides to impulsively board a train to Cornwall and start a new life. Switch to present day Norfolk and Kit arrives to take up his unwanted inheritance – a decommissioned lighthouse.

His story intersects with Luisa, a stay at home mother who has lived her life for her children and is struggling to find a new direction. This novel moves between an artists’ colony in Penzance to present day Norfolk and explores choices made by previous generations and the impact they have on those alive today. Emotional and moving.

The Queen’s Hat

by Steve Antony £11.99 A brand new picture book celebrating London, the Queen and the new royal baby. A sudden gust of wind blows of the Queen’s hat and an adventure through the sights of London ensues followed by the Queen’s Men and a Corgi. Where will her hat land? Lovely bold illustrations accompany the text.

Panic

by Lauren Oliver £14.99 Panic, a game where you put your life on the line for a lifechanging cash prize, but not everyone is playing for the reward, someone is playing for revenge and no one can be trusted.

A thrilling, nail biting story that’s impossible to put down.

A Woman’s Shed

by Gill Heriz £19.99 In this beautiful book, Gill Heriz has interviewed over seventy different women in order to discover just how they have made their sheds into their own functional and creative spaces. Packed with stunning photographs by Nicolette Hallett this book is a must have for all keen gardeners!

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HOMES & GARDENS

by Lanassir Lawes | Swank Interiors

INSPIRED BY NATURE M aking the decision to do some redecorating is often the easy bit, trying to decide whether to have curtains or blinds, paint or wallpaper, or a combination can seem quite daunting and sometimes choosing and agreeing a colour scheme can be a stumbling block to actually starting at all.

Life can be so busy that we often find ourselves doing what we have to do without finding time to relax and therefore don’t really think about what the possibilities are. So often I will be talking with clients, and the colours and styles that are clear in their mind are those that they have seen on holiday as this is when our minds are clear and our senses are taking everything in without distraction.

Having just had three Bank Holiday weekends I really noticed that, by having a day off and popping to the coast, my mind went into overdrive. Time out is a real luxury and a great way to be inspired. We

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“looking at the colour combinations in a flowerbed and deciding upon what you do and don’t like can be a really good start to getting a scheme underway.”

are so lucky in Norfolk and Suffolk having such an amazing coastline as well as great nature reserves and gardens to visit.

The garden is one of my favourite places to gain inspiration. One of the biggest observations that can be made from a walk around a garden is that there are so many shades of green and that there is one that complements every colour! For example the logo I created for my company, Swank Interiors (lime green and dark

DUNWICH HEATH From July to September, Dunwich Heath is alive with colour; a patchwork of pink and purple heather and coconut-scented yellow gorse.

pink) was inspired by the colour contrast of the heathers and the fresh green grass that I saw from the window when I worked from a studio in my home overlooking the garden. Therefore, looking at the colour combinations in a flowerbed and deciding upon what you do and don’t like can be a really good start to getting the scheme underway.

You may even spot combinations that you had never thought would work but, seeing the col-

Bressingham gardens These unique gardens are renowned worldwide for their horticultural excellence. There are now 8,000 species and varieties on display in 17 acres.

ours together in nature can give you inspiration; for part of formal garden design is planting flowers that complement each other yet accidental amateur planting can often create a striking contrast.

Also you have to think about and decide the quantities of each colour that you use in the room. For example, if your chosen colours were purple and orange you may choose to have a predominantly purple scheme with colour pops of orange in the accessories. I am currently working on a project using these colours in adjacent rooms. The sitting room is purple, leading through to an orange dining room. This may sound very bold but the colours are complimented by a warm buff neutral that runs through both rooms in the form of paint and some of the fabrics.

The thing to always bear in mind is what colours you like. Always use colours that feel right for you to create a comfortable, relaxing environment for you to enjoy.

SHERINGHAM PARK Famous for its superb collection of rhododendrons and azaleas. Not to mention breathtaking views of the Norfolk Coast

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by Jody Lidgard | Bespoke Outdoor Spaces

Train for future growth If somebody had suggested that I would end up teaching young people Horticulture when I first entered the industry I would never have believed it.

It all changed one afternoon nine years ago, while having a general moan about the state of the industry and lack of motivated young people entering the trade.

An ex- tutor and good friend, Steve Coghill, challenged me to “put my money where my mouth is.” Make a difference yourself.

I took on the challenge and began a part time post at Otley College, Qualifying 2 years later as a lecturer.

When I heard about an organisation called World Skills, which pits teams from all over the world against one another in what can only be described as a skills Olympics, I knew I wanted to be involved.

The competition is staged over 4 days with competitors working to exacting measurements in a very demanding environment.

What really makes this competition special is that competitors are all 22 years of age or younger at competition. The dedication and passion displayed by these young people is nothing short of amazing.

We hold a national competition where competitors battle it out to qualify to be selected for the International competition.

I have been involved with the competition for several years now; in this time I have put forward people for competition as well as being involved with the training cycles. One of the reasons I believe this training works is the way in which it is delivered.

Free from the constraints of a traditional curriculum, trainers are able to block together sessions and deliver concentrated bursts of training that are focused and specialised.

Competitors gain experience faster than those on a conventional course, whilst retaining knowledge easier due to the blocking together of training.

I have had it said by colleagues that this style of training is elitist and not viable for mainstream vocational education. But I know from experience and working with experienced individuals it can be sown into existing delivery.

So what do we get at the other end of the journey? Well, past competitors from the World Skills competitions generally end up being snapped up by firms or in the majority of cases take the self employed route and forming their own companies. The life skills they

pick up on their journeys turn them into confident young professionals destined to become industry champions in their chosen field.

I was lucky enough to head over to Leipzig last year and support the team at competition. We worked alongside 19 other nations including Japan, Canada and Finland. The lads in the team fought like lions throughout the week against a stiff opposition. We came 11th, which was brilliant, and took away valuable lessons for the next competition which will be staged in Sao Paulo, Brazil next year.

For the next cycle I will concentrate my efforts on the National competition. I feel that if we can get the message out to colleges and companies and try to raise the bar across the board we will find it easier to compete at international level.

As a testimony to the quality of the training these young people receive, I was confident and happy to give 3 past competitors their first taste of the Chelsea Flower Show.

They formed a part of a team I took to build a garden for a company called Khora metal work. An intensive 2 week build has resulted in the project receiving a RHS

Best Trade Stand Award as well as the President’s Award on top. We have been approached for a larger project next year and I will have no hesitation in bringing these guys along again.

With Chelsea out of the way we are now concentrating on our own projects and working alongside some great clients.

Summertime is a great time to get a real feel for your garden space. Make a note of how you use the space as well as the soil conditions. Record where the sun first comes up and finally sets in the evening. I have been thinking of running a very easy and basic design your own garden course where anyone could sign up and together come to grips with the basics of garden design.

This could be a one or two day course run somewhere locally or an evening class run over a slightly longer period. Watch this space!

If any of this is of interest to you, or someone you know, please drop me a line.

And finally, Don’t miss your last chance to enter the My Head Gardener Competition on page 26!

Jody Lidgard is a Freelance Landscape & Horticultural Consultant working throughout East Anglia. info@jodylidgard.co.uk | 01379 852356 | 07769 565683

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KEEP Y ER HEEL DOWN BOR Wotcha! How are yer diddlin?

I’m fair t’ middlin thanks. Well, here we are in June, my favourite month, light at 4am till 10pm.

Well, not quite perhaps but who wants to be gardening at ten o’clock – unless you’re catching slugs!

I’m having to write this in early May of course, due to publishing dates, and at the moment we’re suffering something of a drought.

April showers didn’t amount to much.

Due to the dry weather germination has been poor in some cases, and last night I found myself transplanting parsnips. Like most gardeners, I suspect, I can’t stand ‘patchy’ rows. The parsnips were sown in ‘stations’ with radishes in-between to show where the rows were. Even the radishes hardly germinated! Fortunately, enough of the ‘stations’ germinated to give me spare plants to fill the gaps. Whether the newly planted seedlings will survive we’ll have to wait and see.

How are your worms? I don’t mean personally, but in your compost heap or composter?

Anaerobic Digester if you want to give it a fancy name (although that doesn’t actually mean the same thing, but sounds good!).

Pictured is my compost heap at the allotment. It’s not functioning as well as the composter at home because of lack of sufficient ‘wet material’ and hence worms. Looks good though, doesn’t it?!

Dew yew keep on troshin’ and remember, keep your compost wet and warm, on a base of soil if possible, and the worms should come!

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a question of skill As in all competitions, felling competitions test the accuracy, precision and speed of the competitors.

The end of April saw the East of England Championships at the Game and Country Fair at the Norfolk Showground. On the first weekend in May, the best from round the UK met at the Lowther Estate in Cumbria for the National Championships.

The various parts of the competition test the ability of the competitors to fell a tree and ‘dress’ the timber for sale. Points are gained on the speed, accuracy and precision of the work; points are lost for not adhering to Health and Safety and for devaluing the timber.

Felling Competitors have to designate the direction of the fall of the tree; points are lost for every centimetre from this line. A clean cut is essential so the saw cuts are measured in millimetres. If the tree falls backwards or ‘hangs’ in another tree – disqualified. The aim is to do this within 3 minutes, points are lost for every second over.

Limbing (snedding) Once the tree is down all the branches need to be cleaned from the trunk. Serious points are lost if ‘pegs’ are left or for gouges in the

trunk as this reduces the price of the timber. Time is money so we would expect this to be done in less than 20 seconds.

Precision Cut Once the tree is down and dressed the timber needs to be cut into lengths but often the trunk is embedded in soil so this exercise tests the ability of the lumberjack to do a perfect 90˚ cut without touching the ground and to prove it wasn’t a fluke they have to do it twice. The hinge left at the base is measured in millimetres.

Combination Cut Quite often the branches are at angles but still need to cut at 90˚.

When cutting a large bough the first cut is from underneath otherwise the timber would split, the second cut is from top down meeting in the middle. This ledge is measured in millimetres.

Bar and Chain Chain saws often need new chains in the middle of the work. This tests the speed and accuracy of replacing the bar and chain on the chainsaw. The UK record stands at 11.8 seconds held by Kristian Garnham of Waveney Tree Specialists. The world record is an astonishing 8.7 seconds.

Other fun events are the work climb – a designated route up and through the tree canopy – times varied from less than 5 minutes to 20; the younger men taking the prize. Pole running is amazing to watch. The competitor literally runs up a 30ft pole using only spiked boots and a halyard – would you believe 6 seconds (faster than I can run up stairs!)

Waveney Tree Specialists encourage all their staff to take part in these competitions as it really tests their professionalism as well as being a lot of fun. Our customers then know that the job will be done well, fast and safely.

Alan and Kristian Garnham finished in the top ten of the country. The top 3 represent the UK in the world Championships held in Switzerland in July so I need to wait another year before I can get that holiday.

Joan Garnham Waveney Tree Specialists Visit our website and see what we can do.

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by Gabbi | Gabriel’s Garden

What's Happening in Gabriel's Garden?

FLORAL CELEBRATION L uscious June, the month of abundant blooms, fabulous fragrances and sumptuous colour.

The past 3 months of sowing, weeding and planting in the garden are replaced in June by the serious business of cutting and picking the copious flow of flowers; the results of all that hard work! Careful cutting sends a message to the plant encouraging more buds and blooms ensuring a long and productive harvesting period.

June is the month for celebrating our gardens and is the most popular time for weddings and no wonder! If you are looking for a natural country garden style for an event or special occasion this summer, then look no further than Gabriel’s Garden. Sumptuous Peonies and Roses are the show-stopping stars of the month, in ethereal whites, rich velvety reds and soft powdery pinks, they bring a touch of romance with their delightful per-

“Sumptuous Peonies and Roses are the show-stopping stars of the month, in ethereal whites, rich velvety reds and soft powdery pinks, they bring a touch of romance with their delightful perfume and silky textures.”

fume and silky textures; gathered together they create the perfect bouquet. All the annuals come into their own; Ammi Major akin to the hedgerow cow parsley and the best white filler foliage you can grow, stunning blue cornflowers, larkspur with their subtle colour range of pinks, purples and white, frothy clouds of gypsophila and the bold and brilliant shades of calendula, I’m growing Indian Prince and Art shades for a fantastic

Gabriel’s Garden Open Day Sunday June 29th, 11am - 4pm

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Come and see where we’ve got to 2 years on; from reclaimed waste ground to flower cutting gardens

range of yellows and orange, Calendula is a great companion plant to use alongside your vegetables and fruit as it attracts lots of pollinating insects. Alchemilla Mollis and Dill replace the acid greens of the spring flowering Euphorbias and the rows of old fashioned sweet peas pour forth an abundance of highly scented shorter stemmed flowers just perfect for popping into decorated jam jars and little bottles.

Wyken Vineyard Farmers Market 7th June and the 28th June Gabriel’s Garden will be there, selling fabulous flowers

To keep all the plants healthy and flowering through the season I make and use a liquid Comfrey feed. Comfrey is a perennial plant valued for its fast growing mineral rich foliage; it decomposes rapidly in water, releasing nutrients for immediate use as a plant feed.

The NPK ratio (Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potash) is comparable to farmyard manure containing 2 -3 times more potash which is needed to produce healthy flowers, seeds and fruit. It is simple to make: cut the leaves and stems into smallish pieces and place in a bin or a bucket with a lid, fill the container with water, weighing down the leaves with something heavy and leave for 4-6 weeks.

This method needs no diluting and is ready to use. However, there is one small drawback and that is the smell, which is very strong! It is advisable to put your bin or bucket in a far-flung corner away from sensitive noses!

How to get in touch, www.gabrielsgarden.co.uk hello@gabrielsgarden.co.uk 01379 677 793

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To celebrate the launch of My Head Gardener, we are giving away a free design consultation plus ÂŁ100 worth of planting.* To enter, all you have to do is write or email in to YLM with a short poem that best describes the vision that you see for your garden The Winner will receive a free visit from My Head Gardener, who will follow up with a written report and action plan. My Head Gardener will also supply ÂŁ100 worth of plants towards the scheme. YLM will be alongside, featuring the various stages of the project.

My Head Gardener is a tailored Garden Development Service from Bespoke Outdoor Spaces.

We are bringing our experience and contemporary approach to your garden.

Working together; to achieve your dream outdoor space.

for further information 01379 852 356

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Where did you grow up?

LOUISE PRIEST

In Leicestershire, I was born in Loughborough and that’s where I grew up. I lived there until I went to College in Leeds, so until I was 18. I went to a college called Trinity and All Saints, which was affiliated with the University and was about 8 miles outside of Leeds.

So, what did you study at Trinity All Saints?

I studied Home Economics and Public Media. At one point growing up I wanted to be a marine biologist but I was never any good at science.

I’ve always been interested in people and love finding out about people but I just didn’t know what I wanted to do .I enjoyed Home Economics and English at school.

I didn’t want to work as a teacher or be a cookery demonstrator so I found this course that combined journalism and Home Economics.

When did you first get into the world of broadcasting?

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ouise Priest, who resides in Norfolk, is well known as a presenter of Look East and BBC Radio Norfolk.

However, this is only a small part of her work for the BBC as we found out when we met her this month. Spanning 30 years, it is not just a career but a passion for Louise; she loves it and this is clear to see when she talks about it.

It was an absolute pleasure to meet Louise and we hope that you enjoy getting to know more about her as much as we did…

At college we had three chances at work experience. So, I went to Woman Magazine in London, which was a great experience, and then I went to a local newspaper in Loughborough – ‘The Loughborough Echo’ – just for a few weeks. The paper then employed me for the summer holidays.

After that I went onto another communication organisation in London, Kings Road. It just gave me some more valuable experience in journalism. After Leeds I went to The London College of Printing (LCP) which is now called The London College of Communication, and I did radio journalism for a year. It was very hard at college.

They used to send us out to report on political stories including local by- elections and also to create our own radio programmes. It was nerve-wracking at times but it was a great learning curve.

After college I went to Radio Guernsey first, and then Radio WM in Birmingham. I’ve worked at lots of different radio stations but when

I was with WM I had a call from the editor of Radio Norfolk who was one of our guest lecturers at college. He said he’d got a couple of jobs opening up and would I like to join them? I had to be interviewed, but got one of the jobs and started as a young radio reporter at the tender age of 23.

You have worked for the BBC for 30 years, what does your job involve and do you enjoy it?

I really enjoy it. Like any job there are some bits that you prefer to others.

There are three things that I mainly do; if I’m on a day shift, I will be planning for the next day’s Look East with the producer.

Also on a day shift I’m the media organiser, which means I have to make sure that all the reports are in the running order by the time of transmission at 6.30pm. So I chase up the reporters and I see if they need an editor to help cut their material. Then at 6.30 I have to back -up the programme. I sit upstairs in the newsroom, at an edit station and I simultaneously press ”play” on all the reports that the director’s transmitting from the gallery, in case anything goes down. I am very bossy, but sometimes a reporter sends things so late. I love it though because I am very involved with the programme in that way.

I also do overnight production shifts, like yesterday where I was writing all the stories for Sam to read on Breakfast, and cutting all the pictures. We do a lot of picture cutting.

Then I also sometimes present the breakfast bulletins on a Friday. I get up at 4am and get in for around 5. I have to check all the radio stations in the East to see if there are any breaking stories. And I do the travel, which has to be updated all the time, it’s quite busy every half an hour. I really enjoy that, time goes so quickly.

Do you still work with Radio Norfolk?

I’m Nick Conrad’s stand in (Nick Conrad’s show airs at 9am

weekdays). I absolutely love radio and I find it very natural. When I’m standing in for Nick it doesn’t really feel like work as I enjoy it so much.

I’m a staff BBC member with Look East so if I am asked to do radio work, I sometimes have to do double shifts.

I was trained in news but on radio you’ve got to learn to ad-lib, they do say that there should be two minutes of ad-libbing in anybody.

Time and time again you have to fill, so you must do it without sounding as though you’re filling.

For example, you remind them how to get hold of you, who’s coming up next…at first that took me out of my comfort zone completely. On radio I can talk for two minutes no problem. It’s a lot harder knowing the camera is on you when doing TV.

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“I’ve been in the BBC for such a long time now. I love it. The people are great; we’re all a bit of a family. I feel very lucky that I’ve been in the right place at the right time.”

Is it nerve-wracking when people ring in?

No, I love it. The thing is you don’t know until you get in what subject you are going to cover. We all sit down, the two producers and myself, we come up with the ideas and we have a great laugh but we are all very professional. I have to drive the radio desk, which is essential when taking so many calls from people.

I love it really. I’m very different to Nick but I manage to get things going.

When you do Nick’s programme, if somebody argues, it’s quite easy to be devil’s advocate the whole time.

I had to interview the Prime Minister a couple of weeks ago. I was slightly more tense than usual; I was listening to David Cameron talking away and I was thinking ‘he’s talking to me!’ I was asked if I could end on a nice note so I asked what he was doing for Easter. He said ‘I’m spending it with my mother-in-law.

I’m very impressed that my children know the real meaning of Easter, that it isn’t just eggs’.

The next day we were quoted in the Mail and the Telegraph ‘speaking on BBC Radio Norfolk yesterday…’ it was nice to know that they were referring to my interview.

At one point I did have to say to him though ‘answer the question please, Prime Minister’. You have to be challenging really.

Are there any funny stories that stand out?

When I was a young reporter with Look East I crashed my car while travelling along the A11. I was coming back from work and I went into the back of a van. Many years later I was doing a mid-morning on Radio Norfolk, and I think we were talking about near misses, this man rings up and says ‘I want to tell you about my near miss…there I was, many years ago now, driving along the A11 and this young BBC Reporter went straight into the back of me’.

Then the penny dropped and I asked ‘were you alright?’ and he answered ‘yes, I was fine’.

More recently, in fact a couple of Fridays ago, I was standing in for Nick and doing breakfast telly. My last breakfast bulletin was five past nine but my radio

programme started at nine. So I had to prerecord the opening of my radio programme and as soon as I’d finished my nine o clock bulletin I had to get my earpiece out and run up the corridor and into the radio studio and start straight away! It was really funny and everyone was laughing about the fact that I was on telly one minute and on the radio the next.

Lastly, could you ever see yourself doing anything else?

I’d love to run a restaurant or a pub, I just love people and I love cooking, but I’m not a late night person. I’ve been in the BBC for such a long time now. I love it. The people are great; we’re all a bit of a family. It’s a nice atmosphere. I’ve learnt a lot of skills and the work is very varied.

I feel very lucky that I’ve been in the right place at the right time.

Also the support of my family is everything. Family is the most important thing.

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by Amanda Church | Dream On

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hen we hear the words “Fashion Show” it usually conjures up a vision in our heads of very tall, slim, young models walking down the catwalk in outfits that look absolutely wonderful but perhaps not for a day out or, more importantly, an evening down the pub. Well, it doesn’t have to be like that!

Dream On feels that fashion events are an important part of the shopping experience they like to offer their customers.

“Fashion Shows have always been something we wanted to include in our business. We try to make them an interesting occasion and a great night out” says Amanda from Dream On. Today the world of fashion shows has become increasingly more like a play or piece of art. Chanel’s most recent show featured the models walking through a supermarket filled

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOW with Chanel products such as CoCo Chanel Coco Pops and Eau de Chanel water.

The Dream On events always include new ideas. It can be a small charity event with just a few friends or it can be a staged show which seats anything up to 200 people. The most recent show was held at their studio in Thorndon, near Eye. To be more accessible to all, they held two events… in the afternoon and in the evening. Bridget, the owner, opened the event explaining how the company is very keen to offer something

different to their customers and works very hard to offer collections that suit all budgets, sizes, ages and with ranges not normally found on the High Street. In an effort to do this the models were in pairs, they were dressed in the same basic outfit but each model wore it in a different way to complement their shape, colourings or even just accessorized differently.

Amanda, Dream On’s stylist said “Our customers were delighted with this different approach. It allowed them to see that many outfits could work

for more than one shape and it inspired them to rethink the way they viewed clothes when shopping.”

“I was amazed to see that some styles that I would never have considered could really work for me. I even bought a top that I loved but would have passed by normally,” said Helen from Thornham Magna.

Dream On loves to support the local community so if you have a charity where you feel a fashion event would provide a unique fund-raising opportunity then please do contact them on 01379 678483 to see if they are able to help you. If you would like to come along to one of these events then just look on their website www.dreamon.co.uk to find the list of new events planned. If you would just like to come along to their shop they are open Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 4pm.

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Dress: Lypsy £9.99 Cuff: £1.49 Necklace: £1.79 All from Oxfam, Diss Thanks to Gary from Oxfam, Diss

“This whole experience has helped me to be the person I want to be”

his time last year Alice Cater became the Diss Carnival Queen. We chatted to Alice at the time and discovered a shy girl, lacking in confidence and low in self-esteem. Becoming the Carnival Queen had been a big step for her and one that she felt would really change her life.

A year on, as Alice is ‘handing her crown over’ to the new Queen, we talk to her again and introduce her to you as the new face of YLM… “If someone had told me a year ago how I’d be, I would have laughed in their face,” says Alice, “normally I would think too much about everything, now I can just go with it”.

Over her year as Carnival Queen Alice has worked closely with YLM, doing many photo-shoots. “I loved meeting everyone at YLM and doing the photo-shoots.

If I hadn’t just gone with everything that was suggested I wouldn’t be where I am now”.

When we spoke with Alice last year she had just become a self-employed carer. Now she says that the past year’s experience has helped her in her job and enabled her to get on and make decisions with conviction. Her clients look forward to receiving the magazine every month and seeing the pictures of Alice.

Alice’s confidence has grown so much and you can see it when talking to her. “This whole experience has helped me to be the person I want to be. I no longer hide. I can be who I want and not worry about bullies and what other people think of me,” reveals Alice. “It’s helped me to overcome everything; made me feel that I can achieve anything that I want. I no longer doubt myself; whether or not I can do something”.

When we asked Alice if she had any favourite shoots or outfits she said that the most fun was the Halloween shoot “especially when Wendy screamed and jumped at a moving mannequin” but the photos that she loved the most were from the wedding shoot at Gabriel’s Garden, September last year.

So, what was Alice’s initial reaction when she found out she would continue to be the face of YLM? “I actually thought you were joking!” answers Alice. “I wasn’t sure if I could do it, I felt scared and excited all at the same time”.

In fact, when we told Alice, she started to cry… “I was just so choked up – out of everyone you could pick, you picked me!”

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chef’s corner

Baked Cromer Crabs with Parmesan Cheese

by Chris Gissing | Fayre View Restaurant

Ingredients 4 Cromer Crabs 25g butter Juice of half a lemon 1 teaspoon English mustard 4 gratings of fresh nutmeg Cayenne pepper Lemon wedges 15g fresh white breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon melted butter 25g Parmesan cheese

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Method

Preheat oven to 200/gas mark 6.

Remove crab meat from shells and put in a large bowl.

Melt the butter and mix in the lemon juice, mustard, nutmeg and cayenne pepper.

Gently fold this mixture through the crab meat. Be careful not to break up the chunks. Spoon crab mixture into the shells and level the tops. Mix the breadcrumbs with the melted butter, stir in the grated Parmesan cheese and sprinkle over the crab.

Place the crabs on a baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown and filling is heated through.

Serve with lemon wedges and a crisp summer salad.

Makes an ideal spring or summer lunch with a glass of something cold.

Where to Buy Cromer crabs are available locally from Mummeries fish stall which is on the market place in Diss on a Thursday and Friday or also in Bury St Edmunds market on a Saturday.

Quick tip When finished, wash and dry shells in low oven to use again for bakes or gratins

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new faces AT THE queen’s head, eye Some years ago, Eye in Suffolk was lucky enough to be home to more than 20 drinking establishments!

Today, however, there is only one: The Queens Head

by Sarah Feaver

And now with their new chef, Leigh Gardener, creating an exciting new menu, there is even more reason to visit Eye’s one and only pub.

Leigh was born in Kingston Upon Thames and grew up and spent most of his life in the London area. Three weeks ago he moved up to Suffolk just for two weeks, but decided to stay and hasn’t looked back. “There is something about the area” ex-

plains Leigh “I am drawn to it”.

Leigh began his cooking career at 16 when he started washing up at a restaurant called ‘Fortunes’.

He would watch what the chefs were doing and thought ‘I could do that’. So, he went to study at Brooklands College in Weybridge, but strongly believes that hands on is the best way to learn.

You can see when talking to Leigh that he is passionate about cooking and being a chef, and as such he has done it ever since.

“It’s either in your blood or not” states Leigh “catering is a way of life, it’s not just a 9-5 job. It’s unsociable but I don’t mind the long hours or stress, I just love it so much. It’s most rewarding when you see a customer’s reaction to the food you’ve prepared”.

Helping the owner, Tessa, and the new landlady, Susan, to get the Queens Head really up and running is obviously important to Leigh. “With only one pub left in Eye it’s essential that it remains a part of the community” says Leigh “we want it to be a place where people can come together, eat good food, drink and meet others”.

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as the kitchen is quite possibly the smallest in Suffolk but this is due to be extended. Already the team have created a lovely outside area which will be perfect on these summer days and evenings. “I’m also planning to prepare my own plot so that I can grow vegetables for the menu”.

Leigh has created a new, balanced menu of classic, homemade dishes with a twist. Some of these include: Lasagne with ricotta, pancetta and portobello mushrooms. Homemade steak burgers with sweet potato fries.

Smoked ham and pea pudding. and Indian spiced fish pie.

“Going home to my mum’s inspires me. She knows exactly what I like and cooks classic dishes done so well” explains Leigh.

Wherever possible local produce will be used in the menu, such as fresh herbs or meat from Laurels Farm Butchers in the town.

Things are really changing at The Queens Head, Eye but you are still guaranteed a warm welcome in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Don’t take our word for it though, head on down and see for yourself!

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BERRY NICE CAKES

by Gemma Harvey | Cherry Catering Company

Lemon Sorbet

Blueberry Pie

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hen it’s Autumn, Winter or Spring, we long for Summer. We dream of those warm nights where it stays light outside until 10pm. We want to feel the sun on our skin at all hours. We survived the crazy Winter storms, the April showers that came in May and we look forward to the reward of better weather for the next few months.

Summer is the perfect time for everyone to get together and enjoy all that it has to offer – and of course this includes the wonderful seasonal fruit. With warm

weather comes the ripening of aromatic, bright red strawberries – this strawberry tart makes them the star. Bananas are available year round, but why not try something a bit different? This Banoffee Pavlova puts a twist on the traditional pavlova with all the delicious elements of the banoffee pie – crunchy biscuits, caramel, bananas, cream and of course some chocolate. The brown sugar meringue adds the wow factor to the dish.

Everyone is used to Lemon Meringue pie, but how about using a different fruit for the filling? This

Blueberry Meringue pie looks stunning and tastes gorgeous – the berries pop in your mouth!

Everyone craves dessert. Even after the most satisfying meal, something sweet is celebratory and fun. Sometimes something lighter is what’s needed and this Lemon Sherbet hits the spot – light and zesty, it provides the perfect finish – even when you thought you were full!

Enjoy the summer months ahead –gathering with friends and family in the sunshine – why not take a sweet treat for everyone to enjoy?

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Joe Carway

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Joe Carway is a young photographer and designer, who recently launched his own clothing brand, Kruspy Clothing.

We were intially struck by the honesty of Joe’s portrait portfolio (some examples are featured on the previous right-hand page). We felt that these shots capture the subjects in such an open and truthful way. He clearly has a natural eye.

This natural ability also comes across in his designs, which are clean and modern, drawing influence from American college clothing and vintage typography. The actual garments themselves are simple and relaxed. It’s all about the design.

All of Joe’s products are hand printed at his home in Pakefield. Joe also creates bespoke designs, catering for specific requirements or requests.

Here Joe tells us a bit more about his clothing line, what interests him and his future plans.... We certainly wish him every success.

What materials/fabrics do you like to work with and do you do it all at home?

I enjoy working mainly with tshirts and other simple clothing garments (hoodies, sweaters etc).

I print all garments at home, with my vinyl cutter and heat press.

I also print garments for other up and coming clothing brands, such as Criminal Friends, and local bands, like ‘Ocean Floor’.

How did Kruspy Clothing come about and why?

I run Kruspy Clothing with a few of my friends, Evan Rother and Joe Ereira (promised them a mention ha ha), we have always been interested in street wear and apparel brands, so decided to make our own.

Who or what are your inspirations?

I am inspired by watching people.

Richard Avedon, a famous portrait photographer also influences my studio work. Streetwear brands such as Supreme NYC and Only New York influence both mine and my friends designs and prints.

Do you sell your work at all and if so where?

I have never sold any of my photography work, but we sell our Kruspy Clothing products on our website, www.kruspyclothing. co.uk

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Are you studying at the moment?

I am currently finishing my GCSE exams. I study Business Studies, ICT, Resistant Materials and History, as well as the obvious English, Maths, Science and PE etc. I hope to start a barbering apprenticeship next year as well as keeping up strongly with my photography and my brand.

In your spare time, what do you like to do?

I listen to a variety of music, ranging from rap to indie. Including artists such as Schoolboy Q, Mac Miller and Kendrick Lamar, Chet Faker, Biffy Clyro and The Smiths.

My hobbies include photography, garment printing, drawing oldschool tattoo flash art, streetwear fashion and general menswear fashion.

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LOSE WEIGHT FOR SUMMER You’ve been meaning to shed weight all winter long. If the time left between you and swimsuit season is dwindling, never fear.

With some quick fixes and lifestyle changes, you can feel better about your body in just a couple of months.

1,000-Calorie Deficit Per Day: First, focus on eating less but still frequently and exercising more to create a 1,000-calorie deficit each day.

Cardio exercise burns a lot of calories, so it is effective for quick weight loss. A 155-pound person can burn 400 calories in just 30 minutes of running at 6.7 mph. At Fit Club we can advise you of how to burn 400 calories in the quickest and most effective time.

Avoid Crash Diets: Please, please, please take this on board as it is one of the biggest prob-

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lems when it comes to fat loss and not just overall weight loss.

Yes, you can lose weight faster by eating less food. But when you crash diet, much of the weight comes from muscle tissue and water. Your metabolism will slow down, so you’ll gain the weight back promptly once you stop dieting. Plus, your body needs energy from food to fuel your exercise.

General Tips: Water weight can add a few pounds or more to your frame. Sodium is one major water-retention culprit, so cut back on salt. Another way to beat bloating is to eat smaller meals instead of large feasts.

Another surprising no-no: artificial sweeteners, which often contain sugar alcohols that can cause bloating. Carbonated drinks can also expand your stomach.

Getting regular exercise, eating smaller meals more often and not crash dieting will help you look and feel better on the beach, but remember not to strive for perfection as it doesn’t really exist. Have fun and be confident with the new you. To get started on a new exercise regime call us up and chat about our special 2 month membership offer.

Don’t Feel The Burn Sunscreens help prevent the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation from reaching the skin. Two types of ultraviolet radiation, UVA and UVB, damage the skin, age it prematurely, and increase your risk of skin cancer.

UVB is the chief culprit behind sunburn, while UVA rays promote aging of the skin. They are increasingly are being seen as a cause of skin cancer on their own.

Sunscreens vary in their ability to protect against UVA and UVB. What to look for when choosing a sunscreen, You will need a minimum of SPF 15 this will do a excellent job of protecting against UVB. Heres how it works if it takes 20 minutes for your unprotected skin to burn using a SPF 15 sunscreen prevents burning 15 times longer, so 5 hours.

On the flip side NO sunscreen no matter what SPF is expected to stay effective for longer than two hours without the need to re-apply.

To protect against the risk of

Skin Cancer you not only need a sunscreen that has UVB filters but one that has UVA protection, UVA doesn’t always give the warning sign of redding skin but the damage is still being done.

Everyone should wear sunscreen when in sunlight, And babies under 6 months should never be in direct sunlight with out protection via a parasol or clothing.

So to enjoy your holidays this year invest in a at least a factor 15 UVA/UVB protecting sunscreen that is water resistant.

Diamond Skin Care 0870 6262074

Re-train your Breath It’s true enough, that we can all breathe perfectly well, or we’d be dead. Yet when we were born, and weren’t carrying all the stresses and strains of modern life, we breathed with diaphragmatic breath. Unfortunately, life’s challenges can lead us to react with a ‘flight, fight or freeze response’ which can alter our heart rate and breath patterns; our breath can become rapid, shallow and more chest based. Too many reactions like this can lead us to adopt this altered breath pattern as our ‘norm’. To re-train the breath, try this 1 minute breath awareness practice: Sit in a comfortable upright position wherever you are; kitchen table, office desk, car, train etc.

Close your eyes so you can ‘tune in’ to your breath, mouth softly closed so you can feel the breath at your nostrils. Become aware of how you are breathing. We are trying to slow the breath down,

even it out (inhale and exhale same length). And remove the pause and the jerks (inhale flows into exhale and exhale flows into inhale in a continuous cycle).

To allow the diaphragm to work correctly, allow the breath to be felt in the area of the lower ribs and around the navel, relax your tummy so this area can naturally softly rise with the inhale, fall with the exhale. If you are not sure you can gently place your hand just above your navel and feel this area rise and fall with the breath If you tune into your breath for this 1 minute practice regularly, in time you can change the 21,600 breaths we take a day, back to calm diaphragmatic breaths – back to the breath you were born with. A slow diaphragmatic breath leads to a calm mind, calm emotions, and relaxed neuro-muscular system Lisa Weller, yoga teacher offering classes in Diss. www.sharingyoga.co.uk 01379 650442/ 07770 957815 Next month: Relaxation Exercise

IPL VERSUS LASER When you just want to be hairfree, why is life so complicated?

The conversation goes roughly like this. “The therapist plugs in a machine; I wear goggles; it’s a bit hot; my hair disappears.”

For some years both IPL and laser have been used to achieve permanent hair reduction and to treat various signs of ageing such as red veins and skin tags. But, to most people, they are one and the same thing.

However, although it’s true both IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) and laser (surprisingly less frequently referred to as light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) both use light energy, there are several important differences despite the fact they both work by targeting chromophores - the part of a molecule responsible for its colour.

IPL produces light delivered in a series of short pulses that penetrate several layers of skin and target multiple chromophores.

Laser has a concentrated beam

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of a much higher intensity but It targets one chromophore at a time, limiting its range. Devotees of laser argue that it has a much greater impact and that IPL just does not cut the mustard. Even in Norwich.

New generation IPL devices are extremely versatile. They can be used for hair removal, skin rejuvenation and acne treatments, simply by changing a filter. Conversely, because the laser is limited to one wavelength at a time your therapist needs to use different types of laser to treat various skin conditions. If your laser isn’t configured to treat green pigment in your tattoo, a multitude of treatments ain’t going to get it out of your skin!

The last word though, goes to electrolysis; The Cinderella of the hair removal trio.

Rarely mentioned in the beauty press, this system still bears the badge that says it is the only permanent method of hair removal.

And boy, can it banish those blemishes! A skilled electrolygist is a rare breed. Take care of her.

Geraldine Walters Btec HND/ Cert.Ed www.geraldinewalters.co.uk

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VENTURE

Smile if you want repeat business

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inning new customers is always harder and more expensive than selling to existing customers. There are many ways in which you can keep clients and sell to them time and time again. But there are also things you can inadvertently do that drive your customers away.

Could you be driving customers away without realising it?

My wife and I recently visited a popular heritage site and went for lunch at the restaurant. The staff appeared to ignore us as we entered. We waited ten minutes for them to take our order and then, at one minute past three in the afternoon they told us that there was no hot food now because they stop serving at three. We never saw one of them smile. They clearly weren’t happy to be there, and so we didn’t enjoy the experience either. When we left we agreed that it would be a long time before we returned.

The way that you and your team act toward customers is hugely influential on your longterm profitability. Imagine that a customer spends £50 in an interaction and that they buy three times per year, that customer is worth £150 per year.

If your team were so welcoming, friendly and helpful that they came back on one extra

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occasion per year, that would increase revenue 33%!

Often when I work with a business owner to increase their average sale value or average number of transactions they are resistant. Although they would like extra profit, they hate the idea of pushy selling and trying to squeeze extra sales out of their customers. What I do is take them to buy a sandwich for lunch and then review the experience. The business owner is then reminded of how it is to be a customer. When we’re on the receiving end it’s easy to see the difference between good and bad service, or excellent service. But when we’re dealing with customers it’s very easy to forget all the basics. Don’t look at it as extracting more money, think of it as helping customers to find what they might not realise they want or need. Smile, compliment them, make suggestions of what they might like.

Set a goal that every customer walks away smiling. They will come back more often, and not only will they spend more money, more often, but they’ll be happy to do so. And they’ll recommend other customers to you as well.

Harleston Jobs Club Every Wednesday 10am – 2pm, everyone welcome Every Thursday 12 – 2pm, for 16-25 year olds Are you looking for work? Then come along to the Jobs Club based at The Information Centre.

We offer a very friendly and informal service and you can drop in anytime when the clubs are running. We have the use of laptops and ipads to help you with your search for work and also hold the newspapers, jobs from the Job Centre and have our own jobs board advertising any local jobs. Our dedicated team of volunteers can help you carry out online job searches and help you to apply for jobs. We can help with your CV, covering letters and application forms. We offer interview tips and advice, careers advice, business start up information and information on courses, apprenticeships and volunteering. We also run a weekly IT help session where you can receive 1:1 IT help and this can be anything from setting up an email address to learning how to use Microsoft Word and Excel.

For more information please contact Lucy Marjoram, Call: 01379 851920 Text: 07857 374857, email: jobsclub@harleston-norfolk.org.uk, find us on Facebook: Harleston Jobs Club

Roger Pemberton Action COACH

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professional Personal local

by Bridget McIntyre Dream On

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was chatting to my friend the other day about milk.

We discussed the fact that we still use our local milkman.

Others in the office overheard our conversation “but it costs more” we were told. They are absolutely correct, but as we chatted it became clear that my friend and I believe in supporting services to our local community. A milk delivery isn’t just milk to your doorstep, it can be the only regular person who comes to your door, who can in effect watch out for you. It may not be important to us now but we both agreed we want local milk delivery to continue.

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he discussion within our office got me thinking about community and business. I’m part of a business that relies on local community support. We run a business called Dream On. Dream On is a Community Interest Company, we have a boutique the profits of which are used to run workshops and coaching sessions for women.

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We help the community but are also dependent on the local community. As we are not on the high street we have had to carefully work out a marketing plan to encourage customers to visit us. We do this by developing products and services that customers want. When we launched we took the decision to hold events which help promote all we do. We also attended shows and gave talks.

As we grew we knew that we needed to do more. We looked at many different options. The choices came in all directions, Google ads, advertising in some different magazines and newspapers. We even looked at being on Heart FM. Our business is hard to explain and we wanted to link with a business that also had a strong community feel.

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e had seen that Wendy Aiken had bought Your Local Magazine, now renamed YLM. We had been approached about advertising but we wanted to meet Wendy to hear her plans

for the magazine. Hearing her plans helped us decide that advertising could possibly work for us. We decided to see what would happen if we advertised in the magazine.

The results have been fantastic as we have managed to speak to customers through the magazine and we are having to increase areas within the business, for example, holding more Makeover Days as we become known within the community. Thank you to everyone who supports us.

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think YLM is a great magazine. The team have developed it to include some fascinating articles and I enjoy hearing about all the interesting people in our region from thatchers to artists. But…I have to remind myself that YLM is a free magazine. For the magazine to be successful, I need to support the companies that advertise within it. If I do this there is a good chance they will want to continue advertising and the magazine will continue to be available.

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’ve met some very interesting people through the magazine with great businesses who I use both for services to Dream On and also if we need something done at home or we need to buy something. I’ve decided that if I’m looking for example, to have my carpets cleaned then I’ll check out the magazine first and guess what, Crystal Clean came around and did a great job. My friend recently wanted to thank a lady who had helped her out, she was delighted to contact Gabriel’s Garden to discuss and arrange the delivery of a beautiful, just cut hand-tied bouquet.

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esearch has shown that for our region to thrive and prosper we need to encourage and support local enterprise. So it’s not just the milk delivery that I hope to keep supporting. It’s local businesses who can offer a personal service and who help to keep our community growing and thriving.

VENTURE

Charlotte Nicholls | The Forge Whether you have just had a bracing stroll around the beautiful Thornham Walks or need a great place to meet up with friends or family, The Forge has a warm welcome.

From delicious lunches with a nice glass of wine, to tea and cakes or light snacks.

Open seven days a week, all year: April to Sept 10am to 5pm, October to March 10am to 4pm.

Kate Bowden | Essential Interiors Summer is here, we are seeing lots of fabulous colour with new fabrics and wallpapers arriving with us daily, but obviously grey is still the colour of the moment. If you are considering changing or updating your soft furnishings Kate will visit you in the comfort of your home with pattern books, trimmings and lots of exciting ideas.

Essential Interiors offers a complete design to installation service and the first consultation is free.

Josie Allen | Suffolk Surplus Nestled in the Suffolk countryside, near Stonham Aspal, Suffolk Surplus sells anything and everything from kitchenalia and collectables, to antiques, shabby chic furniture, items for the garden and even a super 1976 Volkswagen bay window camper van!

Come along and have a browse!

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FEATURED BUSINESS

FOSTER CARE CO - operative

COULD YOU FOSTER A CHILD? F ostering Network states that more than 9,000 new foster families will be needed across the UK during 2014. Foster carers need to be recruited across the country to provide stable, secure and loving homes for a record number of fostered children who come from across all age groups and from all backgrounds.

The Foster Care Co-operative (FCC) is an independent fostering agency and has been operating for 15 years.

FCC is looking for new carers, particularly in the East of England, so they can respond to the high number of placements requested by Local Authorities.

The Foster Care Co-operative is part of a small group of Not-ForProfit foster care agencies and the only co-operative (member of CooperativesUK) operating in foster care.

Agency costs are kept to a minimum and fees reflect value for money and Best Value principles.

Any surplus income FCC makes is re-invested to provide more foster care support, more training and goes towards recruiting more foster carers who can offer a stable home environment to more children and to give them the chance of family life.

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So, in effect, the investment is in the carers and the children in their care and does not go towards making profits for others from fostering children. The agency doesn’t believe that anyone other than children should profit from Foster Care!

The agency was set up in 1999 by a senior social worker who had fostered for many years and took early retirement to establish The Foster Care Co-operative. His clear ethical approach was to grow organically and the agency works hard to bring NEW carers into fostering. This increases the size of the fostering pool across the country and also allows for more options when Local Authorities are looking for suitable matches for their children needing care.

FCC is now a UK wide organisation and, by striving to increase the total number of foster homes, this means that across the country there will be more trained and supported carers who can offer stability for children through providing loving family homes.

The Foster Care Co-operative is, above all, a child orientated organisation and the staff at the agency take great care to match children with foster carers. The child’s needs

remain paramount during a scrupulous matching process which makes a great deal of difference to both children and to their carers. This matching contributes significantly to the stability of placements with FCC which is exceptional and currently more than six times higher than the national average.

The agency has a special culture based on valuing staff and foster carers and FCC is dedicated to providing mutual support that will change a

FCC carers provide nurturing homes to give the children a comfortable feeling of permanence and being cared for which will help them to realise their full potential.Anyone can foster and carers come from all walks of life. The agency’s carers live in rural and city areas and come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. What they all have in common is a commitment to the children.

Carers do need to be reasonably fit

“fcc carers provide nurturing homes to give the children a comfortable feeling of permanence and being cared for which will help them to realise their full potential.”

child’s life. Each carer knows that they can have an impact on the way the agency grows as well as making a difference in the lives of children who need stability, security and good quality care.

Carers who foster for The Foster Care Co-operative are all assured of support from professionally qualified social workers. There are local support groups which meet regularly and full initial and regular on-going training is given to everyone. Foster carers also have access to comprehensive web-based guidance and support which looks at a series of FAQs, advice on internet safety for the children, bullying, health and general information. A fully qualified teacher who is a full time staff member gives education support to the children and to their carers.

All FCC carers automatically receive membership of Fostering Network.

and healthy and are subject to criminal disclosure checks. They need to be able to offer a child or children a room of their own as well as offering patience, time and commitment to young people of different ages. A good sense of humour will be a great asset as well as being a good listener and having a flexible and adaptable approach to life.

In return the agency offers professional support from fully qualified social workers (each foster family has their own allocated Supervising Social Worker and has access to the Operational Manager). FCC gives full and comprehensive training and carers receive a fee which recognises a professional caring role.

Occasionally, there will be carers who, for various reasons, wish to move from their current agency.

There are protocols for allowing carers to transfer agencies and the process is very clear and straightforward.

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MOTORING

by Leighten Ball | GM Autotech

THE GREATEST RACE T

he beginning of June marks the start of the annual British invasion of France. As you read this it will be the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, but I’m not talking about our brave war veterans returning to pay respects to their fallen comrades. The invasion I’m referring to is what has become known as the ‘biggest British motor race in France’ – it is of course, to give it its full title is ‘The 24 hours of Le Mans’. The statistics are staggering: The distance covered in the 24 hours is in excess of 3000 miles – that’s equivalent of 17 formula 1 Grands Prix back to back, and with an average speed of 140mph it would beat the lap record at most GP circuits. That is why National Geographic declared Le Mans as the greatest must-see sporting event on the planet – Olympics, World Cups, World Series et al.

Full stop.

The origins of the race lie in 1906. After city-to-city racing had claimed too many fatalities,

Le Mans devised a public road alternative, with a closed lap, and hosted the first ever “Grand Prix”.

The course was a rough triangle, with a village at each corner.

The 780-mile race was split over two days in June. The winner averaged 63mph, with a fastest 65-mile lap at more than 73mph.

And sustained speeds of more than 100mph, when the Land Speed Record was only 127mph and Britain’s limit had just been raised to 20mph. Such was the prestige of the event that in 1907 Le Mans invited Wilbur Wright to make the first powered flights in Europe from the racecourse in the centre of what would become the 24 hour circuit.

The circuit as we know it today came into existence in 1923. It is made up of 8.5 miles of what are normally public roads, closed only for the event – through the pine forests, past houses, bars and villages, the racecourse and golf course. The early races were dominated by French, British, and Italian drivers, teams,

and cars, with Bugatti, Bentley, and Alfa Romeo being the dominant marques. Notable were Bentley’s 4 consecutive wins from 1927-1930.

After a 9 year hiatus due to WWII and subsequent reconstruction, racing returned to Le Mans in 1948. The 1950’s will be remembered by some as the golden age of British motor racing - Jaguar C and D types dominated, while Aston Martin secured their first win with the DBR1 in 1959. In the 1960’s it was the turn of Ferrari and Ford to take the honours. Another name synonymous with the period was that of Sir Stirling Moss – perhaps the greatest driver never to win the event. In an era when the race would start with the drivers having to sprint to their parked racing cars, jump in, start-up & drive off, Moss would always make sure that his car was first in gear prior to the start. Shaving tenths of a second off his starting procedure was typical of the attention to detail,

professionalism and natural talent that made him such an icon of the time.

The 1970’s ushered in the modern period where huge increases in speed, braking and cornering forces were balanced by much greater attention to safety for both drivers and spectators. The visual image was also changing.

Gone were the plain liveried factory cars – advertising was now as critical as engine tuning and tyre choice to any serious team, factory backed or not. Porsche and Audi can rightly lay claim to Le Mans as their ‘own’, such has been their success over the last 40 years.

So, who will be the winner this year? Some say that Toyota will end Audi’s current domination, but who knows what magic Le Mans will conjure? With car and driver both running at 10/10ths for over 3000 miles, day and night, come rain or shine, there is no more dramatic motor sport event than Le Mans. Definitely.

Full stop.

“National Geographic declared Le Mans as the greatest must-see sporting event on the planet – Olympics, World Cups, World Series et al. Full stop.”

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by Roger Dukes | Autobsession

IT’S ALL IN THE DETAIL T he funny thing about cars is it doesn't matter what they cost, whether it was £250 on a first banger or tens of thousands on a top of the range car. Those of us who are really passionate about our cars have one thing in common: an obsession with making it the best that it can be because, for us, they are much more than a way of getting from A to B. I've always been into cars; as a teenager I spent two years building my own car, so I guess you could say I have always been slightly obsessed by them. What I want to do here at Autobsession is to give car owners who are passionate, or even (dare I say it?) obsessed about their cars, the opportunity to make them look the best they can.

I have been mobile for a few years now and I pride myself on the fact that I do a great job but

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working outside has its limitations when it comes to doing those jobs that really make the difference between a great looking car and a fantastic looking car. The studio provides a secure, dry, well lit, dust free space to go to that next level of detailing. Our bays are properly lit to simulate daylight in a controlled environment, which is important when removing any scratches.

I meet all kinds of car owners and what I have noticed is that those who are really into their cars fall into two categories: those that love to spend time doing the detailing themselves and those that love their car to look its best but just don't have the time to keep them looking that way. At Autobsession we have come up with a way of keeping both happy. For those who don’t have the time we do and can provide a service that

keeps your car looking fantastic.

For those that like to do the work themselves we offer a space in our well lit, dry and dust free studio with access to tools and products and the odd bit of advice.

For those for whom a car is just a way of getting from A to B, don't worry, we still cater for you!

You don't have to be obsessed to want to give it a treat sometimes.

Maybe because the quick dash through the carwash is not enough this time because it is a bit of a state! Or perhaps a special occasion is coming up and you want to give it that extra touch. Or maybe you need some corrective work to your alloys, your aircon regassed or light scratches to paintwork removed. A professional valet for even a couple of hours can make a massive difference.

There are some exciting new products available such as a ce-

ramic glass coating for paintwork that protects against light scratching and comes with a lifetime guarantee! The only thing that will remove it is sandpaper! With the new studio I will be able to provide this service. We can offer different waxes for different car types and colours, including highend, bespoke waxes made from natural ingredients.

At Autobsession we will also be using British products wherever possible; a couple of the best manufacturers in the world of high-end waxes are British! Working with other local businesses is important to us as well, such as GM Autotech and Waveney 4 x 4 who are situated opposite our studio.

The work done at Autobsession is fully detailed; quality is of upmost importance to us. It’s about taking the time to do the best job possible.

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UPDATES & EVENTS

A CUT ABOVE THE REST VAE Salon in Diss are still on a high after the team won a place at the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Grand Final 2014. The team fought off strong competition and wowed a panel of high-profile award winning judges with their Autumn/Winter 2014/15 fashion inspired look.

On 16th April at IWM Duxford, VAE had only 30 minutes to create their fashion inspired, flawless winning look under the gaze of the elite group of accomplished judges. Set against a back drop which can only be described as inspiring, fashion focussed and on-trend, VAE battled against 60 other salons in the inspiring, high energy regional final.

Celebrity presenter, the gorgeous Layla Anna-Lee took the audience and competitors on a journey during the event which started with an uber-cool preshow experience, including hair inspired by fashion show, styling stage with demos, product reviews, ‘selfie’ booth, mini makeovers and much more finishing with the L’Oréal Colour Trophy awards ceremony. By collaborating with leaders across fashion, film and technology L’Oréal Professional created a show that was cutting edge, inventive, fashionable and like no other show within the industry.

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L’Oréal Colour Trophy tour will hit 8 UK cities rubbing shoulders with some of the industry’s talented salons. The competitors continue to help to make the L’Oréal Colour Trophy the longest running live hairdressing competition in the world. Now, over 1000 entries later and 500 regional finalists later, VAE have won a place alongside only 47 salons to secure a place in the Grand Final.

On Monday 23rd June at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London VAE will have one chance at winning the famed 59th L’Oréal Colour Trophy. The Grand Final show promises a thrilling and inspirational evening featuring 3 spectacular hair shows by some of the industry’s most illustrious names in hairdressing.

The overall winners of the L’Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy will pick up a once-in-alifetime prize package which includes a photo shoot in London to showcase their winning look, a day training with an experienced session stylist, a fashion shoot with Elle Magazine, lunch with their hairdressing idol, a comprehensive personalised plan to promote the salons win PLUS endless PR opportunities throughout their winning year!

Hey Jiga-Jig! The return of Will Kempe A plaque on the wall of the Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, marks the spot where Will Kempe – widely regarded as the greatest comic actor of the Elizabethan age - ended his madcap ‘nine-day wonder’ from London to Norwich in 1600.

Now a new play, ‘Hey Jig-aJig!’ produced by Bungay-based theatre company ‘Charmed Life’ is set to return Will Kempe to the stage in venues across Norfolk and Suffolk in June.

Performances include a matinee at the Maddermarket on Sunday 8th June.

‘Hey Jig-a-Jig!’ written by local playwright, Pat Quorn is a rollicking, fast moving and hilarious take on why Kempe – a leading actor in Shakespeare’s company – decided, in a fit of pique and shameless self-promotion – to dance 125 miles from London to Norwich. Surely only a fool would attempt such a feat!

Kempe is something of a local legend with a statue to his memory in Chapelfield Gardens and possible connections to a local Kempe family. But why did he choose to dance to Norwich in the first place – why not Nottingham or Northampton? No one really knows, but history tells us that Kempe was due to visit Norwich on tour in 1593 when he was a member of Lord Strange’s company. An outbreak of the plague prevented the performance, but the Mayor paid them anyway. The jig may have been Kempe’s way of returning a favour.

Undeterred by inclement weather, and spurred on by an adoring public, Kempe cavorted his way from Stratford-atte-Bow to the Maddermarket, indulging in an array of naughty exploits along the way.

Hey Jig-a-Jig!’s Director, Cathy Gill says, “The show is packed full of irreverent, bawdy humour, much singing and of course jigging – authentic Shakespeare but with modern twists and turns thrown in. The music, written by local composer Alan Huckle, is lovely too. While there are elements of the Elizabethan Jig here and there, the majority of the music draws on more modern themes – music hall, vaudeville, even blues – like the play itself it is an intriguing and eclectic mix”.

“We loved the script from the moment we first read it – it’s very rare for a play to make you laugh out loud in the opening sentences. But Hey Jig-a-Jig! is more than just a romp through the life and times of Will Kempe and the machinations and conflicts of the Elizabethan theatre.

We see Kempe as the first in a long line of troubled comic geniuses – those rare people who have a natural ability to make people laugh but who also have a darker sadder side.”

Audiences – or the bawdience as Kempe would have it - can look forward to a high-octane, comical yet moving take on one of Norfolk’s best- loved folk heroes.

True to the writing at the time of the bard some of the language may offend some people and the show is not suitable for under-14s.

Hey Jig-a-Jig! opens at the Fisher Theatre, Bungay on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th June then goes on tour to: Maddermarket Sunday 8th June (matinee starts at 4pm), Diss Corn Hall, Thursday 12th June, The Cut, Halesworth Saturday 14th June, The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft Friday 20th June and St. Edmunds Hall, Hoxne, Saturday 21st June.

Tickets are now on sale on through the venues’ box offices except for Hoxne where the tickets are available via the Fisher Theatre, Bungay.

For further information, Diana Cook / Hilary Mason 07462814600 info@charmedlife.org.uk t @CharmedLife1 v Charmed Life Productions

The Hidden memorials A unique project to uncover hidden memorials to the First World War is to begin in East Anglia thanks to the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. With the support of funding from the HLF, the Waveney Valley Community Archaeology Group will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the war, by working with local communities to seek out, record and protect overlooked and forgotten traces of the conflict. The project aims to connect communities in the Waveney Valley with tangible but oft-forgotten links with their past, showing the impact of a Europe-wide conflict on local people and their towns and villages.

Lorna Richardson, an archaeologist from University College London and one of the project coordinators, said, “We are delighted to receive support from the Heritage Lottery Fund for this exciting and important project. After the First World War a massive programme of memorial building took place across the whole of England. Every parish in the country has stone monuments and graveyard memorials inscribed with the names of the fallen, and today it is these memorials that remain the focus for all annual commemorations.

But alongside these formal monuments were many hundreds of more discrete and personal memorials to losses suffered by our communities. It is these we want to bring to wider attention” These ‘hidden’ memorials can take many forms; from the rededication of a local amenity, such as a village hall, to the keeping of a Roll of Honour or ‘Flanders Cross’ within the parish church. They also include street names and street signs, parks, hospitals and bowling greens as well as smaller items of ephemera. Many of these less formal memorials now lie overlooked and unrecorded, with their significance forgotten to the wider population and their loss remains a very real threat.

This HLF-funded project aims to survey and record these ‘hidden’ memorials in the Waveney Valley, bringing them to wider attention, and preserving this truly hidden history of how the Waveney Valley commemorated its fallen. This project will provide support for Waveney Valley Community Archaeology Group members to work alongside local communities to survey and record the ‘informal’ First World War memorials located in the parishes of the Valley.

Participation in the project will contribute to the creation of a digital archive of material that will be made permanently available to local communities, the relevant authorities and the wider public, and used to inform future decision making in planning and heritage monitoring.

Andrew Macdonald, also coordinating the project said, “Thanks to Heritage Lottery funding we will be able to bring these memorials to wider attention. There will be an online archive, digital resources, local travelling exhibitions and guided trails of the more significant discoveries, allowing people to learn about and understand the

wider impact of the First World War in a local context. We also aim to train participants in the skills needed to create this important record, such as archival research, digital mapping, website creation, standing building recording and photography.”

For further information, Lorna Richardson 07795 461404 Andrew Macdonald 07771 968641 waveneyarchaeology@gmail. com www.waveneyarchaeology.org t @Waveney_Arch or @LornaRichardson

Suffolk Market Events Suffolk Market Events delivers Farmers Markets of the very highest standard to a number of regional events as well as running the award winning Lavenham Farmers’ Market and the ever popular Sudbury Farmers’ Market. Everything that is sold at our Farmers’ Markets is produced by the person who is selling and nothing will have travelled further than fifty miles to be at the market. Here at Suffolk Market Events we understand, care about, and appreciate the importance of our foods provenance.

For the last four years Suffolk Market Events has brought the Farmers’ Market to the Great East Swim and we are always extremely proud of how popular the market is at the event, in fact it is fair to say that the Farmers’ Market has become a real highlight of the Great East Swim with hungry swimmers and their families delighted to be able to eat real, local food after a tough swim!

This year the line-up of producers is fantastic with over twenty of the regions very best, small scale producers filling the grass area with our gorgeous colourful gazebos and teasing people’s taste buds with the flavours and smells of Suffolk’s best, fresh local produce.

Some of the delicious produce on offer this year will include award winning, handmade burgers from Benson Blake’s in Bury St Edmunds, crispy duck wraps from The Duck Truck, fabulous handmade sourdough pizzas

from La Carozza, locally roasted coffee from Thistledown Cottage and this year we are delighted to cater specifically for vegetarians and vegans with Food! By Lizzi, who cooks amazing veggie snacks and scrummy pasta salads. Other treats on offer will include home baked cakes, sweets and pastries, ice cream from Alder Tree, dressings and marinades from Scarlett and Mustard, local jams from The Jam Shed and natural beauty products from Honey Bee. The Farmers’ Market at the Great East Swim is on Saturday June 21st and will run from 8am until 5pm at Alton Water, Holbrook, Suffolk.

For further information and to find more about our other Farmers’ Markets, please contact Suffolk Market Events on 07704 627973, email justine@suffolkmarketevents.co.uk and take a look at our website www.suffolkmarketevents.co.uk

UPDATES & EVENTS pulled pork, the Duck Truck’s crispy duck wraps and Flying Chef ’s traditional chargrilled sausages, as well as locally-made Alburgh Ice Creams. Many local shops and businesses will be opening up specially and it will be a unique way for families to celebrate Father’s Day. In the evening, once stalls have been cleared away, a Midsummer Street Party will take over the Market Place with 3-hours of free music entertainment (6 – 9pm). With the centre of town closed to traffic, continentalstyle tables and chairs in the Market Place, an outdoor music stage featuring music to suit all tastes and array of delicious street food on offer the organisers hope that this will be a night to remember for the whole community.

For further information, v Harleston’s Future www.harleston-norfolk.org.uk/ events 01379 855235

HARLESTON ANTIQUES & VINTAGE STREET MARKET AND MIDSUMMER Norfolk STREET pupil PARTY reaches song writing finals For several hundred years Harleston held an annual Fair of St John in late June, which may have had its origins in more ancient midsummer revels. A noisy combination of commerce and celebration it was a time of thanksgiving for the arrival of summer, celebrated with friends, neighbours and visitors.

On Sunday 15th June this historic event is being reconfigured for the 21st century with the first Harleston Antiques & Vintage Street Market taking over the centre of town between 9.30am and 4pm. Over 40 antiques and vintage stalls, plus street musicians and various entertainments will provide a rich offering of attractions for local people and visitors. There will also be street food stalls including wood-fired pizzas,

Romy Sipek, a Year 8 pupil at Gresham’s Prep School in Holt has just been named as one of the finalists in a national song writing competition with her song, Devil from Above. As a result, Romy who is one of 10 finalists in the 7-12 year old category of the Young Songwriter Competition 2014, will perform with a professional band at the Song Academy showcase in London in June 2014.

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YLM songs heard by industry professionals, with an opportunity to release their own single. Director of Music, Nathan Waring said, “Romy has shown considerable flair as a singer/songwriter since her early days at Gresham’s Pre-Prep. She regularly performs her own music, accompanying herself on the piano or guitar in school concerts and I’m thrilled that she has now achieved some national recognition for her talent.”

Romy wrote her first song when she was 10 years old and has written six songs to date. She is currently working on her seventh song! Her musical influences are electronic chart music and she also likes Taylor Swift.

Having received the news of her selection Romy said, “It’s always been a dream of mine to be a songwriter. I didn’t expect to make the final but now I have, I’m very excited”.

The judging panel which includes such songwriters as Jamie Scott (One Direction), Debbie Wiseman MBE, Rob Davis (Kylie Minogue) and producers Lyn Goddard and Denzyl Feigelson (Apple iTunes), will shortly be choosing the winner of the competition who will get to record their song at a London recording studio.

Eg White, British musician, songwriter and producer and best known for his work with Duffy and Adele commented,”Normally upon listening to the results of a song writing competition, what comes across is how the competitors are trying to write commercial sounding music or impress with their cleverness or catchiness, but listening to these songs, I just really enjoyed the music, and could actually feel the people behind the songs, which has to be pretty close to the whole point of writing!”

To listen to the songs by the 2014 finalists visit the Song Academy website at www.songacademy.co.uk/says14, where Romy Sipek’s composition, Devil from Above is featured.

Journey Through The Ages Popular annual event Horham Bygones Country Rally is being resurrected just a few miles

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from its village home thanks to the organisers of Palgrave’s Journey Through The Ages – Vintage Rally & Country Fair.

The bygones rally used to attract thousands of visitors to the little village of Horham but it had to finish due to loss of car parking and insurance problems.

However, Bygones organiser Gary Woodrow did not want to call it a day so he was pleased when a visit to 2013’s first Journey Through The Ages in Palgrave offered a solution. He was introduced to Journey Through The Ages’ organiser Gareth Mutimer who offered to keep the spirit of the rally alive in the 55 acres of historic parkland at Goodrich Park in Palgrave.

Journey Through The Ages – Vintage Rally & Country Fair will be returning to Goodrich Park in Palgrave on Saturday (10am6pm) and Sunday (10am-5pm) June 21st and 22nd. Admission is £6 for adults and £4 for children aged four to 16. There will be free parking and dogs are welcome.

This year’s event will offer Viking re-enactment groups, fullsize and model steam engines, vintage vehicles, countryside crafts, donkey rides, an autojumble, a vintage fairground, a dog show with agility ring and a flyball course, trade stands, fairground organs, vintage and modern commercial vehicles, car clubs and a licensed bar.

For further information, www.throughtheages.co.uk

REV UP for the Royal Norfolk Show The Bolddog Lings Freestyle Team will amaze the crowds with their gravity defiant Freestyle Motocross show at the Royal Norfolk Show – 25th & 26th June 2014.

The nationally acclaimed team has the largest most high tech landing ramp in the world and has been ridden by the world’s best freestyle professionals including World number one Nate Adams, and World record holder, Robbie Madison the current day Evil Knievel. The landing ramp has also been used on the world renowned Crusty Demons

Tour and was recently used on the Top Gear Live Tour.

The ramp allows the riders to jump gaps of over 75 feet and reach heights of over 35ft in the air, which gives the riders enough “air-time” to perform an array of death defying tricks usually only seen on T.V. The show features tricks such as the ‘look back heart attack’, ‘holy grab’, ‘cliff hanger’, ‘kiss of death’, ‘dead body’ and many more. Many of these moves will result in the rider exiting their seat, taking their hands off the handlebars and rotating their body around the bike!

The Riders also go head to head in a true test of nerve to see who will throw down the biggest tricks to win over the crowd. If that’s not enough the riders provide onboard commentary while performing tricks giving you a true taste of what the rider is doing.

The 2013 freestyle team boasts the Best of British riding, and includes top talent in the way of the UK’s 1st rider to backflip a four stroke motocross bike and 1 of the UK’s top FMX rider’s, Dan Whitby, who will also be managing the team this year.

The team also includes one of the UK’s highly rated FMX rider’s and super stylish, Samson Eaton, along with young talent tipped for the top, Arran Powley. With two riders performing at each event the team looks to continue to set the standard in FMX showmanship this year. Public are invited to meet the stars of the show at the Bolddog Lings interactive stand where they can also find out more about Freestyle Motocross.

Not only have the team appeared in some of the largest shows in the world, but have also graced the big screen featuring in Hollywood blockbusters such as Captain America.

Bolddog Lings Team Manager and one of the UK’s top freestyle riders, Dan Whitby, describes the show as, “It’s more than just freestyle. It’s a nonstop show that will entertain everyone from off–road enthusiasts to the general public. It’s a must see part of any festival and is continually growing in popularity as the awareness of FMX increases.”

Family Fun At High Lodge A great day out for the whole family while supporting The Beach’s Help An East Coast Child is on offer at High Lodge, near Blythburgh on Saturday 14th June.

The entry fee of £3 per person – which goes straight to helping disadvantaged children in the area - could find you experiencing 4x4 drives or trying your hand at golf – with football and golf putting nets for children – or archery. The Beach Bunny will be there to meet as many families as he can and he’s limbering up ready to challenge the team at High Lodge to a goal scoring competition.

Taster sessions of clay pigeon and air rifle shooting will be available and payable on the day, so why not have a go!

Bouncy castles, swing boats, face painting, glitter tattoos, balloon releasing and two magic shows from “Magic Olly” are also available throughout the day with entertainment starting at 11am, and finishing around 3.30pm.

Paul Carter, The Beach’s Programme Manager, said “We’re really grateful to High Lodge for hosting this fun day to raise funds for Help An East Coast Child and always very proud to tell successful grant applicants that they have benefitted thanks to the support of local people and organisations.”

Jackie Read, Sales and Marketing Coordinator, said “We are delighted to host the family fun day in aid of “Help An East Coast Child” and this is a wonderful opportunity for High Lodge to raise funds for this amazing local charity”.

For further information, www.bolddog.com

For further information,

Royal Norfolk Show 2014 25th - 26th June 2014 Norfolk Show Ground, Dereham Rd, Norwich

Help An East Coast Child Paul Carter 0845 345 1035 paul.carter@thebeach.co.uk

www.thebeach.co.uk/charity High Lodge Leisure Jackie Read 01986 784347 Jackie@highlodge.co.uk www.highlodge.co.uk

Suffolk’s Artists Open their Doors Over 130 Suffolk artists will be opening their studios to the public over the weekends of June 2014 as part of the longrunning Suffolk Open Studios initiative.

Spanning a huge range of art, including oils, watercolours, acrylics, photography, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, glassware, sculpture, 2D and 3D mixed media, printmaking, mosaics and much more, the Open Studios event grows bigger each year with more artists participating and more members of the public visiting the studios.

Chairman of Suffolk Open Studios Tom Lund-Lack, who will also be exhibiting his own artwork at his residential art and activity centre ArtActiv at Thornham Magna, is passionate about the idea behind the initiative. “Art should be accessible,” he says. “This is a great opportunity for people to meet the artists, ask them questions about their inspiration and choice of medium. It’s welcoming, friendly and not at all pretentious. The whole point is that artists want people to come and visit them – artists welcome the chance to share their work with a wider audience.”

Suffolk Open Studios has been running since 1993 and has grown from a group of around 15 local artists in the Snape and Aldeburgh area. The network now covers the whole of Suffolk.

More and more artists are collaborating these days to create a great experience for visitors, with artists trails incorporating several studios, some with refreshments provided.

As Suffolk Open Studios covers such a big area, visitors are encouraged to use the guidebook and website in advance to check routes and opening hours, and to make a

day of it, planning a route to visit a range of studios and a local pub or café for lunch. Tom says, “It’s a fun day out, and an opportunity to learn something new. There’s no pressure to buy, though many artists will have items available for sale or to commission if requested. Don’t be embarrassed to walk out of a studio with nothing in your hand, but with something in your head.”

The Suffolk Open Studios committee is also keen to attract new artists to join. Tom says, “Creating art whether visual or written is usually a lonely experience with only one’s own company to keep and judgement to fall back on. Being part of an open studio network can perhaps give artists a sense of belonging and of being part of a group of like-minded individuals.” All members are given exposure via the Open Studios website, which also publicises upcoming exhibitions, and they have the option of participation in the Open Studios event.

Unlike some regional Open Studio operations, Suffolk’s invites members to join without a committee selection process.

Again, Tom is keen to stress the inclusivity of the scheme: “As artists we are often our own harshest critic. We don’t put potential members through a rigorous selection process – if they consider their work to be of a high enough standard, that is fine by us. The website offers members and the public the chance to see the sorts of art on display and make decisions themselves. Art is a small word that means different thing to different people. It’s subjective, so we don’t try to judge.”

In the lead up to the Open Studios event, some artists will be participating in Art About Town, whereby they collaborate with friendly local shops, cafes and restaurants to exhibit work to help promote their work.

Keep an eye out for artwork in towns near you, from 19-31 May 2014.

As usual Suffolk Open Studios will be publishing a free colour directory of all exhibiting artists, which includes details on where they are located and when they will be open. This is the essential guide for all art lovers. There is no need to book when a studio is open, outside of those times it would be prudent to book a visit. Information is also available via the website, www.suffolkopenstudios.org

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RICHARD DURRANT: CYCLING MUSIC Richard Durrant is a world class performer traveling in excess of 35,000 miles each year with UK tours, forays into Europe and an annual visit to South America. As a concert guitarist he finds it impossible to do anything but cast a carbon footprint as large as his musical status. Now its pay back time. Between May 1 and June 21 this year Richard, the leading guitarist of his generation, will be getting on his bike for a ground-breaking British tour. The Sussex musician will play thirty six gigs at venues great and small during a seven-week, 1,000-mile odyssey that will be the last word in eco-friendliness. Cycling up to 50 miles a day, Richard will be carrying his entire show on his bike. Each performance will still feature beautiful lighting, projections and sound, but the gear will be state of the art, low energy and lightweight.

Richard will be performing a selection of guitar solos from his latest album - mostly his own music.

The tour set off from Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shore-

ham by Sea on May 1st and is now heading for its most northerly point in Yorkshire on 30th May where Richard’s concert’s will be part of the build up to the Tour de France. The concerts continue as Cycling Music heads south, eventually returning to the south coast of England as part of the London to Brighton bike ride on 15th June in time for National Bike Week and the final shows of the tour.

Richard will be accompanied on the tour by close friend Sean Simington, who lost his partner Shirley to cancer last year. Sean has the guitarist’s pledge to donate 20 per cent of the proceeds from the concerts to the Big C drop-in centre for cancer patients in Norfolk and Waveney. In 2013 Sean cycled from Lands End to John O’Groates for the same charity. For the guitar tour Sean has offered to carry Richard’s toothbrush.

The Cut, Halesworth Thursday 12th June, 8:00 pm 01986 873285 boxoffice@newcut.org

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YLM Killers New Orleans Jazz Band This June we are inviting you to come and visit us during the early evening and enjoy this wonderful time of day which casts a whole new light on the enchanting gardens!

Throughout these four special openings we will be theming each one with a different genre of music played within the gardens itself.

Treat yourself to something fizzy from the Garden Bar and pre-order a picnic supper from The Coach House Tearooms. An evening to savour the wonderful sights and sounds!

The Coach House Tearooms will be serving light suppers and picnics can be pre-ordered details below. Also on the 11th 19th & 25th The Coach House Tearooms, Helmingham Hall | £6.00 (£5.00 advance) Children Free | 6:00pm 9:00pm | 01473 890799 | www.helmingham.com

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Every Monday

Pennoyers Odd Balls Knitting Club Fancy some company? Then do come along to this relaxed, fun club; whether it’s knitting, crochet or just a chat. Just bring along your needles and ‘knit & natter’ Pennoyer Centre, Pulham St. Mary | 1pm – 3pm | FREE | 01379 676660 / www.pennoyers. org.uk / admin@pennoyers.org.uk

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EVERY TUESDAY Tuesday Time Together Come along for a chat, fellowship, refreshments or quiet space.

St John’s Church, Harleston | 10.00am-4.00pm | FREE | 01379 851148

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FIRST & THIRD TUESDAY DISS & DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB Grasmere Club, Denmark Street, Diss | 7:30pm9:45pm | www.disscamera.org.uk

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First Tuesday Waveney Bereavement Group Number 7 - Prayer & Counselling Centre, 7-8 Mere Street, Diss | 2pm | 01379 658956

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Third Tuesday Buskers Night Would you like to perform to a live audience?

Come along to this relaxed evening with all types of music including modern, blues and folk. Bring along your instrument & speak to Dave when you arrive. Bar with real ale & bacon butties. All welcome.

Pennoyer Centre, Pulham St. Mary | 7pm | Free | 01379 676660 / www.pennoyers.org.uk / admin@pennoyers.org.uk

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Every Thursday Tea & Chat Pop in for a cup of tea or coffee, a chat and make new friends Harleston Information Plus, 8 Exchange Street | 1 - 4pm | Carole Tilston 01379 851920

The Wyken Vineyard Farmers Market The Wyken Farmers’ Market is about farmers, producers, bakers, makers, friends and family.

Wyken Road, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds | 9a.m - Noon | 01359 250262

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FIRST Saturday Harleston’s Indoor Flea Market Stalls of vintage, antique, collectables, etc.

Swan Hotel | 9.00 - 1.00pm | Stalls £10 | 01379 855486

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second Thursday Comedy Night Get ready for a belly full of laughs! Fantastic new comedians every time!

A scrumptious three course meal followed by hilarity and tomfoolery for just £30.00 per head, this is a sure to be a great evening!

Advance booking is advised as we often sell out.

Jimmy’s Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich | 7pm | £30 | 01473 604206 / bookings@ Jimmysfarm.com

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First Friday & third Sunday African Djembe Drumming Lessons ‘Backspace’, Angel Cafe, Fair Green, Diss | Friday: 10 - 12pm and Sunday: 2:30 - 5pm | £12 per session | Jane 01379 641233

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second Saturday Jazz Breakfast Come and enjoy a leisurely weekend breakfast with the soothing sound of live Jazz in the background. We have a great selection of talented local Jazz bands who join us for these dates. Why not try our famous Greedy Farmer’s Breakfast, plus we have some lighter options to suit every taste. Booking Essential.

Jimmy’s Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich | 9.30am - 11am | 01473 604206 / bookings@ Jimmysfarm.com

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Every Sunday Stonham Barns ALL YEAR CAR Boot Sale Stonham Barns, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal | 8am for Sellers / 9am for Buyers | £3.50 cars / £5 Vans / £7.50 Large Vans | Simon Tilley 07817 539168

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TUES 3rd Water Trail and Pub Supper Join us for a magical evening boat trip and see the birds and other wildlife settling down for the night. Followed by a delicious pub supper at The Pleasure Boat Inn. At this quiet time, much can be seen that is hidden during the hustle and bustle on the Broad during the day.

NWT Hickling Broad | Meet at the Pleasure Boat Inn, Hickling | 6-8pm | Adults £20 Children £14 | Booking essential 01692 598276

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First Thursday Diss Computer Club At the Residents’ Meeting Room, Taylor Road | 7.00pm - 10.00pm | Bob Morgan 01379 650977 | disscomputerclub@gmail.com

SAT 7th RAVE ON: A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS Ray Vaughn, Bo Duddly & Teddy Reddy lovingly recreate the authentic sound of The Crickets.

Featuring the Ravenettes. Lincensed Bar. Archbishop Sancroft High School, Harleston | 7pm | £10 from The Swan & Alan Mutton, 9 Wilderness Close | 01379 855486 / 01379 423321

BABY MASSAGE With IAIMs certified instructor. Six sessions including one for Dads. Suitable for babies from 0-12 months. Lovely easy relaxing routine, great for bonding and for meeting other Mums, can help with colic and improve sleeping.

Heywood Sports | £45 | Tuesdays 10 - 11.30am | & Racquet Club in Walcot Road | 07971 253166 |vIngrid Perrin via Baby Massage in Diss

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wed 4th - sat 7th Harleston Players Present: James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach is one of Roald Dahl’s greatest stories, and is brought to the stage in a fantastic adaptation by multi-award winning David Wood. Performances by Harleston Players’ young actors.

Archbishop Sancroft High School | 7pm WedFri, 2.30pm Sat | £4 from Sparkle and Flair or phone Mike on 01379 852501 | mudracemike@ yahoo.co.uk Thurs 5th Music in the Gardens Featuring The Lady

Concert in the Church A Keyboard Extravaganza performed The Scott Brothers Duo who are highly accomplished musicians - for a ‘taster’ look at their website www.scottbrothersduo.com The Parish Church of Ss Peter & Paul, Eye | 7.30pm | £20 & £15 | 01379 871211

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Sat 7th & Sun 8th EYE GARDENS OPEN WEEKEND 30 Gardens Open. Refreshments & Stalls.

12.30pm - 6 pm | £4 from the Town Hall (accompanied children free)

solos, many from his latest album Cycling Music.

The Cut, Halesworth | 8:00pm | 01986 873285 | boxoffice@newcut.org

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FRI 13TH - SUN 15th MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship returns to Snetterton for the 2014 season. There is guaranteed to be plenty of excitement in store as big names battle it out on track for the title. With support races from the Superstocks, Supersports, and Motostars, there is sure to be never a dull moment, as plenty of action takes place on the track right in front of you.

Snetterton Circuit | 9am-6.30pm | Weekend admission £33; Sunday £26; Children under 13 free; Senior Citizens £22 on the gate for Sunday; weekend camping £18. More ticket options available at the gate and online as well as grandstand tickets. (Purchase online) | 0843 453 9000 | snetterton@msv.com | www. snetterton.co.uk

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CHYMe Annual Schools Concert CHYMe is a music charity raising money for young musicians in our area. The concert will feature young performers from our local primary and secondary schools and there will be a chance to hear the winning entries in the CHYMe Young Composers Competition.

St Mary’s Church, Diss | 7.00pm | £4 adults £3 children £10 family

SAT 14th 3rd Annual Orford Real Food Market Featuring a street food area with tables and chairs for everyone to meet and enjoy food from over 30 local producers.

Orford Market Square | 9:30am - 2:30pm | www.orford.org.uk

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SAT 7TH JUNE - SAT 12TH JULY Rising Stars 2014 Exhibition Launch Join us for the launch of Rising Stars 2014 and an opportunity to take part in Izzy Parker’s performance The Intimate Act of Jewellery.

Smiths Row, The Market Cross, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds | 2.00pm – 4.00pm | Free | 01284 762081 | enquiries@smithsrow.org

Sun 15th Billingford Windmill open day Guided tours. Classic cars invited. Scavenger Hunt for children up to 12 years, on the common. Join the fun.

Billingford Windmill | 2.30pm | Adults £3, S/C £2, children free | 01379 853967

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Sun 8TH Eye to Eye with invertebrates This is the first of two events at Foxburrow Farm in June and July introducing the amazing world of invertebrates. These are all the animals that - unlike amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals (and us!) - don’t have a backbone.

This June event will concentrate on Insects.

They include many groups you will probably recognise quite readily if you saw them, such as butterflies, moths, dragonflies and beetles, but also less well-known ones such as scorpion flies and caddis flies.

With Edward Jackson, wildlife enthusiast and former Head of the Field Studies Council Centre at Flatford Mill.

Foxburrow Farm | 10.:00am - 3:00pm | www. suffolkwildlifetrust.org

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wed 11th Film: 12 Years A Slave (12) Director Steve McQueen marshals his great skills to deliver an engrossing and necessary history lesson. This is what slavery was like, as seen through the eyes of a free man tricked and turned slave. Yes, we look away from some of the detail, but we look back in awe at the powerful, true story and the magnificent central performance of Chiwetel Ejiofor. Michael Fassbender is equally compelling as a hellish slave master.

Diss Corn Hall | 8pm | £5 / Under 18s £2.50 | 01379 652241

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Thurs 12th RICHARD DURRANT: CYCLING MUSIC Richard will be performing a selection of guitar

Diss carnival Diss Carnival and Fun Day is now it’s 7th year and has proved to be a great family day out! The theme this year is ‘Diss Through the Ages’ The Carnival procession, led by the Norwich Samba Band, leaves Roydon Road at 11.30am and makes its way through the town centre before finishing on Shelfanger Road at approx 12.30pm The Fun Day starts at 12 noon at Diss Town Football Club. A few favourites attending again include, Bazza Bizarre, Climbing Wall, Bungee Trampolines, Zoo-tastic, Combat Paint Ball and by popular demand the Craft Marquee. New for this year’s event will be Phoenix Rescue with their Birds of Prey and educational feature, children’s entertainer Neil Reeve, fly past by a Spitfire and it is hoped a few special visitors - The Falcons Parachute Display Team - will be dropping in!

Park Radio have agreed to attend again this year with their road show and as usual there will be an assortment of stalls provided by local groups and businesses. Refreshments will include a BBQ, Hog Roast and Vegetarian option. www.diss-carnival.co.uk

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Diss 10km & 1.6km Fun Run Hosted by Diss and District Athletics Club Diss High School | 10km Race: 10am, Fun Run: 9.10am | £11.00 UKA Affiliated Members, £13.00 Non Affiliated Members, On the day entries +£1.50 | Fun Run £2.00 on the day | www. dissathleticsclub.co.uk | Marie Kemp 01379 642262

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The Silver Dollar Country Music Club presents- FIRST CHAPTER The Park Hotel, Diss | Doors 7pm Music 7.30pm - 10.30pm | Members £5 / Non-Members £6 |

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship | FRI 13TH SUN 15th | Snetterton Circuit

 John and Teresa Stannard 01603 433918 Thurs 19th Rory Mcleod Rory Mcleod - Ex-circus clown and fire eater, a one man soulband, poet and storyteller, singing his own unique upbeat dance stories, is a modern travelling troubadour using tap shoes, acappella, harmonica, guitar, trombone, spoons, finger cymbals, bandorea, djembe and various percussion instruments. A fully licensed bar will be available at this event.

The Bank, Eye | 8pm / Doors 7:15pm | Advance Tickets: £8 / £6 On The Door: £10 / £8 (Subject to Availability) | 01379 873495 / www. thebankeye.org

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Friday 20th The Pantaloons’ History of Britain Mud, blood and stiff upper-lips! It’s the History of Britain as you’ve never seen it before. Join the critically acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company for a breathless race through the centuries in this delightfully inventive open-air show. This historically hysterical show packed with songs, sketches and silliness. Suitable for all ages.

Belle Vue Park, Cornard Road, Sudbury | 7:00pm10:00pm | £10.00 adults, £6.00 children (under 16s) | 01787 881320 / www.thepantaloons.co.uk

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Sat 21ST The Saturday Club: The Story Game Andrew Barnett Jones has made up stories for loads of top TV shows including Mr Bean: the Animated Series, Dennis the Menace & Gnasher and Shaun the Sheep. Today he’s going to make up a story for you – but he has no idea what it is. Instead, with your help, he’ll be playing The Story Game, creating a brand new, hysterically funny, wildly creative story from a handful of words, a roll of the dice and his own roller coaster imagination.

Diss Corn Hall | 2pm | £6 / Children £4 (Age 6+) | 01379 652241

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The Whole Hog – Summer Supper Club An evening of Nose to tail eating; a unique opportunity to enjoy some really interesting cuts of pork that deserve their moment of glory!

Enjoy a wonderful chilled out summer evening in the Jimmy’s Farm restaurant. Drinks, followed by three course meal and live music Jimmy’s Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich | 7.00pm - 11pm | £35 per head |  01473 604206 / bookings@Jimmysfarm.com a dance to the band THE STROLLERS Wreningham Village Hall | Music 8.30pm Midnight | £6.50 | Christine Minns 01508 488123

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Sun 22nd Apollo Country Music Presents: Blackstone River Trio Country music at its best with 3 brilliant country musicians! Licensed bar, hot meals & raffle available.

WHAT’S ON

Operababes | Southwold Arts Festival | SAT 28th St Edmunds Church, southwold

Apollo Rooms, Harleston | 7.30pm - 10.45pm | Members £5 / Non-members £6 | 01379 854205

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WED 25TH Joe McElderry: Set Your Soul Alive Tour Joe rose to fame when he won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. Joe’s first single “The Climb” reached number one in the UK and Irish singles chart and was soon followed by the release of his debut album titled “Wide Awake”.

Joe returned to our TV screens where he was the triumphant winner of the second series of ITV show Pop Star to Opera Star in 2011, where he had received 80% of the voting throughout the series.

There is only one Joe McElderry, and there is only one night for you to see this incredible singer with his band performing songs from Rock, Pop to Classical.

This is one night not to miss with Joe having sold in excess of 2 million records worldwide and with over 350,000 twitter followers expect his tickets to go fast!

The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds | 7.30pm | £19.50, Concs. £17.50 | 01284 758000 /enquiries@ theapex.co.uk

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WED 25th - THURS 26th The royal norfolk show There’s something for everyone at this year’s show! With 650 trade stands, over 3000 animals and hundreds of attractions, you can be guaranteed a day that’s packed from start to finish.

Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0TT | www.royalnorfolkshow. co.uk

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Thurs 26th - sat 28th WARTS (Wortham & Redgrave Theatrical Society) presents: ‘The House of Frankenstein’ The hilarious comedy by Martin Downing which had a successful run in the West End. Several well known characters from horror stories stay with Frankenstein who offers to cure them of their afflictions with one of his potions. Strobe Lighting effects are used in the performance.

Botesdale Village Hall | 7.30pm (doors open 7.00pm) | £8 (concs £7) form Redgrave Shop, Rickinghall Newsagents, Wortham Post Office or via 01379 687580 Fri 27th Beccles Festival: Music for harp, lute and voice Julia Gooding (soprano), Frances Kelly (harp) and Paula Chateauneuf (lute) perform music from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Hungate Church, Beccles | 7:30pm - 9:30pm | www.groupspaces.com/BecclesFestival

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Fri 27th & Sat 28th ARACALADANZA - CONSTELLATIONS Consistently delighting audiences throughout

Europe with its magical dance theatre made especially for children and families, multi-award winning Aracaladanza makes a welcome return to the Jerwood DanceHouse following the success of 2012’s Clouds.

In Constellations, choreographer Enrique Cabrera takes the brilliantly abstract work of artist Joan Miró as his starting point and repeatedly fills his imaginary blank canvas with vivid colours, shape and movement. Wonderful dance, ingenious puppetry, and terrific digital visuals are delivered with the trademark playfulness, creativity and style which mark this company out as one of Europe’s most accessible and inventive. Age suitability 4yrs+ Jerwood Dancehouse Ipswich | Friday 27th, 1.30pm & Saturday 28th, 11.00am & 2.00pm | £10, £7 Concs. | School Groups £5 (valid on Friday performance) Family Ticket £25 (valid on Saturday performances) | 01473 295230

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SAT 28TH JULIETTE BURTON: LOOK AT ME (WORK IN PROGRESS PREVIEW OF EDINBURGH FRINGE SHOW!) Other shows want you to look at them. What will you see if you Look At Me? Award-winning performer Juliette Burton’s been fat, thin and everything between. Now, in this brand new docu-comedy, she’ll change even more! From wearing the hijab to dressing provocatively, being male, obese, old, nude: is what we appear to be who we are?

John Peel Centre | 7.30pm | £5.00 | 01449 774678

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Beccles Festival: Waveney Young Musicians Musical talent from the Waveney Valley area’s under 25s.

Sir John Leman High School, Beccles | 7:30pm | www.groupspaces.com/BecclesFestival

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ST. MARY’S COMMUNITY FETE Hosted by Park Radio. Variety of stalls. Hog Roast & Refreshments.

St. Mary’s, Diss | 10am - 2pm

Sat 28th & Sun 29th Oakleigh Fairs - West Suffolk Game & Country Fair Taking place over the old ‘Wings, Wheels and Steam’ weekend, we are delighted to be returning for the Country Fair at this very well established venue. With all day entertainment including birds of prey, working dogs, children’s entertainment as well as arts, crafts, gifts and food marquees.

Rougham Airfield, Bury St. Edmunds | Adults: £7, Concs: £6, Under 16’s: £3, Under 5’s: Free, Family Ticket: £18 | www.oakleighfairs.co.uk

for local producers and suppliers as well as a ‘pamper’ area, with beauty & relaxation products.

Entertainment will be provided by the Loddon Brass Band, Funky Feet Dance Troop and the K9 Capers Dog Agility Display Team.

Refreshments, lunches and traditional afternoon tea available.

Lodge Farm, Sisland | FREE | 10.00am – 4.00pm | 01508 520520

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28th June - 5th July Southwold Arts Festival The programme for the first ever Southwold Arts Festival kicks off with a free street party from 12 noon. The High Street will be closed to traffic for you to enjoy colourful circus performers, live musicians, buskers and choirs while sampling local food and drink. This is followed by the Operababes at St Edmunds Church (7.30pm) and Festival Film – Tim’s Vermeer at The Electric Picture Palace (7.15pm) Tickets are available online. For the full programme go to www.southwoldartsfestival.co.uk Sun 29th ECHC Charity Bike Show 10 Show Classes. Live Music, Raffle, BBQ, Ice Creams etc.

Red Lion, Needham Harleston | 12pm | £2 donation entry | Sally 01379 855486

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Tribal Survival Family bushcraft adventure. Build a natural den in the woods, learn how to light a fire, make string out of stinging nettles, try some whittling and cook your own bread over the fire.

Meet: Thornham Walks main car park | 10:30am2:30pm | £10.00 adults, £5.00 children | Advance booking essential | 01379 788345

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Beccles Festival: Choral Concert “Requiem” This concert in St Michael’s Church Beccles, will include a performance of Gabriel Faure’s Requiem given by the Beccles Festival Chorus directed by Vetta Wise.

In the first half, Beccles locally based chamber choir, Capella Antiqua directed by Beccles resident Philip Thorby will perform Officium Defunctorum, a setting of the “Office of the Dead” composed in 1603 by Tomas Luis de Victoria for the funeral of the Dowager Empress Maria, sister of Philip II of Spain, It includes settings of the movements of the Requiem Mass, and the work is sometimes referred to as Victoria’s Requiem.

St Michael’s Church, Beccles | 7:30pm | www. groupspaces.com/BecclesFestival

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Sisland Craft Fair Amongst the work on display will be a fantastic range of ceramics, textiles, wood, calligraphy and jewellery as well as an eclectic range of other products.

A new Food Aisle will provide a platform

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