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WAVENEY & BLYTH Celebrate - May - October 2019
WELCOME                                     BUGS & BLOSSOMS POETRY COMPETITION
to a packed programme of                    Bugs and blossoms are under threat – so feel
                                            inspired to respond poetically and contribute
events that shine a light on                to W&BA’s campaign to celebrate them and
the unique character and                    protect their future. First prize £100 cash,
creativity of the                           plus two runner-up prizes and an opportunity
norfolk/suffolk border. We                  to read at the Lowestoft Seagull’s New Words,
                                            Fresh Voices night on 17 November. Poet and
hope that you will find things               author Dr Jos Smith (UEA) will select the
familiar and new to delight you             winning entries. Closing date for submissions
over the coming months. Please              is 16 August 2019. Full details about prizes
share your thoughts, comments               and how to enter on the website.
                                            £3 for one submission, £5 for maximum two.
and photos with us
   @waveneyblyth                            Wednesday 14 August
   @WaveneyBlytharts                        *PAKEFIELD POSTCARD
                                            AUCTION IN AID OF W&BA
   waveneyandblytharts                      – Hotel Victoria, Kirkley Cliff
Go to www.waveneyandblytharts.com           Rd, Lowestoft NR33 0BZ
                                            Doors open 6pm, auction 7pm
for full details about each event.          Not to be missed! The award-winning
                                            Pakefield Postcard Auction has selected                                        Wal k
BOOKINGS                                    W&BA’s Bugs & Blossoms project to be the
See inside back cover for details.          recipient of this year’s auction proceeds.
Children and under-18s FREE at all          Over 100 artists have donated postcard-size
                                            original artwork to raise money for this important
events; those that are particularly         project. All the works can be viewed at
suitable show Family Friendly Event         www.pakefieldpostcardauction.co.uk in                                 Read
icon.                                       the weeks beforehand, and they will also be
                                            going on tour. Come and support W&BA and
                                            the generous artists.
                                            £10.00 entry includes a bidding paddle,                               Look
Each event is numbered to help locate it    brochure, nibbles and glass of wine.
on the map on pages 16 and 17.
                                            BUG HOTEL COMPETITION                                                       Write
                                            Design and make your own Bug Hotel and
Events marked* are associated               share with us on W&BA’s Bug Hotel
activities organized by partners and        Facebook page between 1 and 30 June.
requiring separate booking – see            Watch @WaveneyBlythArts for more details.
individual event information for details.                                                                        Listen

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WAVENEY & BLYTH Celebrate - May - October 2019
Nicholas Lingwood
              BUGS & BLOSSOMS
              Our native insects and plants are in catastrophic decline
              and we are losing the intricate mix of species that gives
              the natural world such richness. In response, W&BA is organising
              events to encourage people to notice, care and take positive action.
                                                                                                                                                                  8 Monday 27 May
              A weekend of events to launch the Bugs & Blossoms programme.
              All events at Palgrave Community Centre, Rose Lane, Palgrave, Suffolk IP22 1AP                    5 Sunday 26 May                                 WALK: BUGGY HILLS AND
                                                                                                                                                                BLOOMING OUTNEY, BUNGAY
              unless stated otherwise. Refreshments available all day.                                       WIRE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
                                                                                                                                                                Meet at Bigod’s Castle, Bungay,
                                                                                                             WITH JENNY GOATER
                                                                                                                                                                nr35 1ar
 Nick Upton

                                                                                                             10am-3pm
                                                                                                             Create butterflies, bugs and dragonflies from        2-5pm
                                                                                                             a choice of wire or mesh netting; take your        Poet nicholas lingwood and writer Chris
                                                                                                             creations home. adults and 10 years+.              reeve share readings that celebrate the local
                                                                                                             £20 (W&BA members £18)                             wildlife as they lead a 5-mile walk that
                                                                                                                                                                circles the Waveney near Bungay, taking in
                                                                                                                                                                Bath hills and Outney Common.
                                                                 3 Sat 25 – Mon 27 May                                                                          £6 (W&BA members £5)
                 1 Friday 24 May                               BUGS & BLOSSOMS EXHIBITION
              MY LIFE BEHIND THE LENS:                         PALGRAVE
              ILLUSTRATED TALK BY NICK UPTON                   11-5pm every day
              7.30-9pm                                         an exhibition of prints, paintings, crafts,
              Multi-award-winning wildlife filmmaker and        cards and 3-D work by artists based in the
              photographer nick Upton has worked closely       upper Waveney valley including Jenny             6 Monday 27 May
              with sir David attenborough and BBC natural      Goater, Maggie Campbell, Jane West,
              World series, and won the British Wildlife       Deborah vass and Kate nockles.                WILLOW SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
              Photography awards (documentaries). he will                                                    WITH MAGGIE CAMPBELL                                 9 Sunday 7 July
              be showing many stunning images from his work.   Free entry                                    10am-3pm                                           MINI-BEAST FUN FOR THE FAMILY
              £8 (W&BA members £6)                                                                           learn to create butterflies, bugs and               Meet beside Ditchingham village hall,
                                                                                                             dragonflies from woven willow; take your            loddon road, Ditchingham nr35 2Qn
                                                                                                             creations home. adults and 10 years+.              2.30-4pm
                                                                                                             £20 (W&BA members £18)                             Find your own real life bugs on Broome
                                                                                                                                                                heath and then make a mini-beast from
                                                                                                                                                                natural materials, plus lots of free making
                                                                                                                                                                activities afterwards - fun for all the family.
                                                                 4 Saturday 25 May                                                                              supported by

                                                               MICROCOSMOS (1997)
                                                               7-9pm
                2 Saturday 25 May                              Film footage of a dramatic, action-packed                                                        Free/no booking
              MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP                       day in the life of a meadow and its tiny
                                                                                                               7 Sunday 26 May
              10am-5.30pm                                      inhabitants, with stunning macro-
              BBC Wildlife photographer nick Upton will        photography using close-ups, slow motion      WALK: BUGS AND BLOSSOMS
              lead a masterclass aimed at members of           and time-lapse photography.                   AFTER ROGER DEAKIN
              camera clubs and more experienced nature         Directors: nuridsany, Pérennou                Meet at Mellis village hall IP23 8eB
                                                               narrated by Kristin scott thomas              10am-1pm
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              photographers. limited places.
              £70 (W&BA members £65)                           £6 (W&BA members £5)                          a guided walk around Mellis Common with
                                                                                                             readings from Deakin’s books, focusing on
                                                                                                             his observations on plants and insects. Includes
                                                                    For more information go to               visit to the garden of Walnut tree Farm.                  For more information go to
                                                                                                             limited places.
                                                               www.waveneyandblytharts.com                                                                      www.waveneyandblytharts.com
                                                                                                             £7 (W&BA members £5)
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BUGS & BLOSSOMS                                                                                     14 Tuesday 13 August

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mark Ward
                                                                                                                          POETRY WORKSHOP – BUGS &
 Nicholas Lingwood

                                                                                                                          BLOSSOMS
                                                                                                                          the staithe Centre, Bungay nr35 1BF
                                                                                                                          10.30am-3.30pm
                                                                                                                          What flowers would you find in a witch’s

                                                                                                            Ian Lindsay
                                                                                                                          garden or a fairy story? how do bugs find
                                                                                                                          their way into art, literature and stories?                     17 Friday 6 – Sunday 29 September
                      10 Sunday 14 July
                     WALK: REDGRAVE & LOPHAM FEN -
                                                                       12 Thursday 25 July                                explore how bugs and blossoms can inform
                                                                                                                                                                                         *BUGS & BLOSSOMS EXHIBITION
                                                                                                                          and inspire poetry writing with Beth soule
                                                                      MIDSUMMER MOTHS WITH MARK                                                                                          PAKEFIELD
                     A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION                                                                              and make ‘poetry bugs’ to hang in a Poet-tree.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Ferini art Gallery, 27-29 all saints’
                     Meet at redgrave & lopham Fen,                   COCKER                                              £15 (W&BA and SPS members £12)
                                                                                                                                                                                         road, Pakefield, lowestoft nr33 0Jl
                     south lopham, Diss IP22 2hX                      lock’s Inn, lock’s lane, Geldeston,                                                                                11am-4pm - Friday, saturday, sunday
                     2-4pm                                            Beccles nr34 0hW
                                                                      4.45-6.45pm                                          15 Tuesday 17 September                                       only
                     Poet nicholas lingwood will read poems                                                                                                                              exhibition of paintings, prints, sculptures and
                     inspired by the abundant dragonflies,             learn about moths and butterflies of the             LUNCHTIME ARTS & EATS – POETRY                                 craftwork that celebrate the beauty and
                     butterflies, Marsh harriers and more as he        Waveney valley with renowned naturalist and         COMPETITION WINNERS                                            diversity of nature, including Kate Batchelor,
                     leads this 3.5-mile walk around redgrave and     writer Mark Cocker. Includes a leisurely walk       Ferini art Gallery, 27-29 all saints’ road,                    ruth Wharrier, Margaret Parsons, John r
                     lopham Fen reserve.                              in the nearby woods, waterside and grazing          Pakefield, lowestoft nr33 0Jl                                   Carey and Mark Ward. Free.
                     £6 (W&BA members £5)                             marshes at Geldeston. limited places.               12.30-2.30pm                                                   www.feriniartgallery.co.uk
                                                                      £15 (W&BA members £12)                              Browse the Pakefield Bugs & Blossoms
                                                                                                                          exhibition, enjoy a sociable light lunch, listen
Evelyn Simak

                                                                                                                          to the shortlisted entries from the poetry
                                                                                                                          writing competition and find out which Dr
                                                                                                                          Jos smith (Uea) has selected to win. Plus
                                                                                                                          news of W&Ba plans for 2020.
                                                                                                                          £12 (W&BA members £10) – includes                               18 Thursday 26 September
                                                                                                                          light lunch, details on booking
                                                                                                                                                                                         *WILD WORDS DEBATE - BUGS AND
                       11 Thursday 25 July                                                                                                                                               FLOWERS
                                                                       13 Sunday 4 August                                           ASSOCIATED EVENTS                                    Guildhall, norwich nr2 1Js
                     HAIKU WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY                                                                                                                                          5.30-8pm
                     NATURE                                           RINGSFIELD MEADOW                                                                                                  Presentations and discussion about our

                                                                                                                                                                     Nicholas Lingwood
                     lock’s Inn, lock’s lane, Geldeston,              DISCOVERY DAY                                                                                                      native insects and wildflowers – both threats
                     Beccles nr34 0hW                                 ringsfield eco Centre, hall rd,                                                                                     and solutions. With Matt shardlow, chief exec
                     1-4pm                                            ringsfield, Beccles nr34 8Jr                                                                                        of Buglife, scientists from Uea, local poets
                     Join tim Gardiner, prizewinning poet and         1-4pm                                                                                                              and writers. Organised by Wild anglia.
                     ecologist, amidst the magical grazing            a magical afternoon of fun and discovery for                                                                       www.wildanglia.org/wild-words
                     marshes at Geldeston to stop, look, listen and   all the family in the flower-strewn meadow at                                                                       Free
                     write your own haiku poems. Includes walk        ringsfield hall. activities include charcoal-
                     and creative writing workshop.                   making and drawing, cooking on the fire, live         16 8 and 9 June
                     £12 (W&BA members £10)                           music from Iceni rising, seed bombs, making
                                                                      bugs from clay, dressing up and more.
                                                                                                                          *WILDFLOWER OPEN MEADOW DAYS
                                                                      £10 per car
                                                                                                                          Moat house, Green street, hoxne, IP21 5aZ
                                                                                                                          10am-4pm
                                                                                                                          learn how to create a meadow for wildlife,
                                                                                                                          and bask in the sights and sounds of the
                                                                                                                          bugs and blossoms that live here. tea and
                                                                                                                          cake available. limited parking so share                                                          Write
                                                                                                                          transport if possible.
                                                                                                                          In association with

                                     Look
                                                                                                                          @summerinthemeadow
                                                                             For more information go to                   Free                                                                   For more information go to
                                                                        www.waveneyandblytharts.com                                                                                        www.waveneyandblytharts.com

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TWO RIVERS BOOK FESTIVAL 16 – 30 JUNE
   “I am delighted to be involved with this exciting new annual event. The festival
   celebrates books by supporting and campaigning for independent bookshops
   and libraries. A major theme this year is how books get made and published.”
                                                        Liz Calder, Festival Patron

                                                   See the directory of local bookshops
                                                              and libraries on
                                                   www.waveneyandblytharts.com
                                                                                                                                                    25 Saturday 22 June
                                                                                                   23 Saturday 22 June                             *A GRUFFALO PARTY
 Connecting people and books
                                                                                                                                                   halesworth Bookshop, 42
 along the Waveney and Blyth
                                                                                                  WALK: FLOWER FAIRIES IN BUNGAY                   thoroughfare, halesworth IP19 8ar
  19 Sunday 16 June                                                                               Meet at st Mary’s Church, Bungay                 10:30am-12:30pm
                                                                                                  nr35 1aX                                         reading, crafts, fancy dress and face
 Festival launch HOW BOOKS GET                                                                    11am-1pm                                         painting in this 20th anniversary celebration
 PUBLISHED                                                                                        a walk around Bungay's historic sites inspired
                                                                                                                                                   of Julia Donaldson’s adored book, illustrated
 the stable at the angel hotel,                                                                   by the Flower Fairies books of Cicely Mary
                                                                                                                                                   by axel scheffler.
 thoroughfare,                                                                                    Barker. historian and author Christopher
                                                                                                                                                   Free event
 halesworth IP19 8ah                                                                              reeves will identify flowers featured in the
 11am-12.30pm                                        21 Wednesday 19 June                         books, read poems, and recount fairy
 Festival Patron liz Calder                                                                       folklore. activities for children - fairy
                                                    BOOK-BINDING WORKSHOP                         costumes welcome.
 (Booker Prize judge, co-                           Barnabees Books, yoxford road,
 founder of Bloomsbury                                                                            £6 (W&BA members £5)
                                                    Westleton IP17 3aF
 Publishing), Dan Franklin (associate publisher,   10am-1pm
 Jonathan Cape) and lucy hughes-hallett            Make a hard-cover notebook with expert
 (multi-award-winning author) discuss how          bookbinder helen Durrant. tools and
 books are chosen and edited for publication.
 Plus readings from lucy’s new collection of
                                                   materials supplied. also, advice on minor                                                        26 Sunday 23 June
                                                   repairs to old books.
 short stories, Fabulous.                          £12 (W&BA members £10)                                                                          WALK: UNCOVERING DOGGERLAND –
 £6 (W&BA members £5)                                                                                                                              TIME SONG
                                                                                                                                                   Meet at Wood Farm Barn, locks lane,
                                                                                                                                                   Benacre nr34 7lJ
                                                                                                                                                   10am-2pm
                                                                                                                                                   experience the landscape of Doggerland, the
                                                                                                                                                   land mass which once joined Britain to
                                                                                                   24 Thursday 20 June                             europe, with adam Burrows (natural england)
                                                                                                                                                   and simon raven (beachcomber).
                                                    22 Wednesday 19 June                          FOLDED BOOK ART WORKSHOP (24)                    Julia Blackburn's new book Time Song will be
                                                                                                  stradbroke library, Court house,                 the starting point to help uncover this lost
  20 Tuesday 18 June                               *CRAFTFULNESS: MEND YOURSELF                   Queens street, stradbroke IP21 5hG               landscape. (5 miles)
                                                   BY MAKING THINGS                               1-4pm                                            £6 (W&BA members £5)
 LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP                              halesworth Bookshop, 42                        transform an unwanted book into a work of
 harleston library, swan lane,                     thoroughfare, halesworth IP19 8ar              art through folding and cutting, with the Book
 harleston IP20 9aW                                7pm                                            surgeon Michael holton. adults and children 8
 1-4pm                                             authors rosemary Davidson and arzu tahsin      years +
 Create a book-related art poster or coaster       will explain how to achieve calm and renewed   £12 (W&BA members £10)
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 using your imagination and letterpress blocks,    energy through knitting, sewing, book-
 with edwin Mitchell-Finch of Bodgers Press.       binding, potting or darning.
 £12 (W&BA members £10)                            £4 from Halesworth Bookshop                          For more information go to
                                                   (01986 873840)                                 www.waveneyandblytharts.com

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TWO RIVERS BOOK FESTIVAL
                                                                                                                               TALKS & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
               27 Tuesday 25 June                              30 Saturday 29 June
              HOW BOOKS GET                                   FOLDED BOOK ART WORKSHOP                           42 Thursday 5 September                               21 Wednesday 19 June
              MADE                                            Beccles library, Blyburgate, Beccles
              the Cut, new Cut,                               nr34 9tB                                          WOOLGATHERING – FROM FLEECES                          BOOK-BINDING WORKSHOP AT
              halesworth IP19 8By                             1.30-4.30pm                                       TO FLIGHTS OF FANCY                                   WESTLETON see p8
                                                                                                                the Cut, new Cut, halesworth IP19 8By
              6.30-8pm                                        transform an unwanted book into a work of
                                                                                                                10.30am-1pm                                            22 Wednesday 19 June
              a fascinating investigation of why books look   art through folding and cutting, with the Book
              the way they do, with insights from book        surgeon Michael holton. adults and children 8     a glorious glut for textile fanatics - from the       *CRAFTFULNESS: MEND YOURSELF
                                                              years +                                           history of sheep farming in east anglia to the        BY MAKING THINGS see p8
              designer Will Webb and prolific book cover                                                         yurts of Kyrgyzstan, from knitted gnomes to
              illustrator Jeffrey Fisher (Captain Corelli’s   £12 (W&BA members £10)                            wearable-art, from historical talks to                 24 Thursday 20 June
              Mandolin). Chaired by liz Calder.                                                                 demonstrations, displays and even a woolly
              £6 (W&BA members £5)                             31 Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 June                  wearable-art fashion parade.                          FOLDED BOOK ART WORKSHOP AT
              from 0300 303 3211 or email                                                                       £10 (W&BA members £8) Book on 0300                    STRADBROKE see p9
                                                              *BLYTH SPIRIT – ALL THINGS BOOK
              boxoffice@newcut.org
                                                              AT THE LOW HOUSE
                                                                                                                303 3211 or box office@newcut.org                      28 Thursday 27 June
               28 Thursday 27 June                            the low house pub, Gorams Mill                                                                          LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP AT
                                                              lane, laxfield IP13 8DW                                                                                  HALESWORTH see p10
              LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP                            a weekend of book-themed events to mark
              halesworth library, Bridge st,                  the end of the first festival. For details check   £6 (W&BA members £5)
                                                                                                                                                                       30 Saturday 29 June
              halesworth IP19 8aD                             out www.lowhouselaxfield.com                                                                             FOLDED BOOK ART WORKSHOP AT
              2-5pm                                                                                                                                                   BECCLES see p10
              Create a book-related art poster or coaster
              using your imagination and letterpress                                                                                                                    11 Thursday 25 July
              blocks, with edwin Mitchell-Finch of Bodgers                                                       43 Thursday 7 November                         HAIKU WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY
              Press.                                                                                            RICHARD MABEY IN CONVERSATION + NATURE see p6
              £12 (W&BA members £10)                           32 *THE BOOKSHOP                                 W&BA AGM
                                                              screenings of the film                             the Cut, new Cut, halesworth IP19 8By
                                                                                                                                                                 12 Thursday 25 July
Henry Layte

                                                              based on Penelope                                 7.30pm                                          MIDSUMMER MOTHS WITH MARK
                                                              Fitzgerald’s novel about her                      richard Mabey looks back over a lifetime's work COCKER see p6
                                                              time in southwold.                                with his new collection of essays, Turning the Boat
                                                              Wednesday 19 June                                 for Home. Preceded by W&Ba’s annual meeting for        14 Tuesday 13 August
                                                              the Cut, new Cut,                                 members at 6pm.                                       POETRY WORKSHOP – BUGS &
                                                              halesworth IP19 8By                               £10 (W&BA members £8) Book on 0300                    BLOSSOMS see p7
               29 Friday 28 June                              7.30pm                                            303 3211 or box office@newcut.org
              CONNECTING BOOKS AND PEOPLE                     Tickets £6 from 0300                                2 Saturday 25 May                                    44 Tuesday 20 August
              southwold arts Centre, st edmund's              303 3211 or boxoffice@newcut.org                                                                        POETRY WORKSHOP – THEY TOIL
              hall, Cumberland road, southwold                Friday 28 June                                    MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP                            NOT BUT THEY DO SPIN
              IP18 6JP                                                                                          see p4
                                                              electric Picture Palace, Blackmill rd,                                                                  the Bank arts Centre, 2 Castle st, eye
              11am-12.30pm                                    southwold IP18 6an                                  5 Sunday 26 May                                     IP23 7an 10.30am-3.30pm
              henry layte (the Book hive, Propolis Books),    7.15pm                                                                                                  Beth soule will explore the history, mythology
              emma Bacon (local writer and self-publisher),   Tickets from Electric Picture Palace              WIRE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP WITH                          and imagery of spinning and weaving - from
              abbie Clements (halesworth Bookshop) and        07815 769565                                      JENNY GOATER see p5                                   spiders to silkworms and linen - which provides
                                                                                                                                                                      inspiration for poetry writing.
              Philip langeskov (Uea Creative Writing)         Throughout the festival, bookshops will             6 Monday 27 May                                     £15 (W&BA and SPS members £12)
              discuss the decline of independent              be hosting book signings, literary
              bookshops, the expansion of self-publishing,                                                      WILLOW SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
                                                              quizzes and other events. Look out for
              and how books get to us.                                                                          WITH MAGGIE CAMPBELL see p5
                                                              details at the shops and on the
              In association with
                                                              Two Rivers section of our website.                 20 Tuesday 18 June
              £7.50 from 01502 722572                                                                           LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP AT
              or email boxoffice@se-arts.org                        For more information go to
                                                                                                                HARLESTON see p8
                                                              www.waveneyandblytharts.com
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Waveney Valley Sculpture                                                                             The Woven Woodland is a major outdoor art event for all the family
                                                                                                                                                      featuring contemporary 3-D artwork in a rural setting. The sculpture
                                                 Trail @ Raveningham                                                                                  trail runs for five weeks at the Raveningham Centre.
Christine Baxter

                                                                                                                                      Gordon Senior
                                                                                                                                                                                                    34 Saturday 3 August
                                                                                                                                                                                                   MUSIC INSPIRED BY BUGS &
                                                                                                                                                                                                   BLOSSOMS
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Waveney valley sculpture trail @
                                                                                                                                                                                                   raveningham
                                                                                                                                                                                                   6.30-8.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                                                   the sensing nature ensemble will perform
                                                                                                                                                                                                   songs and improvised pieces composed
                                                                                                                                                                                                   collaboratively by the group in response to
                                                                                                                                                                                                   the sounds and images of nature, and Janet
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Koralambe will lead singers from local choirs
                                                                                                                                                      toilets are wheelchair accessible and have   in songs from different cultures celebrating
                    33 Friday 2 August –                                                                                                              nappy changing facilities.                   the natural world. Outside, or in the café if wet.
                   Sunday 8 September                                                                                                                                                              £6 (W&BA members £5)
                                                                                                                                                      Ravenous Café is open every day for light
                   raveningham Centre, Beccles road,                                                                                                  lunches, drinks, cakes, and home-made
                   raveningham nr14 6nU                                                                                                               refreshments.                                 35 Wednesday 4 September
                   Open 10am-5pm every day
                   Tickets £6 (W&BA members £5).                                                                                                                                                   CURATOR’S GUIDED WALK
                                                                                                                                      Rob Harries

                   Under 18s free. Pay on entry only                                                                                                                                               10am-12.30pm
                   three acres of lawns, orchard and                                                                                                                                               Gain a greater insight into the works on
                   intriguing outdoor spaces provide a                                                                                                                                             display and the artists who have contributed
                   magical setting for the sculpture trail,                                                                                                                                        with sculpture trail curator sarah Cannell.
                   which this year explores the theme of the                                                                                                                                       £10 (W&BA members £8) includes entry
                   Woven Woodland. Curator sarah Cannell                                                                                                                                           to Sculpture Trail
                   has located site-specific installations, 3-D
                   constructions and sculpture by over 30
                                                                                                                                                                                                    36 Wednesday 4 September
                                                                                                                     Janette Lazell

                   artists from east anglia and beyond,
                   including Mark Goldsworthy, andy Jarrett,                                                                                                                                       BSL CURATOR'S GUIDED WALK
                   Janette lazell, sarah Dyball, tobias Ford,                                                                                                                                      2-4.30
                   Bee springwood, Mike Challis, and rob harries.   a mobility scooter will be available on a first                                                                                 as above, for British sign language speakers
                                                                    come first served basis for a small donation.                                                                                   with Bsl interpreter.
                   a pop-up gallery in the farmhouse shows
                                                                    Or to ensure one is available when you want                                                                                    £4 for BSL users and companions
                   prints, paintings, textiles and fragile pieces
                                                                                                                                                                    Look
                                                                    to visit contact shaun Green of norfolk                                                                                        includes entry to Sculpture Trail
                   and there are large-scale textile works by
                   helen howes in the Ravenous Cafe.                Mobility scooters on 01603 784474 to book a                                                                                    In conjunction with
                                                                    suitable model.
                            For more information go to              there is plentiful free parking and designated                                            For more information go to
                     www.waveneyandblytharts.com                    disabled parking.                                                                   www.waveneyandblytharts.com

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Neil Bolton

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Annie Brundrit
                                        THEMED WALKS
     7 Sunday 26 May
 BUGS AND BLOSSOMS AFTER ROGER
 DEAKIN see p5
     8 Monday 27 May
                                                £6 (W&BA members £5)
 BUGGY HILLS AND BLOOMING
 OUTNEY, BUNGAY see p5
                                                                                                                                                       37 Thursday 22 –
  23 Saturday 22 June
                                                                                                                                                      Monday 26 August
 FLOWER FAIRIES IN BUNGAY                        39 Friday 6 September                           41 Sunday 15 September                               *INSPIRED BY BECKER EXHIBITION
 see p9
                                                NATURE & HERITAGE SKETCHING                                                                           holy trinity Church, Church lane,
                                                                                                HOXNE - IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST                        Blythburgh IP19 9lP
  26 Sunday 23 June                             WALK AT BURGH CASTLE                            EDMUND                                                10.30am-5.30pm
                                                Meet at Burgh Castle car park, Butt             Meet at st edmunds village hall,
 UNCOVERING DOGGERLAND                          lane, Burgh Castle nr31 9QG                                                                           In its new venue and with an extended run,
 AT BENACRE – see p9                                                                            hoxne, eye IP21 5an                                   the Inspired By Becker art society (IBBas)
                                                10am-12pm                                       2-5pm                                                 continues to celebrate the work of 20th
     9 Sunday 7 July                            Join artist Genevieve rudd and a Broads
                                                                                                hoxne, well known as the site of the                  century artist harry Becker. leading east
                                                authority ecologist and historian to explore
 MINI-BEAST FUN AT                                                                              martyrdom of st edmund, has many other                anglian artists respond to the power and
                                                the churchyard of the saxon church at Burgh
 BROOME HEATH see p5                                                                            stories to tell including archaeological finds         immediacy of Becker’s work in their own style
                                                Castle. Guided sketching inspired by the wild
                                                                                                and a spectacular roman hoard. Join netta             to create exciting contemporary fine art.
  10 Sunday 14 July                             flora. all materials provided, no experience
                                                needed.
                                                                                                swallow and poet Kaaren Whitney on a walk             also, a 2-day Paint Out competition and talk
                                                                                                around the village and listen to Kaaren’s             by the author richard hawking on his book
 REDGRAVE FEN – A SOURCE OF                     £7 (W&BA members £6)
                                                                                                evocative poem about the art of thatching.            At the Field’s Edge. see www.ibbas.co.uk
 INSPIRATION see p6                                                                             Pre-booking for walks is strongly advised as          for details.
                                                                                                places are limited. to book and for further           Free entry
                                                                                                information about practical arrangements
                                                                                                contact bookings@waveneyandblytharts.com
                                                                                                £7 (W&BA members £6)

                                                 40 Wednesday 11 September
                                                WALBERSWICK SKETCHBOOK AND
                                                WILDLIFE WALK
  38 Thursday 25 July                           Walk through the woods and reed
 IMAGINING THE BLYTH VALLEY                     beds with Kasia Posen
 TRAIL                                          10am-2pm
 Meet at Blythburgh Church Car Park,            Walk along the boardwalk and into the woods
 Church lane, Blythburgh IP19 9lP               with Kasia Posen (artist) and adam Burrows
 10am-4pm                                       (natural england). Find out about this
 Walk to halesworth (7½ miles) along the        intriguing habitat while sketching the                                 Wal k
 route of a proposed heritage trail, in the     fantastic environment.
 company of simon raven and local ‘experts’.    £7 (W&BA members £6)
 Contribute your thoughts on what ought to be
 included in a trail leaflet covering history,
 heritage and ecology. return by bus.                   For more information go to                     For more information go to
 £6 (W&BA members £5)                             www.waveneyandblytharts.com                     www.waveneyandblytharts.com

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WAVENEY & BLYTH Celebrate - May - October 2019
Celebrate                                                                                        Norwich                         33                             Great Yarmouth
      WAVENEY & BLYTH
      EVENTS MAP
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                BUGS & BLOSSOMS                                                                                               Raveningham

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                TWO RIVERS BOOK FESTIVAL
                                                                                                                                Geldeston
                WAVENEY VALLEY SCULPTURE TRAIL
                                                                                                         Ditchingham                                                                    17

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                THEMED WALKS
                                                                                                                                                                              Lowestoft
                TALKS & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS                                                                                            12
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                           6                   Laxfield                                                  27 43

      PALGRAVE MY LIFE BEHIND THE LENS                                                                                                                       21                Walberswick
 1                                                       17   LOWESTOFT BUGS & BLOSSOMS EXHIBITION       33    RAVENINGHAM SCULPTURE TRAIL
 2    PALGRAVE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
      PALGRAVE BUGS & BLOSSOMS EXHIBITION
                                                         18   NORWICH WILD WORDS DEBATE                  34    RAVENINGHAM MUSIC
                                                                                                                                                          Westleton                          40
 3                                                       19   HALESWORTH HOW BOOKS GET PUBLISHED         35    RAVENINGHAM CURATOR’S GUIDED WALK
 4    PALGRAVE MICROCOSMOS                               20   HARLESTON LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP             36    RAVENINGHAM CURATOR'S GUIDED WALK
 5    PALGRAVE WIRE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP                   21   WESTLETON BOOK-BINDING WORKSHOP            37    BLYTHBURGH EXHIBITION
 6    PALGRAVE WILLOW SCULPTURE WORKSHOP                 22   HALESWORTH CRAFTFULNESS                    38    BLYTHBURGH THEMED WALK
 7    MELLIS COMMON WALK                                 23   BUNGAY WALK                                39    BURGH CASTLE THEMED WALK
 8    BUNGAY WALK                                        24   STRADBROKE BOOK ART WORKSHOP               40    WALBERSWICK THEMED WALK
 9    DITCHINGHAM MINI-BEAST FUN                         25   HALESWORTH A GRUFFALO PARTY                41    HOXNE THEMED WALK
 10   REDGRAVE WALK                                      26   BENACRE WALK                               42    HALESWORTH WOOLGATHERING
 11   GELDESTON HAIKU WORKSHOP                           27   HALESWORTH HOW BOOKS GET MADE              43    HALESWORTH RICHARD MABEY
 12   GELDESTON MIDSUMMER MOTHS                          28   HALESWORTH LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP            44    EYE POETRY WORKSHOP
 13   BECCLES RINGSFIELD MEADOW DISCOVERY                29   SOUTHWOLD BOOKS & PEOPLE
 14   BUNGAY POETRY WORKSHOP                             30   BECCLES FOLDED BOOK ART WORKSHOP
 15   LOWESTOFT LUNCHTIME ARTS & EATS                    31   LAXFIELD BLYTH SPIRIT
 16   HOXNE WILDFLOWER OPEN MEADOW                       32   HALESWORTH / SOUTHWOLD THE BOOKSHOP

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WAVENEY & BLYTH Celebrate - May - October 2019
HOW TO BOOK
     Pre-booking for events is strongly advised as places,                       WHAT IS WAVENEY & BLYTH ARTS?
     particularly on walks, are limited for safety reasons.                      Waveney & Blyth arts is a dynamic group that connects
     Unless otherwise stated, email                                              creative people and places in the Waveney and Blyth
     bookings@waveneyandblytharts.com to book tickets or                         valleys on the norfolk/suffolk border. a wide variety of
     if you have any queries; or leave a message on                              arts practice celebrates this special environment, and
     07415 168806 with your contact details.                                     builds deep connections between people and places.
     Once your places have been confirmed you will be asked
     to pay, either by sending a cheque or paying online via                     WHY NOT JOIN?
     your account.                                                               If you like what you see here why not become a member?
                                                                                 all activities are open to everyone, but you can save
     Children and under 18s Free at all events but please                        money by joining – at the same time supporting the
     book their places so that we can keep track of numbers.                     organisation and being part of an active arts community.
     they will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.                    Weekly e-newsletters deliver the latest arts news from
                                                                                 the area, and you can promote your own creative
     FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS                                                      activities too.
                         Particularly suitable for children - and well-
                         behaved dogs on leads, where appropriate.               £15 (£20 for an organisation) for a year’s membership
                                                                                 (January to December). Go to
     ACCESS FOR EVERYONE                                                         www.waveneyandblytharts.com and click on JOIn Us.
     large print and plain text versions of this brochure are available.
          For hearing aid users or people with hearing loss, a
          Williams tour Guide system, which links to special
     headsets and hearing loops, is available for all walks and
     workshops – inform us when you book.
     British sign language speakers – see Bsl version of
     Curator’s Guide to sculpture trail (p 13).
     the sculpture trail site and many of our events are
     accessible to wheelchair users.
     For further information about accessing these activities
     email bookings@waveneyandblytharts.com

                                                                     Palgrave
     Funders & Partners:

                                                                     Community
                                                                     Centre

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The gallery by the Sea

                  Lowestoft Lifeguard Station oil by Laina West

           Open - Fri/Sat/Sun 11am - 4pm
27-29 All Saints Road | Pake eld | Lowestoft | Suffolk | NR33 0JL
            www.feriniartgallery.co.uk 01502-562222
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