EVENTS IPSWICH & DISTRICT OCT 2011

							EVENTS IPSWICH & DISTRICT OCT 2011


1st Oct        Ipswich Waterfront – Birdwatching Daysail aboard sb
               Thistle with Essex Wildlife Trust – 10.30am-4.30pm -
               £45pp -www.top-sail.co.uk

1st Oct        St Andrew’s Church, Cotton, IP14 4RG – Concert – Jazz,
               Swing and Shakespeare – 01449 677500

1st Oct        Landguard, Felixstowe – Migration Morning - Guided
               Walk – 7.30-10am

1st Oct        White Horse Pub, Withersfield, Nr Haverhill, Suffolk –
               Charity Fun Run
                iao James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer - £15 entrance
               fee – 0844 474 5050 – www.jameswhalefund.org

1st Oct        Seckford Hall Golf Club, Woodbridge – UK Older People’s
               Day 2011 –
               Afternoon Tea with special guest Peggy Cole – Hosted by
               Rob Dunger –
               3.30-5.30pm – music and raffle – Tickets £10pp £6 children
               – Suffolk Age UK – 01473 359911

1st/2nd Oct    Cressing Temple Barns, Essex – European Woodworking
               Show 2011 – www.europeanwoodworkingshow.eu

1st/2nd Oct    Orwell Observatory, Orwell Park School, Nacton- Public
               Open Weekend –
               7.30-10pm – www.oasi.org.uk

1st-9th Oct    Colchester – Roman River Festival -
               Box Office 01206 729 356 -
               www.romanrivermusic.org.uk

2nd Oct        Copdock Motorcycle Show, Suffolk Showground, Trinity
               Park, Ipswich

2nd Oct        Cameo Hotel, Copdock, IP8 3JD – Antiques & Collectors
               Fair - up to 90 stalls – www.partiques.co.uk

2nd Oct        St John the Baptist Church, Felixstowe – Concert – 3pm –
               Tickets £12 children free – Classic Strings –
               Book on 01394 670633 – www.felixstowemusic.com

2nd Oct        Hotel Elizabeth Copdock, Nr Ipswich -Antique and
               Collectors Fair -
               9am-4pm - (£2 entry). www.partiques.co.uk
               01255 880089/07771 738737
2nd Oct       RNLI 2011 Welly Walks –Lowestoft Lifeboat Station - £5.00
              per person –01473 822837 www.rnli.org.uk/wellywalks

4th Oct        St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich – 1.10-1.55pm
               – Lunchtime Concert – admission free with retiring
               collection – www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk -
               Simon Williams

5th Oct        Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Lee Nelson’s Well New Tour –
               01473 433100

6th Oct        St Joseph’s College Library, Ipswich – Suffolk Book
               League – Catherine Horwood – 7.30pm – doors open at
               7pm – Members £4, Non Members £7.50, Students Free –
               www.sbl.org.uk

6th Oct       Ghost Tour Of Ipswich- Gemini Travel 01473 462721

6th Oct        Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Madama Butterfly – 01473
               433100

7th Oct        Martlesham Heath Community Centre, IP12 4PB –
               Martlesham Heath Aviation Society Meeting – Norman
               Rose recalls the 1940s – 7.30pm - £1.50 members/£2.50 non
               members – www.mhas.org.uk

7th/8th Oct    Dance East, Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich Waterfront –
               New Moves – www.danceeast.co.uk

8th Oct        Robin Hood, Game and Country Show, Suffolk
               Showground, Trinity Park, Ipswich

8th Oct        Ipswich Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LQ –
               Saturday Talks – The Little Ships of Orford by Bob
               Malster – 10.30am – £5.50 - book on 01473 584541

8th Oct        Ipswich Museum – Making Metals Last – 10.30am-1pm -
               £10pp – Book on 01473 433691

8th/9th Oct    Trinity Park, Ipswich – Robin Hood Game & Country Fair
               – www.robinhoodcountryshow.co.uk

8th/9th Oct    Cressing Temple Barns, Essex, CM77 8PD – Essex Food
               Show – www.essexfoodshow.co.uk

9th Oct        St Peter’s by the Waterfront, Ipswich ––
               Ipswich Hospital Band Proms Concert –
               Book on 01473 225269 –
               www.stpetersbythewaterfront.co.uk
10th-15th Oct   Ipswich Museum – Gold Hoard Week - - Wickham Market
                Coin Hoard –
                Gold Hoard Week takes places between Monday 10th
                October to Friday 15th October and on each day we
                will welcome ten people to join us in the conservation
                lab at Ipswich Museum. The curator of archaeology
                will give a brief introduction to the coins and their
                Iron Age heritage after which the museum’s
                conservators will tell volunteers about museum
                conservation before guiding them through the
                process of cleaning and labelling and then you can
                get to work! - Booking is essential, book in advance
                by calling Caroline McDonald on 01473 433543.
                Places are limited to one booking per person. Due to
                the environment that the work takes place in,
                volunteers must be 16 or older. Under 18’s will
                require parental permission. Tea and Coffee will be
                provided but you need to make your own
                arrangements for lunch.
                Please note the lab is not accessible to wheelchairs
                and is accessed via a staircase.

11th Oct        St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich – 1.10-1.55pm
                – Lunchtime Concert – admission free with retiring
                collection – www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk -
                Jerome Faucheur

12th Oct        Ipswich Art School, High St, Ipswich – Still Life
                Masterclass – 6.30-8.30pm - £10 per class –
                Book on 01473 433691 – suitable for beginners

13th Oct        Ipswich Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LQ –
                Workshop – Who Lived in Your House-The Recent Years –
                2pm – £10 - book on 01473 584541

13th-15th Oct   New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich – Invisible – 01473 295900 –
                www.wolseytheatre.co.uk

14th Oct        Corn Exchange, Ipswich – Joe Pasquale – 01473 433100

15th Oct        St Michaels Church Centre, Martlesham Heath, IP5 3PL –
                Quiz Night – iao RSPCA – 7pm for 7.30pm start – teams of
                up to 6 – tickets £7.50 pp including sandwich supper –
                01449 614057

15th Oct        La Talbooth, Gun Hill, Dedham, CO7 6HP – Charity Event
                iao Save the Children – reception at 7pm - £50 per head for
                tables of 8-12 - Tel:- 07715554503
16th Oct   Ipswich Waterfront -Waterfront Vintage Market -
           Trinkets & Treasures Market inside Dance East

16th Oct   Harkstead Church 3pm “Around the Harp in an
           Afternoon” the Georgian period to
           Modern Concert Harp, by lively internationally known
           harpist, Danielle Perrett. Tickets £9 Adults £4.50 Students
           in advance. £10 Adults £4.50 Students on the door

18th Oct   St Mary le Tower Church, Tower St, Ipswich – 1.10-1.55pm
           – Lunchtime Concert – admission free with retiring
           collection – www.ipswich-church-choir.co.uk -
           John Cooper & Michael Nicholas – duets for keyboard

19th Oct   Ipswich Art School, High St, Ipswich –Painting Portraits–
           6.30-8.30pm - £10 per class – book on 01473 433691 –
           suitable for beginners

19th Oct   St Margaret’s School, Bolton Lane, Ipswich – Suffolk
           Wildlife Trust –
            Illustrated Talk
           –The Wonders, Perils and Future of this Island
           Paradise/John Medlock– 7.30pm - £2 on door

20th Oct   Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Reginald D Hunter –
           01473 433100

20th Oct   Manor Terrace Car Park, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe –
           Guided Walk with ranger – 11am-12.30pm – free of charge

20th Oct   Ipswich Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LQ –
           Workshop –
           Who Were Your Ancestors? – 2pm – £10 - book on
           01473 584541

20th Oct   Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich – The Life & Time of
           Agatha Christie – 7-8.30pm - £6pp – book on 01473 433691

22nd Oct   Landguard, Felixstowe – Migration Morning – Guided
           Walk – 8-11am

22nd Oct   Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Sensational 60s Experience –
           01473 433100

22nd Oct   Ipswich Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LQ –
           Saturday Talks –
           Local History from Newspapers by Clive Paine– 2pm –
           £5.50 – Book on 01473 584541
22nd Oct        Holywells Park, Ipswich – Apple Day – 11am-2pm

23rd-25th Oct   Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Essence of Ireland –
                01473 433100

26th Oct        Hollytrees Museum, Colchester – In Focus – drop in 2-4pm

26th Oct        St Andrew’s Church, Felixstowe – Lunchtime Concert -
                1pm – £5, students FREE –
                www.felixstowemusic.com

27th Oct        Regent Theatre, Ipswich – The Overtones – 01473 433100

27th Oct        Ipswich Museum – Skeletons & Bones - drop in session 2-
                4pm – free

27th Oct        Colchester Castle – Dark Tours – 01206 282940

27th/28th Oct   Dance East, Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich Waterfront –
                Dance Beats inspired by Shrek – workshops for children –
                www.danceeast.co.uk

28th Oct        Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Jimmy Carr – 01473 433100

28th Oct        Riverside Centre, Gt Glemham Rd. Stratford St Andrew,
                Saxmundham, IP17 1LL – Everyman Folk Club – 8pm - £6
                on door – www.wheatstone.co.uk -
                Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher

28th Oct        Dance East, Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich Waterfront –
                Rough Cuts: Arthur Pita – www.danceeast.co.uk

29TH Oct        Halloween Firewalk - www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk

29th Oct        Dance East, Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich Waterfront –
                Children’s Workshop – Imagine you’re a Prince or
                Princess – www.danceeast.co.uk

29th Oct        Dance East, Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich Waterfront –
                Ballet Workshop with Sandra Madgwick -
                www.danceeast.co.uk

29th Oct        Landguard Fort, Felixstowe – Family Spooky Day – 1-5pm

29th Oct        Ipswich Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LQ –
                Saturday Talks – Haunted Ipswich presented by Pete
                Jennings – 10.30am – £5.50 –
                Book on 01473 584541
29th Oct   Corn Exchange, Ipswich – International Band of The
           Salvation Army - 01473 433100

29th Oct   Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Jools Holland – 01473 433100

29th Oct   Colchester Castle – Tea & Talks – The Storm and Flood of
           1953 -3pm – 01206 282940 - £3.50

29th Oct   Ufford Park Hotel, Nr Woodridge – Red, White & Blue
           Charity Ball - £45pp -01394 383555 ext 302

29th Oct   Landguard Fort, Felixstowe – Family Spooky Day – 1-5pm

30th Oct   Suffolk Boat Jumble, Suffolk Showground, Trinity Park,
           Ipswich

30th Oct   Regent Theatre – RPO Film Music Gala – 01473 433100

30th Oct   Corn Exchange, Ipswich – Ralph McTell – 01473 433100

31st Oct   Regent Theatre, Ipswich – Vampires Rock – 01473 433100

31st Oct   Halloween Ghost Tour- Gemini Travel 01473 462721