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“Colchester Celebrates African and Caribbean Cultures this October” This October Colchester will host a rich arts festival to celebrate African and Caribbean cultures and histories. The town’s Black History Month celebration is thanks to financial support provided by Explore Culture One World, and fantastic support from local individuals, community groups and organisations (Fountain Events, CACC […]
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LEAGUE START FOR SUPER SIX After last weekend’s fourteen friendly matches (7 won, 4 drawn and 3 lost) the season takes a big step forward this coming weekend with six of our teams in league action for the first time while the other nine have their final friendlies in preparation for their turn on the […]
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Invitation to see how Trust has changed after client feedback Examples of how mental health services have changed in light of service user and carer feedback will be showcased at a public meeting at St Clement’s Hospital in Ipswich. Presentations from Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust’s early intervention in psychosis service, its Respect for […]
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Invaluable sponsorship support once again As the new season proper draws ever nearer I am pleased to announce that our main sponsors are kindly supporting us once again. They are Hunton Legg (R.G.) Ltd, Kitchen Sense of Harleston, Banham Graham, Larking Gowen and www.WaveneyValleyBlog.com. Our thanks are due, respectively, to Mark and Annie Legg, Val […]
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Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk / walks / Waveney Valley August 26, 2010
Beccles Station Walk by Michael Anderton The East Suffolk Railway connected Beccles with Ipswich and opened in 1859, incorporating parts of the earlier Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe, and the Lowestoft and Beccles Railways. The Waveney Valley Railway from Tivetshall on the Ipswich to Norwich mainline reached Beccles in 1863 making the town an important junction […]
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Project for Suffolk youngsters nominated for award You wouldn’t, would you? Smokers never win. Peer pressure. These are just some of short films submitted to the Suffolk Stop Smoking Oscars, the innovative short-film project that earlier this year saw schools across the county create their own anti-smoking messages. And the success of the project has […]
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Help lead Suffolk walk its way to health Could you lead a healthy walk around Suffolk? The Stepping Out in Suffolk programme has already established itself as a great way for people to enjoy a healthy guide-led walk in Suffolk. With an ever-increasing number of walks in a town or country setting, the walks are […]
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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Wild Birds August 14, 2010
“All creatures great & small” at the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary this summer Taiga, one of the Great Grey Owls at the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary The Suffolk Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Barns near Stowmarket is offering a wealth of countryside entertainment for all ages throughout the holiday month of August. There are up to three spectacular […]
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Art & Theatre / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk August 13, 2010
Ice Star Stefan to headline Lowestoft pantomime Paul Holman Associates and the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft are delighted to announce details of this year’s talented cast in the town’s big Christmas pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Bringing charm, charisma and smouldering good looks to the production is the very talented Stefan Booth, who appeared […]
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New chairman appointed to drive health initiative Healthy Ambitions Suffolk A businessman with a wealth of experience spanning IT, education, health and local government has pledged to help make the Healthy Ambitions Suffolk project even bigger and better than ever following his appointment as the initiative’s chairman. On 5th August Dr Peter Funnell was confirmed […]
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Call for local people to have their say on mental health trust merger proposal People in Suffolk and Thetford are to be asked for their views on the proposed merger of Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust with Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. A three-month public consultation starts on Friday 6 August […]
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Apply now and give your health project a helping hand Healthy Ambitions Suffolk Groups looking to kick start grassroots projects to boost the health of their communities have been urged to step forward and apply for their share of all important grant funding. Healthy Ambitions Suffolk has made £200,000 available to new and existing health […]
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A new health champion for Suffolk The county is set to become even healthier following the appointment of Chantelle Welham, who will oversee the roll-out of a new and exciting project – The Health Champion Initiative – that will see the recruitment of volunteers from voluntary organisations across Suffolk who will promote, support and deliver […]
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Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk / walks / Waveney Valley August 4, 2010
Halesworth Station Walk by Michael Anderton Halesworth Station was built in 1859 and, in 1888, was provided with a moveable platform, designed to allow traffic along the main road. This was also once the junction with the Southwold branch line that opened for business in 1879 until it finally closed in 1929. It was also […]
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Competition winner cooks up a storm Healthy Ambitions Suffolk A keen cook has made the most of a fantastic opportunity to brush up on his kitchen skills while gaining inspiration for healthy, nutritious new recipes after winning a Healthy Ambitions Suffolk competition. Robin Wilkinson, from Ipswich, won a day-long cookery course at the Cooking Experience […]
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Halesworth’s Smooth-ie Transition to Pedal-power On Saturday 10h July, passers-by in the Thoroughfare were offered a free Smoothie in the blazing heat. The only snag was that they had to pedal for it! but they soon saw how little energy it takes to pedal yourself a smoothie, and keep fit at the same time. Meanwhile […]