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At our May meeting after the business was over ,we were given our first glimpse of Carol and Janes entry into this years Suffolk Show which is entitled' Iconic suffolk' The entry was a helmet inspired by the famous one at Sutton Hoo. In a nutshell it was truly amazing and quite beautiful, and a winner in all our eyes. Now we wait for the show itself.Stradbroke's First Responders Maria Smith, Rita chilver, and Julia Green then gave us a most interesting talk and demonstration, and…

At our May meeting after the business was over ,we were given our first glimpse of Carol and Janes entry into this years Suffolk Show which is entitled' Iconic suffolk' The entry was a helmet inspired by the famous one at Sutton Hoo. In a nutshell it was truly amazing and quite beautiful, and a winner in all our eyes. Now we wait for the show itself.Stradbroke's First Responders Maria Smith, Rita chilver, and Julia Green then gave us a most interesting talk and demonstration, and…

We had a great meeting and a wonderful speaker. Her name was Joyce Kimber and her talk was entitled 'Life on the Wicked Stage'' Joyce traced her stage career over several decades, starting with amateur dramatics and rising to the dizzy heights of the West End Stage, and all with great wit and humour. The pinnacle of her  career was her appearance in the production of 'Me and My Girl' at the Adelphi Theatre which she starred in for 7…

We had a great meeting and a wonderful speaker. Her name was Joyce Kimber and her talk was entitled 'Life on the Wicked Stage'' Joyce traced her stage career over several decades, starting with amateur dramatics and rising to the dizzy heights of the West End Stage, and all with great wit and humour. The pinnacle of her  career was her appearance in the production of 'Me and My Girl' at the Adelphi Theatre which she starred in for 7…

Thank you to all those who supported our Coffee Morning on Saturday 23rd. March. In spite of the dreadful weather the event was a great success, and your support was greatly appreciated. 

At our March Meeting we had a demonstration of 'Microwave Cookery' by Jane Sago of Channel 4 'Super Scrimpers' When time is short Jane showed us how quickly a nourishing meal could be prepared with the…

There was a slight sense of deja-vu this Saturday morning when we were waiting the the Courthouse in Stradbroke to see if anyone would turn up! Just like two years ago in 2011 we had delivered leaflets, put it on the…

If you didn't know much about bats at the start of our February meeting your knowledge of them would have been greatly improved by the end of the evening. Our guest speaker Sue Morgan from our own WI., a great authority on 'Bats', gave us a most interesting and illuminating talk with amazing projected photographs on the 18 species of Microbat found here in Britain. Even if you didn't much care them, with Sues natural enthusiasm for her subject ,you…

Stradbroke Court House has a long and interesting history in the village and in 2013 finds itself at a new phase of it's existence!

This imposing village building has been a corn exchange, a court house, a youth club, and has housed the village library for many years. Thanks to a large…

A Happy New Year From Stradbroke W. I.

The evening commenced by members observing a minutes silence in memory of Mary Dann, who had been a member for 48  years.

Our first meeting of the year started by welcoming two new members and a…

A tribute written by James Hargrave



Some time before we moved to Stradbroke I met Ann Kerr at a village function. I remember her distinctly as she was dressed as Queen Victoria! Such an outfit befitted Annie as she was an incredibly determined and strong woman. She combined this strength with just as much an amount of likeability.

When we…

Does anyone know when and if the christmas night time walk is happening this year?

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as your organist i would like to play 60 of your favourite hymns on stradbroke organ.i have been playing church organ for over 60 years so this willbe an added pleasure. Ineed your help to choose afavourite hymn,and ifyou wish to make a small donation to help your…

Local Stradbroke author Richard Pierce's debut novel "Dead Men" will be published in March. There will be a book launch in Stradbroke Library on Friday 23rd March 7pm-9pm

Birdie Bowers is a woman with a dead man s name. Her parents had been fascinated by Henry Birdie…

The club’s very popular annual fundraiser takes place on

Saturday, 11^th February, at Stradbroke Community Centre.

First race at 7:30 p.m.

This is one of the social highlights of the year and raises much-needed funds for the running of the club.…

About time we got faster broadband.  It is so frustrating trying to do anything online when your speed is under 1mb in the evenings.

Suffolk County Council, local MPs and businesses are uniting to try and get better broadband for Suffolk. 

So if you want a faster and better broadband connection visit http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/broadband to find out more and sign…

Tuesday 27th December, 3pm at Stradbroke Community Centre The Keeper's Daughter return with their festiveley fun adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' If you do not see the show you will be visited by three spirits... 

The Keeper’s Daughter present an innovative and faithful…