Fri 30th July. Farmers’ Market. St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. 9.30am-1pm

Fri 30th July. The Hamsters The Lean Mean Rockin’ Machine. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 8pm. Tickets £17. Box Office 01787 374745.

Fri 30th July. Jon Lloyd Quintet Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath. 8pm. Tickets £15
Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk

Fri 30th July. Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra. Open Air Entertainment Kentwell Hall, Long Melford.
Tel. 01787 310207.

Fri 30th July. Beatrix Potter Fun Day. Melford Hall, Long Melford. 1.30pm-5pm. Child £2.50 plus garden admission.

Sat 31st July. Film @ Quay presents Nowhere Boy 98 minutes. (15) 2pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5 Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Sat 31st July. Open Tower Day. Lavenham Church. 10am-5pm. Adult £2.50. Under 12 £1.

Sat 31st July. The Pirates of Penzance. Open Air Entertainment 7pm. Kentwell Hall, Long Melford. Tel. 01787 310207.

Sat 31st July. Long Melford Book Fair. Memorial Hall. 10.00am-4.00pm. Admission £1. 01245 361609 www.missimgbookfairs.co.uk

Sat31st July/Sun 1st Aug. Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre. Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207

Sat 31st July./Sun 1st Aug.Polstead Art Group 2010 Exhibition Polstead Village Hall 10am-5pm. FREE Entry. Local artists showing pictures to buy and sell.

AUGUST
Sun 1st In The Mood. The Best of Swing. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 3pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £12.
Box Office 01787 374745.

Sun 1st Tour of Wild Flower Meadows Scotland Place Farm, Stoke-by-Nayland.£3.50 adult. £1.50 child.In conjunction with Sudbury Town Partnership.Tel. Jane Hatton 01787 313936.

Sun 1st Bevills Open Garden.Sudbury Rd. Bures.2pm – 6pm. Entry £3.
In aid of the Royal British Legion.Afternoon teas, gardens, walks and New Orleans Jazz Band.

Sun 1st Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre. Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for chil Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207

Sun 1st Gilbert & Sullivan- The Pirates of Penzance. Open Air Entertainment. 7pm.Kentwell Hall, Long Melford. Tel. 01787 310207.

Sun 1st Boat Trips on the River Stour. 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room (near Quay Theatre) Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the River Stour Trust.www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199

Sun 1st Summer Music- Classical Concert. 2.30pm. Tickets £8.50. The Old School, Bridge St. Hadleigh. Tel. 01473 822596.www.minstrelmusic.co.uk

Mon 2nd Babergh Summer Holiday Activities. Turn up and play. FREE 10am-2pm.Trampolining and Roller Skating.£2. 2pm-4pm. Sudbury Sports Centre, Tudor Rd.

Tues 3rd Turn up and Play. Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun. Hadleigh Leisure Centre. FREE 10am-4pm.

Tues 3rd Film @ Quay presents ‘It’s Complicated’. 120 minutes. (15) 2pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5 Quay Theatre, Sudbury

Wed 4th David Kirby (clarinet)& Allan Granville (piano) Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford. 1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.

Wed 4th ‘Flix in the Stix’- Invictus. (12A) Lavenham Village Hall. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start. Entrance £4

Wed 4th National Play Day. Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun. Gt. Cornard Sports Centre. FREE 10am-4pm.

Thurs 5th GO Evening Walk – East Bergholt to Flatford A 3 mile walk meeting at The Kings Head PH Book by Mon 2nd August. Tel.01473 402093.

Thurs 5th Macbeth – Open Air Performance. “Unexpected Art in Unusual Places” Festival. Belle Vue Park, Sudbury. 6pm. FREE Family Event. Bring your own seating and picnic. No booking required.

Fri 6th The Invasion of Sudbury & other Stories. Read by Robert Crighton. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 8pm. Tickets £7. Box Office 01787 374745.

Fri 6th Fun Day at Alton water. Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun. FREE 10am-4pm.

Fri 6th Railway Walk- 4 mile walk. Melford Hall, Long Melford. 10.30am – 5pm. Adult £13. Child £6.50. Refreshments included. Tel. 01787 379228

Fri 6th Liane Carroll Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath. 8pm. Tickets £17 Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk

Fri 6th The King & Queen Tribute Concert. Open Air Entertainment. 7.30pm. Kentwell Hall, Long Melford. Tel. 01787 310207.

Sat 7th Arts on the Fens and Fairy Tales. “Unexpected Art in Unusual Places” Festival. Arger Fen Nr. Assington. 10am-4pm. Adults £4 Child £2. For booking call 01284 728706.

Sat 7th FREE Tour of Eco Buildings & Organic Farm Assington Mill. FREE coach from Sudbury Bus Station. In conjunction with Sudbury Town Partnership. Tel. Jane Hatton 01787 313936.

Sat 7th The Seeds of Love. English Folk Songs. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 8pm. Tickets £10.50. Box Office 01787 374745.

Sat 7th Coracle Regatta. Midday – 5pm. Bures Recreation Ground. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199.

Sat 7th Music4Life Festival 2010. A music extravaganza in aid of Eden Rose Coppice. Delphi, Newton Rd, Sudbury. 12pm-11pm. Tickets £10. Call 01787 379000. www.musicforlifefestival.co.uk

Sat 7th Last Night of the Proms. Open Air Entertainment. 7.30pm. Kentwell Hall, Long Melford. Tel. 01787 310207.

Sat7th/ Sun 8th Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre. Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207

Sun 8th Boat Trips on the River Stour. 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room (near Quay Theatre) Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the River Stour Trust. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199

Sun 8th Film @ Quay presents The Princess & the Frog. 97 minutes. (U) 1pm. Tickets Adult £5. Child £3.50. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Tues 10th Film @ Quay presents Crazy Heart. 112 minutes. (15) 2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Sun 8th Boat Trips on the River Stour. 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room (near Quay Theatre) Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the River Stour Trust. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199

Sun 8th Film @ Quay presents The Princess & the Frog. 97 minutes. (U) 1pm. Tickets Adult £5. Child £3.50. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Tues 10th Film @ Quay presents Crazy Heart. 112 minutes. (15) 2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Tues 10th Football Camp FREE Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun. Stevenson Centre Gt. Cornard. Centre. 10am-4pm.

Wed 11th Sudbury Café Poets With Anne Boileau and Jill Dawson. The Hill’s Room, Gainsborough House, Sudbury. 7.30pm. Entry £3 Tel. 01787 379940.

Wed 11th Scintillo String Quartet Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford. 1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.

Thurs 12th Film Workshop Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun. St. John’s Methodist Church, Sudbury. 10am-4pm. Age 8+. £5. Booking Essential. Tel. 01473 826622.
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Thurs 12th John Kirkpatrick Traditional English Music. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 8pm. Tickets £9.50. Box Office 01787 374745.

Fri 13th Tennis Workshop- FREE Part of Babergh’s Summer Fun. Gt. Cornard Sports Centre. 10am-4pm

Fri 13th Dylan Howe Band Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath. 8pm. Tickets £15 Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk

Sat 14th Family BBQ for the River Stour Trust. Midday – 4pm. Visitor Education Centre. Great Cornard. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199.

Sat 14th Craft Fair St. Peter’s Church, Market Square, Sudbury 9.15am-4pm

Sat 14th Traditional Garden Fete for St.Gregory’s Church. River House, The Croft, Sudbury. 2pm. Entrance 50p. To be opened by Rev’d Gregory Webb.

Sat 14th/ Sun 15th Weekend of Animation. History of Animation-Sat 2pm. Fantasia-Sat 6.30pm. Yellow Submarine-Sun 2pm. Spirited Away-Sun 6.30pm. Offer Price for all four – Adult £18. Child 12.50. Box Office 01787 374745.

Sat 14th/ Sun 15th Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre. Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207

Sun 15th Boat Trips on the River Stour. 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room (near Quay Theatre) Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the River Stour Trust. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199

Tues 17th Babergh Summer Holiday Activities. Drama Workshop 10am-1pm. £3. Age 8+ Booking Essential. Tel. 01473 826622 Quay Theatre Hall, Sudbury.

Wed 18th Joseph Campe (recorder) Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford. 1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.

Fri 20th Film @ Quay presents Invictus 113 minutes. (12A) 2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Fri 20th Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Melford Hall, Long Melford. 11am – 5pm. Child £2.50 plus garden admission. Don’t forget your teddy bear! Tel. 01787 379228

Fri 20th Matt Wates Sextet Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath. 8pm. Tickets £16 Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk

Sat 21st Close To You. Celebrating the Carpenters. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 8pm. Tickets £10.50. Box Office 01787 374745.

Sat 21st Farmers’ Market. Long Melford, Village Hall. 10am-1pm.

Sat 21st/ Sun 22nd Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre. Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207

Sat 21st/ Sun 22nd A Victorian Garden Party. Kentwell Hall, Long Melford. Tel. 01787 310207.

Sat 21st/ Mon 30th An Exhibition of Paintings. Lavenham Arts Society Lavenham Church. 8.30am- 6pm.

Sun 22nd Boat Trips on the River Stour. 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room (near Quay Theatre) Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the River Stour Trust. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199

Sun 22nd Rock Around The 60’s. The Ultimate 60’s Show. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 4pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50. Box Office 01787 374745.

Sun 22nd Lavenham Farmers’ Market. Lavenham Village Hall 10am-1.30pm. FREE Entry. Contact Justine Paul 07704 627973.

Tues 24th Guided Tour of Long Melford Church. Sudbury Family History Society. For more information contact Dave 01787 370598

Wed 25th Tracey Simmons (violin) Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford. 1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.

Wed 25th/ Thurs 26th Babergh Summer Holiday Activities. Bikeability Course. Hadleigh Leisure Centre. 8.30am-12.30pm. FREE Age 8+ Booking Essential. Tel. 01473 826622 Tues 24th/ Thurs 26th Cinemania – Extra! Summer school for 10-15 year olds. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 10am-4.30pm. Tickets £60. Box Office 01787 374745.

Thurs 26th Cinemania – The Performance. Quay Theatre, Sudbury. 6pm. Tickets £4 adult. £3 child. Box Office 01787 374745.

Fri 27th Farmers’ Market. St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury. 9.30am-1pm

Fri 27th Film @ Quay presents A Single Man 101 minutes. (12A) 2pm & 7.30pm.. Tickets Adult £5. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Fri 27th Drugstore Cowboy Quartet. Fleece Jazz, Stoke-by- Nayland, Leavenheath. 8pm. Tickets £15 Tel 01787 211865. www.fleecejazz.org.uk

Fri 27th/ Mon 30th Lavenham’s 1940’s Theme Carnival Weekend. Friday – Flix Under The Stars- 1940’s film The History of Mr Polly - Outside screening Show. 8pm. Adult £4. Child £2.50.
Saturday Morning – Childrens’ entertainment at the Recreation Ground. 10am-1pm. FREE entry.
Saturday Evening – The Magician’s Box a theatre production. at the village hall. 7.30pm. Adults £10. Conc. £9. Sunday Afternoon – Songs of Praise in marquee, Recreation Ground. Salvation Army Band 6pm.
Monday – Carnival leaves Market Square 12 noon for Rare Breeds (classic and vintage vehicles) and Show Events at Playing Fields, Bridge Street. Tel. Lavenham Tourist Information. 01787 248207.

Fri 27th/ Mon 30th The Suffolk Villages Festival 2010 – German Theme. Fri 27th – Bach in Weimar 1714: St Mary’s Church, Stoke-by Nayland 8.00pm. Sat 28th – Ach Elslein - St. James’s Church, Nayland 12.00 midday. Sat 28th –‘ Exquisite and Excellent To Hear’ - St. Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland. 7.30pm.
Sun 29th – Sanssouci - St. Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland 7.30pm. Mon 30th – Meine Lieder, meine Sänge - St. Mary’s Church, Boxford 12.00 midday. Mon 30th - C.P.E. Bach: St Matthew Passion - St. Mary’s Church, Hadleigh 7.30pm. Tel.01206 366603 for prices and booking details.

Sat 28th Film @ Quay presents Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle. 102 minutes. (U) 8pm.. Tickets Adult £5. Quay Theatre, Sudbury.

Sat 28th/ Sun 29th/ Mon 30th Lavenham Guided Walk with Blue Badge Starting from Lavenham Tourist Information Centre. Saturday- 2.30pm. Sunday- 11am. Adult £3. Free for child Under 14. Tel: 01787 248207

Sun 29th AFC Sudbury Annual Music Festival. King’s Marsh Stadium, Brundon Lane. Includes Queen and Lady Gaga Tribute Bands. 1pm – 10.30pm. Tel. 01787 378431 for tickets.

Sun 29th/ Mon 30th Boat Trips on the River Stour. 11am–5pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room (near Quay Theatre) Boat trips and Tea Room run by volunteers of the River Stour Trust. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199

Mon 30th Pirates on the Stour. 11am – 4pm. Boats leave at Granary tea room Young Pirates travel FREE with fare paying adult. www.riverstourtrust.org Tel. 01787 313199.

SEPTEMBER PREVIEW
Wed 1st Flix in the Stix. Lavenham Village Hall. 7.30pm

Wed 1st Gill Wilson (soprano) Melford Music presents Lunchtime Recitals Holy Trinity Church, Long |Melford. 1.10pm-1.40pm. Admission Free.

Fri 3rd History Day – Tudor Times Lavenham Guildhall 11am – 4pm. Adult £4.30. Child £1.80. Tel. 01787 247646.

Sat 4th Long Melford Book Fair. Memorial Hall. 10.00am-4.00pm. Admission £1. 01245 361609 www.missimgbookfairs.co.uk