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Tickets costing £43.36 (£40.00 + £3.36 booking fee) are now available from TicketSource for what promises to be a fascinating evening on Friday 12 June 2026. Ticket price includes food, a glass of wine, after-dinner speaker and a viewing of the head of Simon of Sudbury. "A fundraising medieval banquet amid the stone pillars and stained glass windows of Sudbury's stunning...

 You are invited to attend a local screening of the People's Emergency Briefing. The film features footage from last November's National Emergency Briefing which brought together leading UK experts in climate science, food security, health, economics, national security and nature. Screening is Saturday 30 May, 2pm at University of Suffolk. Please reserve your ticket here: https://buytickets.at/ipswichumbrellaclimatehub/2164553 Following the 45-minute film, Ipswich Umbrella...

You may already know about Town Pastors serving across Suffolk and Norfolk—but have you heard about Festival Pastors? Since 2011, teams of volunteers have swapped their familiar yellow jackets for bright pink hi-vis vests, serving at Latitude Festival. Each year the team grows—and we’re now looking to welcome more volunteers. Latitude Festival returns to Henham Park, Suffolk from 23–26 July 2026. What’s...

Time is running out to book a place at a free content creation workshop in Norwich, run by the team behind the Network Norfolk website, as part of the national Indie News Week in mid June. Called the Art of Storytelling, the free workshop will help to enable and empower people to tell their own or church and organisation stories. Run...

Music plays an essential and hugely valued role in the worshipping life of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. The Cathedral Choir is made up of around 40 choristers (equal numbers of girls and boys who usually sing separately and share the singing duties equally) plus a back row of 6 professional Vicars Choral. In a typical week, the Vicars Choral sing on...

There was particular joy at St Pancras Church, Ipswich, this year as the parish marked the feast of its patron saint with the arrival of a long-awaited statue, fulfilling a wish first expressed five years ago. When Bishop Alan Hopes visited the church in 2021 for the feast of St Pancras, he observed that there was no statue of the church’s patron...

The Very Reverend Joe Hawes, Dean of St Edmundsbury was invited by Suffolk County Council to give a thought of the day at the opening of a Suffolk in Focus meeting today. The Dean’s speech is below: “I am very grateful indeed to have this opportunity to share a reflection or two on our collective duty of service to the...

Looking for a joyful way to spend your Sunday afternoon? On the last Sunday of every month, West End Congregational Church in Haverhill comes alive with Haverhill Praise. This month, the congregation is delighted to welcome Marina, a gifted singer-songwriter, who will be performing some of her own wonderful songs at 4pm. Come along, bring a friend, and enjoy an uplifting...

Would you like to find a way to talk and think more deeply and creatively about the gift of hospitality in your context? If so, this retreat is for you! Date: 9:30 am till 4pm, Wednesday 24 June 2026 Location: Quiet Waters Christian House, Flixton Road, Bungay NR35 1PD What to expect: Listening to stories with our hearts, we explore through reflective dialogue what they...

Church Action on Poverty hosted an online roundtable event on Thursday, 21 May, discussing how to strengthen and connect rural voices on poverty. People signed up from all across the UK, and speakers shared insights, research and ideas from their work in Cumbria, Cornwall and the Cotswolds. Church Action on Poverty would love you to join them as they continue the...