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A Right Royal Connection
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Guthrum, The Danish King of East Anglia is rumoured to have been buried in Hadleigh, somewhere near to the Church of St Mary c890AD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrum
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Sculpted Figures
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South of the Border! Down Essex Way
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Suffolk: The Geographical Centre
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Can anyone advise me what is the geographical centre of Suffolk, I believe it is somewhere between Needham lake and Badley Church but I can't be more precise. I have used compasses on maps and used Google Earth and used points from Haverhill to Corton [on the dogleg] and from Mildenhall and Brandon to F...
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Suffolk General II
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Daisy's Walk Rendlesham Forest
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Suffolk General
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Craft Modelling
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I came across these magnificent craft on Woodbridge Yacht Pond last week
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North of the Border! Up Norfolk Way!
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Just across the Waveney at Bressingham we have bordering on to us a fantastic Garden Centre, Gardens and a Railway Steam Museum This is The Oliver Cromwell, I believe this is now doing passenger rides passing through Ipswich a few months ago
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Unusual Weather Vanes found in Suffolk
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This one I saw with a nautical theme yesterday in Woodbridge as were several around the Riverside area
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Flags over Suffolk
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So what about a thread showing where all the flags, ensigns or pennants are displayed over Suffolk Martlesham Heath
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Water Crossings, Bridges, Fords etc
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We are well blessed with lots of bridges and fords some are still in evidence others not so, some are ancient some are not, why not tell us about your particular crossing old or new in your village/hamlet or town. I recall that from Bridge Wood to near where The River Orwell Bridge is situated on the Whers...
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Steam in Suffolk!
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When very young I was permitted to go with my Dad to the farm where my Granded worked, the summer months obviously were the busiest months of the year, he operated the traction engine and threshing machine which separated the corn from the chaff. This was noisy and smelly and very dusty, the air was thi...
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Country Parks/Parks & Walks/Cycling
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I have done most of these in my 50 odd years in the county, over the weeks/months I will put up some pictures of the more memorable places Some memorable ones that come readily to mind are: Clare Castle Country Park Knettishall Heath Country Park Brandon Country Park Orwell/Bridge Wood Country Park, N...
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Milestones in Suffolk
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http://milestones.megalithia.com/county/suffolk.htm
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Unusual letter/pillar boxes
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A Victorian example in Hemley
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Road Signs/Suffolk Signs
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Village/Town Signs
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There are over 500 villages and towns in Suffolk, here are some of the signs, if anyone can add to them please do so
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Famous People of Suffolk
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There must be absolutely lots of well known people that were either born, lived in or buried in Suffolk, our churches have memorails to a great many of these people, until five days ago I had not known of this person from Campsea Ashe, once a noted speaker for the House of Commons from 1905-1921 Viscount...
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The oldest, the biggest, the smallest.............
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Drinkstone has two windmills a postmill and a smockmill, the former was erected in 1689 making it the oldest in Suffolk............. What do you know about your county?
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Sun Dials and Odd Clocks
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Clocks, sundials and other timepieces found in Suffolk
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Museums in Suffolk
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As I come across some photos of Museums I have visited over the years I will place a link here Firstly Ipswich Transport Museum, Cobham Road on the East Side of Ipswich http://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/ Before turning up to any of these museums please check the website for opening days/tim...
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Water Supply over the Centuries
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I have noticed that several places have retained the old water pumps for all to see, and how water was obtained from from the underground reservoirs. I will upload some photos as I come across them from springs, streams, rivers, wells, hand pumps etc to water towers and reservoirs. I once had a try at w...
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Gardens and Gardening
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Why not share your garden experiences within Suffolk, whether they be your own garden, other peoples gardens or eg the award winning Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens
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The Road to Nowhere
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Once you get to this point in Waldringfield the River Deben is the next stop
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The Suffolk Sandlings Walk
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As I started the Coast walk from Landguard to Corton we will do this one the other way round from Southwold to Rushmere St. Andrew, this walk was done over a number of years by my wife and I, it is something that we haven't hurried especially as these days my distance I can cover has been somewhat limited. E...
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House plaques/signs
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Thatched Buildings
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Here are some thatched buildings within Suffolk Walberswick
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Missing the home County
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I can see from many overseas visitors that some of you are missing your Suffolk roots, I'm sure we have every sympathy towards you, perhaps you can share what you miss most. The wide skies, the heathland, the coast, the people or the pub well if its any of these tell us about it.....
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Mysterious Events
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_Incident
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BBC Radio Suffolk Today Tues 22/02/2011
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BBC Radio Suffolk Programme Schedule which can be received around the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/programmes/schedules click on the LISTEN LIVE button at the top of the page Lesley Dolphin [the presenter] has a very active Facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.p...
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Katherine Jenkins in Ipswich
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Saturday 2nd July 2011 Ipswich Borough Council laid on a Proms in the Park theme headed by Katherine Jenkins and supported by special guest Wynne Evans [The Go Compare] singer on TV Adverts complete with the National Symphony Orchestra under the musical directorship of Anthony Inglis Foz [Stephen...
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Ipswich Ice Hockey
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We've been trying to get a rink and team in Ipswich for some while now, and we've finally got a petition going and could really use your support with it! It only takes 2 seconds to sign and could really change UK ice hockey! Also, it'd really help if you could share this with whoever, we really need to get th...
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Suffolk's Top Twenty Attractive Places to Visit
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The poll will only allow 20 entries, I have picked what I consider the Top Twenty Most Attractive Places to Visit in Suffolk, you may have a different viewpoint [sic] if so why not tell us which is yours and why These are not listed in any particular order but please place your tick I have had to omit many pl...
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Missing Photographs
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You may have noticed that many, many photographs are shown as 'Temporarily Unavailable', I can thank Webshots for this!!! For twelve years I have subscribed to their coffers with my pictures, not only have they taken the subscriptions, and used some photographs on placemats, mugs, tea towels etc...
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best place to book a cruise in ipswich??
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Hi, i'm looking at booking a cruise soon, where woudl you say the best place up town is to book a cruise? is there any little travel agents etc that might give me a better deal than the bigger ones? or are there any websites oi shoudl use? Many thanks, Jad. :)
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Introducing Suffolk England
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Whether you were born in or lived in the County of Suffolk you have been privileged to its Outstanding Natural Beauty. We have some of the finest buildings, the widest skies for Sunrises and Sunsets, we boast the most Eastern Point of Mainland Britain at Ness Head Lowestoft. The bird life is arguably...
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Suffolk Local Cheeses From Local Food Direct
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Summer is a great time of year for eating outside, with lots of people spending their weekends and evenings going out for picnics or barbeques. Among our more popular products at Local Food Direct over these months are our cheeses. With nearly 20 different varieties on our website at the minute, youl...
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media attention
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http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150591398890541.677743.283465875540#!/photo.php?fbid=10150615051245541&set=a.10150591398890541.677743.283465875540&type=1&theater
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open letter from an author to the Suffolk people.
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Below is an open letter to the people of East Anglia. The detail may be of interest to people in other parts of the world as well, however, I would particularly appreciate if you know any friends in East Anglia if you could copy this letter and send it on. Thank you to my friends. ---------------------...
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Did you know............
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.............that Suffolk is the 8th largest county in England area wise but supports only 700000 people which comes in at No. 31 in the country
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Suffolk Quiz
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Who knows where the geographical centre of Suffolk is, I would hazard a guess at Needham Lakes, Needham Market, any takers?
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visiting suffolk
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I shall be coming down from Scotland this coming week for a couple of weeks, and will be visiting Suffolk. I would appreciate the opportunity of meeting up with any of you whilst down. I am fixed into a book launch on the 20th for my recent publication. "From barren rocks ... to living stones"...
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Suffolk Accent/Dialect
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http://suffolk.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=119775&p=3&topicID=15885727
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