Articles published in category suffolk
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April 2022
Suffolk
Suffolk's acclaimed INK Festival, the UK's best showcase for original new plays, is bigger and better than ever - four days, eight venues, 50 plays. Catherine Larner tells us what to expect
April 2022
Classic Boat
The remains of the Anglo Saxon ship found in Suffolk in 1939 rocked the world of archaeology. Soon, it will be time to see a recreation afloat.
March 2022
Suffolk
It was probably a woman who organised the ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king at Sutton Hoo. It was a woman who decided to excavate the site. Now a woman is leading the project to reconstruct the ship which changed our knowledge of British history.
March 2022
Classic Boat
Artist and book illustrator Angela Harding has a clinker sailing yacht and a love of the wilder coast.
February 2022
This England
Detecting enemy aircraft was an essential part of the war effort. Catherine Larner explores Bawdsey radar station, where it all began.
February 2022
Suffolk Magazine
Suffolk's inspirational Ink Festival returns big time this spring with more than 50 original short plays from local writers, alongside specially created works by some famous names, and among them is the nation's favourite nurse...
February 2022
Suffolk
When Vera Morris took up writing after a long career in teaching, she turned to the genre she knows and loves best - crime. Her stories about a 1970s detective agency operating on the Suffolk coast have won her a loyal following.
January 2022
Suffolk
Printmaker Angela Harding's beautiful and evocative illustrations of the natural world, inspired by annual sailing trips around Suffolk's coast and rivers, are favourite choices for everything from book covers to journals, calendars and tea towels.
January 2022
Suffolk
Anna Greenland is a rising star in the organise grow-your-own firmament, although she admits her life currently is more 'Grand Designs' than 'Gardeners' World'.
December 2021
Suffolk
All I want for Christmas...is a really good book. Catherine Larner asked some local book lovers for their choice of books to give and receive.
October 2021
Suffolk
Ghostly figures, strange messages, dark secrets, disappearing keys and the impending arrival of Halleys Comet...it's all within the gripping tales of award-winning historical fiction writer, AM Howell.
October 2021
Suffolk
Suffolk author Kate Sawyer's debut novel is a compelling story of survival and the true value of family and love in a post-apocalyptic world. It's a metaphor for life, she says.
September 2021
British Rowing Plus
British Rowing Coach Educator Jacq Barnard is project managing a very special boat build in Suffolk. Catherine Larner finds out more.
September 2021
Suffolk
A love of ear spoons is just one of the things you'll learn about Vikings from Cat Weldon's 'How to be a Hero' books for young readers. The Suffolk-raised author admits she's indulging her passion for all things Norse.
September 2021
Suffolk
Aldeburgh-based illustrator Astra Taylor-Todd has forged a brilliant new career creating children's books inspired by her global travels and an 1,800 mile trek across America.