Author Archives: surlinghamlouise

Most visitors to Surlingham.org come from the UK, but we do get a trickle from overseas. Sometime this is local people keeping in touch whilst on holiday, and we know we have interest from Australia because Susannah Holmes, one of … Continue reading →

Surlingham.org celebrates its fifth birthday this month. The 1115 news posts since inception have publicised the usual range of local activities: from pilates, to pantos, quizzes to regattas, but have also included tracing ancestors and peahens (yes), a 100th birthday … Continue reading →

How does a mild vicar escape the dragonian regime of his spinster sister? How does a television hero escape the clutches of a punk rock singer?As they try to achieve their goals they encounter some colourful characters, including the  Bishop … Continue reading →

A group of local people has recently got together to form a new ‘Friends of Surlingham church’ to encourage use of the church by the local community and as a historic building. The Friends would like to invite you to … Continue reading →

If you can spare an hour or two to clean up the bit of the riverside nearest the Ferry, please come along to the Ferry tomorrow 10-12 for a convivial litter pick, and a hot drink and cake. Equipment provided … Continue reading →

Sonia will supply free hot drink and cake to all litter pickers next Saturday.

Please can you spare an hour or two to help tidy up the area along the river by the Ferry.  If any of you have been down there recently – it is looking pretty horrid and rather lets down our … Continue reading →

The Ferry was full last night for a convivial evening of quizzing.  People came from Claxton, Rockland and other neighbouring villages as well as Surlingham and a good time seemed to be had by all. The quiz raise £223 towards … Continue reading →