Surlingham

Sunday 6 April Folk @ The Ferry House Surlingham. 7.30-8pm kick off. Folk music from around the British Isles and Europe

If you’ve never been before, this is an informal, atmostpheric evening of foot-tapping folk music to eat, drink and chat to. Pop in for a while or stay longer.   Most first Sundays of the month.

Information supplied by Amanda Addison

Quiz night at Rockland Parish room May 9th, 7 for 7.30pm for church funds.
£6 per person to include a sausage supper. Contact Jean 538260 for tickets.

Information received from Sharon Emery

Hugh Lupton, the renowned storyteller, has been commissioned to write a contemporary Mystery Play Cycle, based on the ancient LEGEND OF THE ROOD.

There will be four plays, based on Biblical stories with each performed in a different location in the vicinity of Bergh Apton church.

To ensure that the audience and cast reach the four sites, wandering minstrels will mark the routes, which will meander through rough woodland and over green lanes.

Hugh Lupton will be the narrator and the 50 or so actors and musicians, many of them performing for the first time, will be drawn from 11 villages around Bergh Apton, south of the Yare.

This will be a real community event. Bring your own picnic to have in the Garden of Eden, before the cycle starts at 1.30pm.

It will end at about 6pm with an interval for tea. Each play will last up to forty minutes.

Bergh Apton lies just south of the A146, 7 miles SE of Norwich.

This event has been funded in part by the Arts Council England.

Visitors are encouraged to bring picnic lunch to eat in the Garden of Eden. The performance will take place mainly outdoors. Bad weather will not be a cause for cancellation. Quite a bit of walking will be involved over rough terrain. Wheelchair access will not be easy. It is recommended that all bring a portable seat. Wear sturdy shoes and warm, waterproof clothing as necessary. A map of how to find the car park at the church will be provided.

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12.30pm picnic, 1.30pm cycle starts to approx 6pm.

Car park opens at mid-day each day.

Prices: Adults £15.00, Children’s tickets are charged at £7.50

Tickets sold in advance on the internet and telephone.

Information received from Benjamin Turner

On the first Wednesday of each month (usually), men of all ages from our villages have the opportunity to meet together for a chat (‘Mardle’) at The Ferry House, by the river in Surlingham. Sonia, our landlady, always provides a warm welcome, with good food and drink to meet all tastes and requirements.

There is no fixed agenda or topic, so we get all sorts of discussions; everything from the weather, local politics, local village issues to football and sport – on occasion some even bring their ‘office’ (phone, tablet, etc!), so that they can join us for a brief break and refreshment.

Geoff Saunders was the original brains behind the meetings, which have now been running for several years; so thank you Geoff for inspiring us. It has been good to make new friends, find out about what’s going on in the different villages and even just be there for others to talk to.

So, men, if you have time to spare at lunchtime on the first Wednesday of the month, then why not come and join us. We’re there from about midday, until roughly 2pm. If it’s nice, then we can sit outside, otherwise, Sonia always sets a group of tables aside for us.

Information received from David Fairbourn

All welcome at Surilngham Broadnotes choir’s spring concert.

Music from the 60s 70s and 80s.

4pm Sun 6th April at St Mary’s church, Surlingham

Refreshments provided

This is the picture that hangs in the vestry of Surlingham Church.  It reportedly comes from the 1930s or thereabouts but certainly before the Second World War.  If you can help identify anyone in the picture, please use contact us so that we can identify some of the people in the picture.