To add to our last post about the 1st December meeting There will be copies of "Forgotten Sentinal" by Peter McGee the story of Elmswell airfield available £11.99 cash only

On Wednesday 1st December 7.30 pm at the Village Hall Stowupland Local History Group are pleased to present- "IN THE FIELDS OF FROST AND SNOW" by Hexachordia. Mirth and merriment for the festive season, featuring Hexachordia’s trademark blend of instrumental music, song and narrative, they will bring to life the winter season of times gone by with a range of...

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Tonight at the village hall 7.30 Charlie Haylock talks about his role as dialect coach on The Dig starring Ralph Fiennes admission £5

Did you come to see Charlie's talk in 2013? Are you coming to listen to him on August 4th, giving his latest talk about 'The Dig'. GREAT VALUE still only £5:00, but we do ask you are seated by 7:30

Our programme from September onwards Wednesdays 7.30 pm at Stowupland Village Hall members £2 non-members £4 until further notice. Sept 1 Behind the Scenes at “Who Do You Think You Are” by Gill Blanchard Gill is a professional genealogist, author and speaker who has worked as a researcher on the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are including the...

The talk by Charlie Haylock on 7th July has had to be postponed as the extension of restrictions at the village hall means that numbers have to be limited and as we would expect more than the normal attendance for this popular speaker we dont want to have to turn people away if we reach the permitted limit of 38....

Sunday is census day - originally the enumerator for the district would go to each house and record the detail of occupants, people didnt fill in the forms themselves. At the end of one of the Stowmarket census return books for the 1881 census the enumerator wrote - "Thus endeth the census for 1881 for district No. 18 Stowmarket Suffolk....