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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHCreations Blythweb//NONSGML Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Sibton Mighty Books-‘n-bric-a-brac Sale, at St.Peter's church Sibton DTSTART:20260523T093000Z DTEND:20260523T153000Z DTSTAMP:20260312T143821Z UID:20260523T093000-TheSibtonMightyBooks-‘n-bric-a-bracSaleatStPetersc DESCRIPTION:Taking place 23rd, 24th and 25th May, 10:30am-4:30pm daily. Always a popular event with all proceeds going to urgently needed church repairs. Everything on sale is good quality second-hand: second-hand books, fiction includes a large number of sci fi titles; non-fiction local history is a specialism and there are often other rarities. Quality second-hand clothing; good quality collectibles and bric-a-brac, as well as LPs, DVDs and CDs. Children’s books and toys; plants. All items are individually priced. Refreshments available all day. Parking is at IP17 2LX next to the churchyard. What3words: ///heavy.ambitions.gives. LOCATION:St. Peters Church, Yoxford Road, Sibton IP17 2NB ORGANIZER:Friends of St Peters, Sibton STATUS:CONFIRMED PRIORITY:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
The Sibton Mighty Books-‘n-bric-a-brac Sale, at St.Peter's church Sibton

– 16:30 on Saturday, 23rd May 2026
Organised by: Friends of St Peters, Sibton (Reg. Charity No. 1063822)
Venue: St. Peters Church, Yoxford Road, Sibton IP17 2NB linkWhat3words Location: ///heavy.ambitions.gives 🗗
Taking place 23rd, 24th and 25th May, 10:30am-4:30pm daily. Always a popular event with all proceeds going to urgently needed church repairs. Everything on sale is good quality second-hand: second-hand books, fiction includes a large number of sci fi titles; non-fiction local history is a specialism and there are often other rarities. Quality second-hand clothing; good quality collectibles and bric-a-brac, as well as LPs, DVDs and CDs. Children’s books and toys; plants. All items are individually priced. Refreshments available all day.
Parking is at IP17 2LX next to the churchyard.
Ticket Details: Admission free.
To know more about Halesworth or for accommodation in the area go to https://www.halesworth.net

BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHCreations Blythweb//NONSGML Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Liminalities Show, at Halesworth Gallery DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T110000Z DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260204T171553Z UID:20260523T110000-18619-LiminalitiesShowatHalesworthGallery DESCRIPTION:A show of work featuring Jade Benton, Alfie Demmon, Livvy Garrod, Emily Ingram, Eleanor Jacques, Honey Taylor, 16th May-10th June. LOCATION:Halesworth Gallery, Steeple End, Halesworth IP19 8LL ORGANIZER;CN=Halesworth Gallery:MAILTO:info@halesworthgallery.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED PRIORITY:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
Liminalities Show, at Halesworth Gallery

– 16:00 on Saturday, 23rd May 2026
Organised by: Halesworth Gallery
Venue: Halesworth Gallery, Steeple End, Halesworth IP19 8LL link
A show of work featuring Jade Benton, Alfie Demmon, Livvy Garrod, Emily Ingram, Eleanor Jacques, Honey Taylor, 16th May-10th June.
Ticket Details: Admission free.
Who to Contact: Phone: 01986 873064 / Email: info@halesworthgallery.co.uk
To know more about Halesworth or for accommodation in the area go to https://www.halesworth.net

BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHCreations Blythweb//NONSGML Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hamlet, at Thorington Theatre DTSTART:20260523T180000Z DTEND:20260523T205000Z DTSTAMP:20260327T115419Z UID:20260523T180000-HamletatThoringtonTheatre DESCRIPTION:Suitable for ages 12+years. Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes, including 20 mins interval. Common Ground Theatre presents a thoughtful and heartfelt take on one of Shakespeare's most iconic tragedies. Infused with the raw power of live music and song, this production shifts the focus from revenge to the emotional impact of grief, mental health, and family breakdown. At the heart of the play are three young people - Hamlet, Ophelia, and Laertes - each struggling to cope with profound personal loss and the complex pressures placed upon them. Through these characters, audiences are invited to reflect on their own experiences of love, loss, and grief. This is Hamlet told with empathy, clarity, and relevance—a powerful exploration of the emotional truths at the heart of Shakespeare's work. LOCATION:Thorington Theatre, off A12 south of Blythburgh IP17 3RB ORGANIZER:Thorington Theatre STATUS:CONFIRMED PRIORITY:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
Hamlet, at Thorington Theatre

– 21:50 on Saturday, 23rd May 2026
Organised by: Thorington Theatre
Venue: Thorington Theatre, off A12 south of Blythburgh IP17 3RB link
Suitable for ages 12+years. Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes, including 20 mins interval. Common Ground Theatre presents a thoughtful and heartfelt take on one of Shakespeare's most iconic tragedies. Infused with the raw power of live music and song, this production shifts the focus from revenge to the emotional impact of grief, mental health, and family breakdown. At the heart of the play are three young people - Hamlet, Ophelia, and Laertes - each struggling to cope with profound personal loss and the complex pressures placed upon them. Through these characters, audiences are invited to reflect on their own experiences of love, loss, and grief. This is Hamlet told with empathy, clarity, and relevance—a powerful exploration of the emotional truths at the heart of Shakespeare's work.
Ticket Details: General Admission Wheelchair £25.00/ General Admission £25.00 / Concession (Student, aged 65+years) £22.00 / Child £22.00 / Group (Two Adults) £46.00 / Family (Two Adults, Two Children) £86.00, + fee. See thoringtontheatre.co.uk/events/faustus-8tner-6csp6-9jteb-ajhn9-6blcc
Who to Contact: Email : info@thorington theatre.co.uk

BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHCreations Blythweb//NONSGML Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:EPP Film Evening - BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (12A) DTSTART:20260523T180000Z DTEND:20260523T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260413T174226Z UID:20260523T180000-EPPFilmEvening-BRIDESHEADREVISITED(12A) DESCRIPTION:Doors open 7pm for 7:15pm start. Film of the Evelyn Waugh novel with Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder, Ben Whishaw as Sebastian Flyte with Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, and Greta Scacchi. Excellent and well produced drama and cinematography, set in London, Oxford and Venice. 2008. 134 mins. LOCATION:Electric Picture Palace, Blackmill Road, Southwold IP18 6AQ ORGANIZER;CN=Southwold Film Society:MAILTO:boxoffice@southwoldcinema.co.uk STATUS:CONFIRMED PRIORITY:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
EPP Film Evening - BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (12A)

– 22:00 on Saturday, 23rd May 2026
Organised by: Southwold Film Society (Reg.Charity 1080324)
Venue: Electric Picture Palace, Blackmill Road, Southwold IP18 6AQ linkWhat3words Location: ///potential.modern.bottle 🗗
Doors open 7pm for 7:15pm start. Film of the Evelyn Waugh novel with Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder, Ben Whishaw as Sebastian Flyte with Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, and Greta Scacchi. Excellent and well produced drama and cinematography, set in London, Oxford and Venice. 2008. 134 mins.

Southwold Film Society membership required @ £12 a year or £3 for a film season, contact Box Office for details and for bookings. All seats bookable in advance only, to SFS members and their guests. This Spring Season runs until June 27th. Tickets: Stalls £6 or £7/Circle £8/Royal Box (one booking,max four people) £20. Evening includes Interval, Organ and National Anthem.
Ticket Details: See text. Southwold Film Society membership required @ £12 a year or £3 for a film season, contact Box Office for details and for bookings.

BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHCreations Blythweb//NONSGML Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:I Am A Cloud a Concert with Voxcetera DTSTART:20260523T183000Z DTEND:20260522T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260331T105327Z UID:20260523T183000-18744-IAmACloudaConcertwithVoxcetera DESCRIPTION:Sacred sounds, folk songs and beautiful new choral music at the spectacular "Cathedral of the Marshes", with cellist Ian Burdge and organist and pianist Martyn Noble. Conductor: Jane Hopkins. Enjoy highlights from Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, his moving setting of a medieval prayer to the grieving mother of Christ, which made the Czech composer’s name internationally; and the dazzling, inventive and beautiful Vigil Mass for choir, cello and organ by William Petter, who died 10 years ago aged just 34. Other treats include haunting choral arrangements of traditional British and French folk songs; short works by Britten and Fauré; the ecstatic “I Am A Cloud” from Majel Connery’s song cycle The Rivers Are Our Brothers; and the glorious, shimmering “Sunday” from Sondheim’s musical Sunday in the Park with George. LOCATION:Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh IP19 9LL ORGANIZER:Holy Trinity Church STATUS:CONFIRMED PRIORITY:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
I Am A Cloud: a Concert with Voxcetera

on Saturday, 23rd May 2026
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh IP19 9LL link
Sacred sounds, folk songs and beautiful new choral music at the spectacular "Cathedral of the Marshes", with cellist Ian Burdge and organist and pianist Martyn Noble. Conductor: Jane Hopkins.
Enjoy highlights from Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, his moving setting of a medieval prayer to the grieving mother of Christ, which made the Czech composer’s name internationally; and the dazzling, inventive and beautiful Vigil Mass for choir, cello and organ by William Petter, who died 10 years ago aged just 34.
Other treats include haunting choral arrangements of traditional British and French folk songs; short works by Britten and Fauré; the ecstatic “I Am A Cloud” from Majel Connery’s song cycle The Rivers Are Our Brothers; and the glorious, shimmering “Sunday” from Sondheim’s musical Sunday in the Park with George.
Who to Contact: See website https://www.voxcetera.co.uk/
To know more about Blythburgh or for accommodation in the area go to https://www.blythburgh.net