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Felixstowe Events
February 2015
The fantastic seaside town of Felixstowe
offers a year-round programme of events
and activities for everyone. Here’s our
round-up for February.
Sunday 1 February, 1600
Music in Felixstowe: The Ward Quartet by
Candlelight - St. Nicholas Church, Felixstowe Ferry
Candlelight concert with Nicholas Ward and Joanne
Green (violins), Wendy Poulston (viola) and Harriet
Bennett (cello). Mozart K575. Shostakovitch 6. Brahms
A minor. Tickets: adults £12.00, children free.
Pre-booking essential. Tickets from Stillwater Books
Limited (Hamilton Road) or 01394 670633.
www.felixstowemusic.com
Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 February
Black & White Productions: Harry’s Bar #6 From
Russia with Love - The Orwell Hotel, Hamilton Road
Black & White Productions present an eclectic mix of
drama, humour, poetry and music in a cabaret setting.
Written and devised by Suzanne Hawkes. Back for a
sixth run - this time we invite you into the heart of Mother
Russia where Tolstoy meets James Bond and Chekhov
meets George Smiley. In the Eastern Bloc it's The
Communist Revolution, The Cold War and The Spy Who
Loved Me. The Wall is Cracking, the Hats are Furry and
the Babushkas are Revolting. And to cap it all - it's the
50th Anniversary of iconic Bond movie Goldfinger! So
top up your vodka - wrap up warm - and join our Foreign
Correspondent Anne Leslie as she tracks down Anne
Karenina, Three Sisters, a couple of Spies, plus Smiley,
Bond and Blofeld at His Lordship's Library (The Orwell
Hotel). With music from Bill Stoddart on keyboards and
vocalists Stephanie Stoddart, Paul Stone and Naomi
Doust. Tuesday to Friday at 1930, with a matinee
performance only on Saturday at 1500. Tickets: £12.00,
concessions £10.00. Available from Abbeygate Lighting
(Cobbold Road) or on 01394 279613.
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Tuesday 3 February, 1930-2200
Felixstowe Scribblers: ‘1,000 Word Homework’ - ‘The
Room at the Top’, Felixstowe Library, Crescent Road
Long established writers' group that was formed around
40 years ago. A variety of homework assignments are
set to be read out at the following meeting, with
feedback provided. This meeting: ‘1,000 Word
Homework’. New members welcome. Annual fee of
£30.00, or £5.00 per meeting. Refreshments.
http://scribblers2010.blogspot.com
Wednesday 4 February, 1930
FRMS Concert: Phil Jordan - United Reformed Church
Hall, Tomline Road
Regular concerts with the Felixstowe Recorded Music
Society. Programmes are mainly classical but vary
considerably and jazz, light music, film music,
folk and pop are often represented. This time: Phil
Jordan - 'A Gallimaufry of North American
Rhythm and Sound'. Visitors welcome. £2.50 including
refreshments. 01394 275052.
Friday 6 February, 2030
Big Cheese Comedy Club Night - Felixstowe
Conservative Club, 28 High Road West
Enjoy an evening of top quality comedians with the Big
Cheese Comedy Club. Adam Bloom, Danny
Deegan, TJ Shoesmith and Lewis Bryan.
Tickets: £10.00 on the door, £8.00 in advance. 07900
881166. www.bigcheesecomedy.com
Monday 9 February, 1930
FEOC Concert: Jon Smith - Trades and
Labour Club, High Road West
Monthly concert of the Felixstowe Electronic Organ
Club. Musical entertainment from professional organists,
both well-established old friends and new members of
the organ field. This month: Jon Smith.
Non-members welcome - £6.00. 01394 279373.
Tuesday 10 February, 1930
Felixstowe Art Group: John Varden - Broadway
House, Orwell Road
Talk with slides - John Varden on "A fantastic journey
around India". Organised by the Felixstowe Art Group.
Visitors are very welcome. £2.00. Members free.
Please confirm your attendance in advance on 01394
276975. www.felixstoweartgroup.org
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Tuesday 10 February, 1930
FDHS Talk: ‘An Eccentric Look at Suffolk’ - Old
Felixstowe Community Centre
Felixstowe and District Horticultural Society Monthly
Meeting. Speaker: Charlie Haylock - 'An Eccentric Look
at Suffolk'. Visitors are very welcome - £2.00. 01394
272695. www.felixstowedistricths.onesuffolk.net
Wednesday 11 February, 1930
FFHS Talk: ‘Life in Medieval England’ - Broadway
House, Orwell Road
Felixstowe Family History Society Talk. Speaker: Mike
Wabe - 'Life in Medieval England'. All welcome.
Members free. Non-members £1.00. 01394
271762. www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs
Wednesday 11 February, 1530-1745
Messy Church - St. John’s Church, Orwell Road
Fun activities for children, parents, grandparents and
carers to be creative - and celebrate God.
Craft time, a small celebration service and a shared
meal. Come along and join us. Admission
free - donations welcome. 07581 390224.
www.stjohnthebaptistpcc.onesuffolk.net/welcome
Friday 13 February, 1030
Felixstowe Walkers: Cliffs and Dips - meet at
Brackenbury Sports Centre, High Road East
A walk along Old Felixstowe cliffs and promenade.
Distance of 2.5 miles. Meet at the Brackenbury Sports
Centre, High Road East. The group is part of the
Felixstowe Society. Admission free - although regular
walkers will be expected to become members of the
Felixstowe Society. Annual membership is £7.00, or
£10.00 for two adults at the same address. Further
information from [email protected]
Saturday 14 February, 1000-1200
Old Felixstowe Community Market - Old
Felixstowe Community Centre
Drop in to our Community Market for bargains and
refreshments. Organised by the Old Felixstowe
Community Association. Admission free.
01394 286710. www.oldfelixstoweca.org.uk
Sunday 15 February to Sunday 8 March
Felixstowe Fairtrade Event - various locations
Celebrate Fairtrade in Felixstowe, with a series
of events and activities.
Main 'Fairtrade Fortnight' is from Monday 23 February
to Sunday 8 March - but this year's event will also
include an extra week to cover February half term,
including a Fairtrade Fun Fiesta at Felixstowe
Library on Tuesday 17 February (1300-1600), with
games and activities.
Main ‘Fortnight’ launched by the Mayor of Felixstowe
Graham Newman at St. John’s Church on Monday
23 February at 1030. This will be followed by a Coffee
Morning with Fairtrade refreshments, including
homemade cakes.
An exhibition is being held throughout the event (from
Sunday 15 February) at the Felixstowe Library,
and on Saturday 28 February (1000-1600), members
of the Felixstowe Fairtrade Forum will be on hand to
answer questions.
Also Felixstowe Walkers: Fairtrade Walk (Monday
23 February, 1030); and Coffee and homemade cakes
at United Reformed Church (Saturday 7 March, 1030).
Admission free to most events. Fairtrade events are
being co-ordinated by the Felixstowe Fairtrade
Forum - this is a voluntary organisation set up in 2007
to promote Fairtrade in the town.
www.felixstowe-fairtrade.org.uk
Monday 16 February, 1845
Felixstowe Mayor’s Charity Curry Evening - Bombay
Nite, 285 High Street, Walton
Come and join the Mayor for this fantastic charity curry
evening. In aid of the Mayor's charities - Level Two
Youth Project and Felixstowe Citizens Advice
Bureau. Delicious food, table games and raffle.
£20.00 per person. Pre-booking essential. 01394
288193. www.felixstowe.gov.uk
Monday 16 February, 0900-1500
Premier Sport Holiday Course:
Football - Brackenbury Sports Centre, High Road East
Fun in the school holidays with a range of football skills.
Meet new friends, play and get some exercise. Suitable
for children of all abilities. Ages 5-12 years. £8.40 per
child. Pre-booking essential. 01953 499040.
www.premier-education.com
Monday 16 to Wednesday 18 February, 0900-1500
Premier Sport Holiday Course:
Multi-Sports - Brackenbury Sports Centre,
High Road East
Fun in the school holidays with a range of multi-sports.
Meet new friends, play and get some exercise. Suitable
for children of all abilities. Ages 5-12 years. £8.40 per
child. Pre-booking essential. 01953 499040.
www.premier-education.com
Tuesday 17 February, 1930
SWT Talk: Spring in France searching for Lizard
Orchids - Broadway House, Orwell Road
An illustrated evening talk with the Suffolk Wildlife
Trust - Felixstowe Group. This time: Jeremy
Pratt - Spring in France searching for Lizard Orchids.
Everyone is welcome - £2.50. 01394 210535.
Tuesday 17 February, 1930-2200
Felixstowe Scribblers: 'Children's story for the
Jack Wilkinson Trophy' - ‘The Room at the Top’,
Felixstowe Library, Crescent Road
Long established writers' group that was formed around
40 years ago. A variety of homework assignments are
set to be read out at the following meeting, with
feedback provided. This meeting: 'Children's story for
the Jack Wilkinson Trophy'. New members welcome.
Annual fee of £30.00, or £5.00 per meeting.
Refreshments. http://scribblers2010.blogspot.com
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Tuesday 17 February, 0900-1500
Premier Sport Holiday Course:
Fencing and Archery - Brackenbury Sports Centre,
High Road East
Fun in the school holidays with a range of fencing and
archery. Meet new friends, play and get some exercise.
Suitable for children of all abilities. Ages 5-12 years.
£8.40 per child. Pre-booking essential. 01953
499040. www.premier-education.com
Wednesday 18 February, 1000-1300
Feed the Birds and Give a Bird
a Home - Landguard Nature Reserve
Join the Landguard Nature Reserve Ranger in
celebrating National Nest Box Week. A family event.
Make a simple bird feeder out of an old plastic bottle or a
lovely pinecone fat feeder. Forty bird box kits will be
available to be built - with the help from the Ranger and
volunteers. £5.00 per box to cover materials. Play the
giant Plovers Perils and Perks game and try the Giant
Puzzle of Landguard Shingle. Follow the Garden Bird
Trail and find the answers to the quiz for a sweet reward.
Information sheets available on the importance of
feeding birds and helping some of them find a nesting
space. Please note: this event is being held at the
Landguard Bungalow, a short 10 minute easy walk from
the main car parks beside Landguard Fort. Admission
free (£5.00 to build a bird box). 01394 675283.
www.discoverlandguard.org.uk
Wednesday 18 February, 1130
Music in Felixstowe: Wednesday Winter Warmer
Series - The Orwell Hotel, Hamilton Road
Concert for Wednesday lunchtime - Nicholas Ward
(violin) with John Stafford (piano). Bach Solo partita in E.
Schubert Fantasie. Grasse Waves. Tchaikovsky
Melodie. Wieniawski Scherzo tarantella. Held in His
Lordship's Library. After the concert why not
enjoy lunch in the Buttery Bar? Tickets £6.00. 01394
670633. www.felixstowemusic.com
Wednesday 18 February, 1930
FRMS Concert: Eileen Waugh - United Reformed
Church Hall, Tomline Road
Regular concerts with the Felixstowe Recorded Music
Society. Programmes are mainly classical but vary
considerably and jazz, light music, film music, folk and
pop are often represented. This time: Eileen
Waugh - ‘Fun, Fairs and Fireworks’. Visitors welcome.
£2.50 including refreshments. 01394 275052.
Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 February
Trimley Saint Players: Little Panto’ on the
Prairie - Memorial Hall, Trimley St. Martin
Trimley Saint Players present the world premiere of a
totally new, original pantomine. Written and directed by
Rich Lock. Set in the wild, wild west, with lots of popular
songs and dance routines, cowboys, indians and corny
jokes. Fun for all the family. Proceeds from raffles,
programmes and refreshments go to support local
charities. 1930, with a Saturday matinee at 1430.
£7.00 per person for the evenings, £6.00 for the
matinee. Pre-booking essential. 01394 671119.
www.trimleysaintsplayers.co.uk
Thursday 19 February, 1930
Felixstowe Cafe Poets - The Orwell
Hotel, Hamilton Road
Informal poetry group. Lovers of poetry, writers of
poetry, published or unpublished - all welcome. Bring
along poems you would like to read and share with the
group. Refreshments available to purchase.
Admission free. 01394 272736.
Thursday 19 February, 1930
Colneis Flower Club: ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ - Old
Felixstowe Community Centre
Monthly meeting and demonstration. Speaker: Alan
Smith from Ipswich - 'In the Bleak Midwinter'.
Practice Piece - 'In the Bleak Midwinter' (incorporating
three single flowers). Visitors are very
welcome - £4.00. 01394 282468.
Saturday 21 February, 0930-1130
Monthly Beach Litter Pick - Landguard
Nature Reserve
Help keep the beach at Landguard clean and pristine. All
welcome. Just turn up. Meet at the southern end of the
Bird Observatory compound between the rifle fencing
and the Landguard Bungalow (beside the white radar
tower). Once we've finished there is tea/coffee and
biscuits back at the Observatory based within Right
Battery. Admission free. 01394 673782. www.lbo.org.uk
Monday 23 February, 1030
Felixstowe Walkers: Fairtrade Walk - meet at St.
John’s Church, Orwell Road
A town walk, followed by a cup of Fairtrade coffee. This
event is part of the Felixstowe Fairtrade Fortnight
(23 February to 8 March). Distance of 2.5 miles. Meet at
St. John's Church, Orwell Road. The group is part of the
Felixstowe Society. Admission free - although regular
walkers will be expected to become members of the
Felixstowe Society. Annual membership is £7.00, or
£10.00 for two adults at the same address. Further
information from [email protected]
Tuesday 24 February, 1930
Felixstowe Society: ‘Suffolk Coastal
Erosion’ - Felixstowe Salvation Army, Cobbold Road
Graham Henderson, Chairman of SCAR (Suffolk Coast
against Retreat) tells us about the latest developments
along the Suffolk coast particularly in our area.
Everyone welcome. Admission - members £1.00,
visitors £2.00. www.felixstowesociety.org
Tuesday 24 February, 1930
Felixstowe Art Group: Robert Coppillie - Broadway
House, Orwell Road
Demonstration of painting wildlife with Acrylics by Robert
Coppillie. Organised by the Felixstowe Art Group.
Visitors are very welcome. £2.00. Members free.
Please confirm your attendance in advance on 01394
276975. www.felixstoweartgroup.org
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Thursday 26 February, 1945
Speakers of Felixstowe: Monthly
Meeting - Marlborough Hotel, Sea Road
Monthly meeting of the Speakers of Felixstowe group.
Speaking in front of people, even when speaking about
a much loved place such as Felixstowe, can be nerve
wracking. At Speakers of Felixstowe a warm reception
awaits new and rusty speakers who want to improve
their skills. Experienced orators are also encouraged to
come and share their tips to help others develop this
vital employability and social skill and to enter the
Association of Speaker Clubs contests. This
time: Word pictures and speaking devices. Speakers of
Felixstowe is a members only club, but your
first taster session is free. The charge is £40.00
for the year, or £5.00 per session. 01728 604174.
www.felixstowespeakers.org.uk
Friday 27 February, 1930
SWT: Quiz Night - Trades and Labour Club,
High Road West
A popular annual event of the Suffolk Wildlife
Trust - Felixstowe Group. Come along and join in the
quiz. Upto six persons in a team. Quiz master is Phil
Hadwen. £7.00 per person, includes ploughman's
supper. Bar available. All proceeds to the Suffolk Wildlife
Trust. Pre-booking essential. 01394 274272.
Friday 27 February, 1930
Music in Felixstowe: An Evening at the Music
Hall - Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club
The Touring Companions present an evening of music
hall favourites. Martin Waddington, Emily Bennett, Paul
Stone, Hattie Bennett and members of the Felixstowe
Youth Choir. Tickets: adults £12.00, children free.
Tickets from Stillwater Books Limited (Hamilton Road) or
01394 670633. www.felixstowemusic.com
Saturday 28 February, 1000-1600
Art Workshop - Trimley Methodist Church
Hall, Trimley St. Martin
All day art workshop (music theme optional) with
Geraldine Patey. Art and music has influenced our lives
since the beginning of time. Over the years, artists and
musicians have worked together bringing us an
ever-changing development to enhance, affect, and give
fuel to our imaginations and voice our comments and
expressions. These workshops are to help "what
inspires you". Let your thoughts be moved by the music
and the stories told. Books, tracings, photographs and
objects and music will be chosen to support each
workshop. Suitable for beginners and advanced. Bring a
packed lunch if staying all day. Tea, coffee and biscuits
will be available. Children welcome, but must be
accompanied by an adult. £17.00 or £29.00 for two
persons. Children £12.00. Half day available.
Pre-booking essential. Includes a donation to the
Macmillan Cancer Support Fund. 01473 729306.
www.saa.co.uk/art/geraldinesp
Events at Manning’s Amusement Park
Giant Sun Market - every Sun, from 0900.
01394 282370. www.manningsamusements.co.uk
Art Workshops with Smart4Art
Fun and creative art workshops with Smart4Art.
Children's workshops every Tues, 1530-1730. £8.00 per
person, per hour. Suitable for children aged 5-14 years.
Adults classes every Tues, 1800-2000. £8.00 per
person, per hour. Suitable for all levels. Full details of
venue will be provided when booking a workshop. 01394
672506/07929 979073. www.smart4art.co.uk
Felixstowe Community Choir
Meets Mon 2, 9, 16 and 23 Feb at The Orwell Hotel.
1900 for 1930. Over 80 singers, men and women sing
pop and show tunes in this informal choir. Over
18’s only. No music to read, no audition. Just come
along and pay £4.00 on the door. Charity raffle and bar.
www.felixstowecommunitychoir.org.uk
Felixstowe Country Market
Every Fri, 1000-1100 at the Trades and Labour Club in
High Road West. Range of preserves, eggs, garden
produce and crafts. All goods are produced to the
highest standards and are home made. Closed two
weeks over Christmas and Good Friday. 01394
272003. www.country-markets.co.uk
Felixstowe Photographic Society
Anyone interested in photography is welcome to
attend/join the group - both beginners or experienced.
1930 at Broadway House, Orwell Road. Admission free.
Thurs 5 Feb - My Standout Image.
Thurs 12 Feb - Studio Working Group.
Thurs 19 Feb - Results of ‘Bottles’ Competition.
Thurs 26 Feb - Digital Working Group.
01473 272272. www.felixstowephotographic.org.uk
Jazz East at The Fludyers (Undercliff Road East)
A Sunday evening jazz club that brings some of the UK's
greatest jazz musicians to Felixstowe. World class music
and a great atmosphere. 1930-2230. Admission free.
Sun 1 Feb - Quentin Collins (trumpet).
Sun 8 Feb - Art Themen (saxophonist).
Sun 15 Feb - Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier (guitar duo).
Sun 22 Feb - Jim Mullen (guitar) and Zoe Francis.
07766 745457. www.jazzeast.vpweb.co.uk
Felixstowe Sewing School
69 Bath Road, Felixstowe
Sun 1 Feb (1000-1600) - Vintage Style Winter
Bag. £45.00 per person.
Sun 8 Feb (1000-1200) - Make Friends with your
Sewing Machine. £20.00 per person.
Fri 13 Feb (1900-2100) - Mystery Crafty Session.
£10.00 per person.
Sat 28 Feb (1000-1530) - Boxers or PJ Bottoms.
£40.00 per person.
Tea/coffee and cakes included. Pre-booking essential.
07787 981493. www.felixstowesewingschool.co.uk
Sea Front Health Walk
Mon 2 and 16 Feb. Start your week off with a refreshing
walk along the Promenade at Felixstowe. Meet outside
the Leisure Centre entrance at 1045. Around 2-2.5
miles. Led by trained Stepping Out in Suffolk Volunteer
Walk Leaders. Everyone welcome. Admission free. Just
turn up. 01473 229292. www.livewellsuffolk.org.uk
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