Articles published in 2022

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September 2022
Suffolk
Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, creator of much-loved TV detective Vera Stanhope, heads to Southwold this month, the home of crime fiction, with revelations of her latest mystery.
Book mentioned in this article: The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves
September 2022
Classic Boat
She may be based on a farm in north Norfolk, but Abbey Molyneux is quickly building a name for herself in boat restoration
September 2022
Country Living
Marianne McNamara captains the Mikron Theatre Company which has been touring British waterways by narrowboat for 50 years.
August 2022
This England
Catherine Larner on the reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon ship unearthed at Sutton Hoo.
August 2022
Suffolk
Young archaeologist John Henry Phillips was searching for direction in his life when he stumbled upon a rare find - WWII veteran Patrick Thomas, haunted by memories of his D-Day experience
Book mentioned in this article: The Search by John Henry Phillips
July 2022
Let's Talk
A boat that was built for Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome is being given new life in Suffolk, as Catherine Larner explains.
Book mentioned in this article: Peter Duck by Arthur Ransome
Another book mentioned in this article: Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones
July 2022
Suffolk
The things we collect tell the story of our life and loves. Author Julia Blackburn and her friend and neighbour, artist Tessa Newcomb, decided to explore the objects in Julia's Suffolk village home.
Book mentioned in this article: Dreaming the Karoo by Julia Blackburn
Another book mentioned in this article: Thoughts in a House by Tessa Newcomb
June 2022
Classic Boat
Jim Lawrence is a living icon of the days of sail, and although best known as a sailmaker, he started off as a barge hand on England's east coast.
June 2022
Suffolk
Marriage and moving to Helmingham as a young woman made Xa Tollemache a gardener and then an award-winning designer. Now she tells the story of how she transformed Helmingham's gardens, as well as many others, in a beautiful first book.
Book mentioned in this article: A Garden Well Placed by Xa Tollemache
June 2022
Suffolk
Slaughter in Southwold says it all. If you love a good murder mystery you won't want to miss this festival dedicated to crime writing. Meet the authors, learn their secrets...just don't expect them to tell you the whole story.
June 2022
Suffolk
BBC journalist and broadcaster Justin Webb kept the truth about his real father a secret for most of his life. Now he reveals much about his painful 1970s childhood in a new book.
Book mentioned in this article: The Gift of a Radio by Justin Webb
June 2022
Suffolk
Old World Ear II diaries and documents languishing in Julia Jones' attic revealed that her father's passion for sailing was rather more than just a weekend hobby.
Book mentioned in this article: Uncommon Courage by Julia Jones
May 2022
Suffolk
Most of us have struggled to find a present for the person who seems to have everything. Imagine finding something for the Queen. Ingeniously, a group of people have made a gift for the monarch...and for the people of Suffolk too.
Book mentioned in this article: The New Suffolk Garland by
May 2022
Suffolk
Abbey 1000 gets underway in Bury St Edmunds this month - celebrations will recreate the journeys of pilgrims to the tow and the monks who lived there more than 1,000 years ago.
May 2022
Classic Boat
Robert Simper has spent his life writing about boats and saving working vessels of the Thames estuary.

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