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Forthcoming Events
Harleston special attractions
XMAS COMETH TO HARLESTON
We reckon ‘Harleston’s Future’ is about so much more than just the economic well-being of Harleston. It’s also
about the well-being of our town, our residents and the users of our town from the surrounding villages. That’s
why, in the coming year, you will see new events for you to enjoy being added to our already packed events calendar. And, this Christmas will be no different!
There’s lot’s being organised this Christmas, for the good people of Harleston, and beyond, that should also be
good for our shop-keepers too.
The Harleston Town Team (who have voluntarily undertaken to help deliver ‘Harleston’s Future’) is working in
close partnership with Harleston Town Council and South Norfolk District Council, to bring you and yours
some lovely Xmas ‘stuff’ this year! So, here’s what’s happening in Harleston, this Christmas26/11/13-6/1/13 Festive Fusion Trail. Collect a map (or download one from www.south-norfolk.gov.uk).
Find the bauble stickers in Harleston stores and enter to win a New Year Family Hamper. Extend your Trail to
all four market towns and win £250 shopping vouchers!
6/12/2013 Harleston Christmas Lights Switch On Event. Starts 6pm. Science fiction characters will be roaming the streets. Santa in attendance. Street trader stalls. Free entry!
7/12/2013 Carol Singing, Union Street, Harleston From 11a.m. With South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band.
Stirring stuff.
14/12/2013 Carol Singing in Union Street. From 9.30am. With the ‘Harleston Players’ in costume, to make the
event something really special.
(16/12/2013 Final Harleston Town Team meeting of 2013 @ The Pennoyer Centre).
18/12/2013 An evening of Christmas Carols (and humorous readings by local people) at St John’s Church,
Harleston. 6.30pm. All welcome.
21/12/2013 Santa’s Christmas Grotto, Market Place. 10am-3pm. £3 a visit, with a gift! Costumed Carol
Singing plus Mendham and Metfield Choir. Hot street food available including hand-made pizza from Lush Pizza
Company and Pulled Pork Rolls by The Catering Company! What a lovely event this will be!
Loads of ‘stuff’ happening in Harleston this Christmas then and we hope you will be part of it and bring your children to all of the events, enjoy the community spirit in the Town, and have a wonderful Christmas in Harleston.
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM HARLESTON’S TOWN TEAM.
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Stradbroke from the Air and Photos from the Past
Saturday January 11th 2014 at 7.30 p.m. at the Community Centre.
A slide show by Gerald Jenkins. During the summer, Mike Page took a series of beautiful photographs of Stradbroke from his light aeroplane and so is able to give us an excellent insight in what our village looks like today from
the air. The allotments at Draper's Hill, now just a year old, show up particularly well, as does the future nature
reserve, the newly sown wild-flower meadow and the Community Orchard.
New photographs have also come to light from Geoffrey Smith, via his son Mike and they show how Stradbroke
looked in the late fifties. Looking back still further there are archive pictures from the time of the most famous
vicar of Stradbroke, John Charles Ryle. He was vicar here from 1861 to 1880 and only left us to become Bishop of
Liverpool at the special request of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. His wife Henrietta Ryle was an early pioneer photographer and was responsible for some of the splendid pictures of Stradbroke in the Village Archive.
£5.00: to include a glass of wine or a soft drink with proceeds going to the Charitable Trust to help pay for the
provision of the mains water supply to the Allotments.
Gerald Jenkins
The Christmas Quiz
Saturday 14th December 7pm in the Community Centre. This is a quiz for all ages and with a definite Christmas
theme. The normal quiz format will be followed but, without giving too much away, the style and content will be
somewhat different and hopefully will get everyone in the mood for Christmas. With a Bar, Raffle and some
“additional entertainment” it will make this a memorable event. There are a limited number of places so book your
place early to ensure you are not disappointed. Tables of 4 (or thereabouts!) at £10. Contact Tony Potts on
384713 to book a table.
Margaret Streeter