Tea Party: Thursday 16th July at 2.30 p.m. in the conference room at Kesgrave Community Centre.  A chance to meet other members and to learn about our work in the community.  Please let Pam Pelling know if you plan to attend. Email: info@tassoutheastsuffolk.org.uk

Over 40 members enjoyed a very social coffee morning at Kesgrave. 

We enjoyed a very successful coffee morning from which we recruited nine new members.

AN INVITATION 
to a members coffee morning at
10.30 am on Tuesday 17th January 2023
at the Kesgrave Community Centre IP5 1JF

We shall be pleased to welcome you and a friend or neighbour of yours 
who you think might be interested to join our Society. 
It is also an opportunity for us to share with our plans for 2023 .

As numbers are limited please RSVP by email southeastsuffolk@theartssociety.org

January Lunch at Hintlesham Hall : The lunch and the Dickesian readings by Stephen Boswell were a great success and enjoyed by the 70 members present. 

After three years work the completed Church Record was presented and warmly received by the Vicar and congregation.

September 8th - 9th September 2018 : " A Touch of Gold " - Childrens' Art Project at Quay Place, Ipswich IP4 1BZ.

23rd June to 23rd September 2018 : Anna Airy Award Winners 

An Exhibition of work by past winners of the Anna Airy Art Award at Ipswich Art Gallery, High Street, IP1 3QH.

This award, for artists is sponsored by The Arts Society and will bring together past winners togther with work by Anna Airy herself.

The Church of St Mary and St Peter,  Barham 

We had an “occasion” at the end of September. We had a visit from the High Sheriff of Suffolk, Geoffrey Probert. He is interested in voluntary groups who are making contributions to the heritage of the county. There were forty or so of us in the Church, including members from all eight Church Recording groups in Suffolk, the Area Chairman, some Society Chairmen and our Area Representative. Mr Probert presented ‘long service’ certificates to five members, including Sheila Hancock of TAS South East Suffolk. She has been involved in recording in nine Churches in the Ipswich area over some twenty years.

There was an interview on Radio Suffolk a few days later and we understand there will be a feature in Suffolk Norfolk Life magazine in the New Year. It is pleasing to have the recognition and publicity. 

“Giles, Jazz and Fizz” 

On a pleasantly warm afternoon, eighty seven our members celebrated the 25th Anniversary of our Society at Copdock Hall in the noble and recently restored Copdock Barn, with its peaceful setting close to the Church. We ranged from founder members from twenty five years ago to members who had joined at the last AGM and everything in between.

We were greeted with a glass of summer punch and there then followed an entertaining lecture by Barry Venning:

“Giles, his Life, Times and Cartoons”

There was a local interest, Giles having lived and worked in the Ipswich area.

We later enjoyed canapes and ‘Fizz’ followed by slices of the anniversary cake which had been cut by three founder members. This was all accompanied by ‘easy-on-the-ear’ music from the Joyspring Jazz band. The informality of the event gave a marvellous opportunity for mixing and mingling; older acquaintances were deepened and new friendships were made.