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BENTWATERS COLD WAR MUSEUM
When you hear the words ‘War’ and ‘Museum’ in the same sentence it does tend to conjure up a certain image. Interesting, yes. Exciting, maybe not so. . .
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RAF WOODBRIDGE
During 1941 the Air Ministry identified the requirement for a number of emergency runways on the east coast of England. On the 5th August 1942 a meeting .
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BAWDSEY MANOR
In 1934 a mock air raid on London confirmed this prediction and led to the purchase in 1936 of Bawdsey Manor, to become Bawdsey Radar ...
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THE SUFFOLK PUNCH SOCIETY
Woodbridge is home to an organisation with an important mission, which has had its office there since its inception in 1877. . . .
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THE WOODBRIDGE STORY
Since modern man arrived in this area the Deben estuary has provided a navigable route into the heartland of Suffolk. ...
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THE SHINGLE STREET MYSTERY
What really did happen at Shingle Street in the Summer of 1940? Some believe passionately that this beautiful, isolated stretch of the Suffolk coast . . .
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REMEMBERING THE 1953 FLOODS
Before Christmas, this region came perilously close to catastrophic flooding – indeed, some areas did flood and the defences around Walberswick . . .
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ROAD GRITTING IN SUFFOLK COASTAL
With temperatures set to plummet to -5degrees C and snow on the way, driving conditions tonight and tomorrow will be treacherous.............
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LOVE LIGHT ROMANIA
Tucked away in a hidden corner of Suffolk are two dynamos, helping to change the lives of children in Romania.
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SUTTON HOO - A Review
Over the last few years, a great deal of effort and money has been spent improving the facilities at the famous Sutton Hoo ship-burial site. . .
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'GEORGE' THE ORWELL WHALE
On Friday 27th July a rare spectacle drew crowds of onlookers and media to the shores of the River Orwell, ...
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MARITIME WOODBRIDGE FESTIVAL
The show celebrates Woodbridge’s long association with the sea, from Anglo-Saxon times, when King Raedwald ruled and was buried at Sutton Hoo . . .
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RAF MARTLESHAM HEATH
There are very few wartime buildings left on Martlesham Heath to help tell the remarkable story of this once famous airfield . . .
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