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The Brandeston Queen's Head

When the ice age

stopped at the A12

it left behind the

Sandlings, High

Suffolk and the bit in

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HMS Pinafore ~ Peter Donegan ~ Aldeburgh ~ Framlingham
we 19 my 10

Snape Maltings car parkThis was one of the grass car parks at the back of the Snape Maltings a few weeks ago, if it gets tarmac than that's going to look pretty urban but then again an outdoor venue for roller derby.
sa 17 ap 10

Pond Gallery at the Snape MaltingsTwo new artists (including painter Cyndi Speer) for the collective who showed at Brandeston in February Chloe by Cyndi Speerand now showing at the Snape Malting's Pond Gallery until Wednesday.  Their next show is 20-22 August at the Stratford St Andrew Riverside Centre, more info here
we 10 mr 10

Like last year but now for the 23rd year and with 1,600 children from 45 Suffolk schools A Celebration of Schools' Music is running all this week at the Snape Maltings.
tu 23 fe 10

Robert Hitcham's Singing ClubRobert Hitcham Singing Club's double gig with the Britten-Pears Chamber Choir last October was such a triumph that a diva from the Framlingham school may be soloing with the chamber choir next month at the Snape Maltings.
fr 8 ja 10

We approve of that, mixed morris sides at the Snape Maltings on new year's day.

th 3 de 09

Looks like harassing the Knodishall village shop has moved to the garage on the road to Aldeburgh near Snape 

we 19 au 09

Very suitably dressedThe concert performance by London Operetta of HMS Pinafore at the Snape Proms last night was cracking fun!  In the first half conductor Ian McMillan rehearsed the audience in both singing and massed bits of business and his hi-energy and ... more here

th 16 jl 09

SingOut 2010SingOut 2010 is looking for young composers to have their work performed in concert at the Snape Maltings in 2010, more info here.

we 24 jn 09

With members from Leiston, Sweffling, Framlingham, Wickham Market, Beccles, Snape and Kelsale the Leiston Writing Group meets all round near the coast, more info here.

fr 15 my 09

Bern:Ballett

Bern:Ballett at the Snape MaltingsIt's always a pleasure to watch dancers up close and we discovered at their Snape Maltings rehearsal this afternoon that Swiss company Bern:Ballett are young and innovative but not so modern as to be scary.  See them tonight or like us tomorrow tonight.  More pics here.

  Bern:Ballett dancer
th 9 ap 09

Two of the Ukes at last year's Arts FramThe Ukulele Orchestra of GB who in the last couple of years have played Easton, Snape and Arts Fram are playing this year's proms in a large town near Chelmsford.
mo 23 mr 09

A spate of car break ins; Snape, Warbleswick and Westleton.
fr 20 mr 09

Pete Donegan at the Snape MaltingsPete (son of Lonnie) Donegan now has his own page.
tu 10 mr 09

rulers used as percussion

start of the pieceAt yesterday afternoon's rehearsals in the Snape Maltings Halifax Primary from Ipswich were giving it the full monty.  40 odd youngsters all in black and choreographed by someone(s) who know(s) how to do it, backing tracks from Beethoven's Pastoral, Windmills Of Your Mind, some Satie and Music For A Found Harmonium ... but not this version.  Loved it, A Celebration of Schools' Music runs all week, more info at Aldeburgh Music.

so much going on
tu 6 ja 09 As you know we're a bit pretentious so delighted that the prog for the

English Touring Opera at Snape

excellent English Touring Opera's spring visit to Snape includes a Mozart we haven't seen ... just like The Outlaws then, guaranteed entertainment!
fr 19 de 08 Bright Anna Meredithyoung Scottish thing of this year's Last Night of the Proms Anna Meredith has written the music for Tarantula in Petrol Blue to be premiered at the end of February in the Snape Maltings.  There is an open audition call for acting/singing boys aged 14-19 to join the cast of pros and local young people, more info on the bulletin board.
 
tu 9 de 08

36 bales of roof insulation stolen in Snape during the early hours yesterday.

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sa 15 mr 08

1949  Clothes rationing ended in the UK

 

Approaching Snape from Tunstall

Major buildingIf you approach the Snape Maltings in daylight it's obvious something major is happening.  (We've been sliding past in the dark and only vaguely aware something was up.)   What's happening is new rehearsal rooms, small concert room and stuff plus twenty homes grouped round a private courtyard.  Nice.

we 29 au 07

1949  Russia detonated its first atomic device

 

Peter Donegan on banjo and Mark Anderson

Blaxhall ~ Farnham ~ Tunstall ~ Saxmundham ~ Little Glemham

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