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Weave your way down the Waveney Valley then stroll by the beautiful Blyth – and be inspired.

We have teamed up with Great Yarmouth & Waveney NHS to bring you sixteen short walks (approx. 3 miles) supported by trained staff. Each walk incorporates an enjoyable creative activity, which requires no prior knowledge or experience. Two Valleys Poetry Time for Start: 11am - Finish times will 2011 vary but allow 3 to 4 hours. Competition Peace Free, but essential to register in advance 1st September – 31st October Wednesday 21st September We invite local poets to submit work that To mark International Day of Peace in each of illustrates the life, landscape or history of the the eight towns there will be short events with GRADING OF WALKS Blyth and Waveney River Valleys. Submit up to inspiring readings from the work of Nobel Peace 1 On easy flat good surfaces five poems and you could win £100 first prize. Prize winners, and a few moments of silence 2 Mostly on the level, can be muddy A selection of entries will be featured on our and contemplation. Look out for local posters, 3 Some moderate slopes, good surfaces website, where you can find entry details, or check the website or call 0845 299 6456 for visit www.theseagull.co.uk or ring 01502 589726. full details of what is planned for your area. 4 More challenging, may include steeper slopes, rough ground Free & mud in wet weather 5 As Grade 4 but may include one or two stiles.

For access information, to register or for more details of each walk visit www.waveneyandblytharts.com or contact the local Walk Co-ordinator. ring and book via 0845 299 6456 3 Diss

Redgrave & Lopham Roydon Fen Bloco Rabo Fen Circular Walk Circular Walk De Foguete Saturday 3rd September Sunday 4th September Saturday 17th September Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (2 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 3 (3 miles) 2 performances: 11.30am & 1.15pm

A brief launch event with guest Tucked away down a little lane a mile or so A big day for Diss as the Tour of speakers, and a chance to see from Diss is the wonderful Roydon Fen. Britain 2011 Cycle Race pounds ’s stunning through the town on its way to Wildlife Photography Exhibition. Full of classic fen species like marsh Sandringham. To keep the crowds helleborine and saw sedge, you might even amused we are bringing a truly Followed by a wander through fascinating hear reed and sedge warblers, or spot amazing 12-piece street band to wetland grazed by hardy Polish Konik toads and harvest mice. Walkers will learn spice things up. Combining the ponies, beef cattle and Hebridean sheep. to transfer-print photocopies of landscape best of Brazilian popular music Bring your camera, as wildlife photographer photographs onto prepared boards, and with the power of a bateria they Matthew Clark will show walkers what to add colour to them, with artist Maggie create a vibrant show that mixes look for and how to take perfect pictures. Campbell. www.maggiecampbellartist.com traditional and contemporary Free, but register on-line or with local Free, but register on-line or with local samba-funk-rock fusion Walk Co-ordinator Geoff Doggett on Walk Co-ordinator Geoff Doggett on material into a high energy 01379 853464 or [email protected] 01379 853464 or [email protected] performance. FREE thanks to support from County Council’s Arts Project Fund. 4 Visit and book via waveneyand blyth arts.com Harleston

Needham Mill to Needham Mill to East of The Sunrise - BrockDish Linear Walk Harleston Linear Walk John Ward in Concert Monday 5th September Tuesday 6th September Saturday 24th September Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (1.8 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (2.4 miles) Start: 8.00pm

The walk follows the westwards The walk will start with a short introduction Accomplished singer/songwriter/musician through grazing meadows to Brockdish where to the Waveney’s mills and their place in John Ward and violinist Mario Price are it ends at the Upper Waveney Sculpture local history. From Needham Mill we walk an exciting and talented duo. They will Meadow. On the way Open Space Theatre east through wooded grazing meadows. be performing an eclectic mix of songs Company will perform a short piece written Then continue via Weybread Mill to the inspired by the Waveney and Blyth Valleys, specially for this event. After a lunch break at Swan Hotel for a print-making session as featured on their recent album East of the the Sculpture Meadow, artists Rebecca Lyne led by Nicky Stainton. Margaret Griffiths Sunrise. Thought provoking, humourous and and Chris Parr will introduce their work and will give a short talk about Harleston’s entertaining. “A songwriter of maturity and that of other featured sculptors including John connection with the Pilgrim Fathers. depth” Time Out. www.johnward.org.uk Behm, Rachel Long, and Mark Goldsworthy. Free, but register on-line or with local The Swan Hotel, Harleston IP20 9AS. www.renderworksdesign.com/parrlyne Walk Co-ordinator Geoff Doggett on 01379 853464 or [email protected] Tickets £8 (concessions £6) from Free, but register on-line or with local The Swan Tel 01379 852221 Walk Co-ordinator Geoff Doggett on 01379 853464 or [email protected]

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HeARTy Harvest Harleston to Redenhall Mendham to Wortwell Lunch Linear Walk Linear Walk Friday 30th September Wednesday 7th September Thursday 8th September 11.30am for 12.00 start Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (1.6 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 3 (2.2 miles)

Cookery demonstration by owner/chef, Robert Starts at the Swan Hotel with a short talk We start by visiting Mendham Mill, birthplace Oberhoffer, followed by harvest themed and walk around the town centre then of Sir Alfred Munnings, before tracking east. 3-course lunch - cream of pumpkin soup, fillet strikes off to Redenhall and finishes at the Wonderful views are assured from Target Hill of Blythburgh pork and apple and cinnamon magnificent St. Mary church with its vast before descending to Wortwell Mill, one of the crumble cake with delicious extras. Vegetarian tower rearing up out of the Waveney Valley. smallest but oldest mills on the river, famed and gluten-free options available. Plus work Singer Sian Croose will help people write for its eels. Textile artist Chris Greathead of local artists. www.thedoverestaurant.co.uk words inspired by the landscape, set them to will encourage walkers to collect items and music and sing the end results together in the then create a record of the walk. Ends at The Dove, Alburgh, near Harleston IP20 0EP. beautiful church. www.voiceproject.co.uk The Bell public house. www.hwat.org.uk

Tickets £17.45. Bookings to Free, but register on-line or with local Free, but register on-line or with local [email protected] or call 01986 788315. Walk Co-ordinator Geoff Doggett on Walk Co-ordinator Geoff Doggett on 01379 853464 or [email protected] 01379 853464 or [email protected]

6 Visit and book via waveneyand blyth arts.com Bungay and Beccles

Bungay and Outney Mettingham Church Beccles to Common Circular Walk Circular Walk Geldeston Locks Friday 9th September Saturday 10th September Sunday 11th September Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (3 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (2 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 4 (2.4 miles)

Meet at the Riverside Centre to make a willow Starting at the beautiful round-towered church Walk along the river bank to Geldeston frame for your unique duck-walking-stick cum at Mettingham, the walk will take in the stunning where you can listen to musician John Ward garden-lantern with artist Maggie Campbell. view across the Waveney Valley before returning on the village green. Carry on after lunch Then walk through historic Bungay and explore to the church where community artist Steve to Geldeston Locks, from where you can beautiful Outney Common – not forgetting Drummond will help walkers create simple return to Beccles on foot or catch a “Big a stop at the Common Pond to feed the printing plates and print onto cloth or paper. Dog Ferry” boat (45 mins, £6). This walk is ducks - returning to the Centre to finish your linear or circular. www.johnward.org.uk lantern. www.maggiecampbellartist.com Free, but register on-line or with Local Walk Co-ordinator Jan Dungey on Free, but register on-line or with Local Free, but register on-line or with Local 01986 895227 or [email protected] Walk Co-ordinator Netta Swallow on Walk Co-ordinator Jan Dungey on 01502 470135 or [email protected] 01986 895227 or [email protected]

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Soulscape of the North Cove Blundeston to Waveney and Blyth. Circular Walk Somerleyton Friday 2nd September Monday 12th September Tuesday 13th September Start: 7.30pm Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (2.5 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (2.5 miles)

An evening of artwork, words and moving This walk runs through quiet lanes, across Start at artist Carolyn Reeder’s house, images to celebrate the life and landscape marsh tracks and alongside the River Waveney where she will show walkers her sculptures of the Blyth and Waveney River Valleys. and will be led by a Broads Authority Ranger. and glass-work. She will help them create Includes a preview of ‘Walk the Waveney Stop en route to sketch, make notes and sketches en route. The walk will follow the old & Blyth‘ Programme, art exhibition and create your own map/book of your walk with road, nowadays a track, from Blundeston to the launch of the poetry competition. artist Sarah Cannell. www.sarahcannell.co.uk Somerleyton, ending up at the Duke’s Head pub. Stop here for refreshments, walk back or use a Seagull Theatre, Morton Road, Free, but register on-line or with local shuttle. www.lowestoft-arts.org/reeder.html Pakefield, Lowestoft NR33 0JH. Walk Co-ordinator Netta Swallow on 01502 470135 or [email protected] Free, but register on-line or with local Exhibition and bar open from 6pm. Walk Co-ordinator Carolyn Reeder on Tickets £6 from www.theseagull.co.uk 01502 730781 or [email protected] or 01502 589726

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Carlton Marshes Burgh Castle Circular Walk Circular Walk Circular Walk Wednesday 14th September Thursday 15th September Friday 16th September Start: 11.00am Grade: 2 (1 mile) Start: 11.00am Grade: 3 (1.5 miles) Start: 11.00am Grade: 3 (2.5 miles)

The theme for this walk Parking near the remains of Burgh Castle Breydon Water is a large tidal estuary where with poet Ian Fosten is walkers will stroll up to the castle, feel the rivers Yare, Bure and Waveney meet. about linking landscape how it dominates the surrounding area, The wet grassland is a mecca for birds, with and spirituality. Flower- and watch the Waveney flow gently regular sightings of wigeons and shelducks, studded marshes grazed by towards the estuary at Great Yarmouth. golden plovers, oystercatchers, yellow cattle create a paradise for marshland birds, Artist Katarzyna Coleman will wagtails and avocets, and even escaped and you may catch sight of water voles in give an introduction to drawing flamingos! Poet and bird-lover Matt Howard and around the dykes. On a short, gentle landscapes using charcoal, water will read poems, talk about how the poetry wander, walkers will take time to record soluble media and natural, of birds can bring people closer to nature, their thoughts and surroundings and Ian will found materials and encourage and help people create their own poems. then help people shape their responses. walkers to have a go themselves. www.norwich20group. Free, but register on-line or with local Free, but register on-line or with local co.uk/katarzyna_coleman Walk Co-ordinator Steve Drummond on 07403 Walk Co-ordinator Ian Fosten on 199369 or [email protected] 01502 562768 or [email protected] Free, but register on-line or with local Walk Co-ordinator Steve Drummond on 07403 199369 or [email protected] ring and book via 0845 299 6456 9 Halesworth

Songs of Land, Sea & Singing Workshop Halesworth to Sky Performed by Big Sky With Sian Croose Blythburgh Linear Walk Friday 9th September Sunday 11th September Saturday 17th September Start: 8.00pm 10.00am – 1.00pm Start: 11.00am Grade: 5 (4 miles)

Uplifting harmony inspired by nature, featuring An open singing workshop for all - no previous From The Cut Arts Centre walk through the poetry of John Clare, Emily Dickinson, experience necessary. We will be singing a the Town Park and Millennium Green water Hugh Lupton and George Herbert, plus range of beautiful vocal music by the most meadows. See the remains of the Blyth traditional material from USA and Europe interesting composers working with voice in Navigation and old railway as well as enjoying and contemporary songs. Norwich-based Big the UK. All songs will be learnt by ear and a waterside world of meadows, reed-beds and Sky Choir are led by Sian Croose, founder there will be a chance to play with rhythm occasional copses of trees. Join composer member of The Voice Project and Human and harmony. www.voiceproject.co.uk and choir leader Bridget Cousins to learn part Music. Supported by Adrian Lever (guitar). of her song cycle about the River Blyth. The Cut Arts Centre, New Cut, The Cut Arts Centre, New Cut, Halesworth IP19 8BY. Free, but register on-line or with local Halesworth IP19 8BY. Walk Co-ordinator Simon Raven on Tickets £6 (concessions £4) – must be 01502 478794 or [email protected] Tickets £10 (concessions £8) from The Cut booked in advance - from The Cut 0845 6732123 or [email protected] 0845 6732123 or [email protected]

Special discounted price for both the concert and singing workshop £14 (concessions £11)

10 Visit and book via waveneyand blyth arts.com Southwold 16 Associated Waveney & Blyth events during September Sun 4th – Greenpeace Fair at Henham Park, Blythburgh. www.greenpeace.org.uk

Sat 10th - Albion Fairs Southwold Southwold and Blyth Celebration Day at Diss Corn Arts and Eats Estuary Circular Walk Hall. www.disscornhall.co.uk Thursday 8th September Sunday 18th September 12.30pm – 2.30pm Start: 11.00am Grade: 4 (2.5 miles) Sat 10 - Sun 11th – Great Yarmouth A light lunch in the elegant setting of the A walk through ancient coverts and open marshland Maritime Festival, South Quay. award-winning Crown Hotel, with a chance that takes in parts of the beautiful Blyth estuary www.great-yarmouth to network with other people interested and Southwold harbour. A shorter Grade 2 walk is .co.uk in the arts and enjoy a presentation from also available for those who prefer it. Both will end leading ceramicist Irena Sibrijns of Craftco. at The Harbour Inn at Southwold for sea shanties Delicious homemade soup with bread, performed by Rob Bull and Derek Simpson. Sat 10 - Sun 11th and Sat 17 - Sun 18th cakes and tea. www.isceramics.co.uk Waveney Springs Art Trail. Free, but register on-line or with local www.waveneysprings.co.uk The Green Room, The Crown, Walk Co-ordinator Simon Raven on High St, Southwold IP18 6DP. 01502 478794 or [email protected] Sat 17 - Sun 18th – Out There Tickets £10 only available in advance. From The Crown 01502 722 275 International Festival of Street Arts and Circus. www.outtherefestival.com

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Friday 2nd Page 8 Tuesday 6th Page 5 Friday 9th Page 10 Tuesday 13th Page 8 Saturday 17th Page 10 Soulscape of the Waveney Linear walk with artist Songs of Land, Sea and Circular walk with glass Linear walk with composer and Blyth, art exhibiton Nicky Stainton Sky - Big Sky Choir artist Carolyn Reeder Bridget Cousins and launch of Two Valleys Needham Mill to Harleston The Cut, Halesworth Somerleyton Halesworth (Blyth Navigation poetry competition 01379 853464 0845 673 2123 01502 730781 Walk) Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft 01502 478794 01502 589726 Wednesday 7th Page 6 Saturday 10th Page 7 Wednesday 14th Page 9 Linear walk with singer/ Circular walk with artist Circular walk poet Sunday 18th Page 11 Saturday 3rd Page 4 composer Sian Croose Steve Drummond with Ian Fosten Circular walk with Rob Bull Circular walk with Harleston to Redenhall Mettingham Church Carlton Marshes and Derek Simpson photographer Matthew Clark 01379 853464 01986 895227 01502 562768 Southwold and Blyth estuary Redgrave & Lopham Fen 01502 478794 Fen Visitors Centre Page 6 Page 10 Page 9 and Nature Reserve Thursday 8th Sunday 11th Thursday 15th Linear walk with textile Sian Croose singing workshop Circular walk with artist Page 3 01379 853464 Wednesday 21st artist Christina Greathead The Cut, Halesworth Katarzyna Coleman Time For Peace drop-in event. Page 4 Mendham to Wortwell 0845 673 2123 Burgh Castle Sunday 4th 01379 853464 07403 199369 In all 8 towns Circular walk with artist Page 7 See Website Maggie Campbell Sunday 11th Page 11 Linear walk with John Ward Page 9 Roydon Fen Nature Reserve Thursday 8th Friday 16th Art & Eats Networking Lunch Circular walk with Page 5 01379 853464 Beccles to Geldeston Saturday 24th The Crown, Southwold 01502 470135 poet Matt Howard East of the Sunrise - John Ward Concert Page 5 01502 722275 Breydon Water Monday 5th Page 8 07403 199369 The Swan, Harleston Linear walk to Brockdish Page 7 Monday 12th 01379 852221 Sculpture Meadow with Circular walk with Friday 9th Page 4 Open Space Theatre Circular walk with artist artist Sarah Cannell Saturday 17th Maggie Campbell Rabo de Foguete street Page 6 Needham Mill to Brockdish North Cove Friday 30th band Hearty Harvest Lunch and 01379 853464 Bungay/Outney Common 01502 470135 01986 895227 Diss Town Centre cookery demonstration The Dove, Alburgh design and artwork www.mustardcreative.com print production www.micropress.co.uk print production www.mustardcreative.com design and artwork Diss Beccles 01986 788315 Harleston Great Yarmouth Bungay Lowestoft

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