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    Simon Evans at The Quay Theatre, Sudbury

    There are still tickets left for the fantastic comedian, Simon Evans, he of Radio 4 and Live at the Apollo fame. If you like your humour intelligent and well researched, he's the man for you! Playing at The Quay on 14th April at 8pm. Tickets:...

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    Sounds of Simon at The Quay, Sudbury

    The nation’s favourite Simon and Garfunkel Tribute slip slide into The Quay Theatre in Sudbury, Suffolk with their highly acclaimed All The Hits 1957-1987 tour on 18th June.  Now in its tenth year of touring, The Sounds of Simon delighted theatre audiences up and down the UK with its...

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    Special Tapas Evening in Sudbury on Valentine's Day

    The Rude Strawberry Cafe, 5 Friars Street have a special Tapas Evening on 14th February.  For a set price of £50 for two and a bottle of wine, booking will be essential on 01787...

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    Sport Relief Mile in Sudbury

    Do yourself proud and walk or run the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 20th March 2016 at The Delphi Centre, Sudbury.  Enter Now at

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    Spring Beer Festival at The Mill Hotel, Sudbury

    Free admission – open from 12 noon until late 27th to 30th May • Live music • A great range of local real ales • Food deals available all day.  Our bar always has a great buzz on Bank holiday weekends, following the success of last year, we are holding our annual Beer Festival. We are...

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    Sudbury Advent Art Trail starts 25 November

    The true spirit of Christmas will shine in Sudbury this December thanks to a new initiative by Churches Together in Sudbury and District.  The Sudbury Advent Art Trail will lead visitors and shoppers to the town on a trail around the shops to find artwork relating to the Christmas story.  Local...

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    Sudbury and Great Cornard have run, walked and cycled more than 10,000 miles in the first few days of Beat the Street

    Residents in Sudbury and Great Cornard have travelled over 150 times the length of Hadrian’s Wall in the first few days of community-wide competition, Beat the Street.  More than 3,000 people in Sudbury and Great Cornard have run, walked and cycled 9,700 miles in just five days for Beat the...

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    Sudbury Bowls Club Open Day

    Come and have a go free of charge at Sudbury Bowls Club Open Day on 24th and 25th September between 10am and 2pm. Whether you want to try bowls for the first time or are an experienced player, come and find out all the club has to offer. Located in Quay Lane, Sudbury, they have a successful mix of...

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    Sudbury Bowls Open Day 24 and 25 September

    Everyone is welcome to come to Sudbury Bowls Club Open Day on 24th and 25th September between 10am and 2pm in Quay Lane, Sudbury.  Have a go free of charge or just to see what the club has to offer.  Also find out about Beat the Street and enter the free prize draw with a chance to with a...

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    Sudbury CAB Open Day at Belle Vue 18th June

    Sudbury Citizens Advice is moving out of Belle Vue and into new premises within the town. On June 18th they are having an Open Day at Belle Vue and inviting people to come and have a look round...

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    Sudbury Choral Society Autumn Concert

    Melodic Modern Music are not words you normally associate with one another but on Sunday 20th November,...

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    Sudbury Community Kitchen open every Monday

    A new Community Kitchen is open every Monday at St Gregs Hall, Princes Street, Sudbury between 12 - 2pm for a free lunch of homemade soup, cake, tea and coffee. Everyone is welcome to come along for a chat, drink tea, read the papers or meet friends.  There is no charge as ingredients...

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    Sudbury Farmers Market on this Friday

    Sudbury Farmers Market is now one of the busiest town centre Farmers Markets in Suffolk.  The market is held on the last Friday of each month in St. Peter's, Market Hill in the centre of Sudbury between 9.30am and 2pm - Free...

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    Sudbury Farmers Market this Friday

    Sudbury Farmers Market is now one of the busiest town centre Farmers Markets in Suffolk.  The market is held on the last Friday of each month in St. Peter's, Market Hill in the centre of Sudbury between 9.30am and 2pm - Free Entry.  Friday, 30 September visit the Beat the Street stand and enter...

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    Sudbury Memory Walk - 152 walk for a world without dementia

    Jerry Thatcher stepped out in memory of mum Kate with friends, and families from around Sudbury to lead the Sudbury Memory Walk to raise money for people with dementia and their carers.   The weather was kind and there was a brilliant atmosphere from the start.  With an amazing band to entertain...

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    Sudbury Memory Walk on 22nd October 2016

    Care UK,  South Suffolk Leisure and the Hadleigh Dementia Action Alliance are working in partnership to support local resident Jerry Thatcher to organise a Sudbury Memory Walk. 

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    Sudbury Town Team - Change and the Future

    The future management of Sudbury town centre is due to change with new proposals for the Sudbury Town Team due to be developed. These changes arise largely from funding diminishing as a result of the original three year funding from the development of Sainsbury running out and changes in those...

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    Sudbury Transition Smoothie Bike Challenge at the Nayland Farmers’ Market

    Vital funds from the Dedham Vale AONB Sustainable Development Fund helped Nayland Farmers Market run a Smoothie Bike Challenge last Saturday which proved to be a huge success.  Quirky events such as these really help pull in the crowds and with this in mind Justine Paul, owner of Suffolk Market...

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    Sudbury's Christmas Window Display Winner

    The winner of the Hamper donated by Waitrose Sudbury was Mrs Margaret Glennon from Springlands, Sudbury.  The best window was won by Holmes & Hills Solicitors with Nanook as a close runner up. Mrs Glennon received her prize from Richard Upton at Waitrose and said that it was a lovely surprise...

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    Suffolk Walking Festival in Sudbury

    The 2016 Suffolk Walking Festival kicks off on Saturday, 14th May and continues for three weeks until Sunday, 5th June.  The varied programme of 77 themed walks across the county include 4 in Sudbury; England's Silk Capital, Duelling Dragons and other legends, Common Lands...

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    Taste of Sudbury Food & Drink Festival

    Taste of Sudbury Food & Drink Festival will be held in the centre of Sudbury and in St. Peter's on the 12th June 2016 between 10am to 4pm.  From the nutritional and healthy, to the indulgent, naughty but nice, the fourth Taste of Sudbury offers something for all foodies. The food...

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    Taste of Sudbury Food & Drink Festival

    Taking over the Market Hill in Sudbury and St. Peter’s on Sunday, 12th June, the Taste of Sudbury Food & Drink Festival is the perfect summer treat for all food lovers.  Local restaurants, eateries and food producers come together to celebrate the fabulous diverse range of food...

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    The Painting Room at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk

    Last chance to see The Painting Room: Artists at work in the Eighteenth Century 24 October 2015 – 21 February 2016 at Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, Suffolk, C010 2EU.  The first exhibition to explore the mysterious world of the 18th century painter’s studio featuring,...

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    The Quay Vintage Christmas Fayre

    Set yourself up for the Christmas season with our inaugral Vintage Christmas Fayre on Sunday 27 November between12 -4pm. Packed to the rafters over 3 floors at The Quay Theatre, with crafts and gifts, entertainment and luxury consumables. The Fayre itself is free entry.  All rounded off with...

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    The Sudbury Summer Art Fair

    A huge Art Fair is launching in Sudbury next week and is set to run for six days. This is no ordinary art exhibition as it is a showcase for the work of over 60 of this area’s leading artists and crafts people - most of them well known professionals. It is being held in the town’s central venue...

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    Transition Sudbury Autumn Events

    Another busy Autumn for Transition Sudbury with our Autumn Give and Take (Swap Shop) on the 17th September in the Methodist Church, York Road, Sudbury between 10am and 12noon.   It was decided to change the name as although always very popular, there is no swapping involved!  Anyone is welcome...

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    Transition Sudbury Spring Programme

    Events and classes in 2016 will include a free Chicken Keeping Class for Beginners on the 12th March.  Our half-yearly Swap Shop when anyone is welcome to give away their unwanted items and take whatever treasures catch their eye, all for free, with the aim to reduce landfill will be...

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    Transition Sudbury Summer and Autumn Events

    Transition Sudbury have lots planned for the Summer and Autumn with our Preserving Class on the 2nd July at the Stevenson Centre in Great Cornard, Smoothie Bike at the Nayland...

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    Transition Sudbury Swap Shop

    Spring is here - a good time to have a sort through your household items for the Transition Sudbury Swap Shop to be held on Saturday 16th April from 10am to 12pm at the Stevenson Centre, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0WD.  Give away your unwanted items or take whatever you like or swap them for...

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    Treat Mum to Afternoon Tea in Sudbury

    Treat your mum to a special afternoon tea on Mother's Day with bubbly for only £15 per head at the Rude Strawberry, 5 Friars Street, Sudbury with gluten free and vegan options.  01787...

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    Visit to Fulibroch Dairy in Bures St. Mary

    Transition Sudbury have organised a visit to Fulibroch Dairy in Bures St. Mary on the 14th May 2016, 10am to 12pm to find out more about how their goat herd was established within the valley.  The guided tour will include...

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    Wellbeing Stand at Sudbury Library and Thursday's Sudbury Market

    A stand organised by the Sudbury VASP will be providing information on wellbeing at Sudbury Library this week as well as a market stall on Thursday to promote World Mental...

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    West Suffolk College Sudbury Open Day

    People in the area are being invited to “Try something different” when they visit West Suffolk College in Sudbury’s Open day on September 8.  The centre in Cornard Road will be opening its doors at 9am for everyone to find out what’s on offer and to take part in free taster sessions for...

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    What's On and Events in March - Sudbury, Suffolk

    March brings with it a hope of Spring, with Mother’s Day, the first Bank Holiday and Easter.  The BrushStroke Festival of Art which starts on March 1 and continues on the March 3 until March 10 has original Art and Sculpture from local artists in support of Success After Stroke in St....

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    What's On in Sudbury - January 2017

    The New Year is often the time when we think of how we can make a difference to our lives for the better. Whether it’s being move active, getting involved with your community or visiting places to educate or entertain, Sudbury has lots on offer. The Kingfisher Leisure Centre has a wide range of...

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    What's On in Sudbury in May

    Sudbury is well known for its association with art, the annual Garlanding of Thomas Gainsborough’s Statue on the Market Hill is on May 14 at 10.30am.  The Mayor and Mark Bills will kick off the day by the statue and then all will be led by the Great Waldingfield Bush Band down to the...

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    What's On in Sudbury in November 2016

    Beginning on November 25, there will be an Advent Calendar on display with a difference.  Churches Together will have an Advent Art Trail displaying art in shops and businesses in Sudbury.  Maps of the trail will be available from Sudbury Library, Kingfisher Leisure Centre, No. 72 North Street...

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    What's On in Sudbury in October

    Beat the Street is full swing throughout Sudbury and Great Cornard.  The free cards and maps are available at the Library or Leisure Centre and everyone is welcome to take part, so don’t miss out on your chance to win prizes, join a team and get fit.  Find out more www.beatthestreet.me/sgc. ...

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    What's On in Sudbury in September

    Lots of ways to keep active this Autumn in Sudbury.  Beat the Street starts on September 21 for 6 weeks and everyone is invited to take part, all you need to join in is to pick up a free card and map from your GP, Library or Leisure Centre.  Play as an individual or join a team.  Beat the Street...

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    What's On in Sudbury May Bank Holiday Weekend

    There is something for everyone this weekend in Sudbury, Suffolk.  Apart from the performances in The Quay Theatre and markets, there is a Beer Festival at the Waggon & Horses on the Friday 29th April until Sunday 1st May.  Big Band Dance on Saturday 30th April and Organ Concert on Sunday 1st...

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    What's on in Sudbury, Suffolk in April

    Sudbury comes alive with events in April and with the warmer weather more outside pursuits.  Boat Trips by the River Stour Trust have started again, every Sunday from April through to October, they operate between Sudbury, Great Cornard and Great Henny.  The Choral Society hold their Spring...

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    What's On in Sudbury, Suffolk in August

    No need to go away during the school holidays with so much happening in Sudbury.  Gainsborough’s House have a summer of events for the family throughout August with Tom’s Tuesdays every week between 10am and 1pm which include an opportunity to view the galleries and on August 24 join artist...

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    What's On in Sudbury, Suffolk in July

    Some of England’s greatest artists have found inspiration in and around Sudbury including one of Sudbury’s most famous sons, Thomas Gainsborough.  Until the July 24, Gainsborough's House are displaying nine landscape paintings from the Dutch Golden Age.  This is an international...

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    What's On in Sudbury, Suffolk in June

    Sudbury is a foodie paradise especially in June. The Taste of Sudbury Food & Drink Festival is on the 12th June with a diverse range of food stalls on the Market Hill and inside St. Peter’s. Join in with the Queen’s Street Party and book a seat at the Jam Tartz Pop Up Restaurant...

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    What's On: Sudbury Festival of Performing Arts

    The Sudbury Festival of Performing Arts is competitive festival open to people of all ages commences a month of events with Dance from the February 13 at Ormiston Sudbury Academy.  To find out more visit

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    What's On: Absolute Bowie at The Quay, Sudbury

    Europe’s premier Bowie Tribute Band will be performing at on Friday 19th February with Absolute Bowie: Ziggy Stardust Show and on Saturday 20th February, they will be covering songs from 1974 onwards.  For more information...

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    What's On: Valentine's Day at The Loft, Sudbury

    Treat someone special to a romantic 3 course meal at the new restaurant in Gaol Lane, Sudbury.  The Loft which is a family run restaurant offering delicious homemade food have a special menu for Valentine’s Day weekend, Friday 12th, Saturday 13th or Sunday 14th February.  To book or to find...

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    Winners of the Sudbury Christmas Mince Pie Competition

    One of the four winners of the Christmas Mince Pie Competition was Mr Simpson from Sudbury who won the £10 voucher for the Courtyard Café at The Bridge Project, 20 Gainsborough Street.  Pictured with Deborah Thomas handing over the voucher in the café.  Other winners (...)Mr John...

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    Winners of the Sudbury Christmas Mince Pie Competition

    One of the four winners of the Christmas Mince Pie Competition was Mrs Sarah Titford who won the meal for two at Pizza Express, 37 Market Hill including a bottle of Prosecco.  Pictured with Agata Szczecinska handing over the voucher in the restaurant.  Other winners were (...)Mr...

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    Winners of the Sudbury Christmas Mince Pie Competition

    One of the four winners of the Christmas Mince Pie Competition was Mrs Brenda Balls who won a cream tea for two at The Secret Garden, 21 Friars Street. Pictured with her son, Michael and Lauren Stannard handing over the voucher in the restaurant.  Other winners were (...)Mr John Smith...