
East Anglia is famous for its incredible food and top-quality livestock, and now a local sheep farmer and artist has capitalised on this with the creation of his new Alde Valley Lamb brand, which will be hitting supermarket shelves soon. Jason Gathorne Hardy, of White House Farm, near Saxmundham, told the East Anglian Daily Times: [...]
With its uniquely British seaside atmosphere and fun-packed sea front, Aldeburgh has always been popular with renters, both for short and long leases, and if you’re one of Aldeburgh’s many rental landlords, you’ll know how difficult it can be to keep track of your properties in an area of such high turnover. Thankfully things are [...]
Keen amateur photographer Steve Taylor of Aldeburgh has won the Lifeboats category of the RNLI’s annual photographer of the year contest with a stunning shot capturing the Aldeburgh lifeboatmen setting off on a Sunday morning exercise. Mr Taylor told the East Anglian Daily Times: “I took the photo during a Sunday morning training exercise, just [...]
A popular jazz event started in 2003 is now in its tenth year – don’t miss out! In 2003 a small committee was formed to organise a one off fundraising Black Tie Jazz Dinner to help raise funds for restoration work on St. Bartholomew’s Church in Orford, Suffolk, near to Aldeburgh. A marquee was ordered, [...]
This year sees productions of two operas based on the works of beloved childrens’ author Maurice Sendak, to be performed by the Britten Sinfonia. With a recent Hollywood adaptation, Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are has been introduced to a whole new generation of children. The Britten Sinfonia have seized the opportunity to stage this [...]
Published on 15 May 2012
Over 100 Aldeburgh residents have donated £20 to enable the only female-piloted Spitfire to be at the centre of this year’s Proms flypast. Organiser Peter Osborne told the East Anglian Daily Times: “We not only wanted to honour the Queen’s Jubilee but the wonderful town and coastal resort of Aldeburgh. “This event shows what a [...] Continue Reading
Published on 17 April 2012
Just imagine waking up to the sea air and the coast every day. It’s a dream that many people are starting to realise as more people make the move to Aldeburgh There’s been a growing interest in coastal living in recent years that has seen many people realising their coastal dreams. Estate Agents have been [...] Continue Reading
Published on 14 April 2012
Aldeburgh will always have a special magnetism for buyers looking to escape to the Suffolk coast, so in these troubled times for property sales, Aldeburgh’s estate agents are jockeying for position to take full advantage of this dynamic market. One of the latest tools agents are using is specially designed Letting Agents Software which takes [...] Continue Reading
Published on 28 March 2012
Aldeburgh has always been a hugely desirable town for homebuyers, and prices have frequently been high, but in our current uncertain financial climate, many estate agents are turning to hi-tech estate agent software to stay ahead of the pack. This kind of software offers a range of tools with which to enhance customer communication, from [...] Continue Reading
Published on 13 March 2012
The new play, Private Resistance, by Ivan Cutting, saw its premiere at Aldeburgh this week, and left audiences stunned with its evocative portrayal of a world in which Britain lost World War II. In the world of Cutting’s play, the Nazis took over after Britain failed to evacuate its troops from Dunkirk, beating us in [...] Continue Reading
Published on 12 March 2012
Aldeburgh has always been a great place to rent, with its handy access to Great Yarmouth, but in recent years local rental agents have been struggling to compete with the big national online services. But now the fine minds at CFP Software have released a new generation of Property Management Software which allows even the [...] Continue Reading
Published on 12 March 2012
With its stunning location and proximity to some of the most celebrated cultural events in Great Britain, Aldeburgh has always been a mecca for homebuyers. Even in what is an uncertain time for the housing market nationally, estate agents are finding that it is possible to generate business. The key to succeeding in this new [...] Continue Reading
Published on 22 February 2012
The Celebration of Suffolk Schools Music Festival is celebrating its 25th year, as talented musicians of all ages come together to learn and enjoy the very best the region has to offer. The event sees young musicians given the same treatment as their adult counterparts, including being provided with dressing rooms and professional quality lighting [...] Continue Reading
Published on 08 February 2012
For the last year East Angia’s birdwatchers have been thrilled by the incongruous sight of an escaped flamingo living wild in the Norfolk countryside. The bird, named Fiona by locals, escaped from Marwell Wildlife Park in Hampshire just before Christmas 2010, and made its home in Aldeburgh’s RSPB site at Minsmere. Birdwatchers flocked to catch [...] Continue Reading
Published on 07 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten, who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival, which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fishermen still pull their colourful boats up on the shingle beach and sell fresh fish from the picturesque huts. The wide, mainly Ge [...] Continue Reading
Published on 07 February 2012
Aldeburgh, home of the famous Aldeburgh Festival of Music, is a charming, historic seaside resort with many fine Georgian buildings. The town was a medieval fishing centre and fishermen still draw their boats onto the shingle beach to sell their catches. The area around Aldeburgh reflects the unspoilt nature of the Suffolk coast and only two miles along the shore is the unusual coastal village [...] Continue Reading
Published on 06 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fish [...] Continue Reading
Published on 06 February 2012
Aldeburgh, home of the famous Aldeburgh Festival of Music, is a charming, historic seaside resort with many fine Georgian buildings. The town was a medieval fishing centre and fishermen still draw their boats onto the shingle beach to sell their catches. The area around Aldeburgh reflects the unspoilt nature of the Suffolk coast and only two miles along the shore is the unusual coastal village [...] Continue Reading
Published on 06 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten, who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival, which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fishermen still pull their colourful boats up on the shingle beach and sell fresh fish from the picturesque huts. The wide, mainly Ge [...] Continue Reading
Published on 06 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fishermen still pull their colourful boats up on the shingle beach and sell fresh fish from the picturesque huts. The wide, mainly Geor [...] Continue Reading
Published on 05 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fish [...] Continue Reading
Published on 05 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten, who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival, which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fishermen still pull their colourful boats up on the shingle beach and sell fresh fish from the picturesque huts. The wide, mainly Ge [...] Continue Reading
Published on 05 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fishermen still pull their colourful boats up on the shingle beach and sell fresh fish from the picturesque huts. The wide, mainly Geor [...] Continue Reading
Published on 05 February 2012
Aldeburgh and the surrounding area has inspired many authors and poets in the past but the most famous son of the town is Benjamin Britten who founded the Aldeburgh Music Festival which now has worldwide acclaim and is held every year in June at Snape Maltings. Fishermen still pull their colourful boats up on the shingle beach and sell fresh fish from the picturesque huts. The wide, mainly Geor [...] Continue Reading
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