SUDBURY AND DISTRICT GROUP
INTRODUCTION
Sudbury is a pleasant market town situated on the River Stour in South Suffolk on the borders with Essex.In A.D. 798 the Saxon Chronicle records that Bishop Aelfhun, Bishop of Dunwich, died whilst visiting the town. A statue of him is present on "The Croft"
In 1381 Simon Theobald, Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded during the Peasant's Revolt and his head placed upon a spike in London. His mummified head was returned to his home town and now rests in the vestry of St Gregory Church.
Thomas Gainsborough, the famous artist, was born in the town in 1727 and the town hosts the world renowned Gainsborough House museum.
Sudbury was the centre of the Silk industry and to this day silk is still woven in the town.
The surrounding area encompasses some of the most pretty and famous villages in Suffolk. Long Melford, Lavenham and Kersey are all within 10 miles whilst the famous Constable Country lies some 15 miles to the east. The area is regularly used by television and film companies and the popular TV, series "Lovejoy" was based in Long Melford.
With its good transport links Sudbury is an ideal gateway to Suffolk.
CONTACT
Contact: Maureen Lankaster
Tel:01787 249185
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PROGRAMME
The Sudbury group of the Suffolk Family History Society meet at 7.30 p.m. on the Last Tuesday of each month at LONG MELFORD VILLAGE HALL, [Opposite Bull Hotel]
| 2008 | Title | Speaker |
| 29 April | How I helped Jeremy Paxman Find His Ancestors | Clive Paine |
| 27 May | AGM + The Diary of a Poor Suffolk Woodman | Pip Wright |
| 24 June | In Grandfather’s Footsteps | Anne Grimshaw |
| 29 July | The Other Woman in Nelson’s Life | Sheila Hardy |
| 26 August | Research Evening | |
| 30 September | A Sudbury Country House and Its Connections | Barry Wall |
| 28 October | Title to be confirmed | John Bridges |
| 25 November | 19th Century Silk Industry of Essex & Suffolk | David Possee |
| December | No meeting | |
| 2009 | Title | Speaker |
| 27 January | Zeppelin Raid on Sudbury | Tony Wheeler / David Everett |
| 24 February | Research Evening | |
| 31 March | The Last Flight of the Lancaster LL919 | Anne Grimshaw |
| 28 April | A Journey Into Family History | Patrick Denney |
| 26 May | AGM + Waving Goodbye | Michael Bentinck |
| 30 June | The Importance of the Spoken Word | Neil Langham |
| 28 July | Taxation through Ephemera | Ed Hitchings |
| 25 August | Research Evening | |
| 29 September | Little Bits of Suffolk | Peter Driver |
| 27 October | The Black Death in a Suffolk Village | Jonathan Belsey |
| 24 Nov | Title to be confirmed | Ashley Cooper |
| December | No meeting | |
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