Weather Report This summary is compiled


from the records of Stephen Bartholomew of Beccles. January 2018


Max Temperature- 13.6C


(56F) on 24th compared with 10.0C (50F) in January 2017. Min Temperature- -1.0C


(30F) on 20th compared with -5.0C (23F) in January 2017. Avg. Max. Temp- 8.26C (46F) - 2018. 5.82C (42F) - 2017. 7.20C (44F) - Average. Avg. Min. Temp- 2.62C (36F) - 2018. 0.56C (33F) - 2017. 2.30C (35F) - Average. Mean Temp - 5.44C (41F) - 2018. 3.19C (37F) - 2017. 4.75C (40F) - Average. Air Frosts- 1 compared with


13 in January 2017. Rainfall Total- 2.26” com-


pared with 1.65” in January 2017. (30-Year Average (1981- 2010) 2.22”). (2018 Total- 102% of Average). Most Rain- fall On One Day- 0.40” on 2nd. Wind Direction- mainly


from:- South-West 10 days, West 9 days and South-East 3 days. January 2018 overall was


milder than normal for month. Mean Temperature in excess of 5.4C was almost identical to 2016, being the highest since 2014. The month was characterised by alternating airstreams


throughout which saw temper- atures fluctuate and few settled days. The strong “Jet Stream” drove successive depressions and fronts over the British Isles in an almost constant conveyor and included two extremely damaging storms. Storm “Eleanor” saw severe gusts of wind causing damage to struc- tures overnight 2nd into 3rd. While the “storm with no name” was perhaps as damag- ing during the early morning of the 18th, especially from 0530 to 0700, a maximum gust exceeding 80 mph, one of many of high velocity, was noted on the North Norfolk coast at Sheringham. Both storms combined with a spell of moderate rain. The upside of Atlantic influ-


enced air from the South-West to West is the generally milder than expected temperature lev- els at our latitudes above 50 degrees north of the Equator at this time of the year. There were ten days which recorded a Maximum of 10 degrees Cel- sius (well above the 7 degree average expectation for a Janu- ary day), up to positively balmy levels of 13.6C on 24th and 13.5C on 28th. Plants and trees have certainly been fooled into thinking Spring has arrived early. However, we still have potentially the coldest month of February upon us! Only one air frost was noted,


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BEC 2 FEBRUARY 2018


Minimum -1.0C, the least extreme January coldest night since 2008 (0.0C). However, Average Minimum Tempera- ture was slightly depressed by seven other nights recording less than +1.0C. Only the Janu- arys of 1990 and 2008 have avoided air frost, while 1983 shared the distinction of just one air frost on my entire record, commencing 1968. Although not as wet as the


preceding month, December 2017 (5.12”), rain was noted on twenty one days. Seven of these recorded 0.20” or more, just one, the wettest 0.40”, combined with storm “Elea- nor” occurred early in the month. A brief window of High Pressure did actually develop after the end of the first week, resulting in three consecutive dry days, 7th to 9th inclusive. In fact only another one fifth of an inch over and above the wet- test day had been noted by the 13th. The eventual 2.26” total barely exceeded the monthly average. Scarcity of snow has been a common theme during recent years and this month was no exception, wet snow noted on just one day (21st), this soon turned back to rain. Only three Januarys have


endured more than three snow days since the year 1999, nine in 2013, eight in 2010 and eight in 2003.


Young Talent @ the Hall set for May


PLANS are in place at Beccles Public Hall for the very wel- come revival of a talent contest aimed at young people aged 11 - 17 years. Young Talent @ the Hall is offering young people in Beccles and surrounding areas the exciting option of registering their special act to be part of a contest on Saturday 12th May for the big event at the Hall. Young people can start apply-


ing now to James Aggett at bph- manage@outlook.com for an application form. Deadline is Friday 16th March. There are two dates, March


29th and 30th set aside for the auditions and the extra day will allow for what the Hall team is hoping will be a tumultuous response to this event. “Experienced professionals


are signing up as Judges and audtioners as we speak and we have already got some very exciting people who have agreed to help,” said James Aggett, Hall


Manager. “We are delighted to have


Helen McDermott as host for the evening. She’s one of our lovely Patrons of the Hall and she is really pleased to be able to help us host this important opportu- nity for young people to show- case their many and wide tal- ents,” said Sue Bergin, Director, Events. Registration is £5 and the


deadline for applications March 16th so hurry - hurry to be a part of great opportunity to showcase your talent! This is a competi- tion which is open to any talent - whether singing, dancing, jug- gling, comedy and magic and many more. There will be cash prizes for


first, second and third place on the night and much more - watch out for more updates and news on this event, Facebook and the website: www.becclespubli- chall.co.uk


Seventh Season of Sunday Afternoon Recitals


THE Halesworth Arts Festival is delighted to present its seventh season of recitals at The Cut - two this month and two in March. First on Sunday 11th is the


Pelléas Ensemble, featuring an intriguing combination of flute, harp and cello. They will be playing works by Bach, Villa Lobos and Debussy amongst others. They will be followed on Sunday 25th by the amazing pia- nist Isata Kanneh-Mason. Isata was a BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist and she played for us last year with her brother


Sheku, the cellist. She has won far too many awards to mention here and will be playing Beethoven, Ravel and Barber. March will see two young


string quartets; the Cordis on Sunday 11th and the all-female Behn Quartet on the 25th, of which more anon. Full details of all four recitals


are available on the Festival website: www.haleswortharts- festival.org.uk. Booking is open now. Tickets are available online, by post, by phone (01986 874264) or on the door.


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“FOR most of history, Anony- mous was a woman.” This


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observation by Virginia Woolf reflects our acknowledgement that music and poetry by women has often been diminished in the past. It provides the inspiration for an innovative programme devised by Vetta Wise, the con- ductor of the “nine incredible voices” of Seraphim. This year is significant - it is the centenary of the enfranchisement of mil- lions of women, and Seraphim’s concert will provide a variety of works by, and for, creative and inspiring women. You will


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cert at St Paul’s, Covent Garden, the sounds of Seraphim return to Suffolk, soaring through the wonderful acoustical spaces of St Peter’s, Westleton on Sunday 18th March at 5pm. “the nine women’s voices…


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