26 August 2019 Halesworth & Southwold Community News


HALESWORTH HERITAGE GEMS REVEALED


Top 5 free (or nearly free) activities for kids


SCHOOL’S out and the summer holidays are upon us – the kids may be excited, but for parents and guardians, having six whole weeks to fill can be daunting.


Luckily, Norfolk


and Suffolk are bursting with family-friendly attractions and activities


that are guaranteed


to keep little ones entertained. We’ve taken all the stress out of finding things to do: whether free or paid, come rain or shine, close to home or out and about, we’ve got you covered.


Day at the beach With miles


coastline a


of glorious


spending a day at the beach is


must while simply


on our doorstep, the


‘HALESWORTH on the Map’ is the theme of this year’s Halesworth Heritage Open Days on the weekend of 21-22 September.


Held every two years since 2015, the Heritage Days give residents and visitors alike the chance to explore buildings they may have previously passed by and investigate aspects of the town’s history they knew nothing about. Nearly a dozen buildings will open their doors across the


weekend, among them the 16th-century Old Rectory, hidden away in beautiful gardens within a stone’s throw of the Thoroughfare, and Bank House, elegantly Georgian and stylishly restored and furnished in recent years.


Knowledgeable guides will be on-hand throughout the weekend to lead six different themed tours of the town while the newly-refurbished space of St. Mary’s Church


will play host to a mediaeval- style pageant focused on the lives of the de Argentein family, lords of the manor of Halesworth.


More details will appear in our next edition and a printed brochure will be available early in September with full details of opportunities on offer and booking arrangements.


and building sandcastles, or head


to Wells-next-the


paddling Sea,


Cromer or Walberswick for a spot of crabbing. If your kids are a little older, the beach at Great


Yarmouth plays


host to fantastic fireworks displays every Wednesday at 10pm throughout the summer holidays.


Walks and nature trails Boasting


countryside,


coast, forests and fens, there are a wide number of well- maintained


walking trails


Catchment Scale restoration on the River Blyth


throughout Norfolk and Suffolk, perfect for stretching your


legs and helping the sun


shines. Pack your bucket and spade and spend the afternoon


kids to burn off some energy. Combine


the stroll stained glass ornament. with


wildlife spotting – nature reserves such as Snettisham and NWT Hickling Broad are fab for this – or for intrepid explorers,


try geocaching


Playgrounds, parks and public spaces


Not to be overlooked, playgrounds


are invaluable


places to take the kids for a few hours of swinging, sliding and climbing. For lunch, pack up a picnic and head to your local park – you may even catch a summer fete, fair or festival taking


Splashpad on Gorleston Arts and crafts


Rainy days are inevitable, but the fun doesn’t have to stop if you’re stuck indoors. To entice


little ones away


from the television or games consoles, dig out the arts and crafts supplies and get creative. Pinterest is a godsend for inspiration on what you can make with the materials available to you – from decorating picture frames and finger painting right up to making your own spaceship or


Fountain Way,


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visit www.geocaching.com for places to hunt near you.


Baking and cooking Similarly, rainy


days –


or even sunny ones – offer up the perfect


opportunity – to do some collaborative


home baking or even teach the


kids a


chomping on the fruits of your labour together.


new cooking


skill. Get them involved in chopping, weighing, mixing and decorating,


then enjoy


place, making for a great impromptu afternoon out. Need to cool off? Grab their swimwear and head to the


beachfront, a purpose-built wet outdoor play area.


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River Blyth


RIVERS are important wildlife


corridors that


connect habitats together and they are home to a wide variety of important species, including otter and water vole. Rivers in Suffolk are a great resource for people and wildlife, but many suffer from issues like and sediment nearby


pollution land, as well


input from as


historic modifications that affect the way they flow through the landscape. This


Agency to is why Suffolk


Wildlife Trust are working in partnership with the Environment


tackle these issues on a catchment-wide scale on the River Blyth. A new approach for Suffolk Wildlife Trust Suffolk Wildlife Trust is not new to restoring


river


habitats and has learnt much from its restoration activities on the Little Ouse at Knettishall Heath nature reserve. However, working on a catchment-wide scale is an exciting new approach that will tackle the larger issues of flooding, diffuse pollution, sedimentation and


invasive non-native species such as Himalayan balsam. With a River Blyth Catchment Adviser in post to work alongside a team of volunteer River Wardens, this project, funded by a Water Environment Grant, will work with landowners and


communities to look


for opportunities for river restoration on a catchment scale.


Blyth


River Restoration on the From the estuary, which


enters the North Sea at Southwold, to the non-tidal reaches and tributaries that wind their


way through


towns, villages and farmland, the River Blyth is a beautiful feature of the Suffolk Coast. However, sections of the river suffer from pollution, sedimentation


and historic


straightening of the channel which means the river no longer provides the diverse micro-habitats


that many


species rely on. In summer, the beds of


the


tributaries which feed the Blyth run dry, meaning they are unable to support invertebrates


or other


wildlife. But then in winter, when the rain comes, the tributaries


are inundated


with water, eroding soft banks and carrying silt and sediment downstream. The River Blyth restoration Project will see seven sites across the catchment restored in the first two years of the project, through tree planting,


invasive species


control and the installation of log jams and flow deflectors. Get involved


If you would like to help


protect and restore the River Blyth, you can volunteer as a River Warden. There are opportunities


for practical


volunteer work on the river and to get involved in important surveys to assess its heath. For information about volunteering opportunities on the Blyth, sign-up to the Blyth river Wardens newsletter here. For more information contact


please the Blyth Catchment suffolkwildlifetrust.org River Adviser


Alice Wickman, by emailing


alice.wickman@


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