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March 2004 News

The title of the talk at the March meeting was ‘It’s a grave business’, so members were expecting a fairly serious talk on death and burial, but there was more laughter than tears in Peter Driver’s account of how we have remembered our dead through the ages. Leaving out the Victorians (‘too sad and sentimental’, according to the speaker), we were shown many interesting and amusing memorials, mostly from Suffolk. Romans, Tudors and Jacobeans had all been victims of the dialect and spelling of the old Suffolk boys who carved their names - King Louis of France becoming Lewis on his wife’s tomb in St Mary’s Church in Bury.

Peter Driver is keen to keep the dialect alive, and his audience enjoyed every minute of his talk

A very successful and enjoyable social evening was held on Saturday 20th March in the WI Hall. Although it was a very stormy night, we managed to escape any powercuts, and were able to appreciate the talents of Neil Lanham and friends as they sang, told stories and danced.

Secretary	Dorothy Anderson	01440 820376
Events Secretary	Gillian Cooper	01440 820052

Next Meeting

Tuesday 20th April 2004
7pm - AGM
7.30pm - Connections between Suffolk and India - a talk by Ashley Cooper

Subscriptions for 2004 - 2005 will be collected at this meeting

Wednesday 12th May 2004
Evening visit to Gifford’s Hall - details to be announced

Tuesday 18th May
7.30pm in the WI Hall
"A Weaver at Waterloo" by Anne Grimshaw

New Members are very welcome.
Contact the secretary or have a look at the Local History Society page

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