• WELCOME

    What's On Next

     

    Christmas Quiz with Simon Hooton

    Friday 2nd December

    Village Hall 7.30pm - £5
     
  • About Us

    The Holbrook Society aim is to offer talks and events to

    • Promote our community

    • Develop our knowledge of Holbrook’s history

    • Widen our understanding and appreciation of all the village and its environment offers

    • Give pleasure to as many as possible

    We are committed to

    • try to offer things for a wide range of our community

    • provide the above at minimal cost

     

    Talks are usually held at either Holbrook Village Hall or Holbrook Bowls Club.

    > The Village Hall is located in The Street, opposite the East of England Co-op food store, post code IP9 2PZ.

    > The Bowls Club is next to the Village Hall, accessed via the Village Community car park.

    Car parking and refreshments available.

     

    All residents of Holbrook and the surrounding areas are invited to join us

    There is no membership fee

    There is no need to book in advance (unless specified in the programme)

    Just come!

     

  • Future EVents

    2023

    January

    Friday January 27th

    Bird Migration - Village Hall 7.30pm £5

    Dr Ieuan Evans

    Director of Engagement, British Trust for Orthnithology

     

    February

    Watch this space - we are hoping to arrange another Gardeners’ Question Time
     
     

    March

    Tuesday March 7th 2pm

    Waste Processing visit

    A visit to Suez site at Great Blakenham to see how our black bin waste is processed.

    Numbers are strictly limited for this so please book a place by replying to this email or ringing Suzanne on 327166.

    We also hope to visit the recycling centre later next year.

     

    April

    Friday April 28th(date to be confirmed)

    Holbrook from the Air

    Luke Macaulay

    Details to come

     

    May

    Saturday 20th May (date to be confirmed)

    A Spring Wildlife Walk

    Simon Hooton

    Details to come

     
     
    More events in the pipeline
  • Past events

    Past Events 2022

     

    Saturday November 26th
    Coach outing to Norwich
     
    Friday November 18th
    Farming in Holbrook - Harry Suckling will tell us about life on his family farm
     
    Wednesday October 5th
    Maritime Ipswich - A walk around Ipswich with a Blue Badge guide
     
    Saturday September 10th
    Local wildlife walk with Simon Hooton
     
    Tuesday June 14th
    Behind the Scenes tour of Bishop and Miller's Auction House, Stowmarket
     
    Friday May 13th
    Charlie Haylock "Working on the Dig"
     
    Thursday April 28th
    A visit to the Ganges Museum
     
    Friday March 18th - EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE with Doug Penry
    Doug will demonstrate hands-on CPR and also how to use a defibrillator.
    This will NOT include a talk on EAAA.
     

     

    Friday February 11th - Behind Closed Doors with Rory Burrow
    Rory, who has been both a volunteer teacher and a member of the Independent Prison Monitoring Board over many years, tells us something of life in Warren Hill Prison. Her insights and anecdotes cast a remarkable light onto a world apparently remote from ours.
     
    Friday 14th January 2022 - A Childhood in Malaysia
    A fireside chat with Simon Markham
    Simon Markham, Team Manager at Holbrook Coop, talks informally about his experiences growing up in Malaysia.  We hope this will be the first of a series of meetings where we learn a little more about those who live and work in Holbrook. (Unfortunately, the ‘fireside’ will have to be imaginary!) 
     
     

    Past Events 2021

     
    Friday 19th November 2021 - The Freston Dig
    Professor Tristan Carter
    Over the last two years Prof Carter and his team have been investigating the mysterious circle, first seen in aerial shots from the 1960s, which stretches roughly from Potash Farm to Turkey Farm. Their discovery of an early Neolithic monument, predating Stonehenge, is of real importance.
     

    Past Events 2020

     
    Friday 21st February 2020 - Maritime Ipswich
    Stuart Grimwade is a well-known figure in the local yachting world and has worked with Ipswich Maritime Trust for many years. His talks are well known and popular, but he says this will be the last one, so we are especially honoured!
     
     
    24th & 25th July 2020 - Create a Scarecrow
    In support of St Elizabeth Hospice
     

    Past Events 2019

    Friday 18th January 2019 - The Ipswich Serial Killings 2006
    Who can forget this sad chapter in our local story?
    Roy Lambert, an investigating officer, will tell us something of the investigation into this tragic happening
     
    Friday 1st March 2019 - What's Brewing Up At The Swan?
    Alec Williamson of The Swan will talk about his craft brewery - Calvors – and his plans for The Swan. Refreshments and a tasting opportunity available.
     
    Friday 5th April 2019 - The Future of Wild Essex - Disasters and Opportunities
    John Hall MBE will talk about his work at the Essex Wildlife Trust, starting as a Conservation Manager in a team of 4, and retiring as the CEO 28 years later with 120 staff and over 2000 volunteers.
    In 2015, John was awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to wildlife and conservation.
     
    Friday 10th May 2019 - The Suffolk Morris
    Dr Mike Garland will tell us the story of the Morris, hopefully with music.
     
    Saturday 8th June 2019 - ​Holbrook Photographic Competition and Exhibition
    Entries judged by Anthony Cullen.
     
    Friday 27th September 2019 - Modern Farming
    Brian Barker farms in the Stowmarket area and, on November 1 2017, his farm at Westhorpe, near Stowmarket, became the Agricultural Horticultural Development Board's (AHDB) first Strategic Farm for Cereals and Oilseeds in the UK.
    He will talk about East Anglian farming at what is one of the most significant times for farming in modern history.
     
    Friday 18th October 2019 - A Question of Identity
    Janet Dann has a background in theatre. This entertaining talk takes a look at how we see ourselves and others, and provides some food for thought on the subject.
     
    Saturday 30th November 2019 - Christmas shopping trip to Norwich
     
     

     

     

  • STORYBOOK 2022

     

    A huge ‘Thank you’ to all who contributed to Holbrook Storybook.

    Once again we were awed by the imagination and skill of the contributors.

     

    The winners were:

    Adult:

    Winner: Louise Harwood – The Mr Men

    Runner up: Ferial Rolf – ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’

    Children:

    Winners: Bella and Ozzie Coleman - ‘Kay’s Anatomy’

    Runner up: Holbrook Pre-School – ‘Room on the Broom’

     

    Storybook Quiz:

    Winners: Edward and Arthur Walshaw

    Runner up: Phoebe Steele

     

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  • create a scarecrow - JULY 2020

    What a fabulous display of scarecrows!

    Raising over £1,200 for St Elizabeth Hospice. Thank you to everybody who took part.

     

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  • Newsletters

    Holbrook village was still celebrating a fantastic Open Gardens event on Thursday, 2nd July when £3449 was handed over to two important causes: St Elizabeth Hospice and Friends of All Saints Church. The cheques were handed over to Fiona Ginn of St Elizabeth Hospice and Rev Geoffrey Clement, Rector of Holbrook, by Holbrook Society, which organised the event.


    This remarkable sum was a just reward for the unstinting work done by Holbrook gardeners. Twelve remarkably varied and beautiful gardens were opened to the public on June 14th – as well as the church tower: a rare opportunity to get a bird’s-eye view of the village. But of, perhaps, even greater value, was the camaraderie and cheerful good humour which pervaded the village, convincing us that, on a grey day, the sun was, in fact, shining!


    More Holbrook Society events are in the pipeline, and you will hear about those soon.


     

  • Get in contact

    We would love to hear from you with ideas for Holbrook Society