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The Suffolk Punch

Posted on 27th June 20169th October 2016 by Angela Wright

When I moved to Suffolk, I had lots to learn. Having never visited the county before I remember overhearing someone talking about the 'Suffolk punch' and thinking it was some sort of local boxing term! I soon realised that of course it's not.... the Suffolk Punch is the most wonderful type of horse! The breed was developed for farm work, however as machinery started to take over numbers dec...
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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Posted on 25th June 20163rd July 2016 by Angela Wright

....UFO trail in Rendlesham Forest? .....Really?! As someone who has absolutely no sense of direction, I have avoided forests for many years. When you get lost in them as I have done in the past, what starts out as a fun day out turns into something rather more stressful! So you can imagine the thought of walking the UFO trail at Rendlesham Forest as part of my Suffolk Top 50 challenge w...
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Exploring Sutton Hoo

Posted on 23rd June 20169th April 2017 by Angela Wright

Who would have thought mounds could be so interesting! Sutton Hoo is set in a wonderful landscape and the mounds are just the start of the story..... On arrival at Sutton Hoo it's easy to get swept up in the excellent 'visitor attraction' facilities before actually venturing outside to see the wonderful landscape where the story begins. It was shortly before the Second World War that Ed...
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Suffolk Walking Festival

Posted on 22nd May 201626th April 2017 by Angela Wright

Sound familiar? You are out and about and see the leaflet for the Suffolk Walking Festival and think...that's a good idea I'll do that and before you know where you are your leaflet has been buried under a pile of paperwork at home and when you find it the Walking Festival is over! Determined to be organised this year I didn't bury the leaflet as I have done in previous years, as soon as I got ...
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