We have a major maintenance issue at the Museum and we cannot open today (25th) and tomorrow (26th).
With sadness this brings our season to an early close.
Sorry to disappoint the potential visitors who had pre-booked to come to see us.
It's been a crazy time for us all but thank you to everyone who came to visit, following the 'rules', in 2020.
Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Britten Pears Arts has an extensive archive available to view at the Red House and also online.
They have kindly allowed us access to their collection, particularly concerning the invoices and receipts from Saxmundham businesses.
This gives us an insight into how many local businesses provided services to Britten and Pears but also most are no longer trading.
Two that are still here include H. G. Crisp and Flick & son, although both now under different ownership.
One particular story that comes out concerns Benjamin Britten's ownership of a 1957 Jensen interceptor covertable. Car dealers Smith and Wesby undertook several works on the car to fix rain water ingress and a petrol leak. By 1960 Britten had obviously grown tired of all the repair work and traded the Jensen in for a Mercedes instead!
Who remembers the local vets as "Downie & Fishwick", later to become "Fishwick, Hill and Button"?
We will have a new display, once the Museum is open, but here is a link to see what it will be like.
Spring Newsletter
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Quiz Night 2020
Thank you to everyone who came to the Quiz night. Special thanks to those who donated a prize for the raffle, including ..
The Bell, Christies Care, Fisher Home Hardware, Get Stuffed, The George Farnham Gallery, HSBC Bank, Jeffrey and Associates Opticians, Sax Velo, Snape Maltings, The Store, Tesco.
