Scaresville takes place at Kentwell Hall, Long Melford each year in October with all its signature screaming and associated laughter.
As ever, we’ll concentrate all effort upon creating inventive Scares to scare and entertain visitors with no time for them to catch their breath.
The live action immersive experience will once again provide a unique night not matched anywhere else in this mortal realm… or East Anglia.
Be prepared for an evening of adventure. As you cross over into a twilight world, where reality and imagination merge, you will encounter thrills, spills, scares and dares, as you traverse the woods, buildings, and parkland of Scaresville.
A new Suffolk-based festival of Shakespeare, which began life at The Cut in Halesworth in May 2019, when the late James Holloway invited Jenny Hall to create a festival which she did that October. SHAKE 2019 offered Verse Workshops, an Art Exhibition, Dance and Directing Workshops, Film, talks, Q&A, Kids Workshops and live performance. Guest appearances from Dame Harriet Walter, playwright/actor Ian Kelly, Professor Grace Ioppolo of Reading University, John Wyver of Illuminations Media, Doctor Bonnie Lander-Johnson of Cambridge University, painters Stuart Pearson Wright and Paul Benny, Director Lucy Bailey, The Three Inch Fools, photographers Bill Jackson and Eamon McCabe and Birmingham Poet Laureate Richard O'Brien (not the Rocky Horror one) helped to make it a great first festival weekend.
Since the start of the Pandemic, SHAKE has gone online, beginning in September 2020 with a zoom verse workshop titled "Romans in Rendham" with Dame Janet Suzman as guest of honour. In November we produced a fully rehearsed reading of The Tempest staring Geraldine James and Rebecca Hall, then a Christmas show called Sonnets & Carols with Janet Suzman and Harriet Walter. Then in March 2021 we presented a fully rehearsed reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream starring Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Luisa Omielan and Robert Hands. The Winter's Tale is next on 31st July and in the Autumn we'll present a new play about Charles Darwin.
The UK's largest BBQ Festival experience.
For a summer experience that’s a cut above the rest, our food festival is a must-visit for families seeking flavourful fun. Scheduled from 17th-18th August in Promenade Park, Maldon, the event highlights include the Great British Open Freestyle BBQ Championships, a myriad of award-winning street food traders, international pitmasters and fire cooks set to elevate your BBQ appreciation. Our jam-packed programme also includes live music stage with international DJs spinning Afrobeats, old school, US house and 90s-00s R&B.
There’s plenty for the children too: a dedicated Kids Zone, fair rides, bouncy castles, and our FREE circus Skills workshops! Test your grit at our bucking rodeo bull contest or engage in our extreme chilli and hot wing eating challenges. Savour local brews at our mini Real Ale and Cider festival, or chill in our VIP lounges with fizz and cocktails. With weekend camping available, you can make the most of the festival vibe.
Join us at Maldon’s Promenade Park for a sizzling BBQ and fire cooking experience that’s sure to be a family hit.
A traditional county fair supporting local charities, traders and performers, whilst ensuring a great family day out.
The fair was originally set up in memory of the late Sally Bunn who loved fun and her family. Sadly, her husband Monty, passed away in 2021 and he was a great believer in charity support and making precious memories. M and S Events was set up to create a lasting legacy of Monty and Sally's love for charity and family fun.
Sotterley Country Fair has been running since 2015 and has now raised £115k for local charities.
The 9th Fair took place at the Sotterley Hall estate in Beccles, Suffolk on Sunday 23 June 2024.
The UK's essential live concert series showcasing four decades from some of the world's most legendary soul & disco singers of all time.
Whether you are taking a stroll down memory lane, or experiencing soul music for the first time, Soultasia is the perfect place to enjoy great music with like minded people!
Soultasia started in Maldon, Essex in 2021, the pandemic was finally losing and people were venturing out again. Rose Royce, Jocelyn Brown, Alexander O'Neal amongst other great artists welcomed back 10,000 festival goers to launch the biggest Soul party and the phenomenon that is Soultasia was born! Soultasias planned for 2025 include Maldon, Essex (5 Jun 2025 - 5th Birthday) , Bushey, Hertfordshire (8 Aug 2025) - voted Best Hertfordshire Festival of 2024 in the EAFN's annual Festival Awards, and two events in London (8 Aug 2025 - Morden) + the Thames Party Cruise on 21 Jun 2025).
