Folk, Music Hall, Country and Popular song! Featuring local artists
Saturday 3rd October - 6pm 
St. Mary’s Church | Somersham | Suffolk - **FEATURING**
:: Pluck & Squeeze | Maggie and Stan - Folk & Music Hall
:: TrickerLilley - Folk and Americana
:: Silbury Hill | The Silburys - Progressive Folk
:: Folk on the Hill - Folk Songs
** Tickets £8 (inc. light refreshments) **
Available from:
:: Somersham Community Shop
:: Christine’s Haircare 
:: Pat Woolhouse (01473 831080) 
:: or Steve Dines (07949 816087)
:: (dines18@btinternet.com)
A fundraiser for St Mary’s Church, Somersham, Suffolk.
Our much-loved, popular annual event!

NEXT RURAL COFFEE CARAVAN VISIT: Monday, 5th October - Somersham Meet Up Monday in partnership with the Rural Coffee Caravan. Providing great company and delicious free refreshments on this special Monday, all welcome.
Lots of information & advice on offer - the RURAL COFFEE CARAVAN  has information on local and national agencies, organisations, activities and support services.
If there’s something on your mind then chat with the RCC team. If you’ve questions about what’s available locally for you, they’ll help you find the answers.
Often partner organisations join in with a COFFEE CARAVAN visit including any of listed here:
https://ruralcoffeecaravan.org.uk/better-together/
SOMERSHAM MEET UP MONDAYS - 2pm, every Monday (except bank holidays) at the Community Shop - an opportunity to meet up and catch up, with hot drinks and biscuits.

The Agenda for the October meeting will be available on the Somersham Parish Council page of this website from late September.
Our Parish Council is looking to recruit two new Parish Councillors - please contact Jennie Blackburn, the Parish Clerk, for more information - thank you. 
:: County Councillor for this area:- Cllr Gary Keogh (Reform) - resigned, effective 30th September 2026
:: District Councillor for this area:- Cllr Adrienne Marriott (Liberal Democrat) - adrienne.marriott@midsuffolk.gov.uk
The Somersham Parish Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer:
Mrs Jennie Blackburn
The Knoll, 1 All Saints Road, Creeting St Mary, Ipswich IP6 8NF
Telephone: (01449) 721369
Email: clerk@somershamsuffolk-pc.gov.uk

Pack of 20 Caddy liners for £2.00 - compostable eco bags made from plant starch - now available from our Community Shop, useful as a one-off or regular purchase. Please pop along for a friendly welcome, and to find out what’s on our shelves and more about the services that we provide.
Mid Suffolk recycling & waste collection schedule - households are provided with four collection services as standard:
:: weekly food waste (Food Caddies)
:: three-weekly refuse (general rubbish) (BLACK LID bin)
:: three-weekly paper & card (GREEN LID bin)
:: three-weekly recycling glass, plastics, metal & cartons (BLUE LID bin)

Everybody welcome! Please wear suitable clothing, footwear and gloves - a warm welcome awaits, and bags are provided.
Join us in Somersham on Sunday 18th October at 10:30am - MEET AT THE COMMUNITY SHOP / PLAYING FIELD CAR PARK, and be one of the thousands of people across England taking action to reduce litter, protect nature and create a cleaner, greener future for everyone - by keeping Somersham tidy! - https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/
Since Greening Somersham set up these litter picks a couple of years ago, volunteers have collected over 92 large black bin-bags of rubbish from around our village!
Please come along and join in!

Sunday Roasts
Beef  |  Lamb  |  Herbed Chicken breast  |  Cajun Spiced Sweet Potato Roulade (VE)  |
All of our roasts are served with seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese (gf), roast potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. (Gluten free Yorkshire pudding available upon request).
Sample Sunday Menu
Breaded whole-tail scampi (gfa)  |  Cajun Spiced Chicken Breast (gf)  |  Coconut Penang Curry (VE)  |  Creamy Macaroni Cheese (V)  |  Cumberland sausage & mash  |  Homemade 7oz Beef Burger  |  Vegetable Lasagne  |  Quorn Buttermilk burger (VE)  |
Booking your table is strongly recommended - please book your table at:
www.thedukeofmarlborough.com/book-a-table 
HAPPY HOURS
Enjoy a range of selected drinks at a reduced price! - every week on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday: 5 – 6pm.

Happy Hours at the Duke of Marlborough - every week!
Wednesday 5 – 6pm
Thursday 5 – 6pm
Friday 5 – 6pm
Sunday 5 – 6pm
We serve award-winning traditional ales and craft beers:Victoria Bitter (Earl Soham) and Woodforde’s Wherry amber ale.
Enjoy our rotating selection of seasonal brews.
We offer keg beers, lagers, ciders - wines, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, low & no-alcohol, and cordials.
Plus standard and premium lagers and ciders, including Aspall Cyder and Hawkstone premium lager and cider.
We have recently included Pintle pale ale from Burnt Mill Brewery, Suffolk - known for hazy, unfiltered styles with strong hop profiles.
And now keep Norfolk Rum, produced entirely in England.
We also offer Adnams Broadside, a strong ale brewed with East Anglian Malt.
During our HAPPY HOURS, selected drinks are available at a reduced price.

Our small, welcoming café is open 10:00am-3:30pm Monday to Friday, and 10:00am-12:30pm Saturdays - (CLOSED on Sundays). TAKE-AWAY and OWN-MUG also available. 
** Meet Up Mondays – 2pm, every Monday (except Bank Holidays) - ALL ARE WELCOME! **
Please stop by for a chat or drop in to warm-up (or cool down…..don’t forget, we have air-conditioning and heating…depending on the time of year, and whether you’re looking for a cool or warm spacel!) after a walk around the village and along our beautiful local footpaths!
If you’re working from home, stretch your legs and pick up something nice for your lunch from our well-stocked shelves, chillers and freezers.
Or maybe your dog needs a walk….but you need a hot (or cold!!) drink!
We also have picnic tables on the playing field next to our Shop; including accessible tables providing comfortable and convenient seating for individuals using wheelchairs, and which can also make life easier for parents. We also have an accessible toilet and a changing mat.

Junior Tennis coaching is on Monday evenings during term-time - Monday 7th September is the first Junior Tennis coaching session after the summer - running up to October half-term, and will return after Easter 2027.
BUT…please remember that the tennis courts are open for you to use! 
THERE ARE TWO PLACES LEFT IN EACH AGE/SKILL GROUP - please call 07876 224171 or email: somersham.tennis@gmail.com to book.
5pm - age group 4-8 years & beginners | 5:45pm - age group 8+ & intermediates
Limited places left - £3 per child per session each Monday, starting after Easter, weather depending.
BE INSPIRED BY THE GRAND SLAMS!! The Somersham courts are free for all to use for tennis at other times, no booking is required.
If you’d like to make a donation, please use the QR code on the court gate.
Our community Lottery keeps the courts available to local people.
We welcome new Lottery players | each player also helps to support Junior Tennis, lessons for children and teenagers aged up to 16 - where local youngsters learn to play, and are taught new skills to help improve their game.
For further information on our community Lottery - or to become involved and help with the Tennis Club - please call John Hutchinson on 07876 224171 or email: somersham.tennis@gmail.com
The Somersham Tennis Club Lottery is licensed with Mid Suffolk District Council. 
Somersham Tennis Club was established in 2007.

Each month, every 3rd Wednesday is Prize Bingo Night in Somersham - and all ages are welcome!
The next Village Hall Bingo Night is on Wednesday 21st October.
It costs £1:00 per book - and this includes free refreshments.
Remaining proceeds go towards Village Hall fundraising.
There’s plenty of parking space at the Village Hall - which is accessible - and it’s nice and warm inside, we look forward to seeing you!
Please see details of our Prize Bingo Nights in every issue of THE LINK NEWSLETTER
To advertise in The Link Newsletter please contact Steve Woolhouse on: steve.woolhouse@btinternet.com - the deadline is the FIRST OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.