february, 2026
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Saturday 14th February 2026 at 11.00am Doors open at 10.30am Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee) Tickets are available
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Event Details
Saturday 14th February 2026 at 11.00am
Doors open at 10.30am
Tickets: £10 (including a free tea or coffee)
Tickets are available HERE, by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Ruth Leigh has been a freelancer since 2008, writing for, amongst others, a radio station, several Christian charities, an estate agent, a florist and a trainer. She is the author of the Isabella M Smugge novel series about a pretentious influencer who moves to Suffolk from London, as well as a collection of short stories around minor characters in Pride and Prejudice, a book of poetry and a selection of her blogs from 2019-2023.
Years of gazing at photos of other people’s houses has given her a minor superpower. She can identify Farrow & Ball paint a mile off, hence the title of this talk. Ruth hasn’t had the usual writer’s journey and speaks honestly about how she got to the place she finds herself in now.
There is nothing she loves more than talking about writing, comedy, literature and all that goes with it, usually while wearing a statement gown and waving her hands around a lot.
The talk will finish at approximately 12 noon.
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am
Event Details
Tuesday 17th February 2026, 10am - 12pm Tickets: Pay what you can (suggested £5 per person) Tickets are available HERE, by phoning 01728
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Tuesday 17th February 2026, 10am – 12pm
Tickets: Pay what you can (suggested £5 per person)
Tickets are available HERE, by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Step into the uplifting world of Wooden Roots and experience the vibrant energy of traditional West African drumming.
No previous experience needed, just bring your heartbeat!
Open to anyone over 8 years old. All abilities welcome.
Maximum 30 participants per session.
Session 1: 10:00 – 10:40
Session 2: 10:45 – 11:25
Session 3: 11:30 – 12:10
Wooden Roots is located in Rendlesham, just outside Woodbridge in Suffolk and is a drum business, with a shop, classrooms and workshop. Marcus and Gemma, who are the founders of Wooden Roots run drumming classes for children and adults everywhere, including local schools, care homes, prisons and offices.
We all have rhythm within us, even if we haven’t met it yet. They teach all levels and this workshop will be a special introduction to drumming to uplift our spirits and enjoy a group session.
This easy-to-follow, joy-filled session will help you connect with your natural rhythmic flow, enjoy the magic of teamwork, and create music together. The group is divided into sections, each playing different rhythms that blend together into a powerful, shared sound.
Time
(Tuesday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
19feb10:00 pmBrickologists - A LEGO Fun DayBe a brickologist for a day - get creative!
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Thursday 19th February 2026, 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm Tickets: Pay what you can (suggested £5) Tickets for both sessions available HERE Please book a ticket for every person
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Thursday 19th February 2026, 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm
Tickets: Pay what you can (suggested £5)
Tickets for both sessions available HERE
Please book a ticket for every person attending even if you are just watching.
Come and get creative at Brickologists’ Fun Day with Lego including a timed Brickoff LEGO Challenge with prizes for the best model, a ‘free build’ area, Bionicles, Duplo, car building with downhill racetracks and a mini figure hunt with prizes.
The Brickoff Lego Challenge is open to everybody from 4 – 99+ with prizes going to the best models made. Please note adult supervision is required during the event.
Everyone who takes part will go home with a small something!
All Lego prizes are donated by Brickologists, Young Engineers.
Further information here FUN DAYS WITH LEGO | brickologists
Time
(Thursday) 10:00 pm
20feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Bellot Ensemble IIFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 20th February 2026 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £15.00 (under 25s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Friday 20th February 2026 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £15.00 (under 25s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Multibuy offer
Tickets only £12 when you book for three or more concerts.
“O come piace” (as it pleases) – Legrenzi’s invitation becomes the guiding thread through 17th-century Italy. This programme moves freely between sacred lullabies, theatrical laments and virtuosic sonatas, showing how composers from Monteverdi to Farina delighted in blending form and style to expression, invention and pleasure.
Bellot Ensemble are a dynamic period instrument group known for their energetic performances and style-specific improvisation. Specialising in 17th-century repertoire, the ensemble combines rigorous historical research with spontaneous creativity, sharing the joy of this glorious repertoire with their audiences.
Bellot Ensemble are the recipients of the Keith Coventry Bursary and are also supported by The Fidelio Charitable Trust.
Lucine Musaelian soprano, viola da gamba
Edmund Taylor violin
Nathan Giorgetti viola da gamba
Daniel Murphy theorbo, baroque guitar
Matthew Brown harpsichord, chamber organ
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
Event Details
Friday 20th February, 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7pm Tickets: £28 available HERE Jubilee Goes Global presents Buena Vista Social Club Night with the Edgar Macias
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Event Details
Friday 20th February, 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7pm
Tickets: £28 available HERE
Jubilee Goes Global presents Buena Vista Social Club Night with the Edgar Macias Quintet
UK-based Venezuelan pianist Edgar Macias has become a highly regarded performer known for his versatility across genres ranging from jazz to salsa. Over the course of his impressive career, he has collaborated with acclaimed artists such as Wynton Marsalis, David Murray, Scott Hamilton, and Bobby Wellins. This evening, he presents a special tribute to the legendary Cuban ensemble The Buena Vista Social Club. The group and their Grammy Award–winning 1996 album achieved global acclaim, selling over 8 million copies.
Joined by Chris Bowden (saxophone), Tom Hill (bass/vocals), Miles Levin (drums), and Néstor Pedrales (percussion), Edgar offers his own interpretation of the iconic record through fresh Latin jazz arrangements of its timeless songs.
‘A superb quintet (…) who collectively created a compelling mix of Cuban percussive rhythm and jazz improvisation on what was a careful thoughtful crafted re-arranged intoxicating project’. ‘(…) a stand up ovation from a packed enthusiastic audience’
– Paul R. Croft, The Blue Room at Lincoln, UK
This event will end at approximately 9.30pm.
Time
(Friday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
Event Details
Sunday 22nd February 2026, 10am - 3pm Entry: £3 on the door (children under 14 go free) Discover a world of unique finds at the Antiques & Vintage Fair. Browse a
Event Details
Sunday 22nd February 2026, 10am – 3pm
Entry: £3 on the door (children under 14 go free)
Discover a world of unique finds at the Antiques & Vintage Fair. Browse a wide selection of quality antiques, vintage goods, and collectables from experienced dealers. Whether you’re hunting for hidden gems or enjoying a nostalgic day out, this fair has something for everyone.
Please note only assistance dogs are permitted.
Organised by Black Dog Events.
Time
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
27feb12:00 pmFriday Lunchtime Concert: Trio Archai IFriday lunchtime chamber music
Event Details
Friday 27th February 2026 at 12pm Doors open at 11.30am Tickets: £15.00 (under 25s half price) Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE Alternatively from Britten Pears
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Event Details
Friday 27th February 2026 at 12pm
Doors open at 11.30am
Tickets: £15.00 (under 25s half price)
Tickets are available from Britten Pears Arts’ website HERE
Alternatively from Britten Pears Arts’ box office at Snape Maltings Concert Hall or by calling 01728 687110.
Multibuy offer
Tickets only £12 when you book for three or more concerts.
The Piano Trio was the medium by which Beethoven announced himself to the world with his Op.1 set. It is followed by Helen Grime’s Miniatures, inspired by three chalk and pastel works by Whistler, which explore intimate atmospheres and subtle gradations of palate. The programme is completed by Fauré’s Piano Trio in D minor, written at the very end of the composer’s life.
Founded in Basel in 2023, Trio Archai has quickly gained international recognition through winning First Prize and Beethoven Prize at the Schoenfeld International String Competition 2025 in China, and First Prize at the 72nd Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2024 in London. Their performances have taken them to prestigious venues and festivals including Wigmore Hall, St George’s Bristol, Schaffhausen Klassik, Swiss Chamber Music Festival, and Whittington Festival.
The name Archai (pronounced “Ark-ai”), from the Ancient Greek for “origins” or “first principles”, reflects the ensemble’s shared musical values and their commitment to grow together.
Kindly supported by The Albert and Eugenie Frost Music Trust.
Trio Archai:
Ayla Sahin violin
Finn Mannion cello
Mar Valor piano
Time
(Friday) 12:00 pm
Location
Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall
27feb7:30 pmKathryn Tickell & The DarkeningThe songs, landscape and mythology of North-East England
Event Details
Friday 27th February 2026 at 7.30pm Doors & bar open at 7pm Tickets: £26 Tickets are available HERE by
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Event Details
Friday 27th February 2026 at 7.30pm
Doors & bar open at 7pm
Tickets: £26
Tickets are available HERE by phoning 01728 454022, or in person Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-12pm at the AJH corner office.
Named after the old Northumbrian word for twilight, ‘The Darkening’ is made up of four North-East England-based members: Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, vocals), Amy Thatcher (accordion, synth, clogs, vocals), Tim Bloomer (guitar), Joe Truswell (drums, percussion); with Stef Conner from Cambridge (vocals, lyres). Together these dazzling musicians create musical magic; dynamic and unique “Ancient Northumbrian Futurism”.
Based in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall yet reaching out to the wider world, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening explore the connecting threads of music, landscape and people over a period of almost 2000 years.
Songs range from themes of freedom, nature and venturing out into the world after times of darkness, to a Roman inscription with links to Libya and Syria magnetically pulled into the 21st century with glorious vocal harmonies and the wildest of piping.
LIVE REVIEWS:
“…tremendously energising, polished and thought-provoking” Americana-UK.
“Dynamic and breathless jigs and spins… this is the energy we want!” The List (Celtic Connections 2024).
“Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening hold Cropredy in the palm of their hand…”At The Barrier.
“… a euphoric experience… edgy, dark dance-based adventures, thoughtful mystical evocations, precise virtuoso instrumental wizardry and
magical, haunting soundscapes” Fatea.
Official website: kathryntickell.com
X: @kathryntickell
Instagram: kathryntickell
Facebook: kathryntickellpiper
Youtube:@TheKathrynTickell
Bandcamp: kathryntickell.bandcamp.com
Time
(Friday) 7:30 pm