Eastlife February 2019
Love is in the air this month! As the most romantic day of the year approaches, we’ve come up with ways to fall head over heels in love with our beautiful corner of the UK. Escape reality and book a weekend break, staying at some of the best accommodation in region, discover Suffolk’s secret history or spoil the one you love with a romantic gesture such as a day out or dinner date at one of the most stylish restaurants in the East. If you’re a fan of the arts, we have a sneak peek at the spring/summer theatre season, plus there’s 10 great ideas to keep children entertained during the half term. February is the month of our wedding special. If you’re newly engaged, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for planning your big day, including this year’s must-have dress designs and venues that will make you feel like royalty! As the season changes we’d love to see your pictures from around the region. Tag us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use #eastlife
Love is in the air this month! As the most romantic day of the year approaches, we’ve come up with ways to fall head over heels in love with our beautiful corner of the UK. Escape reality and book a weekend break, staying at some of the best accommodation in region, discover Suffolk’s secret history or spoil the one you love with a romantic gesture such as a day out or dinner date at one of the most stylish restaurants in the East.
If you’re a fan of the arts, we have a sneak peek at the spring/summer theatre season, plus there’s 10 great ideas to keep children entertained during the half term.
February is the month of our wedding special. If you’re newly engaged, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for planning your big day, including this year’s must-have dress designs and venues that will make you feel like royalty!
As the season changes we’d love to see your pictures from around the region. Tag us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use #eastlife
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<strong>Eastlife</strong> Diary<br />
Around<br />
the region<br />
Dr Michael Mosley comes to Chelmsford<br />
7 <strong>February</strong>, 7.30pm<br />
Dr Michael Mosley, the man behind the iconic 5:2 diet is embarking on his first ever UK<br />
theatre tour and will bring his ‘Trust Fast Health’ to Chelmsford’s Civic Theatre.<br />
This informative and entertaining live show will see Dr Michael Mosley explode<br />
common health myths and offer fascinating insights into the workings of the human<br />
body. www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres<br />
The Gingerbread Man<br />
27 and 28 <strong>February</strong> and 2 March<br />
It’s fun for all the family as Stuff and Nonsense Theatre<br />
Company’s new production of ‘The Gingerbread Man’ comes<br />
to Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. Expect a brilliant mix of<br />
puppetry, live action, specially composed music, humour<br />
and stunning staging in this exciting and pacey retelling of<br />
a well-loved classic tale. www.theatreroyal.org/shows/the-<br />
Voodoo Rooms, Marina<br />
Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk<br />
16 <strong>February</strong>, 7.30pm<br />
Be part of an incredible homage,<br />
to three legends in music, Jimi<br />
Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Cream,<br />
in this explosive new production.<br />
Packed with incredible high energy<br />
and performed by some of the UK’s<br />
finest musicians. This powerhouse<br />
performance will transport you back<br />
in time to the original concerts,<br />
delivering the true spirit of these<br />
legendary superstars.<br />
Tickets priced £22.<br />
www.marinatheatre.co.uk<br />
A Bumper Family<br />
History Open Day,<br />
Long Shop Museum,<br />
Leiston, IP16 4ES<br />
Saturday 23 <strong>February</strong>,<br />
11am to 4pm<br />
A variety of exhibits will be<br />
on show, including local<br />
graveyard surveys, war memorials, directories, old maps of the area and<br />
much more. Leiston Grammar School sports team photographs from<br />
1933 to 1968 will also be available. Visitors are welcome to bring along<br />
old photographs to discuss with experts. Free entrance, but donations<br />
welcome. www.aldevalleyfamilyhistorygroup.onesuffolk.net<br />
Men United In Song kicks off with introduction sessions.<br />
John Mansfield Campus, Peterborough<br />
27 and 28 <strong>February</strong> and 2 March<br />
New Year, new you? Looking for a fresh challenge, new skills and a great<br />
social scene to boot? Then look no further…join Men United in Song, and<br />
help raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Absolutely no previous experience<br />
is required to join, just a willingness to get involved and give it your best shot!<br />
Launching in March, the project will sign up 40 local men with a range of<br />
previous singing experience (including none) to rehearse over 10 weeks for a<br />
charity concert at the Cresset Theatre on Saturday 11 May.<br />
Call 01733 425194 or email menunited@peterboroughsings.org.uk<br />
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