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| Lighten our darkness | 
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A march for better streetlighting. This is a community initiative by local residents to highlight the number of street lights not working and the length of time it has taken to repair/ replace / 24 April, 2024 |
| Lighthouse Score | 
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During the late 16th and early 17th century, there was a tannery located on either side of the bottom of the score - which wasn’t described as such, but referred to as a common way. / Score is still there / 28 July, 2025 |
| Lighthouse, from The Denes | 
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A different kind of warning light from that referred to in Beacon Stones, with safety at sea the main consideration rather than warning of attack by an enemy. Lowestoft’s “High Lighthouse” (as it was once known) had its origins back in the first half of the 17th century, but it wasn’t the first navigational aid to be established for the town. / A different kind of warning light from that referred to in Beacon Stones, with safety at sea the main consideration rather than warning of attack by an enemy. / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lindsey Moore | ACHIEVEMENTS: igniting imagination and curiosity about the natural world / 26 January, 2025 | |
| List of Cycling clubs | 23 September, 2023 | |
| List of History Groups and Historic Organisations | Organisations interested in local history and heritage / 23 September, 2023 | |
| List of Walking Groups | 23 September, 2023 | |
| Live in a Conservation area? retrofit & refurbishment | 
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Suffolk Preservation Society webinar on net zero retrofit & refurbishment 15 March 2022 10:00-11:00 / 23 September, 2023 |
| LO&N | A voice and resource centre for the individual and the group. / 15 May, 2024 | |
| LO&N website meeting | Agenda featured business refine google presence ?? / 23 September, 2023 | |
| LOaN Office gets new light | 
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LOaN Office gets new lightLOaN Office gets new light / 23 September, 2023 |
| LOandN meeting | Agenda / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Local architect designs floating cholera ships | 
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Designed by John Louth Clemence the Editor of Ths LANCET. But of course there are many persons who cannot afford to pay a guinea; for them the provident dispensary affords / 9 April, 2024 |
| Look Up! | 
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#LowestoftSKYLINE! For our next project we are celebrating the wonderful architecture we STILL have in Lowestoft and particularly in the Historic High Street. / 26 November, 2023 |
| Looking into podcasting.. | 
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As a way of sharing how the project goes, getting feedback and also documenting this year long National Archives Suffolk initiative / 16 July, 2024 |
| Loose Dentures and Adhesive is not a Permanent solution | 
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There are many denture adhesives on the market designed to ‘grip’ your dentures, or partial dentures to the tissue of your mouth. For legal reasons we cannot use brand names but please read on. / 7 December, 2023 |
| Lorraine on BBC radio | 
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Discussing Lowestoft’s win of the “street that Saved’ competition / 23 September, 2023 |
| Lost End of High Street | 
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It is hard to make sense of the lost buildings at the top of High Street when all that is left is a long stretch of grass. / 3 November, 2024 |
| Lost End Of High Street.. | 
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It is hard to make sense of the lost buildings at the top of High Street when all that is left is a long stretch of grass. / 3 November, 2024 |
| Low Light finally extinguished | 
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1923 Low Light extinguished, as the Stanford Channel was no more. / 9 April, 2024 |
| Low Light Moved | 1735 Low Light moved because of changes to Stan(d)ford Channel / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Low Light Moved inland | 1894 Low Light moved inland again. / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Low Light rebuilt | 14 April, 2024 | |
| Low Light rebuilt with brick foundation | 1832 Low Light rebuilt with brick foundation to stop it falling into the sea / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Low Light washed away? | 1706 the remaining Low Light ceased operation, possibly because "...the sea overwhelmed it..." (p97 Lights of East Anglia by Neville Long, 1983) / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Lowestoft & Oulton Broad Swimming Club | 
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a community swimming club based in Waveney offering Swimming Training! / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft and northern parishes Community Partnership | 
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aimed at tackling isolation and loneliness, mental health and emotional wellbeing, physical health, financial hardship and educational attainment. / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Archaeological and Local History Society | The Society meets twice a month from September through to May on Thursday evenings at the South Lowestoft Methodist Church on the corner of London Road South and Carlton Road Lowestoft. / 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft Citadel, Salvation Army Food Bank | Phone 01502539118 Email info@salvationarmy.org.uk / 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft Community Fridge | 
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Part of the Food Savvy campaign aimed at tackling rising levels of food waste. / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Community Podcast | 
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Jacs, Kit and their team aim to share more about the great community that Lowestoft is and the people that make it so / 30 April, 2024 |
| Lowestoft Cycling Route Map | 
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Map of all the designated cycling routes round Lowestoft, and lots of other information, including bike shops and useful addresses. / 11 November, 2023 |
| Lowestoft FISH - Food In School Holidays | 
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offer families across Lowestoft free breakfast or lunch / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Foodbank | 
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“The foodbank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline.” We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Foodbank | 
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A project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our local area. / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Football Club | 23 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft Harbour | 
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The harbour was originally built by the Lowestoft and Norwich Navigation Company and developed by the Norfolk Railway following the construction of the Norwich to Lowestoft railway.[4] The original / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Heritage Futures in the Triangle Market | 
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Use It All, Lowestoft Old and Now Community Website, Food Savvy/Suffolk Recycle, Most Easterly Community Group, Friends of Dip Farm and Lowestoft Town Council all had stalls under the Triangle Sai / 12 October, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Heritage Workshop Centre | The Centre is based at 80a High Street, Wildes Score, Lowestoft NR32 1XN :. Research, records and a model Beach Village / 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft High Light 1914 and World War One | 
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This postcard is amazingly franked 31st July 1914, just four days before Britain declared war . The message reads "Having a [illegible] time here. / 9 April, 2024 |
| Lowestoft High Light House fully automatic | 1974 the High Light is now fully automatic. / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Lowestoft High Street Buildings | 9 April, 2024 | |
| Lowestoft Hospital | 
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In many ways, this is a sorry sight - both in terms of seeing such a fine building boarded up and also of considering how it ministered to the Lowestoft area’s medical needs for just over 130 years. / The hospital opened in 1882 and closed down completely in 2016, having originally been built on an undeveloped site between Tennyson Road and Alexandra Road to replace the Infirmary of 1839 / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Hussars in the Holy Land | 
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#LowestoftDaysOfChristmas 8th day.. LOWESTOFT HUSSARS IN THE HOLY LAND / 18 December, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Jazz Festival | 
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Lowestoft Jazz Festival 14-17 September / 23 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Jazz Weekend | 
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Seagull Theatre featuring John Etheridge & Christian Garrick; Arun Ghosh Band; Claire Martin Quartet; beyond Cantaloupe (the music of Herbie Hancock; Eddie Seales Big Band Website / 23 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Library | 
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Books and so much more. We're open for borrowing, computer use, groups, activities and enquiries.01502 442810 / 25 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Lighthouse | 
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2 April, 2024 |
| Lowestoft Low Light House moved | 1881 Low Light now also flashes. And had to be moved 80 yards inland, because of erosion. / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Lowestoft Men's Shed | 28A Stradbroke Road, Lowestoft NR33 7HN, United Kingdom Location: 28A Stradbroke Road, Pakefield, LOWESTOFT, NR33 7HN / 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft Model Engineering and Model Making Exhibition | 
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The East Coast College off St Peter's Street hosted this annual event (29/30 October 2022). / 23 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Old and Now 200th page | Lowestoft Old and Now website has over 200 pages of news and information about our historic town. We continue to celebrate the past and promote the future of this lovely seaside town / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft Porcelain Factory | 
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Lowestoft Porcelain Factory, between 1757 and 1802, was in production for longer than any English soft-paste porcelain manufacturer other than Royal Worcester and Royal Crown Derby, producing domes / 14 April, 2024 |
| Lowestoft Rambling/Walking | - links to many groups across Suffolk / 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft South, Salvation Army Food Bank | 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft Swing Bridge | 
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The railway swing bridge crossing Lake Lothing, at the western end of this stretch of water, carrying a small section of the track running between Lowestoft and Ipswich and allowing shipping to pass through if and when needed. / The railway swing bridge crossing Lake Lothing, at the western end of this stretch of water, carrying a small section of the track running between Lowestoft and Ipswich and allowing shipping to pas / 24 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Trams employ women | 
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1914 - 1918 First World War eventually meant that Lowestoft Corporation Transport trams women drivers, inspectors and conductors were introduced / 9 April, 2024 |
| Lowestoft United Against Covid-19 | 
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Community support for those affected by Covid-19 / 22 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft Women's Institute | has a walking group / 22 September, 2023 | |
| Lowestoft's Harbour Created | Inland harbour created by joining Lake Lothing with North Sea. / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Lowestoft, home to northern Europe's earliest identified humans | 
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Scientists have unearthed a collection of fossilised stone tools in · East Anglia marking the earliest evidence of human activity in northern Europe Scientists have unearthed a collection of fossi / 23 September, 2023 |
| Lowestoft’s Legacy Project | 
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Our aim is to connect children and adults with Lowestoft's history, culture and heritage through art, craft, and photographic activities, and by creating a new museum in Lowestoft. / 3 May, 2024 |
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A great free way to keep your team and supporters regularly informed of how your heritage project is going. / 15 May, 2024 |
| Maltsters Score | 
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Yet again, another of the old town’s access paths between the High Street and the Denes, but one which seems to have gone out of use at some point during the late 17th-early 18th century and become part of the site of what is now No. 88 High Street - whose plot once ran down the cliff-face as far as Whapload Road. / This Score leads down between distinctive “crinkle crankle” walls. / 22 September, 2025 |
| Mandarin Cycles | 
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Bicycle store in Lowestoft, England / 22 September, 2023 |
| Maps | 
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One of the key features of this site is its ability to turn all content (that relates to a location) into a dynamic map and then filter it to show similar content together. / 11 October, 2023 |
| Maps of Lowestoft High Street in 1904 | 
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Three maps of our Historic High Street, showing the Tramway. / 9 April, 2024 |
| Margery Fry | 
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ACHIEVEMENTS: first woman to serve as a justice of the peace in Lowestoft. In 1921, she was among the pioneering women appointed to this esteemed position. / 31 May, 2025 |
| Marina Theatre | 
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The ‘Rink’ was converted into the Marina in 1897 and, on April 26, the Haymarket Drama Society were the first to perform on the stage with Peter the Penman by Sir Charles Young.The basis of our current theatre building was then erected, largely on the foundations of the original, and was designed by Ernest Runtz and Co. / The Marina Theatre is at the cultural heart of the Lowestoft, Waveney and Suffolk community / 30 September, 2023 |
| Mariners Score | 
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Most northerly of the town’s original footway-only scores, with its southern wall carrying a Grade II listing from Historic England because of its architectural and historical worth. It consists of brick and flint masonry dating from the 17th century in the lower courses, with 18th and 19th century work above. / This score is situated near the Town Hall and considered to be the most picturesque with its pointed arch at the top framing a view of the sea. / 26 November, 2025 |
| Mariners St Car Park | 
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22 September, 2023 |
| Mariners Street | 
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Mariners Street / 17 November, 2023 |
| Market event | At triangle market / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Marketing support pack | 
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Thank you for expressing your interest in using the Lowestoft branding assets. / 15 January, 2024 |
| Marks and Spencers | 23 September, 2023 | |
| Marmalade Cocktail | 
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MAKES 4 / 18 January, 2025 |
| Martins Score | 
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Local Historian David Butcher has the following to say about today's image: / Originally it was named as Gowing's Score until 1850. This score has two claims to fame. The first records the visit of John Wesley on the 11th October 1764. / 22 November, 2023 |
| Mary Barton | 
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ACHIEVEMENTS: development of assisted reproductive technologies / 27 January, 2025 |
| May day | 
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23 September, 2023 |
| May Day Pleasures | 
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May Day weekend. A traditional – 1000's of years – celebration of Spring and the flowering of nature. And since 1978 in the UK a celebration of International Labour Day. / 23 September, 2023 |
| Mayfly - Janice Burns & Jon Doran | 
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Janice Burns & Jon Doran make a much-anticipated return to Lowestoft this winter! / 11 December, 2023 |
| Mayfly Garden for the Community | 
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Many of you will be aware of our ongoing efforts to improve the land to the rear of the Mayfly. Despite running battles with flytippers, we’ve made huge progress, and we’re keen to keep going. / 7 April, 2025 |
| MEC Bulb day | 
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A chance to meet up and get free bulbs - see you there ** also on Sunday ** / 23 September, 2023 |
| MEC Constitution | 
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of The “Most Easterly Community Group” 1. Name / 23 September, 2023 |
| MEC General Meeting | 23 September, 2023 | |
| MEC meeting | Agenda Item one Item two etc / 23 September, 2023 | |
| MEC website meeting | Content is organised in two main ways by audiences by related topics (as bbc website does) calendar gray Presentation Preamble This is NOT the finished product – but it has a direction and an oper / 23 September, 2023 | |
| MEC Website Shoppers meeting | John and Joe to zoom call ask about totally locally mark digital vs physical footfall business main categories Food, For you, For your home? / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Media | 
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Lowestoft Old and Now was created in 2020 to promote Lowestoft and its community. More details from Joe 07590531926 or joe@venturacottage.com / 29 April, 2024 |
| Meet up about support in general | for orgs Meet up about support in generalMeet up about support in generalMeet up about support in generalMeet up about support in general / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Meet us on the 1st and 2nd October | 
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Use It All's next collection stalls are on Friday 1st October Triangle Market and Saturday 2nd October Compass Street (opposite Uncle Sid's Zero Waste Store). / 23 September, 2023 |
| Meeting with Tim Passmore - Police and Crime Commissioner | On Tuesday 23rd November a number of MECG members met with the Police and the PCC to discuss crime and anti-social behaviour in our area. The message is ‘REPORT IT to LOG IT’. / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Melbourne Road car park | 
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23 September, 2023 |
| Men's Shed Goes For It! | 
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North Lowestoft Men's Shed has applied to Network Rail for the ex-Chadds, ex-Menzies building in Denmark Road. / 23 September, 2023 |
| Men's Shed Meet | 
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Meeting weekly at The Land, Denmark Roademail info@northlowestoftmensshed.org / 12 February, 2026 |
| Men's Shed Update | 
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[First published around January 2023, edited for historical accuracy of photo 12/11/2023] We're still in mid-stride! / 12 November, 2023 |
| Milestones Jazz | 
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Milestones is resident at Hotel Hatfield, Esplanade, Lowestoft and opens its doors at 7pm on the first Sunday of every month with an admission price of usually £14 / 5 May, 2024 |
| Ministry of Science | 
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dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way! / 30 September, 2023 |
| Missing Pieces Project | 
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Historic England's Missing Pieces Project invites you to share your pictures and stories of the unique, significant and memorable places on / 12 December, 2023 |
| More Bus Services introduced | 1928 The bus service was extended to other areas, and in 1929 it was introduced along the route of the tramway. / 9 April, 2024 | |
| Morrisons Beccles | 23 September, 2023 | |
| Morrisons North Quay | 23 September, 2023 | |
| Most Easterly Community Group AGM | 23 September, 2023 | |
| Most Easterly Group Meeting 11th Oct | 
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Unity Centre, Milton Road East, , 7pm / 23 September, 2023 |
| Murmeration over Ellough | Murmeration over Ellough, Beccles, Suffolk, Thursday 17th Dec 2020. Music by John Ireland / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Music at Triangle Tavern | Music at Triangle Tavern, every Friday evening. 2nd Sept Optimists 9th Sept Gratified Soul 16th Sept Ben and Maisie 23rd Sept Storm 30th Sept Harpoon / 23 September, 2023 | |
| Music for the Revolution | 
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The Grit: Lowestoft Centre for the Arts & Heritage Old Court Buildings, Old Nelson Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk / 23 September, 2023 |
| My dentures look OK but... | 
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There are two key stages in denture creation - Impression and then Jaw relationship. If either of these are not correct, it doesn't matter what your dentures look like, you will quite probably have problems or issues that will need sorting. ...are painful, uncomfortable, loose, ill fitting and have no suction This sounds like an issue at the Impression stage, where an inaccurate mould of your mouth was taken. To resolve this we need to retake the impression and sometimes take a secondary impression, using a customised tray designed specifically for your mouth. / 7 December, 2023 |
| Name, Colours, Team building | 13 February, 2025 | |
| Nasima Begum | 
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Deputy Mayor / 22 September, 2023 |
| National Archives Lowestoft Endorsement | 
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“Dear Joe / 12 January, 2024 |
| National Recognition for Lowestoft | 
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'Lowestoft Our Fallen' will feature in the December issue of the Who Do You Think You Are? magazine, the official c / 8 October, 2023 |
| Nature First - small grants for environment projects | 
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The Greenprint Forum’s small grants scheme, Nature First, remains open for applications for grants towards community projects that promote and/or enhance biodiversity in east Suffolk. / 23 September, 2023 |
| naval Battle of Lowestoft | 
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The naval Battle of Lowestoft in June 1665 was the first of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Held 40 miles (64 km) off the coast, it was a clear victory for the English over the Dutch. / 9 April, 2024 |
| Nearly over the top | 
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The storm, the winds, the tides - the sea was very high this morning (17th Feb 2022). / 23 September, 2023 |