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Stowmarket Local History Group

Our History

Become a Member

Become a Member

Founded in 2004, Stowmarket Local History Group began as a small group of like-minded individuals who wanted to keep the towns history alive. 


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Become a Member

Become a Member

Become a Member

 Membership £15 a year. 


Members £2 per talk 

Non-members £4 per talk

What we do

Become a Member

What we do

We have a meeting every 3rd Monday of the month we have speakers who cover a range of topics from ones related to Stowmarket, Suffolk  and East Anglia. There is something for everyone to come and enjoy 


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Events

18/05/2026

Girl Power with Jill Merchant

7.30pm

Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, IP14 2BN

Event Details

18/05/2026

Girl Power with Jill Merchant

A brief look at some of the Businesswoman of Stowmarket   who lived and worked in Stowmarket during the 19th century. 

Members £2, non-member...

Event Details

7.30pm

Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, IP14 2BN

15/06/2026

Over Paid Oversexed and Over Here with Geoffrey Kay

7.30pm

Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, IP14 2BN

Event Details

15/06/2026

Over Paid Oversexed and Over Here with Geoffrey Kay

The story of the friendly invasion of Suffolk by the USAAF IN World War 2. With Geoffrey Kay

Members £2, non-members £4, 


7.30pm

Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, IP14 2BN

20/07/2026

Historical Visit

7.30pm

Event Details

20/07/2026

Historical Visit

Details TBC 

Members £2, non-members £4, 


7.30pm

17/08/2026

The Greatest Showman with Pip Wright

7.30pm

Event Details

17/08/2026

The Greatest Showman with Pip Wright

George Wombwell was a remarkable man. He spent over 40 years of his life in the early

1800 with his travelling menagerie, first in East Angli...

Event Details

7.30pm

21/09/2026

Bread and Ale to the Master of Arms: The story of England’s last Tudor Armoury with Kathleen Halla

7.30pm

Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, IP14 2BN

Event Details

21/09/2026

Bread and Ale to the Master of Arms: The story of England’s last Tudor Armoury with Kathleen Halla

  

The Parvis above the North Porch of St Mary’s Church Mendlesham holds a unique survival: the town Armoury, which has been there for at lea...

Event Details

7.30pm

Stowmarket Community Centre, Hillside, IP14 2BN

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