Dates for your diary

Friday July 15, from 6pm: Ipswich Society Members' Garden Party at The Orangery, Holywells Park, Ipswich. Wine, soft drinks and canapés will be served. Full details on page 11.

Society Outings are organised through the summer months, publicised via Newsletter inserts:-

Tuesday July 19: Creeks, Cockles & Cockneys, Essex tour.

Saturday August 13: John Norman's City of London Tour, including the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

Thursday August 25: Guided tour of the New King's Cross and Regent's Canal cruise.

Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September: Heritage Open Days organised by The Society.

Friday September 16: Tour of Bedford, including Kathy Brown's Garden at Stevington.

Wednesday October 19, 7pm: Ipswich Building Preservation Trust brief AGM; guest speaker Jay Merrick, Ipswich-based architectural critic, journalist and novelist. Venue: Isaac's Crossway Room on the Waterfront. Further details in our October issue.