Stowmarket Mercury | Heritage https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/ Stowmarket Mercury Heritage en-gb Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:33:50 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:33:50 +0000 https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Stowmarket Mercury | Heritage https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/ Memorial appeal for heroic World War II 'Ghost Patrol' soldiers https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26704738.appeal-raise-150-000-memorial-world-war-ii-heroes/?ref=rss Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:24:53 +0000 e864b6ba9d51fe9d97514f678c6fffcd joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle 10 historic buildings in Suffolk added to 'at risk' register in need of 'urgent' help https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26694050.10-suffolk-churches-historic-englands-at-risk-register/?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000 e4bcd72d13ccef6c8e6f425f675cccdd emily.goodwin@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Goodwin Scout group faced closure before Joan helped turn its fortunes around https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26676221.suffolk-scout-volunteer-celebrates-50-years-service/?ref=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000 824704f0ef1e22f6196abf6cfbb5ce4d abygail.fossett@newsquest.co.uk | Abygail Fossett Fall in love with a new Suffolk village in our new Village Visit series https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26437239.fall-love-suffolk-village-visit-series/?ref=rss Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0100 85896232b95f6ac47ec26653cd7fab66 anna.starnes@newsquest.co.uk | Anna Starnes Final service looms as church forced to close doors after 300 years https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26299305.stowmarket-united-reformed-church-close-300-years/?ref=rss Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0100 669ef3c7ef36be123b3c56b43c2eb018 Fin.Brown@newsquest.co.uk | Fin Brown Suffolk town hosts Armed Forces Day with tributes and fun activities https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26234406.stowmarket-hosts-suffolk-armed-forces-day-celebrations/?ref=rss Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0100 1ec20a70a399928f386b2ef21d2dc384 tom.cann@newsquest.co.uk | Tom Cann 25 brilliant photos from this year's Suffolk Day celebrations https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26214384.25-brilliant-photos-suffolk-day-2026-bury-st-edmunds/?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0100 4b3b1ed32c349d7299c8a1be632bf835 dominic.bareham@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Bareham How to see the King's birthday flyover with Red Arrows this month https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26155419.see-red-arrows-suffolk-kings-birthday/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 8803ea39ed2c08a727878a71185aa849 thomas.marks@newsquest.co.uk | Thomas Marks Suffolk Show visitor has been to every event since 1946 https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26141902.wetherden-man-celebrates-80-years-suffolk-show/?ref=rss Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 +0100 39cfac31a8a0e16feaa621355272b8c1 Freddie.Trevanion@newsquest.co.uk | Freddie Trevanion Six figure boost for museum to expand exhibits https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/26051680.food-museum-stowmarket-receives-357-000-grant/?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100 bbe0664c3d19da131c81533f2882aef4 Guy Seagers Where to see one-of-a-kind flypast over Suffolk next month https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25961033.spitfire-flyover-martlesham-heath-90th-anniversary/?ref=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 0e385ad143b738971033ce30988b4293 katie.drake@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Drake First look at returning historic railway coach that used to travel through Suffolk https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25897002.surviving-mid-suffolk-railway-coach-returned-suffolk/?ref=rss Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 b3082b55daf73babd94cd7b0e9156ca8 clarissa.place@newsquest.co.uk | Clarissa Place 'Warmest congratulations' as seven bestowed with national honours https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25693715.suffolk-figures-invested-national-honours-ceremony/?ref=rss Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0000 b0d64ac57bdba7feebf9418fb71b4033 ben.robinson@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Robinson 'It's got bells on!' - Devoted Morris dancers celebrate their Golden Anniversary https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25485642.stowmarket-morris-dancers-celebrate-50-years-marriage/?ref=rss Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100 ad06633e65d80be791664174f0f71acc abygail.fossett@newsquest.co.uk | Abygail Fossett Can you spot yourself in our back to school archive? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25429725.archive-photos-schools-suffolk-years/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100 ac9139a550733661840d5fb74d787c04 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Historic railway opens track extension along century old route https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25373320.mid-suffolk-light-railway-opens-new-track-extension/?ref=rss Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100 e77b48db0852ff683e16ee422c155c18 katie.drake@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Drake A look back as Willis building celebrates 50 years https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25232060.look-back-ipswich-willis-building-50th-anniversary/?ref=rss Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0100 5042dc5a6b4eab7539f8cb9779ed73cf katie.drake@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Drake Say ‘I do’ at one of English Heritage’s historic sites https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/offers/25213818.say-i-do-one-english-heritages-historic-sites/?ref=rss Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:34:35 +0100 3b42cc8f7a7bdff021f604792ef4e360 lindsey.furby@newsquest.co.uk | Lindsey Furby Share your VE Day celebrations pictures with us https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/25146421.can-share-pictures-ve-day-80-suffolk/?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 +0100 d3c49ac9db71dc00a6946bf331f0a26a clarissa.place@newsquest.co.uk | Clarissa Place 7 signs you know you're from Suffolk https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24973332.7-signs-know-county-suffolk/?ref=rss Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0100 606d29657b5e095d8d1116992b5b741e katie.drake@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Drake 200th anniversary of the railway - official commemorative bookazine on sale now https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/24914387.railway-200---pre-order-commemorative-bookazine/?ref=rss Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:33:24 +0000 5f5bb966d7773150c523f331670746c3 The Northern Echo 5 historical figures who have links to Suffolk https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24829444.5-famous-historical-figures-links-suffolk/?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000 11555c7e678e2eb77abf0f1cbbb71a91 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume A look back at snow days in Suffolk through the years https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24815709.10-archive-photos-suffolk-snow-days-years/?ref=rss Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 f507c9c192129159fecb704db8a6d57a paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Desirable 50p coin listed for £2,000 in Suffolk https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24724420.beatrix-potter-50p-listed-2k-stowmarket-suffolk/?ref=rss Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 224a309ced4ef713233501b4b59679df johnny.griffith@newsquest.co.uk | Johnny Amos 13 photos of Suffolk's autumn colours over the years https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24682350.13-photos-suffolks-autumn-colours-years/?ref=rss Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 fd5d5c2c77af48be35287c846c765012 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Five of the spookiest places in Suffolk https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24676262.five-suffolks-mysterious-spookiest-spots/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0100 73f4b616ede58a3a90e2074c625a18a7 katie.drake@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Drake Can you spot yourself in our gallery of old school photos? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24558785.archive-photos-schools-across-suffolk-years/?ref=rss Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:36:00 +0100 47b6e88fbe13d079a8caa59d648f3c59 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Dozens of unclaimed estates in Suffolk - could you inherit thousands? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24443214.dozens-unclaimed-suffolk-estates-treasury/?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100 b47d709a21319dad075e87e48e4667df paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Can you spot yourself in our photos of Suffolk nightclubs? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24375795.9-archive-photos-suffolk-nightclubs-years/?ref=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0100 338ed1873296aec6286cea5a4267b64d paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Suffolk D-Day veteran would be 'extremely proud, but traumatised' by 80th anniversary https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24367584.stowmarket-man-ron-ablewhite-last-tank-gold-beach/?ref=rss Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0100 0e44d1bb00eab3d1241517722f815432 dominic.bareham@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Bareham Village revives tradition of well dressing for May Day celebrations https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24308125.wetherden-revives-well-dressing-may-day-celebrations/?ref=rss Thu, 09 May 2024 14:00:00 +0100 90366d7e6c485b853a01c73b42778832 becca.sproston@newsquest.co.uk | Becca Sproston Do you recognise yourself in our school picture gallery? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24221821.can-spot-suffolk-school-photos-gallery/?ref=rss Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100 0cec898335da9d028e907bacce430a11 johnny.griffith@newsquest.co.uk | Johnny Amos 11 photos of Suffolk pubs through the years https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24202690.nostalgic-look-back-suffolk-pubs-years/?ref=rss Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 cdd56839eff083f5234384b55472b3b8 ben.robinson@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Robinson From Harry Potter to the Gruffalo - are you in our World Book Day archive? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24167838.can-spot-suffolk-world-book-day-archive/?ref=rss Thu, 07 Mar 2024 08:30:00 +0000 e0a1e7e5d7570bcee37313d3062c6232 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Historic bells finally ring again after five year delay https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24143509.st-peter-st-marys-church-bells-ring-stowmarket/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 b70e2739ab50e903bceedf0ed9117c30 becca.sproston@newsquest.co.uk | Becca Sproston How to speak the Suffolk language: Do you know what these common phrases mean? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24142819.common-words-phrases-used-suffolk-mean/?ref=rss Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 d1d3a768828eb690ecb4e62f275f7be6 johnny.griffith@newsquest.co.uk | Johnny Amos King Charles diagnosed with cancer https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24099292.king-charles-treated-cancer-surgery/?ref=rss Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:03:00 +0000 eee924892f33c9a635fc92ac48435ecf emily.goodwin@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Goodwin All of Suffolk's unclaimed estates - could you inherit thousands? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24092539.suffolks-unclaimed-estates-treasury/?ref=rss Sat, 03 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000 3a4960f315926110aa207956b21cbaa8 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume A nostalgic look back at events across Suffolk in the 1980s https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24075042.nostalgic-look-back-suffolk-events-across-1980s/?ref=rss Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 564422f7413318e2cc207e7993e23e53 ben.robinson@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Robinson Do you remember when Lovejoy was filmed in Suffolk? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24053251.remember-watching-lovejoy-filmed-suffolk/?ref=rss Sat, 27 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000 9ad0b555036fe946d153a56583463a3e johnny.griffith@newsquest.co.uk | Johnny Amos King thanks 'selfless' volunteers during Christmas Day speech https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24011074.king-thanks-selfless-volunteers-christmas-speech/?ref=rss Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:10:00 +0000 bd8c84055f7900a456fc88bd4d2c850f johnny.griffith@newsquest.co.uk | Johnny Amos Christmas photo released of royal children ahead of them appearing at Sandringham https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/24011107.prince-william-princess-catherine-christmas-picture/?ref=rss Mon, 25 Dec 2023 09:58:41 +0000 0764ca837de3686ba98aff3134c421d9 johnny.griffith@newsquest.co.uk | Johnny Amos Look back at Christmas lights in Suffolk towns over the past 20 years https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23924900.11-photos-suffolk-christmas-lights-past-20-years/?ref=rss Sun, 19 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 56e03db9db1202218ee0e0d63ce03e0c paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Can you spot yourself in our Christmas Light Switch on photos? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23917519.christmas-light-switch-archive-photos/?ref=rss Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 fa87f81e4f73891b5ddd6d9bd9d22ba0 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Middy set to get new connection to Stowmarket Railway Station https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23909802.new-link-coming-middy-railway-stowmarket-station/?ref=rss Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000 d0fb9a5e612f4e0a876516fb8e1929ea paul.geater@newsquest.co.uk | Paul Geater Initiative launched 20 years ago sees hundreds of people 'adopt' railway stations https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23879811.greater-anglias-station-adoption-programme-marks-20-years/?ref=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:01:00 +0100 a2b673a84cb40898bea005544a189553 donna-louise.bishop@newsquest.co.uk | Donna-Louise Bishop 5 sorely missed pubs in Suffolk and what they look like now https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23853603.5-suffolk-pubs-past-bring-back/?ref=rss Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:38:00 +0100 dcb2c846f80dec8a84b9363fdded0d21 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Can you spot yourself in these old school photos? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23765149.can-spot-old-suffolk-school-photos/?ref=rss Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0100 f99f339523c6950195b291a894e50d7a paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume In pictures: Big Bus Show returns to Suffolk town https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23722391.view-photos-big-bus-show-stonham-barns-park/?ref=rss Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:34:00 +0100 dab78417ec40ce359e51783616bd8b74 paris.maben-hume@newsquest.co.uk | Paris Maben-Hume Can you spot yourself in these Suffolk school photos from 20 years ago? https://www.stowmarketmercury.co.uk/news/23711369.9-photos-new-pupils-schools-across-suffolk-2003/?ref=rss Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0100 ddd1fd6581b23c7329b0c81f71d7a26b ben.robinson@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Robinson