Since being closed in July 2023, Boxted Bridge finally reopened to pedestrians and cyclists on 28 January. Once flooding had subsided in early March, the booms beneath the bridge were finally removed to reinstate through passage for paddlers. Boxted Bridge is a 127-year-old Victorian structure and there is an appeal to raise funds to have …
Five members of the Trust had the honour to meet the King recently, when His Majesty and the Queen made a flying visit to Dedham. The King had expressed a wish to meet local volunteer “heroes”, involved in environmental projects in the region. In recognition of RST’s achievements and ongoing work, we were honoured to …
River campaigners say the river Stour has become so choked with excess reed and tree growth that in places it represents a danger to canoeists and other river users. The River Stour Trust and Sudbury Canoe Club are launching a new joint campaign to restore the waterway. The image shows Sudbury Canoe Club Chair, Nikki …
Thursday 24 April 2025 Long ago an Anglo-Saxon noble was buried within a 90 foot longship in a mound at Sutton Hoo, just across the river from Woodbridge. He was almost certainly King Raedwald, who died in 624. The ship was not discovered until 1939 – by then all that remained was its imprint in …
Thursday 20th March at The Granary The talk will be given by Steve Butler (Sudbury Skipper and IWM Duxford tour guide), and shares his knowledge of the Lancaster bombing raids over Germany in WWII (this is a re-run of the talk given in October 2024). This is an invitation to to all Trust members and …