Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum will be holding a special event, ‘Planes, Flames and Automobiles’.

Come for a great day out! Watch and listen to the roar of Mabel the Merlin engine that once powered the fighters that flew during WW2. Enjoy the songs of those war time years, performed by the Three Chordettes. See the classic and military vehicles, plus stalls, food and drink, dancing. Explore the Museum including its bunker and Anderson Shelter. There’s also some games for children, and older children, and other novel attractions. There will be a Grand Raffle, with a top prize of £100 and other fascinating prizes.

Entry to the Event and Museum is FREE – but the Museum say, “We hope you will give generously to help us maintain and improve our (recently repainted) Museum.”

When: Sunday 8^th September. Opens at 11am: closes at 4:30pm.
Where: Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum, located behind Parkers Place, off Eagle Way, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk IP5 3UZ
For more information visit mhas.org.uk.

Suffolk Family History Society, Ipswich Group presents:

Neil Dickinson presents: Arsenic’s Toxic Legacy: People, Places, Pasts and Peppermint

In the 19th and 20th centuries, arsenic and its compounds appeared to offer marvellous solutions particularly in medicine, fashion, design and pest control so long as a blind eye was turned to the problem of its dreadful toxicity.

The talk mentions a few deliberate poisonings and the once major uses of arsenic with its supply from England in vast quantities across the world.

When: Wednesday 4^th September at 7:30 pm. The evening will finish between 9:30 and 10:00 pm.
Cost: £2 for Society members, £3 for non-members. Pay on the door on arrival; no need to book.
Where: The Main Hall, The Salvation Army Citadel, 558, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4PH

For more information about this talk and the Suffolk Family History Society visit suffolkfhs.org.uk or e-mail [email protected].