The Lucy Robertson Walker Make a Difference Award
Which business or individual do you think has made a difference in Bungay? Who do you think has met at least one of the following criteria: Contributed to the ‘feelgood’…
Bungay Shops
Everyone who visits Bungay is impressed by the large number and wide variety of independent shops we have here. The economic downturn that followed the Covid pandemic saw high streets…
Ley Lines in Bungay
Local dowser, Mike Testro, is something of an authority on ley lines and he tells us that there is an important ley line running through Bungay. We asked him more:…
Working People of Bungay Art Project
As lockdown prevented local artist Gilly Marklew from holding her usual art classes she decided to take the opportunity to embark on a long-term art project – to work on…
Brewing for Bungay
Who would have thought that starting a new business in the middle of a lockdown would be a good idea? But that’s exactly what Paul Holland and Philip Gilham, of…
Weird and Wonderful Bungay
You will see references to the famous Black Dog of Bungay everywhere in Bungay but there is much more weirdness to our town than that. We have ghosts. All sorts…
Token Coinage
The statue of Justice on the Butter Cross is our town’s finest work of art. It was erected in 1753, and considered a very expensive and prestigious image for the…
Eliza Dreyer Almshouses
In her novels, the heroines created by Georgian novelist, Eliza Bonhote, marry wealthy and handsome suitors, and then use their good fortune to provide charity for the poor. The poor…
Wildman at the Castle
Our ancient Norman Castle is attracting renewed interest, now that the King’s Head site has been purchased by the Castle Trust to provide access to the Castle keep from the…
Nature Walks
During the summer term at my prep school, St. Mary’s, in Earsham Street, we regularly marched in a straggly crocodile down to Outney Common for a Nature Walk. Our botany…
