25 Sep 2026
Roy of the Rovers: 50 Years Ago Today
On 25 September 1976, Roy of the Rovers finally got a comic of his own. Fifty years later, I went back to issue one to see what readers got for their 7p.
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25 Sep 2026
Rail Freight Rocks 2026
Back at The Water Rats for Rail Freight Rocks 2026: three sets, three drummers, one cowbell, a brief spell as DJ and another battle with the railway home.
20 Sep 2026
John Barrowman – My Life in Musicals
John Barrowman brings My Life in Musicals to The Apex in Bury St Edmunds for an outrageously camp, moving and surprisingly brilliant evening.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
14 Sep 2026
Holmhill Farm
J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.
25 Jul 2025
Picture Quizzes
Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.
6 Sep 2026
Come Up Screaming
Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.
14 Sep 2026
Holmhill Farm
J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.
1 Feb 2026
Favourite 90’s
Vinyl Club reviews favourite 1990s albums from Beastie Boys, Nirvana, James and Pulp—followed by strong opinions and the inevitable Facebook poll fallout.
6 May 2025
IT – The Remake
A balanced review of the 2017 adaptation of IT, comparing its casting, atmosphere and scares with the 1990 television version and Stephen King’s novel.
3 Nov 2025
The Enemy
Going in almost completely blind produces one of the year’s most enjoyable surprises with The Enemy in Camden.
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The Best of the Musicals
19 September 2026
90s Dance Party
20 September 2026
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Sensational 60s · 28 December 2023
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Gigs
Fri 16 Oct
Jimmy Nail
Location: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Fri 23 Oct
Cast
Location: Electric Ballroom, London
Sat 24 Oct
Transvision Vamp
Location: Epic Studios, Norwich
Wed 4 Nov
The Proclaimers
Location: The Regent, Ipswich
Sat 7 Nov
Paul Heaton
Location: The O2, London
Quizzes
Fri 2 Oct
Felixstowe Lifeboat
Location: Labour Club
Wed 7 Oct
The Grosvenor Quiz
Location: The Grosvenor
Sat 17 Oct
St Elizabeth's Hospice
Location: Conservative Club
Thu 29 Oct
RSPCA
Location: Ipswich Town Football Club
Fri 30 Oct
British Divers Marine Life
Location: Labour Club
Radio
Sat 26 Sep
The Menopause and ADHD
The Saturday Show
Sun 27 Sep
The Songs That Made The Beatles
Verso's Sunday Roast
Sat 3 Oct
The Saturday Show
The Saturday Show
Sun 4 Oct
The Songs that Made Amy Winehouse
Verso's Sunday Roast
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Fundraising
Fundraising Tracker
Money Raised in 2026
Supporting multiple charities through quizzes, events and community fundraising.
Total Raised£9,056
Campaigns£4,2152 recorded
Charity Quizzes£4,8416 quizzes
Target£15,00060% complete
£9,056 raised£5,944 to reach this year's goal
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12" · 1986
Build
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
Christmas Box
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
Happy Hour
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
Sheep
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
12" · 1986
There is Always Something There to Remind Me
The Housemartins
Go! Discs
LP x 2 · 1980
Fleetwood Mac Live
Fleetwood Mac
Warner Bros. Records
LP x 2 · 2026
Live!
Pulp
Rough Trade
LP x 2 · 2026
Jenius
Paul Heaton
EMI
LP x 2 · 2026
Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition)
Fleetwood Mac
Warner Records
LP · 1967
New Masters
Cat Stevens
Deram
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