Events

Suffolk Heraldry Society 2024 -2025 In Person Meetings will take place at:

The Quaker Meeting House,
St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1SJ

The Quaker Meeting House is next door to The Library, entrance from St John’s Street. Walking it is 1 minute from the Bus Station, 2 minutes from St Andrew’s Street Car Park and 7 minutes from the Railway Station.

PLEASE WALK IN TO ANY MEETING - YOU WILL BE MOST WELCOME

Dates for your diary:

Via Zoom Thursday 8th February 7pm
The History of the Heraldry of Audley End
Speaker David Broomfield

Via Zoom Thursday 14th March 6.45pm
Chinese Armorial Porcelain
Speaker John Titterton

St Georges day Lunch Thursday 25th April
at the Bury St Edmunds and Farmers Club
both Members and Friends welcome email suffolkheraldrysociety@gmail.com for menu and booking

In person meeting Thursday 9th May 2.30pm
Members to bring in heraldic items for general discussion

St Andrew's Church Wingfield IP21 5RA Saturday 8th June at 7pm
The Heraldry of the Wingfields and De La Poles
A Talk by Bob Elliott
Parking at Wingfield Barns car park                                             

In person meeting Thursday 13th June at 2.30pm
The Lindsay Civil War Coin Hoard - Edward V1 to Charles 1 
A Talk by Alex McWhirter -Heritage Officer at Moyse's Hall Museum                                                     

Summer Visit  Thursday 11th July 
Meet at 10.30am in St Mary's Church, Dennington IP13 8AA. Parking IP13 8DD Lunch then Meet at 2pm in St Michael's Church, Framlingham IP13 9BH for talk by Church Historian Sandra Whalley-Maude.            

In person meeting Saturday 7th September at 2.30pm
A Community of Antiquaries in 17th century Suffolk - Compiling Armories
A Talk by John Pelling

In person meeting Thursday October 17th at12.30pm
Annual General Meeting
This is then followed by:-

In person meeting Thursday October 17th at 2.30pm
Honour in the eyes of others?:'Pseudo' Heraldic Motifs in medieval personal seals and church graffiti
Presented by Vicky Fletcher 

Via Zoom Thursday 14th November at 7.30pm
How not to design Civic Heraldry
Presented by Dr Andrew Gray

2025

Via Zoom Thursday 16th January at 7.30pm
The Audley Beast
Presented by David Phillips

Via Zoom Thursday 20th February at 7.30pm
TBC

Via Zoom Thursday 20th March at 7.30pm
An introduction to Heraldry
Presented by Chris Broom

In person Wednesday 23rd April
St Georges Day Lunch
at the Bury St Edmunds and Farmers Club

In person meeting Saturday 17th May at 2.30pm
The Heraldry of the Wingfield's and the De La Pole's
Presented by Robert Elliott