The following
activities are run regularly at Beccles library:
| Day |
Time |
Activity |
| Mondays |
10.00am - 12.00pm |
Scrabble Club |
| Wednesdays |
9:45am-11:15am |
Grandparents Play and Talk |
| Thursdays |
9.45am - 11.15am |
Family Playtime: from birth to four years old |
| Thursdays |
2.00pm - 3.00pm |
Top Time - group for older people |
| Fridays |
11.00am - 12.00pm |
Baby Bounce and Tot Rock: from birth to three years old.
Find out more about about Bookstart here |
| Sundays |
10.30am - 12.00pm |
Fun Time Craft Activities: for children of all
ages |
Beccles library in the News
Beccles library officer helps thwart internet scam. Full
article in the Beccles & Bungay Journal.
New Group Creative Writing Group
Second Friday of every month 3.00pm -
4.00pm
Our brand new creative writing group is led by local writer
Stu Phillips.
Sit in, listen in or join in for inspiration and mutual
support.
Contact Stu Phillips or on 01508 518362 for more information or
ask a member of staff.
Live Lounge @ Beccles Library
Usually the final Monday of each month between 7.00pm -
9.00pm
Beccles Library hosts a monthly Live Lounge. If you
are aged between 13 and 16 and have an interest in music or
performing and would like the chance to play music, sing, read
poetry, perform a drama piece, do some MC-ing or anything.
Come along to our next Live Lounge session at Beccles Library in an
informal and social setting.
There will be an opportunity to give and receive constructive
feedback at the end of the evening.
Monday Morning Scrabble Club
Weekly Every Monday 10.00am –
12.00pm
All abilities very welcome. No need to book just come
along!
The Poetry Group
The last friday of every month, between 3.00pm -
4.00pm.
I've been asked to form a little group
Of people who, like me,
Would like to meet to read and discuss
Our favourite poetry.
Some people may like to write their own
And like to read us some
Others just want to listen and hear
What other poets have done.
But please feel free to come along
And join us for a while,
We'll talk and listen and maybe learn
About poetry, rhyme and style.
Pat Newman (B.A. (Hons))
Please contact
Beccles library for more details
Top Time: Open House at Beccles Library
Open House is a group for older people with different weekly
themes, everyone welcome, with tea and biscuits provided on
Thursdays 2.00pm - 3.00pm. No booking required, just come
along on the day and join us.
Computer Lessons
Absolute Beginners Computer Course
This course is for total beginners. You will be taught how to
switch on a computer, use a mouse and keyboard. You will
be shown how to word process and how to save the results into a
file.
The course runs every Tuesday from 9.00am - 10.30am for 3
weeks.
Internet and Email Workshop
This one hour workshop
- What is a home page?
- What is a link page?
- How do I add a web page to my favourites?
- How do I delete and email?
- How do I create an address book?
The workshop runs alternate Thursdays 11:45am - 12:45pm
Email and Internet Course
You can set up an email address and learn now to surf the
internet
Email
- Set up an email account;
- Write and send an email;
- Reply to an email;
- Open up an attachment;
- Send an email with an attachment;
- How to delete an email;
- Create an address book;
- Create folders.
Internet
- How to book a computer in the library;
- Suffolk Libraries Direct;
- How to search using web addresses and keywords.
The course runs every Tuesday from 11:00am - 12:30pm for four
weeks.
Family History on the internet
Open House - Beccles Library
Do you want help in researching your family tree online?
We are offering taster sessions to help you get started.
The courses run on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2:00pm
- 2:30pm and 2:30pm - 3:00pm.
As well as alternate Thursdays from 11:45am - 12:45pm
Children's Activities
Grandparents Play and Talk
Every Wednesday 9.45am-11.15am
Welcome all Grandparents. Do you look after your
Grandchildren? Are your Grandchildren 0-5 years? If so please
come along to our free play and talk.
A time for Grandchildren to enjoy fun activities and for
Grandparents to share ideas and thoughts with other Grandparents in
a warm friendly environment.
Supported by your local Library and Butterflies Children’s
Centre. For more information please contact Butterflies
Children’s Centre – 01502 718750
Baby Bounce and Tot Rock: from birth
to three years old.
Every Friday 11.00am - 12.00pm
Family Playtime: from birth to four years
old.
Every Thursday 9.45am - 11.15am
Fun Time Craft Activities: for children of all
ages.
Every Sunday 10.30am - 12.00pm
Past Activities at Beccles Library
Health Promotion at Beccles library
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In September Beccles library monthly health promotion day in
partnership with
Great Yarmouth & Waveney PCT covered Physical Activity. Many
people browsed, took leaflets and skipping ropes.
“I have got information that I would not have been able to find
elsewhere and it was also useful to be able to discuss things
with a professional”
“This is a really good idea. Fantastic”
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Band Performance
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Local folk / rock duo ‘Sanguine Sea’ played live outside the
library on the afternoon of Saturday 21st – the first band to do
so. |
The band have been described as “Scott Walker meets Crowded House
in an Irish bar” and were formed this year and play 100% original
material; and played songs from their debut 6 track CD (which is
being sold at the library) as well showcasing brand new tunes. All
songs are written by Alan A Redmond, originally from Dublin, with
melodic fiddle improvisations from local multi-instrumentalist;
Rowen Elliott. The bands mission is to touch upon all levels of
human emotion – “from the darkest downs to the highest highs, and
everything in between”
An appreciative crowd gathered and by the end of their set; the
act were stopped for CD’s and by keen listeners wanting to know
further information. One regular to the library said “it’s nice to
sit here drinking a coffee, reading a Saturday paper with the
soothing sound of the music wafting in from outside”
For anyone who missed the performance; you can find out more
information visit
Sanguine Sea's
MySpace or pop into the library where their debut CD is
being sold at a special promotional price of £2 each.
Talk by Poet Paul Birthill
On Tuesday 18 May Beccles Library had Paul Birtill, poet,
playwright and entertainer extraordinaire, reading his poems. The
event was a real success and saw 51 people turn up to listen to
Paul speak about his work.
Have a Go at Rowing
In April Beccles Rowing Club came to Beccles library and brought a
rowing machine for people to have a go on and see if rowing was the
sport for them.
Health and Well-being Fortnight
5 - 16 October
On 5 October the Health & Well being fortnight
was launched with the help of Councillor Terry Clements
(assistant to Portfolio Holder for Sport, Culture, Diversity,
Health and Wellbeing).
Councillor Terry Clements (assistant to Portfolio
Holder for Sport, Culture, Diversity, Health and Wellbeing) went on
the morning walk and then took part in the bellydancing workshop
with Lowestoft Bellydancing group, Mirage.
Beccles Library users and staff have fun as
well as exercise mixing themselves nutritious smoothies on the
smoothie bike.
Beccles library opening
hours