Camille Berriman

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Camille Berriman

On Saturday evening, Banham Zoo held its latest after-hours Zoo Doo, welcoming more than 2,500 visitors. Last year’s evening events were a sell-out success, so this year I went along with my eight-year-old daughter Clara, her friend Quinn and mum, Serena, to see what all the fuss was about.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Camille Berriman

An Enigma machine and an SAS dagger were two of the highlights of an event to mark the 80th anniversary of a Bury St Edmunds-based military association on Sunday. A lunch at Risbygate Sports Club marked the milestone of the Bury branch of the Royal Artillery Association. The event, attended by 34 people, included a long-service presentation to the president, a meet and greet in the bar, an official welcome and a three-course meal, followed by a talk by historical speaker Paul Hunt.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Camille Berriman

Our photographer captured a real-life supermarket sweep at the then-new Bury St Edmunds Key Markets store, in Risbygate Street, on June 22, 1981. This archive picture shows Pauline Champion, of Thetford, and Stuart Bruce, of Stanton, who each won one minute in the town’s new superstore to pick up as many different items as possible, thanks to a St Edmundsbury Lions prize draw.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Camille Berriman

The ever-popular Forest Live concert series kicks off tonight at High Lodge, Santon Downham, near Thetford and Brandon. Rag’n’Bone Man is on stage this evening, followed by James tomorrow, The Script on Friday and Gary Barlow on Saturday. This year, there are some new rules about what you can and cannot take into the arena. And if you have never been to Forest Live, what can you expect? Read on for our round-up of essential information.

1 week ago | suffolknews.co.uk | Camille Berriman

Car parking charges have been introduced at three forest sites near Brandon and Thetford due to rising costs. Visitors using the Forestry England car parks at Santon Downham, Lynford Stag and Lynford Water now have to pay. A spokesman for Forestry England said: “We provide hundreds of car parks, maintain thousands of miles of trails, footpaths and bridges and look after benches, signs and information and a wide range of other facilities for visitors. “Rising costs are unsustainable.