Category Archives: Local history

On 6th May, remember – did your SCC member support the Lowestoft Record Office?

Posted on April 21, 2021 by G. A. Michael Sims

Today I received a letter from the Conservative Party urging me to use my postal vote to support their two candidates for the Lowestoft South Division of the Suffolk County Council on 6th May. The trouble is that the concept … Continue reading →

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The end of an era…

Posted on February 3, 2021 by G. A. Michael Sims

I have decided to step down as a trustee of the Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre, Lowestoft. With a family connection of active support going back to 1919 it’s a bit of a wrench but there comes a time when … Continue reading →

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Lowestoft Record Office

Posted on February 2, 2020 by G. A. Michael Sims

Now that the Lowestoft Record Office as we had come to know it has closed and the start of the transfer of the contents of the strong room to Ipswich is imminent, it makes one wonder how the decision makers … Continue reading →

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