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Monday 11am - 3pm Tuesday 11am - 3pm Wednesday 11am - 3pm Thursday 11am - 3pm Friday 11am - 3pm Saturday 11am - 3pm Sunday 11am - 3pm

Woodbridge Riverside Trust

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Welcome to WRT- Woodbridge Riverside Trust and The Longshed page. The Longshed is the focal point of the Trust’s activities.

Woodbridge Riverside Trust is a charitable trust whose key objectives include facilitating the enjoyment of the waterfront by engaging the community in creative projects. Throughout the year we have an exciting programme of exhibitions and talks covering a broad range of subjects relating to the river designed to suit all ages and interests. In 2018 the Woodbridge Riverside trust took over the new

ly completed Longshed on the Waterfront from Woodbridge Town Council with a 35-year lease. Woodbridge Riverside Trust own the copyright to all the images on this page.

30/08/2026

Buskers Bank Holiday in Whisstock's Place
Many thanks to everyone who supported the Woodbridge Historic Riverside Group's "Buskers Bank Holiday" event in Whisstock's Place this afternoon. The weather was on our side, and the audience very appreciative.
We are very grateful to the performers, i.e.:
Sophie-May and Daisy, talented young performers from Aldeburgh Young Musicians, who entertained us with Harp, Flute, Keyboard and Voice:
The Deben Mud Larks, a trio who with two guitars and a repertoire of super three-voice harmonies, reminded us of the golden age of the Beatles, the Eagles, and even Billy J Kramer!
Sadly Matt Hawksley couldn't be with us (finger crossed for next year, Matt!), so the final set belonged to Betty Sparrow, a solo artist with a beautiful voice who accompanied herself on bass ukulele.
All of them gave their time freely to bring acoustic and low-amp music to our stunning riverside setting. We hope they will come again!
A special 'thank you' too to some behind the scenes supporters - Tristan(and extra helpers)from Woodyard Pizza, Emma from The Boathouse Restaurant, Lee from Deben Travel, Dan from Matheson Electrical and Pat from Woodbridge Riverside Trust.

Thanks again, Everyone!

25/08/2026

Saturday, 5th September, 3 p.m. in The Longshed's John Gibbins Gallery. Please join us for an intriguing talk by Pieter Shipster entitled 'Edward FitzGerald - Poet and Sailor', an insight into this extraordinary and eccentric former resident of Woodbridge.
Tickets £8 (to include tea and cake) are available from Eventbrite (no booking fee) or The Longshed Gift Shop .

17/08/2026

Saturday, 22nd August at 3 p.m. in the John Gibbins Gallery in The Longshed.

09/08/2026

August Bank Holiday Sunday
Do come and support the Woodbridge Historic Riverside Group's
"Buskers Bank Holiday" event!

02/08/2026

Saturday 22nd August 3 p.m. please join us in the John Gibbins Gallery in The Longshed for "Wyrt, Words and Wonder" a talk by Rachel Bescoby on Anglo-Saxon Healing Herbs.
Tickets £8 (to include tea and cake) available from Eventbrite (no booking fee) or from The Longshed Gift Shop.

01/08/2026

Good day everyone.
Lots of activity in Whisstock's Place today!
We just wanted to let you know that in The Longshed,
the Gallery will be closed to visitor from 3 p.m. today.
The ground floor will be open until 4 p.m.

30/07/2026

Hello All

This is just to let you know (and perhaps save you a journey) that all the tickets for the 'Edith Day' celebration in The Longshed Gallery this coming Saturday (August 1st) have been sold.

23/07/2026

Good Morning!

'A Message from Woodbridge Riverside Trust'

We would love your support for our planning application, reference number DC/26/1751/FUL.

What is our planning application about?

A modest widening of the permitted uses within the existing building, whilst retaining its underlying maritime focus.

Maritime related activities and boatbuilding will remain key, but the change will permit a wider range of activities in the Gallery and workshop areas for the benefit of the whole community.

Does it change anything for the Sutton Hoo Ship project? No.

The term and condition under which that project has space in The Longshed will remain the same regardless of the outcome of the planning application

If you want to know more, please read the planning application and you can decide whether or not to support it.

The Longshed is a community building and as such should serve as wide a range of community interest as practicable.

It can be done!

The application can be found on the Planning Portal or on East Suffolk Council's Planning and Building Control page on their website.

You can use either the reference number or the postcode IP12 !FP to locate the application.

15/07/2026

Saturday, 1st August at 3 p.m.
Come, enjoy a delicious cream tea, and immerse yourself in the life and times of Edith Pretty, the amazing woman who owned the Sutton Hoo estate when, in the late 1930s and just before WW2 broke out, a burial mound on the estate was excavated to reveal a trove of treasure and interest. The afternoon celebrates Edith herself, and will include an intriguing look at the fashions of the time, as well as the impact the 'find' had on our heritage.
Tickets, £10, are available from Eventbrite or The Longshed Gift Shop. Please secure your tickets in advance as number are strictly limited.

Address

Tide Mill Way
Woodbridge
IP121FP

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 3pm
Tuesday	11am - 3pm
Wednesday	11am - 3pm
Thursday	11am - 3pm
Friday	11am - 3pm
Saturday	11am - 3pm
Sunday	11am - 3pm

Website

http://www.woodbridgeriversidetrust.org/

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