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Cover of Mother Missing by Ruth Dugdall

29 Sep 2026

Mother Missing

Ruth Dugdall returns to Cate Austin after an eleven-year gap with Mother Missing, a dark Suffolk psychological thriller involving three women, a disappearance and some very familiar territory.

Cover of Roy of the Rovers issue 1, 25 September 1976

25 Sep 2026

Roy of the Rovers: 50 Years Ago Today

On 25 September 1976, Roy of the Rovers finally got a comic of his own. Fifty years later, I went back to issue one to see what readers got for their 7p.

Rail Freight Rocks 2026 band performing live at The Water Rats in London

25 Sep 2026

Rail Freight Rocks 2026

Back at The Water Rats for Rail Freight Rocks 2026: three sets, three drummers, one cowbell, a brief spell as DJ and another battle with the railway home.

Free printable picture quiz rounds

25 Jul 2025

Picture Quizzes

Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.

Come Up Screaming by Steffan Piper

6 Sep 2026

Come Up Screaming

Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.

14 Sep 2026

Holmhill Farm

J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.

Free printable picture quiz rounds

25 Jul 2025

Picture Quizzes

Download free printable picture quiz rounds featuring celebrities, logos, landmarks and themed image sheets for pub, charity or table quizzes.

Come Up Screaming by Steffan Piper

6 Sep 2026

Come Up Screaming

Steffan Piper’s Come Up Screaming is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Felixstowe. For me, though, it was considerably more dangerous: I know the streets, the house and some of the people behind the fiction.

14 Sep 2026

Holmhill Farm

J.D. Missen’s Holmhill Farm brings crime, the 1953 flood and a completely fictional Versey ancestor together in a mystery rooted firmly in Felixstowe.

Ten overrated solo artists – a personal music list

6 May 2025

Overrated Solo Acts

Ten hugely successful solo artists who may receive more praise than their music deserves—a deliberately opinionated list designed to provoke debate.

I Should Be So Lucky live stage review

17 Mar 2024

I Should Be So Lucky

A nostalgic night in Southend with I Should Be So Lucky, the musical built around the songs of Stock Aitken Waterman.

Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers, released in May 1996

21 May 2026

Everything Must Go

Released in May 1996, Everything Must Go found Manic Street Preachers sounding bigger, sadder and more human than almost everything around it.

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Upcoming Events

The next gigs, quizzes and radio shows in the Verso diary.

Gigs

Fri 16 Oct

Jimmy Nail

Location: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds

Fri 23 Oct

Cast

Location: Electric Ballroom, London

Sat 24 Oct

Transvision Vamp

Location: Epic Studios, Norwich

Wed 4 Nov

The Proclaimers

Location: The Regent, Ipswich

Sat 7 Nov

Paul Heaton

Location: The O2, London

Quizzes

Wed 7 Oct

The Grosvenor Quiz

Location: The Grosvenor

Thu 29 Oct

RSPCA

Location: Ipswich Town Football Club

Fri 30 Oct

British Divers Marine Life

Location: Labour Club

Wed 11 Nov

The Grosvenor Quiz

Location: The Grosvenor

Thu 19 Nov

NCI Felixstowe (Coastwatch)

Location: Labour Club

Radio

Sat 3 Oct

Rivals - The 80's Special

The Saturday Show

Sun 4 Oct

The Songs that Made Amy Winehouse

Verso's Sunday Roast

Sat 10 Oct

The Saturday Show

The Saturday Show

Sun 11 Oct

Verso's Sunday Roast

Verso's Sunday Roast

COMMUNITY

Fundraising

Fundraising Tracker

Money Raised in 2026

Supporting multiple charities through quizzes, events and community fundraising.

Total Raised£9,056
Campaigns£4,2152 recorded
Charity Quizzes£4,8416 quizzes
Target£15,00060% complete
60%
£9,056 raised£5,944 to reach this year's goal

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29 OCT 2026

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Felixstowe & Walton

19 June 2026 · Dellwood Avenue

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COLLECTION

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LP · 2003

Bad Moon Rising - The Collection

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Fantasy

LP x 2 · 2004

American Idiot

Green Day

Reprise Records

LP · 1995

The Sound of McAlmont & Butler

McAlmont & Butler

Demon

12" · 1985

Flag Day

The Housemartins

Go! Discs

LP · 2022

Wet Leg

Wet Leg

Domino

12" · 1986

Build

The Housemartins

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12" · 1986

Christmas Box

The Housemartins

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12" · 1986

Happy Hour

The Housemartins

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12" · 1986

Sheep

The Housemartins

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12" · 1986

There is Always Something There to Remind Me

The Housemartins

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