Blythburgh Focus - the community newsletter
The first issue of Blythburgh Parish News was published by the Parish Council in December 1998. The launch was made possible with grants from Suffolk ACRE and the Millennium Fund. The newsletter has since chronicled both the official and unofficial life of the parish. It took its present form, edited by David Tytler, with issue no. 14 in October 2003. The newsletter went online with issue no. 34, for May/June 2007. With issue no. 62 for January/February 2012 the name changed to Blythburgh Focus, to end a long-standing confusion with Holy Trinity Church's own publication. The print version of this issue was numbered 62 and the electronic version no. 1 to start a new series. There are normally six issues a year, coming soon after each Parish Council meeting. Sadly, David Tytler died in March 2019 while on hliday in France, soon after completing Issue no. 44. Focus is now edited by Malcolm Doney and Chiara Saunders.
The Blythburgh Focus is funded privately and is not controlled or supported financially by the Parish Council. Currently it benefits from a guarantee from the Blythburgh Latitude Trust. Any comments about the Focus, contributions, adverts or events should be sent to the editors at malcolmdoney@me.com or chiarasaunders@mac.com .
Suffolk County Record Office in Ipswich has a complete set of the newsletters from 1998.
Click on the links below to read the News.
During the coronavirus outbreak, Focus 50, 51, 52 and 55 were circulated electronically and no copies were printed.
Blythburgh Focus
74 April May 2024
73 February March 2024
72 December 2023 January 2024
71 Oct/Nov 2023
70 Aug Sep 2023
69 June July 2023
68 April May 2023
67 February March 2023
66 December 2022 January 2023
65 Oct Nov 2022
64 Aug Sept 2022
63 June July 2022
62 April May 2022
61 February March 2022
60 Dec 2021 Jan 2022
59 Oct Nov 2021
58 Aug Sep 2021
57 June July 2021
56 April May 2021
55 February March 2021
54 December 2020 January 2021
53 Oct Nov 2020
52 Aug Sept 2020
51 June July 2020
50 April May 2020
49 February March 2020
48 December January 2019/20
47 October November 2019
46 Aug Sept 2019
45 June july 2019
44 March April 2019
43 January February 2019
42 November December 2018
41 September October 2018
40 July August 2018
39 May June 2018
38 March April 2018
37 January February 2018
36 November December 2017
35 September October 2017
34 July Aug 2017
33 May June 2107
32 March April 2017
31 January February 2017
30 November December 2016
29 September October 2016
28 August Septmber 2016
27 May June 2016
26 March April 2016
25 Jan Feb 2016
24 Nov Dec 2015
23 Sep Oct 2015
22 July Aug 2015
21 May June 2015
20 March April 2015
19 Jan Feb 2015
18 Nov Dec 2014
17 Sep Oct 2014 (numbered 16 in error)
16 July Aug 2014
15 May June 2014
14 March April 2014
13 Jan Feb 2014
12 Nov Dec 2013
11 Sep Oct 2013
10 Jul Aug 2013
9 May Jun 2013
8 Mar Apr 2013
7 Jan Feb 2013
6 Nov Dec 2012
5 Sep Oct 2012
4 July Aug 2012
3 May June 2012
2 Mar Apr 2012
1 Jan Feb 2012
Blythburgh Parish News
61 Nov Dec 2011
60 Sep Oct 2011
59 Jul Aug 2011
58 May Jun 2011
57 Mar Apr 2011
56 Jan Feb 2011
55 Nov Dec 2010
54 Sep Oct 2010
53 Jul Aug 2010
52 May Jun 2010
51 Mar Apr 2010
50 Jan Feb 2010
49 Nov Dec 2009
48 Sep Oct 2009
47 Jul Aug 2009
46 Jun Jul 2009
45 Apr May 2009
44 Feb Mar 2009
43 Dec 2008 Jan 2009
42 Oct Nov 2008
41 Aug Sep 2008
40 Jun Jul 2008
39 Apr May 2008
38 Feb Mar 2008
37 Dec 2007 Jan 2008
36 Oct Nov 2007
35 Aug Sep 2007
34 May Jun 2007