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Ivans father, John Jacobs, worked on the Sutton Hoo dig alongside Basil Brown in 1939. Ivan Jacobs died on July 3, aged 94, in Kesgrave, Suffolk.

Historian Charlie Haylock is about to give his 100th talk about his time working with the cast and crew of the Hollywood film. He speaks with…

Historian Charlie Haylock is about to give his 100th talk about his time working with the cast and crew of the Hollywood film. He speaks with…

Visitor numbers at Sutton Hoo have rocketed since the release of the Netflix film.

BBC News Published image captionThe National Trust team with actors Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes (centre) A film about an Anglo-Saxon burial ground has helped provide a post-lockdown boost in visitor numbers to the site, the National Trust said. The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, tells the story of the discoveries made at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1939. It was first screened on Netflix in January, when England was locked down. But since the attraction reopene...

The project, Beach of Dreams, has been organised by art and design company Kinetika. It involves a 500-mile walk from Lowestoft, along the Essex coast to Tilbury, where residents can book one mile to walk themselves and submit a picture taken on the walk to show off the beauty of the area. The firm’s artistic director, Ali Pretty, will be walking the entire journey herself. She has encouraged residents to sign up for a mile to leave their own stamp on the project. She said: “The U...

The project, Beach of Dreams, has been organised by art and design company Kinetika. It involves a 500-mile walk from Lowestoft, along the Essex coast to Tilbury, where residents can book one mile to walk themselves and submit a picture taken on the walk to show off the beauty of the area. The firm’s artistic director, Ali Pretty, will be walking the entire journey herself. She has encouraged residents to sign up for a mile to leave their own stamp on the project. She said: “The U...

The project, Beach of Dreams, has been organised by art and design company Kinetika. It involves a 500-mile walk from Lowestoft, along the Essex coast to Tilbury, where residents can book one mile to walk themselves and submit a picture taken on the walk to show off the beauty of the area. The firm’s artistic director, Ali Pretty, will be walking the entire journey herself. She has encouraged residents to sign up for a mile to leave their own stamp on the project. She said: “The U...

The project, Beach of Dreams, has been organised by art and design company Kinetika. It involves a 500-mile walk from Lowestoft, along the Essex coast to Tilbury, where residents can book one mile to walk themselves and submit a picture taken on the walk to show off the beauty of the area. The firm’s artistic director, Ali Pretty, will be walking the entire journey herself. She has encouraged residents to sign up for a mile to leave their own stamp on the project. She said: “The U...

The project, Beach of Dreams, has been organised by art and design company Kinetika. It involves a 500-mile walk from Lowestoft, along the Essex coast to Tilbury, where residents can book one mile to walk themselves and submit a picture taken on the walk to show off the beauty of the area. The firm’s artistic director, Ali Pretty, will be walking the entire journey herself. She has encouraged residents to sign up for a mile to leave their own stamp on the project. She said: “The U...