There was an Assembly Hall at the back of the Three Tuns, which was used for concerts and films.
Cockfield Hall was used for picnics and there were no fences to restrict access.
Traditional board games were played in the pubs – chess, draughts, backgammon, dominoes.
Cock fighting, bull baiting, boxing was available for the lower classes; fox-hunting for the elite.
Punch & Judy shows.
Harold Smith, market gardener at Garden House in the High Street, continuing from his father, was a puppeteer and did magic shows.
Sheep dog trials and fetes were held at Rookery Park.
Pigeon Derby – Shops were closed for a half-day on Wednesdays and so businessmen could engage in various activities then as they worked on Saturdays. The Pigeon Derby HQ was at Leiston and it’s thought began there. Fred Warnes and Percy Horner both kept pigeons for racing.
The Mothers’ Union met in the Sunday School – at the old school on the A12.
