About Us

Framlingham Arts is a newly formed charity.

We aim to improve life in Framlingham through arts and culture, including new opportunities to support the education of our children and young people, and to enrich the lives of adults of all ages.

We hope to secure and improve Framlingham’s Old Theatre and No.10 Church Street for the long-term benefit of the community; the artistic life of these buildings has huge potential to contribute to the development of our town’s heritage, improving Framlingham as a place to live and visit.

We need your help to achieve this.

We hope first to secure and improve Framlingham’s Old Theatre for the long-term benefit of the community, and later to expand to include No.10 Church Street.

The artistic life of these buildings has huge potential to contribute to the development of Framlingham’s heritage, improving our town as a place to live and visit.

Who we are

The charity is led by a group of trustees who all live in or near Framlingham. As a group we have a broad range of experience in education, the arts, law, design and redevelopment :

  • Genevieve Christie: Founding director of Flipside and founder/CEO of First Light Festival in Lowestoft

  • Chris East: Charity communications and fundraising specialist and director of the Whitecross Street Party in Islington

  • Adrian Evans: Director at Panos Pictures and organiser of the PhotoEast Festival

  • Tim FitzHigham: Comedian, explorer, presenter, and author, Creative Director at Kings Lynn Theatre and Framlingham Town Councillor

  • Mark Hoare: Architect at Hoare Ridge & Morris, pioneer in the redevelopment of 10 Church Street so far

  • Giles Richardson: Barrister and King’s Counsel at Serle Court, London

  • Ted Ridge: Architect at Hoare Ridge & Morris , pioneer in the redevelopment of 10 Church Street so far

  • Nikki Sholl: Head of Art at Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham