It’s Bank Holiday time again, and Bungay is ready and waiting.

Suffolk Bank Holidays are always a great opportunity to get out and have a proper visit to places you may not have the time for in the week.

If your’e looking for a good old day out or a long weekend in the countryside Bungay is the place for it.

Bungay has a great choice of places to quench your thirst and restaurants to tide over that hunger.

Bungay is close to many fabulous beaches on the Suffolk coast. Bank Holidays always bring people out onto the sand, even if it’s cloudy!

Grab your flip flops and ice lollies and take a trip down to the beach this bank holiday monday.

Another idea is traipsing around rammed shopping centres for Suffolk bank holiday sale items on the floor, or if you like a trip out on the open water, cruising in the fresh air of the Suffolk broads near Bungay. A difficult decision maybe, but if the latter, Bungay is the option to go for.

Over the coming summer there is loads going on in and around Bungay. This Bank Holiday check out what’s happening on Love Bungay for ideas on what to do and where to go.

Come and Visit Bungay in Suffolk

One of East Anglia’s most perfect market towns, Bungay is filled with exciting history, and surrounded by ancient legends. There are also some amazing boutique shops, plus enough award-winning pubs and restaurants to make you want to stay forever.

To help you get the most out of your visit to this charming corner of East Anglia, we’ve put together a handy print-out-and-keep guide to Bungay, featuring details on the town’s history and top tips for visitors.

And if on your travels you discover an aspect of Bungay that we’ve missed, let us know and we’ll make sure it’s in the next edition of the guide!

Mystery surrounds one of East Anglia’s wackiest landmarks this week after five ornamental chickens appeared on the famous Chicken Roundabout, only to disappear again just as mysteriously.

Chicken Roundabout, on the A143 between Beccles and Bungay, got its name from the huge colony of feral chickens that used to inhabit it. The chickens were relocated by the council after the population exploded, and after unwanted pets began to be abandoned on the roundabout.

But the roundabout made the news last week after five ornamental hens appeared, to the surprise and confusion of local residents. Jenny Cook, who used to care for the feral chicken colony along with fellow resident Gordon Knowles, told the BBC: “All five were ornamental chickens and couldn’t get off the ground and the roundabout has no trees with low branches for them to escape from predators.”

But just as suddenly as the hens arrived on the roundabout, they disappeared. Jenny Cook offered only this cryptic clue as to where they ended up: “Someone rescued them and re-homed them and they have been taken to a safe home.”

Do you know anything about these mysterious ornamental hens? If you do, we’d love to hear from you in our comments section below.

Bungay-based St Peter’s Brewery has made a surprising move and added a new handcrafted lager to its more traditional range of real ales, stouts and porters.

As part of the brewery’s efforts to expand its business into the global market, it has created St Peter’s English Lager, a premium alternative to the mass-produced lagers that currently dominate the bar.

St Peter’s is hoping to capitalise on its recent success at the EDP Business awards, where it won the coveted International Enterprise award for its bold new international strategy.

The brewery has increased its production capacity by over 60% in the last year and a half, and the new lager is just the first of three new beers to be unveiled in 2013. Watch this space for more news on this uniquely Bungay brand!

We all love a good jumble sale, with stalls overflowing with collectibles, crafts and other treasures. Bungay’s Fisher Theatre has announced a sale to be held on Saturday 2 March, kicking off at 10:00am.

With over 20 stalls selling everything from arts and crafts to local foods and produce, this sale is a great way to connect with the local community and see what makes Bungay tick.

With refreshments available, including light lunches and coffee, this is a great day out for all ages. After the sale, why not explore the rest of the town, and enjoy the unique delights of Suffolk?

For more information and to book tickets, visit the Fisher Theatre Website and plan your day out in Bungay today!

Bungay’s Fisher Theatre has announced a jam-packed evening programme to raise money for the NSPCC, featuring superstar author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières as well as music from Lowestoft’s soprano group Treble Clef.

Taking place on Tuesday 5th March at 19:30, and costing £12.50 per ticket, the evening is the latest in a long line of events staged by the Fisher Theatre to benefit your favourite charities and raise money through music, speech and art.

The evening is a light hearted mixture of stories, music, poetry and jokes, and offers something for all the family. With all proceeds going to help at risk children, this is a great night to show your support for the charity, and for the Fisher Theatre itself.

Tickets can be booked online at the Fisher Theatre Website, so make sure you book early to avoid missing out!