2pm   The Silk Family: an illustrated talk by Liz Trenow (née Walters) about her family’s 300-year history of silk weaving and its role in her novels.

3pm   A chance to view the exhibition Silk, exploring the local and national story of silk production from the eighteenth century to the present. Tea will be available.

4pm  Silk: from China to Sudbury: a talk by Richard Humphries MBE FRSA, silk weaver and textile scholar.