The official opening of The John Blatchly Local Studies Library was held on the evening of 27th July. Mr Blatchly’s relatives were in attendance together with local dignitaries. Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, patron of Suffolk Archives Foundation gave a talk on Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and his disciple Thomas Cromwell. A symbolic cheque was presented to Suffolk Archives for moneys raised by Friends of Suffolk Archives and Suffolk Archives Foundation for the Library.
John Blatchly obituary [Guardian]
