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Some of the crowds at the First Light Festival in Lowestoft in After a major seaside festival attracted more than 40, visitors for "a truly unique, hour long multi-arts festival" in , the event was cancelled last year and this year amid the continuing coronavirus crisis.

The Marina Theatre in Lowestoft. Lowestoft has three theatres - The Marina Theatre close to the town centre, the Seagull Theatre in Pakefield and the Players Theatre in Lowestoft - which feature live bands, comedians, shows, performances, films and special screenings throughout the year.

Composer Benjamin Britten - Credit: Archant archives. The Darkness performing at Festival Too. Sir Samuel Morton Peto - who was influential in developing the town's railway links and harbour - hails from Lowestoft while Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, lived at Oulton Broad, and tested craft in Somerleyton.

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Johnny Griffith. Jasper King. Lifeboat launched to help Dutch yacht off coast. Reece Hanson. However, mapping agency Ordnance Survey said Ness Point remained the most easterly point. Former fisherman Alan Woodgate, from the village, is among those who have noticed the build-up of a sand spit over the years. Ness Point is believed to have been named as Britain's most easterly point in the early s, but some Kessingland villagers think new geographical surveys are required.

Rob Reid, who runs on Kessingland beach, said: "If I do this recording on my running watch, if I later look at a map it will show me out to sea, so the map line that is official is out of date. Ness Point is marked with a plaque and markers showing distances to other places.

A spokeswoman for Ordnance Survey said it was understood no new surveys were being planned. She said tide changes meant this would not always be possible on the sand bars off Kessingland. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews bbc.

Coastal area fails to make City of Culture list. UK's most easterly point to get revamp. Kessingland Parish Council. Lowestoft Town Council: The Ness. The plaque at Lowestoft's Ness Point marks its official title.