From Erica Mayhew, Bury St. Edmunds, England:

Some readers may be interested in the celebrations we had here in May on the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown colony in Virginia. One of the founding fathers, Bartholomew Gosnauld, came from these parts. He is not so well known as some of the other founding fathers because he died soon after reaching Jamestown, but I believe he was the captain of the ship.
We had a service in our cathedral, and an air show, and U.S. air force servicemen attended from nearby Mildenhall. They were very honored and pleased to be invited. They had not realized the ties between Jamestown and Suffolk. Some people dressed up in World War II uniforms, as many Americans were based here during the war. One of them, John Appleby, wrote a book, Suffolk Summer, and donated a rose garden in our abbey gardens from the proceeds.
In Ottley Church we had a flower festival on a maritime theme. There is a memorial to the Gosnauld family in the church. There are still quite a few Gosnaulds around here today. I am sure there are lots of celebrations in the United States, so I thought I would tell you what we have been doing here to remember our local people who went over. Some folks from here have visited Jamestown but did not realize the local connection.
It was a lovely day. The weather was kind, and everyone had a wonderful time.