I feel it is a tragedy in the heart of the town, and some people think such tragedies only happen elsewhere. We are all shocked and saddened by this.
Mr and Mrs Metcalf were both volunteers at the National Trust and were understood to have assisted at the world-renowned Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial ship site just outside the town.
They were also backbone members of the amateur dramatic group Deben Players, with chairman Steven Parks paying tribute to the couple in a statement.
He said: Both Sally and Jonathan were members of the Deben Players and this has come as a shock to everyone.
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