h♥me sweet h♥me

That only took two years but Stackton Tressel town council bought a lectern on eBay last month.  There have been informal discussions about a three word slogan to go on it, so far considered HOME OF TREES, WE LOVE TREES, WE ♥ TREES and HOME OF THE TROUSER.

Tomorrow evening for an hour in the Framlingham Comm Rooms Scootin' Bootin' line dancing.

In Framlingham the hole in the Fairfield Road pavement has been filled in so perhaps there'll be illumination about the mystery post by the Fen Meadow bridge.

We joined Bluesky late last year mostly for the very good reason that it's not owned by the android, Trump fanboy and immigrant Elon Musk.  If you're so inclined say Hello at @nearthecoast.bsky.social

If you pause this hospice vid at the end you can see EACH third from left third row and St Elizabeth far right fifth row ... bless them all.♥

Over the weekend two Saxmundham cars had stuff stolen.  A tool bag and change in Fairfield Road and a satnav, jewelry and change in Alma Place.

Don't know your way round nearthecoast?  You need the A to Z, it's FREE, kills 99% of known germs plus you don't have to pay and display or walk through the gift shop to get out.

If as so often at the mo' all spoken radio seems too depressing try a little burst of Asian Network ... it usually cheers us.

Our thanks to the George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham for a generous handful of coffees.  From Tuesday a Winter SALE and then in March a double show of works by East Anglian artists Norma Read and Hilary Garner.

After ten days the BT mobile signal is back in Stately Terrace Framlingham.  We survived by getting text One Time Passcodes via wifi.

How romantic, Aldeburgh Cinema is showing Casablanca tonight.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out lunch time today ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ... PS: Happy New Year!

Saturday another Stradbroke Radio Music Quiz, entry includes nibbles and the bar will be open. ♫

Between Saturday and Tuesday a leaf blower, chain saw and hedge trimmer were stolen from forced entry into a shed off Daphne Road Orford.  Any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/ 7882/25, you can call 101.

In the Framlingham United Free this afternoon.

The Sunday afternoon after next Framlingham Library is hosting in the College Theatre Where are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay.  To raise funds for a children's library it's a showing of the BBC film A Writer's Suffolk followed by author Robert Ashton in conversation.

Walberswick on the telly.

From Thursday for a week the Sudbourne Printmakers are showing and selling at the Aldeburgh Gallery with commissions donated to the Wardens Trust.

Anorak Alert No.67: Despite the government's plans to melt in their own image East Anglian councils into larger bureaucracies Suffolk, Cambridge and Essex are still three counties.

Suffolk Overheard:  He's five months, what does he want with a bag of chips?

Thursday morning Police Community Support Officer Christian Hassler was hosting a surgery in Framlingham Library,  He's through the doorway on the right with a table of useful freebies and children's games.  He'll be back first Thursday of March the 6th.

♫   Named for the late James Holloway at the Halesworth Cut tonight a showcase of dance, performance, music and visuals.  Free entry or donate to the James Holloway Youth Arts Fund.

A Wilby shed was forced open between Sunday and Tuesday and a black Cannondale Bad Boy hybrid bicycle stolen.  Any info about this incident please contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/6913/25, you can call 101.

♫ TRAGEDY!  Man in the Hat is retiring later this year!! <sob> <sob>  The first part of his farewell tomorrow night in the Framlingham Railway.

What was the Framsden Doberman has snuck behind our backs and reopened as was the Greyhound (thanks Brandeston.net).

♫ This year's Red Rooster prog at the end of May has for us the impressively shredding and trashily stylish Samantha Fish.  Pleased to see spill over with bands we know from Maverick including Vagaband and nearthecoast supporter Ella Spencer.