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Wes Anderson and a train in today's nearthecoast Advent playlist.

The village doesn't support you?  Promote yourself on nearthecoast.

We now live on Instagram at nearbythecoast so we'll be deleting alsoconsidered tomorrow.

The Pascale Ferran Lady Chatterley is very French, long and involving.  It worried our anorak brain that twice at the spring a metal cup just appears whilst on a third occasion Lady C drinks from her hands ... it's the cross we bear.

Anorak Alert No.73: Streamed Darkest Hour last night and enjoyed it but when the cabinet was discussing that unlike WWI the German tanks would be able to refuel at petrol stations surely in the 1940s that would have been American usage ... like calling a lorry a truck?

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out this afternoon ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

The first window on your Advent calendar maybe today but yesterday was Advent Sunday.

The nearthecoast Advent playlist starts with our all time Christmas tv ad.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio has over 10,000 images.

If you like what we do you could buy us a coffee, sadly we can't accept Costa Coffee points but ... a lovely latte? ... a capricious cappuccino? ... how very kind.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

We've started a new Instagram account more usefully named nearbythecoast.

The tractorati quivered with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest that emails out this afternoon.  Get your free copy by clicking on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

Planning a witch ducking this winter?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

Suffolk Truths No.109:  Honest Suffolk folk will usually turn out for a Remembrance Sunday parade.

Even if yours is a local event just for local people you could still benefit from How to promote your event.

Our thanks to the George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham for a generous handful of coffees.  Their winter show has work by over 30 artists and makers and includes paintings, prints, ceramics, glass, wood, jewellery and more ...

Suffolk Overheard:  I'm a battler me ... no battler not butler!

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

Stalwart nearthecoast supporter fishmonger Darren Smith keeps us going with much appreciated coffees, modern life mentoring and when in season fresh mussels.  Buy us a coffee and you can join Darren top left running into Christmas.

The year moves on, the clocks went back last night.

Throwback Thursday: 11 years ago today we reported a sheep in Easton giving us the same look people behind desks often deploy.

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?  Garden fete?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

Astonisher No.68:  Donald Trump ... surely we don't have to say any more.

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