Wickham Market

Fresh from visiting Wickham Market, Easton and Kettleburgh the night before Daddy Christmas cruised Framlingham last night.  Lots of peeps waiting for Santa and lots of elves collecting for Fram's Hour Community... the traffic was encouragingly understanding too.

Perhaps the reason why there were no apparent tubs (used to be tins) of Quality Street in the Wickham Market Co-op was they'd all gone to the Framlingham Co-op? ... we've got ours.

What was Hasnips bicycle (and one time video hire) shop in Wickham Market is for sale as a house by online auction.

Wickham Market  1907-1965

Suffolk, or at least Co-ops near the coast, have rediscovered the ice bucket challenge.   Yesterday in front of a few socially distanced onlookers a very good handful of Framlingham Co-op staff were cheerfully dunked by their co-workers.  If we'd paid more attention we would know which charity benefitted but we do know Wickham Market Co-op have been challenged to do the same thing.

Enough empty spaces on the Martlesham Tescos' shelves yesterday including soap.  OTOH bollards have appeared between the large and mini roundabouts at the entrance.  Turning right at the mini roundabout for Wickes et al can be a bit unsettling and for reasons we can't quite quantify the bollards improve the situation.  On the way back between Martlesham and Wickham Market two separately vehicularly terminated badgers on the A12.

♫ With chili con carne (veggie option available) and ceilidh band Skedaddle Clogs for Dogs 2 is at Wickham Market village hall this coming Saturday the 29th.

Similarly to last summer's Wickham Market charity shop clear out special of ten dvds for a pound Southwold Library Sunday afternoon has a bagful of books for three quid, bring your own bag.

Sunday week what's becoming an annual event the third Wickham Market cyclo sportif with 25, 50 and 75 mile rides.

A parking dispute in the Wickham Market post office car park.

♫ Anglo-French acoustic five-piece Topette!! play the Riverside Centre Stratford St Andrew tonight.  Folkeast presented them in Wickham Market's village hall last year.

House sales active in Saxmundham, Wickham Market, Woodbridge and surprisingly Laxfield.

Tomorrow is the second Wickham Market Cycle Sportive with proceeds to the Wickham first responders.  Sax Velo will be in attendance for sales and service.

Monday for all the family the Wickham Market Treasure Hunt.

The Martlesham Tesco really very busy today and a queue for the Wickham Market Coop car park ... is there something we don't know?

♫ In aid of the Beehive Children's Refuge Kenya there's a flute and piano concert in All Saints Church Wickham Market 3pm tomorrow.

Man in the Hat told us that despite clashing last Saturday night with Party by the Pitch in Wickham Market and an alternative Elvis in Charsfield the Framlingham Sports Club had a very decent house ... or perhaps more accurately a very decent field. ♫

12 noon Saturday there's a share launch in Wickham Market to buy and restore The George which has been closed since a major fire in April 2013.

Folk East at yesterday's Alde Valley Festival told us that the band Anglo French Topette!! playing Folk East's Wickham Market gig Friday night were surprised honest Suffolk folk knew the dances ... some Norman hangover perhaps? ♫

Don't know what's happened in Wickham Market at the bottle bank by the Co-op ... maybe it was somebody's birthday?