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7pm for 7:30pm Friday a quiz in Dennington village hall in memory of Mat Bayfield.  Teams of up to six at £5 per person, email bayfieldfootball@gmail.com to book a table.

The Flipside Festival returns Saturday and like last year it's in  the Old Theatre Framlingham.

Sticks & Stones at the Atelier Gallery Leiston is the creative histories of three sculptors with a talk by the artists Saturday week.

If you're driving on the A12 it's CLOSED between Marks Tey and HHatfield Peverel until the Friday after next.

♫ The Fressingfield Chapel Hall Arts is in itself a venue worth visiting and it's where Fressingfield Sounds are hosting their monthly concerts.  Saturday week the Piatti String Quartet will play Mendelssohn,.Purcell and Dvořák's American. ♫

Mid-Suffolk Carriage Driving for the Disabled quiz night Friday in Brandeston village hall, BYOB and email to book jen@jenpearson.co.uk

www.cultureeditsuffolk.com is a new not for profit guide to Suffolk's independent arts including music, exhibitions, readings, performances and community arts.  It's free to list for creators, venues and events and we've already found browsing rewarding.

♫ Next month's Fram Concert players are Clélia Iruzun and Shelley Levy with a programme including Brahms and Schumann for their clarinet and piano duo. ♫

RSPCA Suffolk have a fundraising Mud Run at Wantisden tomorrow week ... we've been to a mud run ... it was near Hollesley.

The Framlingham Co-op's new and very likely unnecessarily complicated car park charging is having problems.

Trailer for the new Sense and Sensibility seems to start with Wells Fargo arriving.

♫ The Gainsborough String Quartet pumped up to a sextet today fortnight at the Wingfield Barns will be playing Schubert's Trout Quintet with a little Piazolla on the side ... can't wait. ♫

♫ First Saturday next month the Trio Asteri will be debuting the Jubilee Hall Aldeburgh.  Their unlikely line up of piano with flute and bassoon will include repurposed works by Piazzolla, Max Richter and Sally Greenaway's Little Red Fox.  Tickets available now and all profits to support Pomegranate. ♫

Pity that Jessica Fostekew's Sturdy Girl Club on Radio 4 doesn't include women's American football.

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.

The year moves on, today is the autumnal equinox.  The next year moving on marker are the clocks going back Sunday 25 October.

20 years ago today there was a 200ft bungee jump on Framlingham's Market Hill to raise money for a skate park.

♫ The wonderfully grumpy Rich Hall is back at next year's Maverick Festival.

Ipswich Hospital has Amazon lockers in the car park, the Costa Coffee was shut today because of a technical issue and there was no vape shop that we could find but the parking machines do give change though they won't take copper.

High tide at Woodbridge today is 6:22pm.

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?   Seance?  Sponsored Co-op card swap?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

The tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest that emails out at tea time.  Get your free copy by clicking on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

Anorak Alert No.78:  We're enjoying The Rule of the Land about following the Irish border.  We first thought it mistakenly equated 120km/hour to 60mph but it's the different speed limits north and south of the border.

Valued nearthecoast supporter Darren Smith has yet again encouraged us with much appreciated coffees.  He's also diversified into 3D printing ... we've bought two of his magic lobsters.  Buy us a coffee and you can join Darren top left.

Might as well put the garden hose away for the winter.

Can't remember honest Aldeburgh folk being noted for enjoying a laugh but the third weekend in October is the second Aldeburgh Comedy Festival.  We've heard of and like all of the acts though a teensy bit vague about Dane Sofie Hagen.