fr 23 May 2025 | Anorak Alert No.70: Like with The Great there couldn't have been loganberries at the 17th century Danish court.
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| The new Dennington play park includes a tangled climbing frame, wobbly bridge and a zip wire. The park opens officially 4pm this afternoon and to mark the occasion the Queen's will be open with a BBQ. |
th 22 May 2025 | Saturday it's Beer Day at the Framsden Greyhound with guest beers from Adnams, Earl Soham Brewery and Nethergate. Dolly's Pizza van attending from noon and two live bands.
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we 21 May 2025 | ♫ 1:30pm Wednesday after next in St Michael's Framlingham a recital by Niel du Preez and Dorina Markoff. The programme includes Handel, Mozart and one of our favourites Elgar's Salut d'Amour. Tickets £10 on the door or online here.
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tu 20 May 2025
 | End of the month a free day out at the Sudbourne Park Printmakers Summer Open Studios. In a very attractive location on the way to Orford live printmaking, print sale and goodly behaved dogs welcome. 
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su 18 May 2025 | Busy last weekend with Peterborough Royals, Cheshire Bears and Cardiff Valkyries in Peterborough Saturday and Sunday the Ipswich Cardinals at home to the Oxford Saints. The Cards are at home again 2pm this afternoon to the Ouse Valley Eagles. 
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sa 17 May 2025 | ♫ Although general booking doesn't open until 6 June we suspect that Jess Gillam at the Snape Maltings in August is already sold out ... it's only a suspicion.
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| With this dry spring our No Mow May lawn is looking only a little unkempt. Stackton Tressel's public grass is still looking fine but that's because they're mostly plastic ... saves having to pay Dodgy Don to cut it.
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we 14 May 2025 | Peter Purves actor, tv presenter and one time chum of the first Dr Who may find its present iteration too sophisticated but he'll be in the Framlingham Crown 2:30pm 19 June to tell the St John Fellowship about television ... and there's refreshments.
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| Suffolk Overheard : They're all pinkos and fifth columnists at the BBC.
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tu 13 May 2025 | Michelle Kaye's helpful review of Microsoft ending Windows 10 support this autumn though being Trump's America they will sell you an extension.
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| Summer Quiz with nibbles at Wingfield Barns next month. |
mo 12 May 2025 | This weekend we made 1200 frames at four american football games ... it's gonna take a while to sort it out.  |
fr 9 May 2025 | ♫ Sunday afternoon Pomegranate's inaugural and free concert by Trio Asteri will include some Poulenc, modern but not too modern. 3pm in St Michael's Framlingham with a retiring collection and refreshments available ... afterwards.
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| Though we are No Mow Maying we will be trimming the edges.
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th 8 May 2025 | ♫ In March we enjoyed the Eye Bach Choir with its friendly audience in the cathedral like qualities of the parish church. Sunday after next the choir present Sing Gently in the new to us venue of Eye Town Hall.
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| The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.
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| Throwback Thursday: 20 years ago today we went to Brundish Makemerry featuring from Framlingham the Robert Hitcham's Maypole Dancers.
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we 7 May 2025
 | The tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest to cheer this miserable spring weather. To get your free copy click on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫
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| Stackton council want to launch a crypto currency partly so they can announce it from their preloved lectern. Naming the crypto has been a doddle Stacked Coin but deciding whether there should be a tree or a pair of trousers on the logo has locked the council up like violent braking on ice in a Tesla.
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| Sunday night what must have been the Golden Key Priory Road Snape had a rear door forced and a safe and cash stolen. Any info contact Suffolk police quoting ref 37/24263/25, you can call 101.
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tu 6 May 2025 Windows 10 | WARNING Trump isn't the only knob in the USA. Microsoft are ending support for Windows 10 on Tuesday 14 October including security fixes. To see if your box will run Windows 11 download and install PC Health Check but if your box is more than five years old probably not. Maybe Trump will make the Windows 12 upgrade easier for us by only allowing Americans to have it ...
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| Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning? Garden fete? Swingers' party? Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then. |