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Valued nearthecoast supporter Darren Smith has yet again encouraged us with much appreciated coffees.  He's also producing 3D printed novelties ... we've bought two of his 3D printed magic lobsters ... and mussels are in season

♫ Saturday an Inaugural Organ Concert at St Peter's Westleton, a programme including Couperin and presumably a new organ. ♫

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out today at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

  As always the Rendham Mummers will be glorious chaos for the winter solstice next month.

Throwback Thursday: 22 years ago today Mary and Joseph were considering whether they want to stay at the Framlingham Crown anyway.

Setting out at Wingfield Open Space Theatre's six date tour of Harold Pinter's one act play The Lover has three days to go with tonight in Diss.  Supporting it another Pinter one acter Landscape.

♫ The last Fram Concert of the year is pianist Jill Crossland next Wednesday and  the spring season is looking good too. ♫

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.

High tide at Thorpeness today is 11:51am.

♫ Fressingfield Sounds are hosting their monthly concerts at Chapel Hall Arts.  Last month's concert sold out and Saturday's looks like it's going to do the same. ♫

A new and downhill route for yesterday's Framlingham Remembrance Sunday Parade.

The sort of a road closure on the B1077 at Helmingham has gone but today there are temporary lights by the school.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio has approaching 11,000 images.

Suffolk Overheard: It's a Suffolk parish council, they don't know email is a thing.

Toward's the end of the month RoughCast will be six date touring Chekhov's Seagull around East Suffolk.  The company is still looking for a man with a van, call Simon on 01379 586785.

www.cultureeditsuffolk.com is a 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 yes we've been rewardingly browsing.

Daddy Christmas's red hatted head has been popping up for a while; breakfast with Santa at the Snape Maltings and steam train rides at the Wetheringsett Middy.

To cheer another gray November day Walpole Chapel on a summer's day.

If you have a gender neutral toy worth between five and ten pounds that will fit in shoebox you can donate it at a Suffolk Library though sadly not in Fram.

Common Ground's Christmas show this year is Father Brown and the Carnival of Fear touring near the coast and beyond.  Venues include Stowmarket and we fancy the Woodbridge Seckford Theatre.

The other week we put an elderly laptop plus bits on top of the blue lidded wheelie bin for the small electricals collection ... the bin men didn't take them.  The collection has been temporarily suspended since April because of a fire at the Thetford Recycling Centre ... April ... that's six months ago, the temporary traffic lights were in Fairfield Road Framlingham for two years.

Yesterday's Wellness Market in the Hour Place née the Westbury Centre elegantly filled the space.

Sudbourne Park Printmakers annual Winter Exhibition will run over two weekends at the end of the month into December.  Browse amongst their antique presses to see new work framed, unframed and cards with complimentary (May I say your hair is looking particularly lovely) mince pies and mulled wine.

Looking for the descendants of Corporal George Thomas Manning from Ipswich.