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Paintings by Wendy Raynsford and ceramics by Garry Magee are Shades of Summer at the George Farnham Gallery Saxmundham which ends Saturday leaving you five days to visit this little jewel in the High Street.

Sultry weather and player safety prompted 12 minute quarters and in the second half a rolling clock for Sunday's Ipswich Cardinals 40-14 Ouse Valley Eagles.  Rushmere St Andrew and the Cards remained undefeated becoming divisional champions with two games in hand.

There's a lot of wit and visual humour going on in The Cat's Whiskers a gallery recently opened by Hannah Garland on the Market Hill Framlingham.  We enjoyed our visit Saturday and we suspect you will too whatever the day.

The Sudbourne Printmakers were part of this month's Suffolk Open Studios.

♫ Wednesday's Fram Chamber Concert in St Michael's is Rose Gosney violin with Duncan Honeybourne piano.  Always enjoy these concerts and the added pleasure of a cool venue.

Second Saturday next month the Bedfield and Monk Soham village fete on the Bedfield playing field has treats including toy and bric a brac stalls, traditional games, china smashing and the Woodbridge Excelsior Brass Band.  More non catering stalls welcome, if interested please email.

The nineteenth Maverick Festival (they're the same age as us) weekend after next with forty artists on five stages at Easton Farm Park and we l♥ve the Coke parody.

This afternoon a Car Treasure Hunt at Parham village hall followed by a barbeque ... cracking day out eh Gromit?

Father's Day tomorrow ... just saying.

Suffolk Overheard:  You can always tell how much someone knows about computers by how fast they type.

Tomorrow week the 27th it's Charsfest not surprisingly in Charsfield with many traditional Suffolk summer fete pursuits including sportingly tug of war.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

♫ The Phoenix Singers will be 50 this year and celebrating with a concert of Purcell. Bach, Mozart and Pittoni ... who? ... ah Pittoni. ♫

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

We were so lucky to meet Eamon McCabe at the Sweffling Printroom just a few weeks before he unexpectedly died.  We were impressed that after a lifetime he was still interested in photography.  The Royal Photographic Society have a bursary in his name for £3,000 and photographers under 30 available until 3 August.

Despite that there Ed Sheraton's upcoming youth club we haven't seen him in Fram this year, maybe he has the Co-op deliver.

The year moves on, Sunday is the longest day.

Early morning Radio 3 this week has turned into Down Your Way.

The Walpole Old Chapel is one of the oldest nonconformist chapels in England .  Upcoming there is a whole bunch of events Sunday afternoon 12 July Blake Morrison and the Hosepipe Band.

We're nineteen today ... Nnnn-nineteen.

Today at the Middy in Wetheringsett a Waggon and Maschinenbau four wheel diesel railbus will run as every Sunday in June including the 28th when there will also be a bus replacement service.

Suffolk Truths No.112:  There are no canals in Suffolk though Thorpeness does have a Grade II listed meare.

Crikey, stand up at the Sax socialbar!  Tonight as part of the Saxmundham Arts Fest John Mann will be headlining a comedic evening which will include local guest spots.