ntc digest - the Tassie Russell one

Starting Saturday 1 August Tassie Russell's show Fragile Boundaries runs for a week at The Watch House on Orford Quay.  There's a large public car park on the left just before you get there and the private view is 12-4pm Sunday the 2nd August.

Valued nearthecoast supporter Darren Smith has 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.

Ruth McCabe's show Going with the Flow in water colour, acrylic, oil and collage runs all this month at the George Farnham Gallery Saxmundham.  10:30am-4pm this Friday she'll be working on A6 collages in the gallery and saying hello.

June's Pic of the Month.

Today in music shops all over France there's 10% off bass guitars, that's right it's Bass Deal Day.

A ways off but come autumn the Sudbourne Printmakers have lino cutting and etching workshops in their beautifully located studios.

Last Ipswich Cardinals home game of the regular season Sunday.

Don't know your way round nearthecoast?  You need the A to Z, it's FREE, kills 99% of known germs plus you don't have to pay and display or walk through the gift shop to get out.

♫ Free midday this Friday the Framlingham Ladies Choir at St Clare's with tea and a finger buffet afterwards.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

Coming back from Horham yesterday the road was blocked by a fire engine at a field fire.  The satnav sent us to two different ROAD CLOSEDs and then unknowingly we were driving back towards the fire engine when a driver coming the other way stopped to tell we needed to take the next right ... what a gentleman.

♫ The very excellent Honey and the Bear are playing Sunday afternoon 26 July in St Nicholas Church Bedfield, more info and how to book tickets at this page bottom.

Even if yours is a local event just for local people you could still benefit from How to promote your event.

Planning a witch ducking this summer?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

Major DeRoute has confirmed that like Makerfield Clacton is not Suffolk so there won't be a Reborn candidate in next month's by election.

Fish was a good friend to both this web site and his chums on and off line.  In 2011 he committed suicide ... still very much missed Fish 1972-2011.

A Midsummer's Night Dream in the Old Theatre Framlingham this month is no longer fully cast as they've lost their Hermia.

Framlingham last year.

♫ The Phoenix Singers will be 50 this year and celebrating with a concert of Purcell. Bach, Mozart and Pittoni.  What's more they have a new musical director the acclaimed singer and conductor Tom Appleton. ♫

Ipswich Cardinals QB Joe Haylock #1 was a very busy boy Sunday.

Really like the artwork for this year's Burston Strike School Rally 6 Sep and the Red Flags look like they take no prisoners. ♫

Motorcycle trials back at Blaxhall Sunday 25th October.  Yes that is a long way off but Eastern Enduro Championship at Butley is Sunday 16th August.