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th 10 Apr
2025
National Siblings Day

Moana 2 at Debenham Leisure Centre Very affordable Easter hols showing of Moana 2 at 12pm (doors open 11:30am) tomorrow at the Debenham Leisure Centre.  Drinks and snacks available and just £2 cash on the door. A frame of film

Suffolk Constabulary Cyrus Blackwood 14 year old Cyrus Blackwood has been missing from Ipswich since Monday.  He is black, around 5ft 3inches tall, of slim build with dark brown hair and was last seen wearing a dark tracksuit with black and white trainers.  He has connections in Suffolk and London, you can call 101.

we 9 Apr
2025

The British American football season started Sunday with the Ipswich Cardinals including 3 safeties in their 21-06 win over the Norwich Devils and without Trump charging for use of the sport. Ipswich Cardinals 21-06 Norwich Devils

Suffolk Myths No.105:  Sometimes in a charity shop they know how to work the till.

tu 8 Apr
2025

Bought a first class stamp yesterday ... Paypal offered we could pay in installments.

Saturday almost summer on a sunny Framlingham Market Hill.

mo 7 Apr
2025

Yesterday evening by the Framlingham Railway (not the Station) a fish and chip van with a large and sometimes surprising menu ... calamari eh?

Framlingham market fishmonger Darren Smith is on the telly this afternoon. Escape to the Country

su 6 Apr
2025

Phoenix Singers Next Saturday in the Framlingham College Chapel what is possibly the Phoenix Singers first concert of the year.  Entente a programme of Elgar and Fauré including his Requiem. ♫

Do remember this web site is not available in the shops.

♫ From Southend (it's not the law, you don't have to pronounce it Sarfend with a smirk or snigger) the 251s next Sunday in Ipswich look very promising.

th 3 Apr
2025

Duo Niepold-Cutting Duo Niepold-Cutting are Belgian Anne Niepold and Brit Andy Cutting diatonic accordionists (the instruments only seem to have buttons).  They play the Wingfield Barns tomorrow week and at the mo' just twenty tickets left.

we 2 Apr
2025

Michael Palin at Aldeburgh Cinema Saturday the 26th at Aldeburgh Cinema Jon Canter will invite lovely Michael Palin to choose clips from his favourite films.  Palin has long time associations with coastal Suffolk, in his published diaries he takes his mum to lunch in the Wickham Market White Hart ... always shops in our time. A frame of film

This is encouragingly near the coast +ve.  Scott Bange's wallet lost in Brandeston was handed in to the Cretingham Bell, he's still missing his glasses.

Suffolk Truth No.103:  When someone dies the bins still have to be put out.

tu 1 Apr
2025
April Fool

Global celebrity and near the coast resident that there Ed Sheraton is organising a sponsored bike ride of the Colly pubs around Stackton Tressel.  It's pay for your own beer because every penny raised will go to Charity ... or whatever the name of that escort was. Sponsored bike ride

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

mo 31 Mar
2025
world backup day

Stock pic of Tim Passmore in Campsea Ashe Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner for the past 13 years Tim Passmore (if he was a US president he would have retired five years ago but that might change) has published his policing plan for the next four years though we can't find it.   He's also interested in East Anglian mayor, is he planning to be both?  A bit Trumpian eh?

Life Skills No. 64: The trouble with a clever project to use something up is you may have to buy more of the something to finish the project ... paint for example.

sa 29 Mar
2025

Suffolk Overheard Suffolk Overheard I can tell you're not from Framlingham because Framlingham people are polite and like to help people.

th 27 Mar
2025

Spring shyly peeping out in Infirmary Lane Framlingham.

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