ntc digest - the Election Chart one

Stephen Molyneux is the Green party candidate for Fram and Wickham county councillor.  His through the letterbox leaflet has this bar chart.  If you were to imagine either the Labour or Con bar was twice its 16% then 32% would be more than Reform's 23% but by eye twice the Labour/Con bar's height is still less than the Reform bar.  The Green and Reform bars are out of proportion to the others.  We think it should look like this ... just saying.

The four day Butley Mills Studios Spring Show starts today.

Last chance today for a trim before No Mow May

  Reckon a tractor subsidy would fix broken Suffolk.

Sunday at Stonham Barns a motorcycle show including The Wall of Death.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio has over 10,000 images.

For us it's been a while (over a decade), this coming Sunday it's the 42nd Heritage Coast Run from Thorpeness including an off road canicross style event with dogs.

The often annoying Henry Cole visits Andy Tiernan in Framlingham.

Last week in The Street Cretingham 700litres of heating oil stolen (security advice here) and in Brandeston Road Earl Soham a chainsaw and hedge cutters stolen in a break in.

We've bought a lawnmower so we can join in No Mow May and will do a preemptive trim next week.  May is when we should stop putting out bird feeders to mitigate trichomonosis (maybe still sneak in some mealworms).

Next Saturday nearly a dozen (11?  Yes, 11) organisations in the Framlingham Castle Rooms for a free History Fair.

This dry weather is not good for radio reception especially in our part of near the coast.  When digital DABS becomes unlistenable you'll likely find FM still works acceptably.

Next month in the Jubilee Hall Aldeburgh and the Meerkat Hall Saxmundham Reflex Theatre is reviving Call Me John inspired by real East Anglian stories.  Their past and first ever production this is the final revival ... allegedly.

The small corner shop by Panorama in Framlingham has been a lot of things including style and collectables, and  last century where you queued for your Sunday papers.  It re-opens Saturday as Folk.

Suffolk Overheard:  Well he's a foreigner, they do funny things.

The village doesn't support you?  Promote yourself on nearthecoast.

♫ That's a very great pity, Red Rooster is not happening this year but thankfully Maverick will be a delightful July weekend as usual.

Valued nearthecoast supporter Darren Smith keeps us going with much appreciated coffees and intriguingly has diversified into making 3D printed novelties ... he's had to get a bigger table for them.  Buy us a coffee and you can join Darren top left.

♫ Next month at the Snape Maltings the Beccles Choral Society, the Phoenix Singers and the Lambeth Orchestra come together to perform Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.

Regrettably Blue Fire had to cancel Chopped Liver & Unions at the Wingfield Barns Saturday night because of illness but they'll be back later in the year.

At yesterday's Ipswich Cardinals v Norwich Devils in Thorpe St Andrew the improvised refs worked gratifying well and thankfully the players ... more here

Suffolk Myths No.109: Honest Leiston folk call Sizewell the Costa del Sol.

JOB Part time/full time Counter Assistant at Framlingham Pharmacy.