earlier Framlingham

Phone found in Castle Brooks Framlingham returned in the hour ... #SmallTowns eh?

Today between Framlingham and Woodbridge a generous sprinkling of closed roads and temporarily lights but on the Ufford side of Wickham Market permanent pedestrian crossing lights.

Samundham's Art Station is showing in The Old Theatre Framlingham Hedging Around Our Heritage Wednesdays to Sundays until the end of the month ... both the light and dark aspects of the human condition.

Bingo Thursday night as a fundraiser for Framlingham Library's children's area ... BYOB and nibbles.

Even allowing for it's always longer than you think we're still surprised that Detectorists is ten years old!  It's gentle humour is still endearing and tonight Radio 4s Screenshot will be celebrating the anniversary.

Our thanks to deputy town clerk Lydia Kindred for pointing out that the mystery post in the Fen Meadow Framlingham is a light which is waiting for UKPN to power it up ... presumably they're still searching down the sofa for a sixpence to put in the meter ...

We always assumed from the sound Lagonda were glamorously European, French or perhaps Italian cars so surprised to find they were and in way still are British with an exotic history.  Here's a 1920s Lagonda saloon in Station Road Framlingham last month.

Tuesday noticed some sketchers on the bench outside the Framlingham St Elizabeth Hospice shop but failed to connect them with Lorette Roberts' sketch walk.  Lorrete's work can be seen in the Fram Library until the end of the month.

The Framlingham Bookshop is looking cosily autumnal.

Because the grey waist high post that has appeared in the Fen Meadow Framlingham by the bridge is attached to an unattractive galvanized metal box saying lighting we assumed it's a light but walked past it in the dark and nothing ...

Flipside in Framlingham mini observation on Twitter.

The sizeable get in round the back of the theatre in Church Street Framlingham highlights its function but we can't remember the building actually being used as a theatre.  Although there was a free barn dance last Saturday the theatrical drought will be broken tomorrow when the Flipside Festival features amongst others Rosie Holt and actor Toby Jones.

Local historian John Bridges has been kind enough to tell us the Framlingham shop John Self was bought by the eponymous John Self as a shoe shop from Charles Cone in 1916.  It was managed by John Self's son John Self ... looked like there were builders in there today.

Work in progress hopefully making it easier to navigate this web site if you're visiting on a mobile phone ... try it now Framlingham.

A Sunday afternoon on the Framlingham Market Hill.

Castle Shoes in Albert Place Framlingham has closed because of insurance claim difficulties from last year's flooding.  In it's previous incarnation the shop must have been John Self for at least a hundred years.

Like Framlingham Ladies next year it'll be twenty years of Suffolk Gentlemen.

Sunday the usual massive field for the Framlingham Flyers 10k was sufficiently massive that the initial cavalry charge spilled over on to the pavement pinning us against St Michael's remaining Church Street brick wall.  An impressive very solo win by unattached Lloyd Biddell.

Sunday fortnight the last stage of the 2024 Tour of Britain Lowestoft-Felixstowe will pass through near the coast, signs have appeared in Framlingham.  Riders listed to start include Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel and our personal favourite the very entertaining Julian Alaphilipe.

♫ That there Ed Sheraton with a film crew on the Framlingham Market Hill today.

Next year it'll be twenty years of Framlingham Ladies.

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday St Michael’s Framlingham was broken into and silverware stolen.  Police want to speak to this man, any info or help please contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/36918/24, you can call 101.

1969 Morris Minor 1000 convertible in the Framlingham Co-op staff car park.  Slightly taken aback when joining the A12 southbound from the Wickham Market - Campsea Ashe slip road being overtaken by a Minor 1000 saloon ... #ClassicCars eh?

A Framlingham detail from Ordnance Survey sheet 6226 1947 shows the slightly unlikely infirmary, two windpumps by Fairfield Road and labels the college Albert Memorial College, this is Albert out front.

Perhaps they once were but private views are now rarely private and Verity Watkins had sensibly renamed Tuesday in the Corner Room Framlingham artist's preview evening.  Last showing today.

Castle Street Framlingham looking charmingly real yesterday afternoon and though the Hare and Hounds on the corner of Double Street is long gone not much has changed.

 JOBS  Clarke and Simpson have three vacancies (one full time) at their auction site in Campsea Ashe and Framlingham town council have need of a part time admin assistant.

Tomorrow entry to the Framlingham Horse Show is free and at midday Roy Hudd's widow Debbie Hudd will open the Crowfield village fete.

Two public services on the Market Hill Framlingham yesterday.  PCSO Christian Hassler said yes, they could security mark bicycles.

Throwback Thursday: 19 years ago today people were voting in the St Michael's Rooms Framlingham, they didn't need photo id or even their polling card and a teller was seated outside.  For the local elections a notice by the poll entrance about tellers (see 1.23 here). JUST VOTE!

When the florists in Bridge Street Framlingham was butchers Ray Kent you served yourself with free range eggs by moving them from corrugated trays to cardboard boxes printed Akenfield.

♫Words and Music last night on Radio 3 was Portraits of Suffolk to mark 75 years of the Aldeburgh Festival.  Inevitably the playlist included that there Ed Sheraton but surprisingly not Doreen Carwithen and readings (in accents) mention lots of place near the coast including Framlingham, Wickham Market and Southwold.

 JOB  Saturday job for a young person at the Framlingham Pharmacy.

Next Friday it's the Framlingham Flyers Friday 5, five miles for seniors on open but marshalled roads around Fram ... there are junior races too.

Yesterday the rain was kind enough to hold off for most of the Framlingham Gala.  The Gala Princesses have become the Gala Stars and have a safety belt on their float but there were still traditional happenings like an egg and spoon race.

♫ Free live music pretty much all afternoon Sunday at Framlingham Sports Club.

Needed in Framlingham a bee keeper because of a retirement.

Ah, that's what a police car was doing outside Framlingham library yesterday ... next street meet Saturday morning 8 June.

Throwback Thursday: 19 years ago today people were voting in the St Michael's Rooms Framlingham, they didn't need photo id or even their polling card and a teller was seated outside.  When we voted last week there was a notice by the poll entrance about tellers (see 1.23 here).

 JOB  Minimalist information but Country Vision Framlingham have a vacancy.

Yesterday a lawn in Stately Terrace Framlingham got a preemptive mow in anticipation of No Mow May.

Free come and try day Sunday at the Framlingham Bowls Club at it's splendid but discrete location hard by the castle.

A vehicle parked in Pageant Place Framlingham had a door and quarter light damaged to gain entry last weekend, crime ref 37/19394/24.  Same weekend same place a Transit van was entered and power tools stolen, crime ref: 37/19457/24.  Same weekend but a vehicle on a driveway in The Knoll Framlingham was entered and nothing stolen, crime ref:37/19522/24, you can call 101.

Rubbish Thursday (the day before Good Friday) Antiques+ Roadshow in  Fram.

Things doing tomorrow include quizzing with cocktails in Woodbridge, the Big Book Bonanza in Framlingham library and in Bedfield and the afternoon a Craft Fair with hot X buns and a colouring competition.

♫ Backstreet are a rock covers four piece and they are back at the Framlingham Sports Club TONIGHT.  Your ticket entitles you to a half price drink.

The third and last (for the time being) Meet the Author at Framlingham Library is tonight with Louis de Bernières.  He wrote Captain Corelli's Mandolin, lives in Norfolk (we can forgive him that:) and no doubt will will talk about his most recent novel Light Over Liskeard.

Around 4:33am the Saturday before last two men poured liquid from a petrol can onto a front door in College Road Framlingham and set light to it.  Any info please contact Lowestoft CID Team 3 quoting reference 37/11924/24, you can call 101.

The Pryke Trust makes one off grants to folks in Framlingham who could do with some financial help, requests are confidential.  A friend who had quite serious surgery in Ipswich General was helped ... ill health always causes extra expense.

Road closures and diversions make it feel like Framlingham is being cut off from the outside world.

Victoria Mill Road Framlingham after yesterday's yellow warning rain.

Early Sunday morning in Fairfield Road Framlingham a resident woke to a 'large figure' walking past her bedroom door and quietly leaving by the front door, nothing was taken.  Any info contact police crime ref 37/6523/24, you can call 101.

Sunset in Fairfield Road Framlingham.

Tragedy!!  Really it is, Bradlaugh's Electrical halfway up Fore Street Framlingham has retired.  It wasn't just that despite their small size their stock was enormous but helpful advice was always available ... gonna miss them.

The Fen Meadow Framlingham during storm Babette added to Suffolk Gentlemen.

What was Barclays Bank on Framlingham's Market Hill has been let.

Meet the Author at Framlingham Library starts tomorrow with psychological suspense and thriller novelist LC North and continues later in the month with Russell Webb.

Regrettably des' dinners never visited the Leiston Volunteer and now like the Farnham George and Framlingham White Horse it's long gone.

Saturday the East Anglia Poker Club is starting weekly games in Framlingham.  Players need to register 48 hours beforehand ... so you need to do it today.

That's now four years since John Grose Framlingham became vacant, it'd make an impressive card shop ...

The Framlingham chippy seems to have changed hands ... chips are still £3.50 ...

Major building work in the Framlingham post office after storm Babette and the river Ore flooded it back in October.

Remember the temporary traffic lights in Fairfield Road Framlingham that were there for two years because of the pavement subsiding into the River Ore?  Looks like they could be back and the two trees impeding the flow are still there ... riparian rights eh?

Dick Whittington And His Cat at the Castle Rooms Framlingham tomorrow for one show only, matinee at 3pm and in our opinion impressively affordable.

Christmas the very excellent Advent Windows in Double Street Framlingham raised £1,473 for three charities.  The GISS was this year was the busiest ever.

The Framlingham Prancing Stoat will be back from Christmas on Monday.