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Last Sunday we visited the Parham Airfield Museum for the first time in a goodly while.  It's still free and new to us is a reproduction BRO Operation Base that requires a hard hat and an accompanying volunteer to experience.  Today is the last chance to visit this year as the museum then closes for the winter.

The year moves on, the clocks went back last night.

We think the mutterings unlikely that Hepcat Dwellings are going to replace Stackton town council's bike shed with a ballroom and for free.  Anyway how many balls do the tc have that they need a storage facility?  Mind you Hepcat do have a planning application in for 60 executive residences on the allotments ...

Saxmundham's Social Bar is living up to it's name with nights this month for board games, quizzing and of course for Halloween next Friday a Spook Nite.

Tuesday morning in Ubbeston Woods Laxfield a man walking his own dog was bitten on the hand by a large black Labrador causing a deep wound.  The Lab's owner is a white man, 60-65 years of age, 6 foot 3 and big build with grey hair.  Any info contact Suffolk Police quoting ref 37/60349/25, you can call 101.

Throwback Thursday: 11 years ago today a sheep in Easton farm park gave us the same look people behind desks often deploy.

Despite the cast we don't get Gavin and Stacey so last year's Christmas special was irrelevant to us.  This year we will be noting in red the Amandaland Christmas special with Jennifer Saunders as Joanna Lumley's sister.

In Fram Coopers née Bridges and Garrard is looking very sorry for itself stripped and empty.

At Wingfield Barns this Sunday for families a spooktacular Scottish Ceilidh Light Party and the Saturday after a Yoga Day Retreat to help you feel brand new ... we could do with feeling that:)

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?  Garden fete?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

We had a sneak peek of John Bridges' new book Framlingham - A Portrait Through Time last month and were particularly impressed by the flowing draughtmanship of Leonard Squirell's illustrations.  The book launches Saturday week in the Fram Community Rooms.

♫ The Sweffling Jam Parties probably won't be returning but next month Slate Barn Arts will be hosting Concert for Gaza.

That's a very great pity, local hardware shop chain Coopers will cease trading and its six shops including Halesworth, Leiston and Framlingham close 3pm today.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will take your link well into winter.

We saw Common Ground's The Tales Our Mother Told! in Framlingham last weekend and it was an intriguing mix of drama and entertaining farce.  The show continues to tour including Woodbridge, Campsea Ashe and Laxfield.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out this lunch time ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

Next month to mark Framlingham Community Library's centenary there will be coffee mornings for the weekend 8-9th November and a time capsule to bury in the Hay Loft.  Preloaded free SIMs are available at Suffolk Community Libraries as part of the Good Things Foundation's digital inclusion.

One off tonight at the Bungay Fisher Theatre A Whistle Stop Tour of the Second World War.

♫ Upcoming afternoon Framlingham Concerts are pianist Maiko Mori this afternoon and in November the Woolf String Quartet.  Buy a ticket online or by email before 12 Nov and be entered into a draw for free tickets to the four spring concerts.

Dennington Stay and Play are fortnightly (next one tomorrow week) get togethers for pre-school children and their carers from Little Oaks Playschool.

Suffolk Overheard:  I've never been to Ikea or the Suffolk Show but I've got both Coop cards and I'm thinking of getting a Cockapoo.

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