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♫ The nineteenth Maverick Festival (they're the same age as us) starts tomorrow evening with forty artists on five stages at Easton Farm Park and we l♥ve the Coke parody.

The Tour de France highlights start 7pm Saturday on Channel 5.

The only time we've played softball unlike cricket we could hit the ball but unfortunately straight to the hands of a leaping fielder.  Worlingworth cricket club has a women's softball team but it's not that sort of softball.

From 7:30pm Friday in Badingham village hall Lundy a talented acoustic duo will perform an eclectic mix of popular and folk numbers in a relaxed atmosphere ... well the bar does open at 7pm. ♫

High tide today at Aldeburgh is 12:37pm.

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

The very excellent Framlingham Chamber Concerts are having July and August off but return Wednesday 16th September with the returning and equally excellent pianist Duncan Honeybourne. ♫

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?   Seance?  Sponsored Co-op card swap?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

A Midsummer's Night Dream in the Old Theatre Framlingham next month is fully cast with local people but tickets available.

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

Today at the Middy in Wetheringsett a Waggon and Maschinenbau four wheel diesel railbus will run as every Sunday in June but there will also be a an historic bus and coach replacement service.

♫ Saturday after next from 11am Stradbroke Music Day sponsored by both parish and district councils with free entry and a no glass policy.

The 10 socials Australia banned for young teens are pretty much what you'd expect except inexplicably not Truth Social?  If anything's going to rot your brain ...

This afternoon it's Charsfest and not surprisingly it's in Charsfield with many traditional Suffolk summer fete pursuits including sportingly tug of war.

Licensed Madness yesterday on Alamy.

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.

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

Major DeRoute has finally got back to us, it's not Suffolk, that's why there wasn't a Reborn candidate in the Makerfield by election.

SRN Nearthecoast is in, doesn't feel any government has ever treated nurses fairly, is fiddling with her tick list and clicky pen but still listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com.

♫ Today's Fram Chamber Concert in St Michael's Church is Rose Gosney violin with Duncan Honeybourne piano.  Always enjoy these concerts and the added pleasure today of a cool venue.

If you like what we do you could buy us a coffee, sadly we can't accept Costa Coffee points but a lovely latte? a capricious cappuccino? ... how very kind.

Second Saturday next month the Bedfield and Monk Soham village fete on the Bedfield playing field has treats including toy and bric a brac stalls, traditional games, china smashing and the Woodbridge Excelsior Brass Band.  More non catering stalls welcome, if interested please email.

♫ The Phoenix Singers will be 50 this year and celebrating with a concert of Purcell. Bach, Mozart and Pittoni ... who? ... ah Pittoni. ♫

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out today at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

The Walpole Old Chapel is one of the oldest nonconformist chapels in England .  Upcoming there is a whole bunch of events Sunday afternoon 12 July Blake Morrison and the Hosepipe Band.