nearthec 20s

This weekend will be the second of the Sudbourne Park Printmakers winter show.  Free entry, the obligatory mulled wine and mince pies plus framed prints that no doubt would make very acceptable Chrissy presents.

Sunday night on The Green Grundisburgh an outbuilding's wooden door forced and a leaf blower and a long reach hedge trimmer stolen.  Any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/64706/23, you can call 101.

The Shepherd and Dog at Forward Green between the Norwich road and Stowupland has builder's fencing up.  Regrettable but it has been TO LET possibly since 2018.

Aspal Antiques at Stonham Barns and the Aspall Cyder logo certainly have a family resemblance.

Saturday in the Harleston Swan Hotel Carvery a rehearsed script in hand reading of Pygmalion by the Harleston Players and Roughcast Theatre.  Free entry (donations welcome) and a bar ... what's not to like?

5-8pm tonight at the Butley Mills Studios is the private view (which isn't private) of Jim Racine's The Bird Alphabet ... on other random planets showing until 1 October.

Police are not treating as suspicious a dead man found in a field off Snape Road Friston but they can't identify him.

Later:  Police now satisfied they know who the man is.

♫ This afternoon the last of six chamber music concerts in Cratfield this summer.  It's SOLD OUT so you probably will be missing <sigh> the London Haydn Quartet playing a programme of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and not surprisingly Haydn.

After 126 years the Framlingham Barclays bank closed the Friday before last.  The cash dispenser and signs have gone, they'll need a carpenter to close the lobby doors which have no keyhole on the outside.  30 years ago Felixstowe was the nearest LINK cash dispenser to near the coast and Aldeburgh complained it had no ATM for visitors wanting to spend money ... what goes round comes round.

Martin & Howe's ultimate pop up today offering antiques+ in Peasenhall

♫ You may have noticed that from beyond the grave Allan Smethurst The Singing Postman delivers one in three of our fortnightly(ish) email digests.  Tonight at the Friston Chequers there's a tribute to him in aid of the air ambulance on a donation basis.

Common Ground's autumn tour gothic murder mystery The Hellgate Club is set in 1905 Paris.  Dates set near the coast include Halesworth, Woodbridge and Wingfield.

Yes it's been a while but a new review of house sales around near the coast and Peasenhall now has its own house sales page.

Today and tomorrow a weekend of open gardens in Fressingfield.  Attractions include as you'd expect refreshments alcoholic and otherwise, cake of course, two markets plus sculpture and scarecrows.

♫ Next Sunday at the Stonham Barns the very yellow looking Jive Aces.♫

Looking at old postcards of near the coast you might think the only thing that's changed is the cars.

Disappointingly not even near the coast will a Co-op card be acceptable ID for today's local elections.

Overnight Sunday to Monday a vehicle parked in Peasenhall Road Walpole was entered and Stihl power tools including a strimmer, leaf blower and chainsaw stolen.  It's not known how entry was gained.  Any info contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/22521/23, you can call 101.

Thursday 4 May is the local elections and you will need photo ID ... surprisingly the Tories didn't also make it obligatory to be wearing a Barbour or green wellies.  The back of your polling card (now an A4 paper) lists acceptable IDs apart from the obvious passport and driving license.  If you have none of these (and we know people who don't) you can apply on line for a Voter Authority Certificate but you have to do it by Tuesday week the 25th.

The Women's Tour has frequently and rewardingly visited near the coast but regrettably it's postponed this year, it would seem mostly because of money.

Saturday after next there's a boot sale in Dallinghoo with plants and cakes, prior pitch booking essential.

We all know that governments both local and otherwise just love anything new and vibrating but not so good about keeping something desirable going.  A bit surprising then that the Katch service could return in April despite being a mini-coach functioning as a taxi with a very limited number of possible destinations.

Wedding venue Woodhall Manor (it's sort of between Melton and Bawdsey) has an open day tomorrow and we're impressed it has a page for Asian weddings.

The Ukrainian family of three hosted near the coast have had at least one suitable accommodation offer but have decided to return home to Ukraine.

Peter Brockett has pointed out another upcoming A12 road works between Bredfield and Pettistree, pretty much around here we think.

The A12 between Ipswich and the M25 has three sets of road works with at least two likely to run into next year and signs on the A12 between Martlesham and the A14 announce road works due this month ... not easy to find details online.

Donkey near death experience in Kelsale Sunday.

A lot of merging has made the page nearthec in the teens when there were Designated Public Place Orders, petrol stations closed for makeovers and the Forward Green Shepherd and Dog was TO LET ... so no change there then.

Overnight Tuesday a shed in Main Road Kelsale was broken into and a blue Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorbike reg YN04 KMF stolen.  Any info contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/6336/23, you can call 101

Between 9:00am Friday 20 January and 10:24am Monday 23 January three trees on the grounds of Kelsale Primary School were damaged.  Any info contact Suffolk Police quoting crime ref: 37/4298/23, you can call 101.

House sales around near the coast.

A shed in East Green Kelsale was broken into between 8:00pm Thursday 25th and 7:45am the next day.  A red, white and black carbon fibre road bike and an orange and black Scott mountain bike were stolen.  Any info contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/66895/21, you can call 101.

A shed in Reckford Road Westleton was entered between 11pm Tuesday 9th and 7am the next day and a Scott and a Merida mountain bikes stolen.  If you have any info contact police quoting ref 37/63448/21, you can call 101.

Artist Sara Sayer next Saturday the 20th has a painting workshop at the Huntingfield Arms.  You don't need experience, materials or even sandwiches as refreshments are included to learn how to paint a Christmas robin in oils.

Travelling to Ipswich via Framsden and Westerfield the weekend before last we were surprised that none of the bus shelters seemed to have timetables.

Earlier this week thefts from garages in Stradbroke and Huntingfield.

Casting opportunity for British Asian actors from the very excellent Eastern Angles.

A shed/workshop in Woodbridge Road Waldringfield was broken into sometime during the past few weeks and reported on Monday 12 July.  Tools and a mobility scooter were stolen.  Anybody with any infor are asked to contact Suffolk Police quoting crime references 37/37925/21, you can call 101.

Although the number of covid cases in East Suffolk is now galaxies away from last winter it is still on the rise.

We've renewed our garden waste subscription, as expected it went on for quite a bit and was very picky.  It might help if someone there understood defaults.

Thorington Outdoor Theatre is a stunning natural ampitheatre in woods not far from Darsham.  Last night we enjoyed Mini Mouth's dress rehearsal of A Mid-Summer's Night Dream for the theatre's opening tonight.  The large cast from very mini and upwards were thoroughly enjoying themselves (especially the pre-show warm up) and keeping the stage manager active marshalling youthful spirits:)

near the coast 2007-00 has become near the coast 2008-00 featuring Davy Crockett and the then still open Marlesford Bell.

Next Tuesday here in near the coast  we could be getting a test text message as the first step in a national emergency message service.  The government is generously making this service available to the NHS but being Tories they will be making money out of it.

The other Walpole has the misfortune to be home of Ken Burns he of the relentlessly sentimental background music and equally relentless pan/zoom across a still image.

Pleasant Green is near the coast's own Sleepy Hollow and is between Orford and Rendlesham.