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♫ Tonight's Halesworth Community Choir's concert at the Huntingfield Hub has been cancelled because the heating has failed.  The choir's A Seasonal Box of Delights (with mulled wine and mince pies) 5pm tomorrow at Hoxne Parish Church is still on, tickets £10 from TicketSource or cash on the door.

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.

The Suffolk Punch Trust's Half Term Halloween runs until the month end and has three prices including free.

House sales around near the coast including Carlton, Friston, Kelsale, Sweffling and two in Benhall.

Around 4.40pm yesterday in an alleyway off Post Mill Gardens Grundisburgh a woman in her 30s was threatened with what she believed to be a revolver and her wallet stolen.  Just after 6pm a suspect was detained in Meeting Lane and an imitation firearm found in a nearby address.  A 21 year old man from the Woodbridge area has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.  Any info contact police quoting ref: 64050/22, you can call 101.

Genuinely shocked this morning to learn that local man and outstanding photographer Eamonn McCabe has died suddenly aged 74.  We only met him once to speak with and he was kindly helpful and interested in us holding a camera at a Printroom private view.

♫ Today and next Sunday the Prometheus Orchestra Ensemble are double gigging around near the coast to present Mozart with and biscuits ...  not sure where Wickham Market town hall is, maybe they mean village hall.

We've updated the album near the coast on cards with Marlesford and Saxmundham railway stations.

Last week the lock was forced on a shed near Cratfield Lane Cratfield.  Four Makita batteries, a double charger, a Makita strimmer, hedge trimmer and reciprocating saw, a petrol leaf blower and a large jerry can were stolen.  If you have any info please contact Suffolk police quoting ref 37/46552/22, you can call 101.

ntc correspondent Peter Brockett notes the A12's arrival made it more difficult for coastal near the coast to visit Witchpit Farm for a witch trial .  You're still welcome to promote it with us though.

Open Space Theatre is mini touring Women of Troy around near the coast at the mo'.  We fancy the Laxfield Low House, saw Roughcast's A Midsummer's Night Dream there and it made an excellent venue ... though the wonderful Thorington Outdoor Theatre is tempting too.

Road closures around near the coast very popular yesterday.

The Suffolk Festival celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a Torch Relay ...  that's novel eh?  They are now starting to flirt with nearthecoast ... more here

A feature length Detectorists has been commissioned by the BBC ... but will the new Danebury village hall be ready in time for the DMDC?  Blimey!  There's a book too Landscapes of Detectorists.

Last week three shed burglaries around near the coast, one in Felixstowe and two in Woodbridge.

The Suffolk Festival celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a Torch Relay ... wonder where they got the idea.  Next month the relay wanders around the county for nearly three weeks taking in places that certainly we haven't heard off and we suspect many of you haven't either.  The route flirts with near the coast 24-26 May but gives it proper attention 29-31.

Next Saturday a Plant and Cake Sale in Dallinghoo in aid of the church.

Overnight between Friday and Saturday last week a grey electric Gazelle bicycle and a Segway Ninebot electric scooter worth £4000 and £600 respectively were stolen from a shed in Lower Street Great Bealings.  Any info contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/18015/22, you can call 101.

We all know that presently developers around near the coast seem to erect an executive residence on anything no smaller than a small chicken shed.  Coming round a corner near Hoxne we were still surprised to see this.

A fire and in a separate incident storm damage has prompted NO green bin collection around near the coast this week only.

Some editing and merging has created/updated Aldeburgh in 2016-12 and near the coast 2017-14.

Last week between 8;00am Monday 10 Jan and 11.45am Sunday 16 a shed on The Hill Westleton was entered via a window and gardening tools including a leaf blower, hedge trimmer, lawnmower, chain saw and strimmer stolen.  Any info contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/3106/22, you can call 101.

We've merging and editing to make the pages Brandeston 2009-03 and near the coast 2018-14.

Suffolk Myth 93:  For young Suffolk couples role play often involves tv progs like Naked Attraction, 24 hours in A&E or Massive Engineering Mistakes.

Very sorry to hear that Cliff Quay brewer Jeremy Moss passed away last Friday 4th September,

Roadside verge volunteer wardens rake and monitor verges as wildlife reserves.

This weekend the overnight Dunwich Dynamo is passing through near the coast.

♫ Man in the Hat's three previous virtual hoedowns have triumphed with a sea of appreciative comments.  He's doing it again Friday ... PPE not needed but you are advised to social distance from your device.

We visited Katie's Garden Newbourne for the first time last week.  A staff member asked Are you trying to leave without paying?  We were third in the socially distanced queue for the cashier and exit and empty handed because we'd put our three tumbler tomatoes down whilst waiting.

HM Coastguard are warning that the Bawdsey Cliffs are dangerous because of erosion.

A man has been charged with the Darsham and Framlingham petrol station burglaries and ramming a police car.

If not a crime wave around near the coast at least a ripple.  Last night both Darsham and Framlingham petrol stations were burgled, Friday a quad bike was stolen in the Yoxford area and about the same time two expensive looking bicycles were stolen from a Woodbridge shed.

Suffolk, or at least Co-ops near the coast, have rediscovered the ice bucket challenge.   Yesterday in front of a few socially distanced onlookers a very good handful of Framlingham Co-op staff were cheerfully dunked by their co-workers.  If we'd paid more attention we would know which charity benefitted but we do know Wickham Market Co-op have been challenged to do the same thing.

Yesterday afternoon a body was found in an Aldeburgh house and in the evening there was an armed robbery at the Fressingfield Mace Store.

Storm Ciara (not Clara) has closed the Orwell Bridge we think 3:00am-06:00pm.