nearthec 20s

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 Alaphilippe.

Circus Cortex (can't help but think of them as Circus Gortex) are running there Golden Age show at Stonham Barns from tonight until Monday.

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

 VOTE  If you want to vote in next month's general election you need to be registered by midnight.

Thanks to Andy Fordyce for pointing out that Ordnance Survey thinks the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency does exist but the boundaries have moved because of the new Waveney Valley constituency.  There are seven candidates including two independents.

In the very early hours of Saturday some change was stolen from a car in Stone Street Crowfield.  Any info contact police ref: 37/25939/24, you can call 101.

 JUST VOTE  Although near the coast doesn't have a mayor to choose voting does matter, you have until 10pm tonight and remember you will need photo id.

last week a Butley Low Corner shed was broken into by jemmying the padlock and a large green ATCO 36 ride-on lawnmower stolen.  If you have any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime ref 37/22014/24, you can call 101.

♫ Next Friday a concert at the Butley Mills Studio with a lineup including Core of the Coalman who might be old school analogue synth. ♫

The Eastbridge Eel's Foot and the Middleton Bell have closed but hopefully only temporarily.  We've never quite made it to the Bell but visited the Eel's Foot a good few times when chum and one time landlord of the Farnham George Leon Bonds lived opposite and if memory serves Thursday nights were folk music night. ♫

This weekend four pedal cycles worth nearly £17,000 were stolen by forced entry to a secured Syleham garage.  Three of the bikes are YT Capra 27 CF Pro Race and the fourth a black 2022 Specialised Levo Turbo 29.  Any information please contact police quoting crime number 37/431/24 , you can call 101.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.