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Suffolk Truth No.103:  When someone dies the bins still have to be put out.

Even if yours is a local event for local people you could still benefit from How to promote your event.

Life Skills No. 64: The trouble with a clever project to use something up is you may have to buy more of the something to finish the project ... paint for example.

It's Mothering Sunday so if you've ignored our WARNING it's a dash to the garage and hope there's some flowers left ...

The year moves on, the clocks have gone forward. 

Suffolk Overheard :  I can tell you're not from Framlingham because Framlingham people are polite and like to help people.

The tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the  digest the Sat Nav one to email out at lunch time today.  To get your free copy click on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

Fishmonger Darren Smith has reworked his artwork which hopefully you can see above?  If not refresh the page (user key f5 on a pc) until you can.  You can now WhatsApp Darren on 07815 891963 ... we're planning to.

Today is not only the spring equinox but also World Sparrow Day.

Life Skills No. 63: Last Wednesday in the Martlesham Tesco Extra it was so quiet we found it unsettling.  Had something awful happened that we didn't know about yet?  A mature checkout person opined that Wednesday afternoons are always quiet, useful to know.

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

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

Throwback Thursday: 17 years ago today Framlingham Amateur Dramatic Society was antici ... pating the box office for Situation Comedy opening in the Volunteer Centre.  The Volunteer Centre closed in 2013 and regrettably not a lot of Fram amdram these days.

Last century it was maybe a year before we realised our first mobile could text.  Similarly we vaguely knew autofocus could be fine tuned but we didn't know two of our camera bodies had these presets.  Tempted to dismiss as useful if all you snap is tennis but maybe we're just fearful of the new ...

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

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

The coming Tuesday is Shrove and we do like a pancake, in prep we shall be buying a bag of lemons this weekend.

Astonisher No.65: In 1949 Ealing Studios released the comedies Whisky Galore!, Passport To Pimlico and Kind Hearts and Coronets ... all three in the same year!  They never really had to do anything else again though (in colour) The Titfield Thunderbolt four years later.

We joined Bluesky late last year mostly for the very good reason that it's not owned by the android, Trump fanboy and immigrant Elon Musk.  If you're so inclined say Hello at @nearthecoast.bsky.social

Don't know your way round nearthecoast?  You need the A to Z, it's FREE, kills 99% of known germs plus you don't have to pay and display or walk through the gift shop to get out.

If as so often at the mo' all spoken radio seems too depressing try a little burst of Asian Network ... it usually cheers us.

Walberswick on the telly.

Suffolk Overheard:  He's five months old, what does he want with a bag of chips?

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

Aston Martin has just thanked us for our message, we suspect it was an auto-responder ... well so was our message:)

The next available supporter slot is now, it will take you up to burgeoning spring.

Our windmill correspondent Andy Fordyce has pointed out that Apple Maps also functions as a sat nav ... a helpful comparison.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

Our thanks to the George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham for a generous handful of coffees.  2-29 March the gallery is featuring a double show Light & Colour of works by East Anglian artists Norma Read and Hilary Garner.

Astonisher No.64: We haven't got an Astonisher at the moment ... astonishing eh?