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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:)

Life Skills No. 62: Avoid asking more than one question especially in a message or email because most people will only answer the last one.

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.

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

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio has over 9,000 images and is still growing.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

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

Suffolk Overheard:  You cook rice the way I tell you Mabel.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

Suffolk Myths No.105:  Sometimes in a charity shop they know how to work the till.

Do remember this web site is not available in the shops.

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.

Clicking a pic on here will usually get you a link and/or a bigger pic, try it now->

Planning a witch ducking this winter?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

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

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

Throwback Thursday: 16 years ago today the Community News failed to credit some of our photos (when we were still NaTCH) or mention the sordid matter of coin ... plus ça change eh?

The barista where you can buy us a coffee is sportingly offering a short Americano with biscotti and dash of milk for just two pounds ...

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

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

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

Anorak Alert No.66: Canadian tv prog How It's Made it's fount not font of all knowledge.

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.

Twelfth Night so time to take down the Christmas decorations.  We're moving the twinkling lights from the bay trees in the front to the bay trees in the back so we can move them back to the bay trees in front next Christmas ... clever eh?

PS: Happy New Year!

An awful lot of shopping days until Christmas but reviewing our Advent playlist we considered a Finnish police festive vid ... it didn't make the cut but Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer did.

Bin collections back to normal tomorrow so if you normally put your wheelie bin out tonight put your bin out tonight.