Saxmundham noughties

Happy birthday to Rocket Ronnie seen here outside the Saxmundham Bell.

House sales dead in Framlingham but seem to have perked up a little in Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, and did someone really make over £100 grand in couple of months in Earl Soham?

  Mislaid golden retriever in Saxmundham.

Skaters and bmxers from mostly Saxmundham but Leiston as well (the young we assume Leiston person who asked us to sign the ... more at Leiston

Charlie Haylock entertains in Saxmundham tonight at Gardeners Question Time and its an oompah band on the penultimate evening of the 2009 Ipswich Beer Festival.

17 year old arrested in Saxmundham on suspicion of arson.

Ed_the_Greek says it's still heaving in the newly opened Saxmundham Waitrose but despite that we still couldn't park in the Framlingham Solar.

The Saxmundham Waitrose reportedly took £84,000 on their opening day Thursday and even more yesterday when it was still packed.

The Saxmundham Waitrose opening yesterday reported as heaving and chaos.

It'll soon be goodbye Somerfields in Saxmundham; didn't it used to be Gateway?  Waitrose is pimping this afternoon in the Market Hall.  (thanks Ed_the_Greek)

The Saxmundham Rotary Club move down the road a bit tomorrow to Leiston to provide free blood pressure checks by St John's and nurses from the local GP's in a mobile outside Colonial House, that's opposite the White Horse.  More info rogerkeene@suffolkonline.net  01728 748337

Charity shops are getting pretty picky about what they'll take these days but until Saturday the St Elizabeth Hospice has an amnesty on odd, broken or scrap jewellery at their ten shops including Felixstowe, Ipswich, Leiston, Sax and Woodbridge.

Two scratched car incidents in Saxmundham.

Charity Swap-It Party at Saxmundham Primary School this Sunday afternoon.

Two burglary incidents in Saxmundham over the weekend.

40 panes were smashed in an Ufford green house Sunday night and Monday night echoing the smashed windscreen in Framlingham a silver Renault in Saxmundham had its rear screen smashed.

The Suffolk Constabulary are having an information evening about becoming a Special from 7:30pm tonight in Saxmundham Middle School.

The fifth Saxmundham Arts Festival starts Friday week with a literary luncheon featuring author Joanna Trollope who, perhaps unfairly, might be considered queen of the Aga saga.

It's a while since we've actually been to Saxmundham so when we visited last weekend there were a lot of changes.  You can no longer drive down the side of the White Hart but the pub does retain a car park at the back.  You get to it by driving all the way round Somerfields ... who don't have Patak's lime pickle but at least have Sharwood's which is more than the Fram Solar has.

The High Street is poshing up with an art gallery, what was the gent's outfitters is now designer shop Cotton Tree , the jewellers who were call Crapnockett and Sons or some such are now Jackey L, the second hand book shop that closed Saturday afternoons so the owner could get to the football now sells cards and the other hardware shop is about to become The Store.  Are all near the coast towns going the same way as Aldeburgh?

Last night Don't Dance on Glass were tearing up the Saxmundham Market Hall and in Farnham it was quiz night and, as everywhere, the raffle winners were pleased to win.