We
thought it something when we got to see reigning world
road race champion Thor Hushovd on Suffolk
roads at Framsden
last year but yesterday on the
Aldeburgh-Thorpeness
road we got to see British reigning world champion Mark
Cavendish and Tour de France winner Brad Wiggins, that
won't happen again in ... more at
Aldeburgh
th 19 Jul 2012
Felixstowe Ferry golf club
have emulated
Thorpeness with their own avian
House In The Clouds.
th 10 May 2012
The Framlingham Flyers
were best (possibly
Saxmundham Rotary mean
first) team in Sunday's Heritage Coast run at Thorpeness.
su 6 May 2012 Heritage Coast Run
We
arrived at Thorpeness today for the
30th
Heritage Coast Run just in time to see the backs of the
last departing group but didn't have to wait long for the
first six mile runners to arrive
back. A first timer
told us he hadn't realised how much harder it was running on the
sandy soil rather than tarmac and this year
the flooding meant climbing up banks to skirt impromptu
lakes. Congrats to the Saxmundham Rotary
club for keeping at an event that has such an inclusive meld of
walkers, fun and club runners ... though we'd like to see it
in the sun one day:)
tu 3 May 2011
Thankfully
rather better weather at Thorpeness
for this
year's Heritage Coast jobbie than last. 700 people turned
out to run or walk one of three distances with 10 year old
Framlingham Flyer Zac Wright best junior and
Suki best dog.
mo 19 Jul 2010
Some 700 litres of red diesel stolen in Thorpeness last week.
fr 28 May 2010
Two
jobs going in Huntingfield, the desk on the board
SOLD, tomorrow night the newly formed Framlingham Rotary
Club will celebrate gaining their charter at Thorpeness Country
Club and Sunday at that most lovely of venues Helmingham
Hall it's Plant Heritage's spring sale.
mo 3 May 2010
The Thorpeness Dolphin is looking for a chef.
su 2 May 2010
Only
the burger van on the field for the Stratford St Andrew boot
sale when we passed this morning. Arriving at
Thorpeness in forceful wind and icy rain for the Heritage Coast
Walk/Run the pa was playing ELO's Mr Blue Sky ... not surprisingly no
tutus, only one
pink wig we saw and
the ninja look was popular though
much pinkness in the Suffolk Breakthrough tent. There were three
different starts and we heard shouted at the departing second group That's
the half marathon you donut! Total respect to everyone who turned
out. More pix
on Facebook
th 8 Oct 2009
It
certainly was
VERY PINK
in Thorpeness and
Aldeburgh this morning for a
Walk On The Wildside 2009
with lots of doggies getting double
helpings of walkies,
some tutus (it's as near as we're going
to get to
roller derby for a bit),
bunny ears and the traders in Aldeburgh
joining in the spirit
with balloons ... but the carnival
moves on and because rules is rules and councils is councils (what would we do
without them?) the pink ribbon way markers
have to be collected.
sa 30 May 2009
We
noticed last night on the way back from
Coward Curiosities in Thorpeness that what ended up as The Emporium
opposite the mere has had a coat of paint, a name change to The Beach Hut and is
a cafe again, seems like a sound idea.
fr 29 May 2009
Remember
Coward Curiosities
at the
FramlinghamCrown? Mouth to
Mouth are presenting this quirky collection of short Noel Coward pieces in
Thorpeness tonight, and Lowestoft early next month.
su 3 May 2009
Heath
fire this afternoon near Thorpeness, hope
it didn't disrupt the charity run/walk.
(thanks Deano)
th 12 Feb 2009
The
Brasserie and Emporium at
Thorpeness is
now just an emporium but with
the walls still papered wittily
(yeah, right) with covers from
Private Eye.
th 1 May 2008
Antiques Fair this
weekend in
Thorpeness ...
tu 11 Mar 2008
... and the
Thorpeness village sign gets unwanted
attention.
tu 12 Feb 2008
The Emporium bit of the Thorpeness Brasserie and
Emporium is looking for collectors and antique traders to use their
market stalls.
tu 22 Jan 2008
Here's a bit of solid gold, a 1950s train journey on the
Saxmundham-Aldeburgh branch calling at
Thorpe Halt
... accompanied by
Flanders and Swan ... and
we've just worked out that the boy standing seemingly dangerously on the track
is holding up the single track token for the driver.
su 18 Nov 2007
Last
time we went to Thorpeness to be
mugged by the swans the brick cafe had become a restaurant
and was only open in the evenings so we went in the wooden hut
for a pot of Earl Gray instead. The restaurant is now a
Brasserie & Emporium and was open in the afternoon, but we
still went in the wooden hut ...
tu 14 Aug 2007
The
swans on Thorpeness Mere have worked out you get more bits
of sandwich if you don't break a man's arm but
en masse they still look like they should be hanging
round a floating bus shelter. What's that cartoon
We have cats like other people have mice? James
Thurber?
Thankfully
rather better weather at Thorpeness
for this
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We
noticed last night on the way back from
Coward Curiosities in Thorpeness that what ended up as The Emporium
opposite the mere has had a coat of paint, a name change to The Beach Hut and is
a cafe again, seems like a sound idea.
Heath
fire this afternoon near Thorpeness, hope
it didn't disrupt the charity run/walk. 
