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Maggi Hambling has generously donated her painting Night Waves to the Sudbourne Park Printmakers.  Oil on board and measuring 37x27cm a striking image that is being raffled to fund buying the Printmakers' two etching presses.  The draw stays open until Monday 14 July so time like always is ...

The Sudbourne Printmakers have a 10 day show of new work (including a rather nice view of Castle Street) starting today in the Old Theatre Framlingham.  All are welcome to the private view 5-8pm tonight for ♫live jazz♫ and refreshments.

♫ This year's Maverick has a Cajun flavour with tonight Ruben Moreno closing the Peacock stage but we'll be multiplexing ourselves with Sara Petite closing the Barn.

The next Fram Station Session is 4-9pm tomorrow Pizza, Drinks, Music & Friends.

Originally from Wales Hilary Barry has been a Suffolk blowin since 2016 and her oil on canvas paintings have grown a strong sense of Suffolk place.  Hilary's Green Issues show at the George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham runs until Saturday 19th.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio is now over 10,000 images.

♫ Saturday the Phoenix Singers concert Opera Stars is just that with four impressive guest singers and a programme that includes Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves.  Staged in the Framlingham College Theatre tickets online here.

Dishearteningly the excellent More Or Less (around 13:56) finds that the first claim in Adam Curtis' SHIFTY is wrong.  Thatcher wasn't behind in the polls and she didn't make that speech then.

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.

The Constabulary run Safe Rider Workshops at their Martlesham HQ for much of the year.  With special deals for under 25s this month's is the weekend after next.

If annoyed by the distraction of the film strip at start up mostly of interest to Americans only you can get rid of it.  Go Settings/Personalisation/Lock screen.  Scroll down to Choose one app to etc click on the icon with a cloud and then click on None ... that could be a bit simpler eh?

♫ If Margaret Thatcher were still PM Kneecap at Glastonbury would need an actor to sing their words.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

The other side of the Orwell Bridge the Suffolk Food Hall has a free entry Vintage and Makers Market this Sunday.

Life Skills No. 66: If you have small children don't buy permanent markers.

This weekend it's the two day Blaxhall Festival which includes on the Saturday afternoon Bill's Baseball Tournament.

♫ Jess Gillam at the Snape Maltings in August hasn't sold out but the Klezmer Party is.  More £10 tickets will be released on 17 July ... we think we've got that right.

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

A car parked near Hall Road Marlesford had the rear passenger window smashed overnight last Sunday/Monday, nothing was stolen.  Any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/34019/25, you can call 101.

From Benhall the SHAKE Festival is touring their adaptation of Akenfield around near the coast this autumn with venues including The Old Theatre in Fram and the Halesworth Cut.  With a cast of local people hopefully there won't be any accents sloightly on th' huh:)

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

♫ 6:00pm tonight Radio 3's Words and Music is Portraits of Suffolk.

Only available on iPlayer SHIFTY uses archive film with a text commentary to cover Thatcher to New Labour and supports Marina Hyde's view about nutters.

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