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tu 6 Jan 2026	Yesterday we deployed our electrical recyclables for collection but were stymied by bin collections being suspended and garden collections cancelled (will we get a refund?) ... at least that's what we think is happening.
	Common Ground Theatre is ignoring the Suffolk principle that nothing should happen after Christmas with Sherlock Holmes Smells Evil! shows in Diss and Ipswich.
	It's Twelfth Night the day when you get your mantelpiece back.
mo 5 Jan 2026	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.
su 4 Jan 2026	♫ Not part of the near universal post Christmas lock down the Jubilee Hall Aldeburgh lunchtime concerts start the Friday after next with piano quartet (piano, violin, viola and cello) Ensemble Jackalope.
	♫ From the Windy City at this summer's Maverick Festival The Waco Brothers.
	Norwich Devils Women training restarts Sunday.
sa 3 Jan 2026 electrical recyclables	The back of the bin dates leaflet says anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled up to two per week, the district council web site is less committal. We shall be trying them out next week with a laptop and a fan heater ... we'll see.
	Maybe in 2026 we'll get a local government vote (smells Trumpian ... county councillors giving themselves more power), still rankles that Suffolk Coastal merged with those foreigners up north near Norfolk without any consultation.
fr 2 Jan 2026	The St Elizabeth Hospice will take away (after Twelfth Night on Tuesday) your Christmas tree in both Suffolk and Norfolk.
th 1 Jan 2026	Throwback Thursday: Happy New Year! 14 years ago today we were thinking what 2012 might be like. All we can guess for near the coast in 2026 is the Angry Fly will start serving tapas in its new Singles Bar ... with chips of course.
	A pleasant New Year present for us is the 30,966 visitors last month made a record 85,478 visits.
we 31 Dec 2025	A white Rolls Royce and impressive confetti deployment for yesterday's Framlingham wedding.
tu 30 Dec 2025	Suffolk Overheard: I found myself saying to the wife where do you want the garden to be in five years and then we can work together to achieve it.
mo 29 Dec 2025	After a failed village buy out and a spell as Casa Mexico we've noticed six months too late that the Stonham Aspal Ten Bells is now a convenience store with what looks like new frontage on the car park side.
	We're into that post Christmas period when you never know if something is open or not ... good luck.
	The next available supporter slot is now, it will take your link at least into early spring.
su 28 Dec 2025	Motorcycle trials at Butley today, there was a burger van when we last went.
sa 27 Dec 2025	Here nobody died but the wind Christmas day on open country behind Castle Keep Framlingham was cold enough and strong enough we feared we might.
we 24 Dec 2025	Have a good one, see you on the other side.
tu 23 Dec 2025	The George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham closes for Christmas today and until Tuesday 17th February when they return with a show of student works from all years at the Alde Valley Academy in Leiston.
	Life Skills No. 69: If you are planning a tattoo probably not a woman's name unless it's Mother.
mo 22 Dec 2025	Roughcast Theatre as a tribute to the late Tom Stoppard tour in March the two one act plays The Real Inspector Hound and A Separate Peace. The company is looking for a man with a van who would smile upon their theatrical endeavours.
su 21 Dec 2025	Sue Tansley's art and photography classes will restart next month in the charming if a teensy bit remote (it adds to the charm) Pettistree village hall. Upcoming but dates to be confirmed tuition in Aldeburgh at the Fairfield Centre.
th 18 Dec 2025	The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out today at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

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