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  Aldeburgh in 2008 ~ Aldeburgh in 2007 ~ Crag Path ~ Framlingham
mo 05 jl 10

Collision in AldeburghCrikey!  Surprisingly nobody seriously hurt in this Aldeburgh one yesterday but the police have asked for witnesses.
we 2 jn 10

Today Matthew we will be mostly localising the weather ... as always not as straight forward as it looks ... sorted, Woodbridge done ... Aldeburgh, Felixstowe, Halesworth ... that'll do for now.
fr 14 my 10

Skimmers found this morning on cashpoints in Framlingham, Leiston and Aldeburgh ... so that's why a police car outside Barclays this am ... or not.
th 29 ap 10

The hustings last night in the Aldeburgh parish church organised and chaired by the Reverend Nigel Hartley in an ultimately neutral manner were not

Green party Rachel Fulcher at the Aldeburgh hustings

surprisingly very well mannered.  Perhaps a little surprising the church was easily 7/8s full to see all five Coastal Suffolk candidates (and what a wonderful opportunity to see them in one hit) make a short pitch (the Rev had an apologetically polite time's up beeper) and then answer questions.  We left after an hour but are assured all remained even tempered ... more pix

Remains of Aldeburgh boatyard fireThat must have been quite a fire at the Aldeburgh boatyard yesterday morning, there's nothing left of the main boat shed.  A bystander who was there told us that being a boat yard there were many gas bottles on the site.  More pix here
mo 5 ap 10

Wheelbarrow race at the Inter-village Bloodsports   Moto-X at Blaxhall   Cafe society on Crag Path, Aldeburgh
su 14 mr 10

Young Art East Anglia 201010-4pm today in Aldeburgh Young Art East Anglia 2010 to aid of Cancer Research UK.
mo 08 mr 10

House sales a bit quiet in Saxmundham and Aldeburgh.
we 13 ja 10

'Bitching and bickering' in Aldeburgh apparently, well that's democracy.
sa 2 ja 10

The inherent self righteousness of councils punctured when Suffolk Coastal sell the electoral roles for Aldeburgh and Framlingham for £26!

mo 7 de 09

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?

we 25 no 09

More than 15 outboard motors stolen in Aldeburgh.

mo 23 no 09

The driver involved in a fatal accident on the Aldeburgh Road near Friston has been released on bail.

we 18 no 09

Tickets for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall this weekend at Aldeburgh Cinema.

mo 2 no 09

Sounds like dodgy driving near Friston on the Aldeburgh Road?

we 28 oc 09

The Knodishall Butcher's Arms is for sale and why is some of the same stuff is more expensive in the Aldeburgh Solar than the Framlingham one?  Is it because they're posher in Aldeburgh?  Well that'll teach 'em :o)

sa 24 oc 09

Overhead cable replacement in AldeburghAldeburgh's been having some of its overhead electricity cables replaced, they're staying overhead but the four cable runs are replaced with a single one.

mo 19 oc 09

DPs in AldeburghDP's in Aldeburgh was an eccentric bar named for the late owner David Lloyd and retained much of it's detail from when it was a chemist, nice to see with its recent makeover some Timothy White'sness has been retained.  comment here

su 11 oc 09

The library at the Red House

Certainly Britten would have approvedThursday we discovered that the house on the front in Aldeburgh painted red and with a plaque saying Benjamin Britten lived here isn't The Red House.  In the library at THE Red House (it's down an unmade road off the Leiston Road) Saxmundham Rotary club launched Singout 2010, an initiative to involve young people in composition and choral music making.  Patrons include sopranos Lesley Garrett and Laura Wright and Singout 2010 will culminate with a concert in November 2010 at Snape.

th 8 oc 09

Smiles at Walk on the Wildside 2009

It certainly was VERY PINK in Thorpeness and Aldeburgh this ... more here.

fr 12 jn 09

The Aldeburgh Festival starts today and don't forget there's a discount for nearthecoasters.

mo 1 jn 09

Despite liking, as Duncan puts it, arty films we're a bit of a scaredy catGlitter Of Waves when it comes to anything too modern in the way of classical.  So for this month's Aldeburgh Festival we would probably plump for the St Mathew Passion, a dash of Debussy or (bit daring for us) the Ensemble Basiani ... but brilliantly this year there's a discount for just saying nearthecoast when booking tickets so maybe we will try out the Birtwistle.  Thanks Marc and more info here.

th 21 my 09

 The Aldeburgh Documentary Film Festival will be later this year; provisional dates are 13-15 November or 20-22 November.
sa 4 ap 09

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fr 6 mr 09 Some house sales in Framlingham and positively buoyant in Aldeburgh.
th 26 fe 09

The woman cyclist killed in Aldeburgh last night was pushing her bike on the pavement.
mo 16 fe 09 Another club break in but this time in Aldeburgh.
mo 9 fe 09 We went to Aldeburgh yesterday to stretch our legs and as we got out of

Microlite aircraft over Aldeburgh beach

the car a Spitfire was stunting above the beach.  By the time we'd got a long lens on it had beggared off ... so we had to make do with this microlite instead.
we 14 ja 09

Aldeburgh Sunday

Our word!  That wind was cold in Aldeburgh Sunday.
fr 9 ja 09 It was certainly foggy today and it got worse as we approached Aldeburgh.  Ah, it's because Aldeburgh's on the coast and yes indeed when we got to Aldeburgh all the fog disappeared and the sun came out, still couldn't park though ... even out of season.

Ensemble Diderot at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh

The Jubilee Hall was packed and maybe a dozen optimists queuing in hope of returns for the first Friday lunchtime concert of the year.  The Ensemble Diderot are a period instrument playing quartet who well entertained finishing with Vivaldi's Follia containing some frenetic activity for the cello and player Tomaz Pokrzywinski never dropped a lick!  The season continues until Friday 13th March.

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