fr 29 fe 08

1956  Muffin the Mule made his tv debut

Hannah Norris who runs the Lion's Den at the junction of Church and Castle Street, Framlingham gave birth to a little boy last week.  Rather sensibly she has decided to ease her load and tomorrow (and Sunday if there's enough interest) there will be a giant Closing Down sale at the Lion's Den.

tu 26 fe 08

1935  RADAR was first demonstrated

The Framlingham Crown still doesn't have any gas but reubens' kitchen at the back is all electric, so a virtually full house (just three seats left unfilled) for the Arts Framlingham lunch got a good looking meal.  The guest speaker Tom Corby was Court Correspondent from 1985 till 1992 (Court Correspondent is an appointment created by Queen Victoria).  We're sworn to secrecy about his talk so you'll just have to ask someone who was there.

sa 23 fe 08

After two days with out gas the Framlingham Crown is open again but with fan heaters.  They will be fully functioning again sometime Tuesday and no matter what the Arts Fram lunch with ex-royal correspondent Tom Corby will go ahead in reubens.

th 21 fe 08

Today we had lunch in the Con Club (it's only called the Con Club and you don't have to be a member ... allegedly).  It was very enjoyable (the prawn salad starter included a shrimp in its shell and now we're a grown up we even like the seedy bits); more than we wanted to eat and Batemans at £1.90 a pint ... mind you the White Horse Thursday had real ale (it was so good we're now a little uncertain which brewery) at £2.00 a pint.

fr 8 fe 08

1990  George de Mestral, the man who invented Velcro, died

Last night's music quiz in the Framlingham White Horse was very jolly and well supported with ten assorted sized teams and a very close finish; Can You Repeat The Question 62, The Inlaws 62.5, The Rave Ons 63.  As will no doubt be said many times if the Sailing/Ship dispute had been resolved differently there would have been a tie breaker.

With excellent (if slightly over chilled for our taste) Badger beer at £2 a pint (we noticed an off duty biker mixing it with brown ale) surprisingly the quiz didn't get over rowdy and disturb the wii tennis doubles going on in the back bar, or the Bowls Club dinner in the restaurant.

1962  Fidel Castro excommunicated

Expected that the memorial service yesterday for Dr Norton would be well attended but it was so well attended that not everyone could get into St Michael's, Framlingham.  We listened on the speakers outside and in his preamble the rector Graham Owen said donations could still be made in Dr Norton's memory to Kidney Research UK.  Dr Norton's widow Hilary has several times viewed the book of condolences and been comforted by the messages.  The book will continue to be available in St Michael's for some time and you can also share your thoughts on our board.

sa 2 Feb

Though the police were in attendance the disagreement between three cars around 11 this morning at the junction of Mount Pleasant and College Road seemed minor enough.

we 23 Jan

Dr Norton's funeral will be family only but there is a Thanksgiving Service Saturday week.

tu 15 ja 08

Everybody liked Dr Norton.   My Dr Norton story is him reaching over and squeezing my swollen finger after the nurse had removed a fiddly little splinter from under the nail.  The squeezing caused yellow stuff to come out.  "That's puss" I said a little surprised.  "Yes", he said smiling and nodding happily.  He was a doctor and that's what doctors do, help you heal.

Dr Stephen Norton died this weekend far too soon after just over a year of semi-retirement.  There is book of condolences in St Michael's Church, Framlingham or you can share on the bulletin board.

mo 14 Jan

Sadly we have to tell you that Doctor Stephen Norton died this weekend after a fall.

fr 11 Jan

The Man in the Hat has pointed out that if you join the 1st Responders you don't get a Kojak flashing light but you can have the haircut ... then by happenstance we saw MitH on The Hill briskly crossing the road.  He said "Ill nnnner art kell, can't stop".  On our way back to Stately Terrace there's MitH's pickup and an ambulance and the light bulb went on; he'd said "I'm on a call, can't stop".  Someone had fallen and MitH, who wasn't actually on call, had to collect the kit from the Technology Centre and then attend.  Despite that he got there eight minutes before the ambulance, that's what First Responders do, they get there first.

su 6 ja 08

1958  Chuck Berry recorded Sweet Little Sixteen

The new year in Framlingham has been greeted with the traditional digging up of the roads and the blocking of the pavements.  Apparently, the sewers are being relined ... no doubt with Laura Ashley wallpaper.

Gratifyingly our pic of local special Graham Durrant is going to feature in a text book, particularly gratifying as he wasn't allowed to leap in uniform at the 2006 bungee jump.

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