Framlingham

Tour of Britain Stage 1 Tuesday in Woodbridge, Wickham Market and Fram.

The reluctance of the Tour of Britain to say when it's happening makes us think there may be some honest Suffolk folk involved worried that too many people might turn up ... possibly from that there Norfolk.  Either the way the first stage is TODAY Woodbridge to Southwold via Framlingham.

Yesterday afternoon behind Studio Sosenka in Rendham Gosia was having a "retirement" party but Over The Moon will not be going away.  It'll still be there on Framlingham's Saturday markets with Gosia helping out the new owner for the time being.

New house sales around near the coast including Framlingham, Laxfield and Woodbridge.  Crikey!  It's been a year since our last one <blush>.

SHAKE's stage adaptation of Akenfield with a local cast will be previewing nine shows around near the coast next month starting with two nights in The Old Theatre Framlingham.

Common Ground's pre-Christmas tour of The Tales Our Mother Told! by Pat Whymark starts in October and includes Campsea Ashe, Laxfield and Fram.

17-year-old Maria has been missing from the Framlingham area since 9:20am yesterday.  Approx 5ft 4ins tall, of slight build and with very long black hair Maria was wearing a pink t-shirt, blue jeans and black fluffy sliders and has links to Ipswich.   Police are concerned for Maria’s welfare and any infor contact Suffolk police via their web site or call 101:

Today's Framlingham Horse Show has been cancelled because of the forecast thunderstorms with yellow warning.

Thursday evening on the B1119 a black VW Golf travelling from Framlingham towards Little Lonely Farm crossroads left the road.  The driver sustained minor injuries but one passenger sustained injuries described as life threatening .  The driver was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while over the drug limit.  Any info contact Thomas.IVES@suffolk.police.uk quoting CAD 358 or you can call 101.

Blimey, the end of last week was busy; private views in Sax and Fram, an opera recital and the three day Maverick festival. ♫

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.

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

♫ 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.

Peter Purves actor, tv presenter and one time chum of Dr Who may find its present iteration too sophisticated but he'll be in the Framlingham Crown 2:30pm tomorrow to tell the St John Fellowship about television ... and there's refreshments.

We like the Hitchcock film The 39 Steps with John Laurie (Private Frazer in Dad's Army) being surprisingly scary.  Framlingham College Senior School stage it live tomorrow and Friday. 

Saturday morning in the United Free Framlingham Horticultural Soc coffee morning.

Sunday week Double Street Framlingham noted for its charitable Advent Windows has Open Gardens (with refreshments) in support of the St Elizabeth Hospice.

We will try hard for Conclave TONIGHT in Framlingham but probably not the new Wes Anderson in Aldeburgh on this year's only Friday the 13th.

Last year in Framlingham Charlie Caiger stood in the general election, there was Meet The Author in the library and tragically Bradlaugh's in Fore Street closed.

♫ Yesterday's Charles Tam and Kwan-lam Lau recital had such an impressively good house (including Robert Hitcham's year 5) that it overflowed into St Michael's side aisles, from the back we particularly enjoyed Fauré's Romance.  Framlingham Concerts return in the autumn starting September with Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins Four hands on one piano.

Youthful neighbour sitting outside the Framlingham chippy Saturday waiting for his lunch.  With the price of fish we made the PayPal joke about paying for a fish supper ... he didn't laugh ... it's the way we tell them.