fr 27 Feb 2026 | ♫ We visited Chapel Arts Fressingfield for the first time last year and the venue itself is worth the effort. Frustratingly we can't make tomorrow's recital of Verdi, Mozart, Finzi and Gershwin by Grammy winning bass baritone Jonathon Lemalu but we can try for Andrey Gugnin in May.
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tu 17 Feb 2026 | The Sunday as well as the usual rail travel disruption there'll be extra from digital upgrades to the signaling system. |
sa 14 Feb 2026
 | Nice artwork for Dallinghoo's Valentine's Special tonight, the good sounding two course Live Jazz and Curry Night. Like the government partying during a Covid lock down it's BYOB.
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mo 2 Feb 2026 | Next month Roughcast Theatre's tribute to the late Tom Stoppard is touring the two one act plays The Real Inspector Hound and A Separate Peace. The company needs a man with a van who would smile upon their theatrical endeavours. 
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we 7 Jan 2026 | Had an email saying our garden bin account will be extended because of this week's cancelled collections. |
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.
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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.
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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. |
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. 
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su 28 Dec 2025 | Motorcycle today trials at Butley, there was a burger van when we last went. |
sa 20 Dec 2025 | Common Ground Theatre's Christmas show Sherlock Holmes Smells Evil! is touring near the coast and otherwheres with Tuesday's evening show in Laxfield almost full so a matinee has been added. 
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fr 12 Dec 2025 | ♫ 7pm tonight free festive concert by the Illuminati Choir with mulled wine and mince pies in St Mary's Letheringham.
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th 11 Dec 2025 | We don't know if there's a specific word for tree theft but it would have been useful in Pettistree last Saturday. |
su 7 Dec 2025 | artEast have pointed out that Howard J Morgan exhibited with them but sadly passed away before the actual show. His very desirable work is still available framed and signed. 
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su 30 Nov 2025 | 4pm for 4:30pm today in Grundisburgh Village Hall the very excellent Etre et Avoir, don't know if the club does guests, ask the secretary peter@peterkendall.com.  |
th 20 Nov 2025
 | Already Christmas is making us ill at ease but Sudbourne Printmakers must be braver as they have two weekend shows coming up with complimentary mince pies and mulled wine.
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th 27 Nov 2025 | Last of the recent overnight closures on the Orwell Bridge tonight. |
th 30 Oct 2025 | This weekend Butley Mills Studios hosts Tinderbox II.
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we 29 Oct 2025 | Near the coast and east of the A12 pedant farmers shout Get orf my sand! |
sa 4 Oct 2025 | Actor Ben Willmott moonlighting as Media at the Eastern Angles wants you to know that Hightide's Ghost Stories by Candlelight will be visiting them in Ipswich Tuesday. Other upcoming shows near the coast are Diss, Lowestoft and Halesworth. 
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su 5 Oct 2025 | PM: Well there was, now fully booked again.
The Sudbourne Printmakers upcoming workshops were fully booked but there are now two linocut dates available including in November make your own Christmas cards.  |