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su 18 Apr 2021	The Parham Airfield Museum will be re-opening this summer but not just yet. In the meantime a fifteen minute film of Dr James Rogers visiting to research the wartime death of Joe Kennedy Jnr the elder brother of US president John F Kennedy ... mind you the doctor can't pronounce Parham properly.
mo 22 Feb 2021	This year the Parham Airfield Museum is 40 and the museum's latest newsletter reminisces about the early years.
mo 4 Jan 2021	Yes, we should have pointed out the Parham Airfield Museum Christmas newsletter a lot sooner.
fr 9 Oct 2020	An early pic of the Parham bus shelter superficially looks quite different but it would seem just that trees have grown up. While we're there cards of Parham railway station functioning and not functioning.
we 7 Oct 2020	From an Olympian view a minor disappointment of the coronavirus but still a disappointment is the Parham Airfield Museum hasn't and won't open this year. A compensation is their substantial newsletter.
th 27 Aug 2020	The Hatcher Components fire on Parham airfield destroyed just about everything.
sa 15 Aug 2020	The fire service reporting that Thursday's catastrophic fire at Parham airfield was caused by overheating machinery so particularly good news that nobody was hurt.
th 13 Aug 2020	A mountain of fire engines leaving as well as arriving at what used to be Hatcher Components on Parham airfield and downwind a faint burnt chemical smell.
fr 26 Jun 2020	Parham Airfield Museum is waiting on government guidelines before considering when to re-open. When it does their cafe makes a pleasant break on a Sunday bike ride.
we 17 Jun 2020	Over the weekend there was a Parham tack room break in.
th 21 Nov 2019	10:00am-12:00pm Saturday morning it's Parham' s Christmas coffee morning.
su 6 Oct 2019	How lovely, on this very wet day Parham Airfield Museum has a tea dance with top vintage disc jockeys this afternoon.
fr 26 Apr 2019	Quiz evening with tuck at Parham village hall tomorrow evening.
su 30 Sep 2018	Tractor run, barbeque and John Bridges signing his new book at Parham Airfield museum today.
tu 8 May 2018	Very excellent turnout yesterday for the unveiling of Parham 's new village sign. Regrettably traffic noise made it a little difficult to hear Peter Kindred's design explanation but parish clerk Lydia Kirk (we remember her as a police special in Framlingham) will be posting the explanation on line. We did make out that you can still see where trees are missing near the sign from a crashed bomber during the war and the Par of Parham is from pear ... very fine cake afterwards.
fr 6 Apr 2018	Cakes, plants, gifts, white elephant, games, draw, tombola, and home made refreshments at the Parham Spring Coffee Morning 10:00am-12:00pm tomorrow.
tu 3 Apr 2018	Last week's digest the Parham /*Thorpeness* one prompted the most clicks ever, book yours here... it's free!
sa 31 Mar 2018	Not only does the Parham Airfield Museum have a shiny new website and free entry but when they re-open tomorrow for the summer it will be the RAF's centenary birthday and all visiting serving and ex military personnel will get free tea and biscuits.
th 29 Mar 2018	For some reason Tuesday's digest the Parham /Thorpeness one is being popular in the Czech Republic.
mo 5 Mar 2018	Driving through Parham and Hacheston this morning you could still see where last week's snow drifts must have caused a problem ... driving through Easton this afternoon you could still see where last week's snow drifts must have caused a problem.
th 25 May 2017	Welcome back to advertiser Parham Airfield Museum (halfway between Parham and Great Glemham) which re-opened last month for the summer season. It's well worth the trip being free entry, still has the original control tower and an excellent cafe.
sa 22 Apr 2017	Quiz tonight in Parham village hall, teams up to eight at £10 per head which includes a ploughman's, pudding and the bar will be open.
mo 1 Aug 2016	Speak of a bus shelter and one is sure to appear. There are three way temporary lights in Station and Victoria Mill Roads Framlingham today so a gang can install a replacement bus shelter maybe twenty yards nearer to Parham from the previous position. We'll see how long this one lasts. Meanwhile behind what was the Atlas Group and Earl Soham Vets in New Road Fram there are white vans, hiviz and safety helmets.
fr 22 Jul 2016	Tomorrow it's a free fun day at Parham airfield museum with attractions including bands, dancers (we suspect Lindy Hop type jivers), and make your own ceramics.
fr 8 Jul 2016	Car treasure hunt with barbeque and bar 3pm Sunday Parham .
th 3 Mar 2016	Coffee morning in the Parham Village Hall 10:00-12:00am this Saturday.
su 11 Oct 2015	Resistance tea dance at Parham Airfield Museum this afternoon.
mo 18 May 2015	The Bugatti Owners Club forgathered Saturday afternoon at the Parham Airfield Museum with guests an XK Coupe, a BMW, a Frazer Nash BMW (with a cigarette lighter we at first thought the dashboard light), and a Morris Garage MG. Though some Bugattis were clearly for racing others were intended for the glitterati to holiday on the Côte D'Azur but inexplicably there's nowhere to put your evening clothes ... or anything else. We did ask two owners about the total absence of boots, glove boxes or anywhere to put anything but it was like asking why Harley's have tiny petrol tanks, if you have to ask you don't understand.
we 22 Apr 2015	We attended our first election hustings yesterday, it was in the Wingfield Barns and organised by the Country Landowners Association. There was pretty much one of each flavour candidate but only Labour's Jack Abbot and the Green's Rhodri Griffiths (he lives in Parham ) standing in Central Suffolk. To be honest we didn't stay long and during that time the audience neither booed or cheered but it was nice to see some election activity.
sa 8 Nov 2014	Moving ceremony this morning at Parham Airfield Museum to remember the 740 American airmen who lost their lives whilst stationed there during WWII. Each airmen had a named poppy with the last handful planted during the ceremony by youngsters who called out the name. The museum is now closed until Sunday 5 April next year.
tu 14 Oct 2014	Saturday afternoon we visited Parham airfield and though the museum was closed it's open Sundays until the end of the month when it closes until next spring. The following afternoon 800 straw bales worth some £18,000 were set alight.
mo 30 Jun 2014	Yesterday we went to Parham Airfield Museum for The Official Opening and Dedication of the Moller Building but were a day late. (Useless? Nous?) A visit to the museum is never a wasted trip, it's free admission, the volunteers are eager to tell you about the exhibits, the cafe is now much bigger and we heard of the museum's early days from Mick Tipple. Much enjoyed sitting peacefully alone in the greenhouse thingy on top of the control tower listening to the rain pitter patter and not thinking of anything in particular ... good times.
mo 12 May 2014	Very pleased to welcome new supporter Parham Airfield Museum who are open every Sunday and holiday Monday until October. Next available advertising slot now 25th May at just £12.95 ... did we say we get around 18,000 visitors a month?
tu 4 Mar 2014	Like Yoxford and Hacheston Parham now have a community speed watch.
mo 3 Mar 2014	There is a Parham in the USA, one in Canada and another on Antigua the Caribbean island so we rather suspect the Parham in this postally used 1905 postcard is something to do with Parham Park in West Sussex rather than Parham near the coast.
tu 27 Aug 2013	Lady's mountain bike stolen in Parham last weekend and an attempted burglary in Campsea Ashe Saturday.
mo 12 Aug 2013	A petrol mower was stolen from the garage of a Parham house the early part of last week.
th 20 Sep 2012	Police are treating Monday night's straw fire in Parham as arson.
tu 24 Jul 2012	Framlingham camera club recently met in Brandeston (rather than the more usual Parham ) village hall and used the hall's kit to digitally project the images under discussion..
fr 9 Mar 2012	Five years ago today there was a rather scary three vehicle accident on the B1116 between Parham and Framlingham.
sa 21 Jan 2012	BT poking about on the road between Parham and Framlingham in two places, hopefully they're upgrading the broadband from totally rubbish to a bit useless.
th 20 Oct 2011	A Playstation stolen in Parham from an unlocked car last week, perhaps the victim used the constabulary's new 101 number to report it ...
tu 20 Sep 2011	Police are asking about a collision between a cyclist and a blue VW Golf car in Saxmundham Friday night and in Parham there was a break in last night.
tu 7 Jun 2011	The three ages of Parham railway station.
th 17 Mar 2011	The first time we turned off the A12 for Parham airfield we thought why have those two white bollards appeared? The next time through the junction we stopped to look and it became clear that the bollards are there to stop damage to the kerbs.
we 1 Dec 2010	Bit of arson in Parham during the early hours of today.
sa 27 Nov 2010	House sales in places inc Saxtead, Parham , Monk Soham and Charsfield.
we 28 Apr 2010	Every so often in life there's a happy ending, lurcher and owners reunited.
tu 27 Apr 2010	A very friendly female six month old lurcher found near Parham .
fr 16 Apr 2010	5 Years Ago Today: US Navy Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Brad Taylor told of his visit to near the coast because his grandfather was stationed at Parham during WWII.
fr 30 Oct 2009	The next Parham Picture Palace (yes, there is one) film is the excellent Christopher This Is Spinal Tap Guest's Best In Show. He went after her like she's made out of ham Showing Saturday 5th December, try 01728 724692 for more info.
su 25 Oct 2009	In the unlikely event you still use cassettes there's a sealed packet of three (in the nicest possible way) waiting with our compliments in the Parham telephone box.
fr 2 Oct 2009	Three hundred bricks stolen in Parham .
mo 27 Jul 2009	Break in on Parham 'Drome this weekend.
th 7 May 2009	Six patio heaters taken and some vandalism in Cretingham, a paint stripper vendetta against Audis in Woodbridge, and a 14ft trailer pinched off Parham 'Drome.
fr 6 Mar 2009	A pathetic burglary in Parham yesterday, over a 100 piglets stolen in Walberswick and there's something about Friston and oil tanks.
mo 8 Dec 2008	You have to admit it, Parham resident and Framlingham Focus Team Leader Andrew Houseley really does look concerned.
mo 14 Jul 2008	Two mountain bikes stolen in Parham and you'd think velvet, satin and feathers would be a bit glam for a Sunday in Bredfield, wouldn't you?
fr 11 Jul 2008	We were sitting in media central earlier this week keeping everyone near the coast happy when we heard something noisy in the air approaching. Near the coast we get a lot of helicopters flying low and despite the the little flurry of conversation outside the window we decided it was just two helicopters flying particularly low and carried on keeping everyone near the coast happy. We now know it was a WWII B17 Flying Fortress bomber with two Mustang fighters in attendance no doubt flying low for Parham Airfield before landing at Bentwaters ...
we 6 Feb 2008	The ploughed fields on the right just as you leave Parham were looking particularly sultry in the late afternoon sunlight yesterday.
th 17 Jan 2008	They may be everywhere but this is the first phone box we've seen like this. It's in The Street, Parham and we can't help but wonder if this is a BT ploy so they can "recover" the box as nobody uses it? (BT don't remove phone boxes they "recover" them.)
we 17 Oct 2007	In the afternoon of next month's Remembrance Sunday there's a Discovering Nature Afternoon in Parham Village Hall (that's Par as in Parachute not Par as in Part).
tu 3 Jun 2007	Police investigating the collision which caused the death of Jean Frost would like to hear from you if you travelled along the B1116 Framlingham- Parham road last Wednesday afternoon.