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Framlingham Market has a new web site
Where not *everyone* is barking!
Framlingham ~ Little Glemham ~ des' dinners 2006
sa 21 ja 12

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 oc 11

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 se 11

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 jn 11

The three ages of Parham railway station.  Parham railway station c1905

th 17 mr 11

Parham turn on the A12The 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 de 10

Bit of arson in Parham during the early hours of today.

sa 27 no 10

House sales in places inc Saxtead, Parham, Monk Soham and Charsfield.

we 28 ap 10

Every so often in life there's a happy ending, lurcher and owners reunited.

tu 27 ap 10

lurcher puppy 

A very friendly female six month old lurcher found near Parham, more info here

fr 16 ap 10

US Navy Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Brad Taylor5 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 oc 09

The next Parham Picture Palace (yes, there is one) film is the excellent Christopher This Is Spinal Tap Guest's Best In ShowHe went after her like she's made out of ham  Showing Saturday 5th December, try 01728 724692 for more info.

su 25 oc 09

Parham freebieIn 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 09

Three hundred bricks stolen in Parham.

mo 27 jl 09

Break in on Parham 'Drome this weekend.

th 7 my 09

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 13 mr 09

Red Nose Day10-1pm tomorrow Barn Sale of furniture and household goods at Home Farm, North Green, Parham by the Framlingham Furniture Project.
fr 6 mr 09A pathetic burglary in Parham yesterday, over a 100 piglets stolen in Warbleswick and there's something about Friston and oil tanks.
mo 8 de 08

Andrew Houseley is concernedYou have to admit it, Parham resident and Framlingham Focus Team Leader Andrew Houseley really does look concerned.

mo 14 jl 08

1952  Television first transmitted in Scotland

 

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 jl 08

1302  Battle of the Golden Spurs

 

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 ...

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we 6 fe 08

1957  Bill Haley and the Comets played their first London gig

On the right as you leave Parham

The ploughed fields on the right just as you leave Parham were looking particularly sultry in the late afternoon sunlight yesterday.

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th 17 ja 081917   The USA bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25,000,000

"Coins Not Accepted Here"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.)

fr 9 no 071859  Flogging was abolished in the British army

This Sunday there's a Discovering Nature afternoon in Parham Village Hall.

we 17 oc 071939  HMS Courageous was torpedoed to become the first British warship sunk in WWII

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).

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