su 23 mr 08

1928  The first children's Saturday matinees was at the Empire cinema, Willesden

The Tesco at Martlesham has got a defibrillator, Hacheston has got a village hall but it's up for sale and the shop has been let, and there's a motocross next Sunday the 30th at Blaxhall.

tu 18 mr 08

1965  Aleksei Leonov took the first walk in space

Just driven past the Hacheston shop in this micro hail and the door was open; two people cleaning and tidying up inside.

March's pics as prints, mugs and t-shirts at photoboxgallery.com/NearTheCoast

we 12 mr 08

1935  The 30mph speed limit for built-up areas was introduced

The Lion's Den may have closed (yes they're digging up Castle Street again) but unlike Hacheston Framlingham isn't losing a shop as the former LD will almost certainly become an ice cream parlour.  Kate was extremely pleased at this prospect but not impressed by this summer's Maverick Festival as she doesn't like that sort of music.  Give it a try is our advice.

we 6 fe 08

1957  Bill Haley and the Comets played their first London gig

The Eastern Angles take Cuckoo Teapot out on tour next week starting Wednesday and Thursday in Saxmundham.  Over the next three months venues will include Eye, Brandeston, Bredfield, Westleton, Hacheston, Woodbridge and Orford.  Take them in before the blue meanie Arts Council finish them off.

February's pics as prints, mugs and t-shirts at photoboxgallery.com/NearTheCoast

mo 4 fe 08

1953  Sweet rationing ended in the UK

The To Let sign says it all.  Romaine Humphreys has been running the Hacheston shop for three years but the Post Office will close Wednesday and the shop Friday.  That convenient lay by just outside means Romaine gets a lot of passing trade but it isn't enough and she was thinking about moving on even before Royal Mail announced the post office closure.  She doesn't know what she will do but will get a redundancy payment.  So if you fancy running a village shop Clarke & Simpson have it on at £4,500 per year ...

January's pics as prints, mugs and t-shirts at photoboxgallery.com/NearTheCoast

mo 21 ja 08

1959  Film producer and director Cecil B deMille died

The dates Friday 18th-Sunday 20th July have been set for Hacheston's own personal Armageddon the three day music festival Hachfest.

sa 22 de 07

1808  In Vienna Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was first performed

10:30am  Garnett's, who are just a few inches inside the Hacheston parish boundary, have Christmas trees but already there's a faintly maniacal air about shopping.