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In 1743 (that's 33 years before the American Declaration of Independence) the Gentlemen of High Suffolk played a cricket match in Stradbroke.  Yesterday on the 275th anniversary Stradbroke CC played two limited over T20s against Suffolk Cricket Women and Girls.  A historic and democratic result of one game each.

Aldeburgh Carnival tomorrow, when we saw it earlier this century with Lady KRJ who grew up in Hackney she asked Why's it so quiet and where are all the black people?

Today is Runway Sunday at Bentwaters Rendlesham; skate, scoot or pedal on the main runway and raise money for the St Elizabeth Hospice.

A forged £20 note in Beccles Tuesday and more in Woodbridge earlier in the month.

The Martlesham Tesco really very busy today and a queue for the Wickham Market Coop car park ... is there something we don't know?

♫ The evening begins with drinks and canapés on the Glemham Hall terrace, before an intimate concert in the drawing room, for just 80 guests.  A few tickets left for tonight's East Anglian Academy benefit concert.

ASTONISHER No.43:  Gregg Allman was married to Cher?!  He was married seven times so presumably her turn had to come round at some point.

1:00pm:  Cash only in the Framlingham Co-op ... unforeseen circumstances.

Yesterday's Bury Saints v London Olympians in Thetford was full of incident including starting 45 minutes late because the medic couldn't find the venue.  The refs ended the game early because an injured player on the field couldn't be moved until an ambulance arrived so we're uncertain of the score but certainly an Olympians win.

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Lavender and Jude the wedding dress shop in Stradbroke has moved to Bungay, can't say that's a surprise.

Yesterday was a big one in the nearthecoast year, the eating of the first home grown tomato ... right up there with true l♥ve.

Tonight at the Suffolk Punch Trust Hollesley The Importance of Being Earnest by Immersion Theatre ... A hang glider?

This morning the twice(ish) a month digest emailed out to the 1800 odd ntcers on the list ... click Jaques Tati to go on the list.

We've watched this Suffolk police video very carefully and we can't see PC Jeff or PCSO Christian anywhere?

You can tell pigeons aren't middle class because they never save some for later.

The four advertising slots above and the two on the twice(ish) monthly digest have an availability this month.  Help yourself with a month's worth for £11.95

We recently had to copy a postal address in the Russian alphabet from an email to a package with a non-digital pen.  To make the foreign address easier to ... more here

We've made several tries to have a ride on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in London's East End but so far have failed.  Here's an attractive day out to achieve it, for a month or so there are non-stop specials ending with a 30 minute ... more here

We now have 4,000 plus stock images available on Alamy.

Like we said before free kid's films through out August at the Halesworth Cut, tomorrow it's the anime Ponyo.

In baking temperatures yesterday Ipswich Cards 10-07 Essex Spartans and the Cards progressed to the playoffs.

As expected/hoped (remember GDPR?) the house sales review around near the coast is back ... that didn't take long for a Hopkins Home to not suit someone.

Life Skills has its own page.

Loads for children to do at Foxburrow Farm Melton this month, we like the sound of Stone Aged Man with cave painting ...

FREE kid's films start tomorrow at the Halesworth Cut with matinee performances through out August.

 JOB  Comms and marketing manager wanted in Halesworth for the World Land Trust and maternity cover.

Though it kept trying to rain yesterday for the Ipswich Cardinals v Norwich Devils in Ipswich the real problem was a swirling wind but it didn't stop long passes or seemingly disrupt kicking though both teams had kicks blocked.  A very decent sized crowd for an East Anglian derby made possible by the Devils' return to the league this year.  The Cards won 21-14 despite managing 30 yards in penalties on a single play.  The Cards at home again next weekend to the Essex Spartans.

Perhaps we haven't looked hard enough but in twenty years never seen anyone in the Christian Science reading rooms in Fore Street Framlingham so this doesn't surprise us a lot.