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th 28 Mar
2024
Rubbish Thursday ... the day before Good Friday

Maverick Festival 2024Visiting Easton Farm Park with the Dynamic Duo's senior half Sunday the wind was sufficiently East Anglian we lingered at the hand dryer in the loo.  Occasionally we would recall the sunny days of the Maverick festival.  This year's lineup includes from the Midlands black British bluesman (Dr) Tom Attah and as always there'll be new to us players we like.

Rubbish Thursday (the day before Good Friday) Antiques+ Roadshow in Fram.

A witch ducking this year?Planning a witch ducking this spring?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

we 27 Mar
2024

Suffolk ConstabularyOvernight last Wednesday in Framlingham Road Laxfield a locked gate was forced and a green and yellow Yanmar mini digger on a GAP trailer LK 56 LHA were stolen.  Any info contact the Crime Coordination Centre quoting reference: 15618/24, you can call 101.

tu 26 Mar
2024

Suffolk ConstabularySuffolk Constabulary mail shots are usually incredibly wordy and of course have to share the Crime Commissioner's comments on the subject but they've managed to keep this animation describing county lines drug dealing to the point.

That'll teach us to gob off about PPC Jenny Ridell-Carpenter's barren social medianess, she's been on Twitter since 2011.

mo 25 Mar
2024

Jimmy 'Schnozzle' DuranteAnorak Alert No.60: In the very excellent drama Eric and Ernie repeated last week on BBC 4 when Eric is clearly doing a Jimmy Schnozzle Durante impression complete with a paper cup the subtitles say it's Groucho Marx ...

The clocks go forward at the weekend, the year move on eh? The clocks go forward

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fr 22 Mar
2024

Saturday's Big Book BonanzaThings doing tomorrow include quizzing with cocktails in Woodbridge, the Big Book Bonanza in Framlingham library and in Bedfield and the afternoon a Craft Fair with hot X buns and a colouring competition.

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th 21 Mar
2024

Rough Cast present Top GirlsNew to us Top Girls one of the 10 greatest plays of the 20th century includes an hilarious dinner party and a Norfolk kitchen sibling confrontation.  Comedy and tragedyRough Cast finish a seven date tour around near the coast this weekend at the Diss Corn Hall Friday and the Wingfield Barns Saturday and Sunday.

Old father time ...Throwback Thursday: 14 years ago today we saw the London Roller Girls lose 63-84 to the Texas Rollergirls in the ExCel Centre.

we 20 Mar
2024

Jaques Tati  1907-1982The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out around lunchtime to the 1600+ ntcers on the list ... click Jaques Tati to get it for free.

Spring Equinox

Landlord Leon Bonds in the Farnham GeorgeThe Eastbridge Eel's Foot and the Middleton Bell have closed but hopefully only temporarily.  We've never quite made it to the Bell but visited the Eel's Foot a good few times when chum and one time landlord of the Farnham George Leon Bonds lived opposite and if memory serves Thursday nights were folk music night. ♫

The Life in the UK test should evaluate how interested British citizenship applicants are in house prices to be truly meaningful.

A Year And A DayTomorrow week Raising Cain present in Dennington village hall A Year And A Day.  Based on a podcast it's a darkly funny theatre piece about a man travelling through time ... and the bar will open no matter what.

 tu 19 Mar
2024

Mid-Suffolk Light RailwayThe Suffolk Middy will light up (literally) the Sunday after next for Easter.  Real ale bar, bunny hunts, train rides and this year they are joined by the 34th Bomb Group who were station at RAF Mendlesham.

Suffolk ConstabularyYesterday between 2pm and 2:15pm tools were stolen from a van parked in Hall Road Wenhaston near the village hall.  Any info about this theft please contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/15220/24. you can call 101.

♫ Certainly worth a revisit and created before AI.

We failed to make it to last year's Dallinghoo Plant and Cake Sale, it's next month, a little later and we'll be trying harder.

mo 18 Mar
2024

Apple's lightning connectorPC TipsAs plugs have got smaller in this connected digital world (Apple's lightning and the increasingly ubiquitous USB type C) the tolerances of the physical dimensions must be more critical.  Our experience is the cheaper varieties can be a sloppy fit and consequently less reliable.

Sunday Model Railway and Remote Control show at Stonham Barns, free entry for under 12s.

Junk you may need!Junk you may need!  Saturday Yoxford Boot Sale 9am-1pm with refreshments available.

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