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If you need to post Christmas pressies by surface mail/International Economy to Western Europe they need to be posted by tomorrow.

Starting next Thursday for four days the Grundisburgh Cribfest.

Friday next week at Easton Farm Park the Maverick Thanksgiving Party features Don Gallardo and friends paying tribute the Band's 1976 Farewell Show. ♫ Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train ♫

Saturday there's a fish and chip supper and auction of promises in Kelsale village hall we think in aid of the church St Mary and St Peter.

We've only recently noticed that the Saxtead windmill has no sails.

The twice monthly(ish) digest is emailing out this afternoon to the 1900+ nearthecoasters on the list ... click the Singing Postman to go on the list.

♫ Tomorrow (and Thursdays until the end of the month) Baron du Dongleur hosts Framlingham Castle Inn's open mike night.

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♫ We don't really get tribute bands but Voodoo Room aren't really a tribute band, muso Derek spoke very highly of them and it would seem no stacks so perhaps not too devastatingly loud, looks good for Friday night at the Halesworth Cut.

Ipswich Cardinals rookies and juniors last Sunday.

Starting today and continuing for the rest of the month some overnight road closures and more temporary traffic lights in Station Road Framlingham for a new zebra crossing ... three weeks to put in a zebra crossing?

Hopefully you know about Have you tried turning it off and on again?  It should work with anything that has control programming: washing machines, digital cameras ... more here

Last Wednesday we were surprised the Flora tea rooms Dunwich were still open but they closed for the year yesterday.

A poor start today to the Armistice Centenary but approaching 10am the steady rain went away and the sun came out.  The Framlingham Remembrance parade assembled as usual in New Road with encouraging involvement from youth organisations.  On the hill was the biggest crowd we've ever seen for the parade, big enough to rather swamp St Michael's churchyard.  Impressive hand made tributes both inside and outside the church ... a fitting tribute.

♫ Rock and Roll Remembrance dance the Eye Bank tonight.

Life Skills has its own page.

 JOB  Framlingham post office needs a part time (17.5 hours/week) delivery postman/woman driver.

Hotel Dunston Hall near Norwich on the A140 has already given up on Christmas and has an A board advertising a Lionel Ritchie tribute for near Valentine's.

Common Ground Theatre's tour of The Mariner around East Anglia ends this weekend, Saturday they are in the Syleham and Wingfield village hall.  For this tour East Anglia takes in Chipping Ongar once one end of the Central Line.  CG follow on with The Scarlet Pipistrelle for Christmas.

If you're thinking Another year and again nothing has happened in Little Mutterings you'd be wrong.

Very pleased to be welcoming back supporter Charnwood Genealogy, at the risk of mentioning the c word a Christmas present for a relative?  One advertising slot above and in the twice(ish) monthly digest available so tell near the coast about yourself with a month's worth for £11.95

House sales around near the coast seem quiet.

Dr Nearthecoast is in and listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com

In Norwich yesterday the uni american football season started with the UEA Pirates having a comfortable(ish) 39-15 win over the newly promoted Queen Mary Vipers ... despite the Pirates struggling to convert touchdowns.  If anything the Vipers had the better passing game and both teams suffered from interceptions.  Lots happening on the sidelines with some cheer leader UEA ... more here