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♫ The Fressingfield Chapel Hall Arts is in itself a venue worth visiting and it's where Fressingfield Sounds are hosting their monthly concerts.  Saturday 12 September the Mancunium Consort perform choral works from a programme with many comfortingly familiar names but some we don't know which is good.

To the outsider motorcycle enduros may seem as inexplicable as roller derby.  There's an enduro at Butley today and organisers the Woodbridge DMCC are usually good about arrows to help find it.

The next available supporter slot is now taking your link through this once gorgeous now arduous summer.

This afternoon Sweffling Village Fete has a dog show open to all (except pups under six months) with ten classes and musical mats.

Really like the artwork for this year's Burston Strike School Rally 6 Sep and the Red Flags look like they take no prisoners. ♫

At the month end Butley Mills Studios are debuting Lorna Pridmore's solo show Into The Fray of sculptures and wall works.  Private view on the opening night Friday 5-7pm 21 August.

Saturday the 5th next month the annual Kettleburgh Flower and Produce Show is broader than its title suggests.  Classes include photography, cookery, craft and complete the limerick at 20p per class but free entry to the hall.

When we suggested that someone might get zero votes at yesterday's Clacton by-election we'd forgotten to stand you need 10 voters' signatures so if you vote for yourself surely at least 11 votes.  Four candidates got less than 11, Johnny No Mates was Glenn Charles Cummings with 7 votes (£71.43/vote) and everybody lost their £500 deposits except Nige and Binface.

The tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest that emails out at tea time.  Get your free copy by clicking on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

www.cultureeditsuffolk.com is a new not for profit guide to Suffolk's independent arts including music, exhibitions, readings, performances and community arts.  It's free to list for creators, venues and events and we've already found browsing rewarding.

Every so often a lovely ntc supporter asks to get the fortnightly email digest more frequently but sadly we don't have the resources.  This web site gets updated daily and starting next week we'll email this REMINDER on non-digest Thursdays.  If you don't want to receive the REMINDER click here.

34 candidates for today's Clacton by election.  Someone will get absolutely no votes because they didn't know you can vote for yourself and their mum voted for Farage ... well he will stop the boats, bring back national service, hanging and Pan Yan pickle.

We adored Sian Clifford playing Fleabag's sister Claire (I look like a pencil) in the tv sitcom ... well it was a bit more than a sitcom.  Sian Clifford is the eponymous Lady in the feature film comedy filmed at Somerleyton Hall dangerously near the Norfolk border.  Sat 19 Sep there's an outdoor showing at the Hall.

♫ We fancy baritone Rob Gildon with sopranos Charmian Bedford and Lucia Vernon Long at the Walpole Old Chapel Sunday fortnight. ♫

SRN Nearthecoast is in, doesn't feel any government has ever treated nurses fairly, is fiddling with her tick list and clicky pen but still listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com.

♫ We l♥ve the Framlingham mid week concerts in St Mike's and they return Wednesday the16th next month appropriately with also the return of pianist Duncan Honeybourne.  The programme will include two Robert Schuman pieces and the world premiere of Nicholas Marshall's Seven Bagatelles. ♫

In a lifetime of laughter and tears we have made it an unbreakable rule to never attend an event where cake is described as scrummy.

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?   Seance?  Sponsored Co-op card swap?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

The first and second weekends of September the Sweffling Printroom is joining with guest the Atelier Studio for a Stock Sale.  Private view Friday 4 September.

This month's show at the George Farnham Gallery Saxmundham is the solo Here, There and Everywhere by Hilary Barry.  The private view (which isn't really private) 5-7pm tonight with very agreeable complimentary drinks and nibbles.

After the devastating fires the National Trust has started a fundraiser to restore Dunwich Heath.