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♫ The Phoenix Singers will be 50 this year and celebrating with a concert of Purcell. Bach, Mozart and Pittoni.  What's more they have a new musical director the acclaimed singer and conductor Tom Appleton. ♫

Ipswich Cardinals QB Joe Haylock #1 was a very busy boy Sunday.

♫ Stradbroke Music Day Saturday is free both entry and glass in your bag.  We like the sound of The Biscuit Club, we're very fond of a Ms Molly's dunked digestive.

♫ The very excellent Honey and the Bear are playing Sunday afternoon 26 July in St Nicholas Church Bedfield, more info and how to book tickets at this page bottom.

SECRET(ish) SALE at Tilley & Grace in Earl Soham this weekend.

The Walpole Old Chapel is one of the oldest nonconformist chapels in England .  Upcoming there is a whole bunch of events Sunday after next and the Hosepipe Band with Blake Morisson. ♫

near the coast Summer Fetes tomorrow Dennington and Rendham.

June's Pic of the Month.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio has over 10,000 images.

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. ♫

♫ The nineteenth Maverick Festival (they're the same age as us) starts tomorrow evening with forty artists on five stages at Easton Farm Park and we l♥ve the Coke parody.

Tour de France highlights start 7pm Saturday on Channel 5.

The only time we've played softball unlike cricket we could hit the ball but unfortunately straight to the hands of a leaping fielder.  Worlingworth cricket club has a women's softball team but it's not that sort of softball.

From 7:30pm Friday in Badingham village hall Lundy a talented acoustic duo will perform an eclectic mix of popular and folk numbers in a relaxed atmosphere ... well the bar does open at 7pm. ♫

High tide today at Aldeburgh is 12:37pm.

Suffolk Myths No.109: Honest Leiston folk call Sizewell the Costa del Sol.

The very excellent Framlingham Chamber Concerts are having July and August off but return Wednesday 16th September with the returning and equally excellent pianist Duncan Honeybourne. ♫

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.

A Midsummer's Night Dream in the Old Theatre Framlingham next month is fully cast with local people but tickets available.

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

♫ Saturday after next from 11am Stradbroke Music Day sponsored by both parish and district councils with free entry and a no glass policy.

The 10 socials Australia banned for young teens are pretty much what you'd expect except inexplicably not Truth Social?  If anything's going to rot your brain ...

Motorcycle trials back at Blaxhall Sunday 25th October.  Yes that is a long way off but Eastern Enduro Championship at Butley is Sunday 16th August.

Major DeRoute has finally got back to us, it's not Suffolk, that's why there wasn't a Reborn candidate in the Makerfield by election.

♫ Today's Fram Chamber Concert in St Michael's Church is Rose Gosney violin with Duncan Honeybourne piano.  Always enjoy these concerts and the added pleasure today of a cool venue.

Second Saturday next month the Bedfield and Monk Soham village fete on the Bedfield playing field has treats including toy and bric a brac stalls, traditional games, china smashing and the Woodbridge Excelsior Brass Band.  More non catering stalls welcome, if interested please email.