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Nice artwork for Dallinghoo's Valentine's Special tonight, the good sounding two course Live Jazz and Curry Night.  Like the government partying during a Covid lock down it's BYOB.

Suffolk Overheard:  He got to meet the Queen Mother when he gate crashed another regiment's party.

Next weekend the Sweffling Printroom studio is having a one off SALE for visitors only not online and of course there will be great cake.

Mackenzie Crook's new comedy Small Prophets like Detectorists is gentle (so far), charming, whimsical and clever.  We love the main character Michael Sleep working in a DIY Superstore amusing himself by talking total bollo to the customers.  Streamable or old school BBC2 10pm Monday nights ... it's something to look forward to.

WARNING: Today is the first of three Fridays the 13th this year, the second is next month.

We've added Rosie Holt MP at the Flipside Festival to Framlingham Ladies and yes it did take us a while to realise she isn't actually an MP.

The Sunday after next as well as the usual rail travel disruption there'll be extra from digital upgrades to the signaling system.

♫ Gratifying to note that DP's Bar in Aldeburgh has kept the name.  Billiewitches are gigging there 2pm St David's Day (1 March).

If like us you really like pancakes next Tuesday is Shrove ... lemons eh?

♫ Yesterday in St Mary's Parham chairs were being deployed as the audience for the Raedwald Brass Ensemble overflowed the pews and later at the interval were served refreshments airline style.  The capacity house very candlelit concert was a fundraiser for the church's roof ... expect more fundraising events.

January's Pic of the Month ... yes, it is a bit late isn't it.

The George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham reopens from it's winter break Tuesday after next.  The gallery returns with a show until the 28th Our Town, student works from all years at the Alde Valley Academy in Leiston.

Suffolk Community Libraries have a fines amnesty until the end of the month.

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.

Sue Tansley's art and/or photography classes start Tuesday after next in Aldeburgh at the Fairfield Centre.

If you like what we do you could buy us a coffee, sadly we can't accept Costa Coffee points but ... a lovely latte? ... a capricious cappuccino? ... how very kind.

Suffolk Myths No.108: Honest Suffolk folk consider anyone who can fix their combine a tech bro.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out today at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

♫ The wonderfully located Sweffling Printroom is collaborating with the Flipside Festival for Sound Beginnings presented by composer John Mercer and music critic Robert Stein.  It starts early next month and being the Printroom of course afterwards there will be tea and great cake.

♫ Tonight Sax's social bar is having an essential to book Kraut Rock evening ... Da Da Da eh?

Next month Roughcast Theatre's tribute to the late Tom Stoppard is touring the two one act plays The Real Inspector Hound and A Separate Peace.  The company needs a man with a van who would smile upon their theatrical endeavours.