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mo 14 Jul
2025

Safe Rider Workshops The Constabulary run Safe Rider Workshops at their Martlesham HQ forSuffolk Constabulary much of the year.  With special deals for under 25s next month's workshop is 8-9 August.

su 13 Jul
2025

Joe Edwards-Gill as Mercutio Romeo and Juliet Beautiful evening last night at the Wingfield Barns for Roughcast's outdoor production of Romeo and Juliet and despite the play's tragic conclusion Joe Edwards-Gill as Mercutio was still getting laughs.  Just one more chance to see the star crossed lovers.

Night Waves by Maggi HamblingSudbourne Park Printmakers Maggi Hambling has generously donated her painting Night Waves to the Sudbourne Park Printmakers.  Oil on board and measuring 37x27cm a striking image that is being raffled to fund buying the Printmakers' two etching presses.  The draw closes tonight at midnight.

sa 12 Jul
2025

Jess Gillam at Snape in AugustJess Gillam at the Snape Maltings in August hasn't sold out but the Klezmer Party is.  More £10 tickets will be released Thursday next week ... think we've got that right.

The village doesn't support you?  Promote yourself on nearthecoast.

Suffolk ConstabularyThursday evening on the B1119 a black VW Golf travelling from Framlingham towards Little Lonely Farm crossroads left the road.  The driver sustained minor injuries but one passenger sustained injuries described as life threatening .  The driver was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while over the drug limit.  Any info contact Thomas.IVES@suffolk.police.uk quoting CAD 358 or you can call 101.

fr 11 Jul
2025

2-4pm Saturday 2 August at The Firs Church Street IP13 0AT Marlesford Village Fete.  Free entry, easy parking with live music, games and teas.  More info from lesleybensley@gmail

th 10 Jul
2025

Alan Smethurst 'The Singing Postman' 1927-2000The tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest which will email out this afternoon.  To get your free copy click on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

Woodbridge Improv ComedyCompany Here & Now have an improv comedy show in Woodbridge 1st of August but through out this month they have classes mostly in Woodbridge,

Suffolk Overheard Suffolk Overheard: When she was little she threw her tamagotchi in the duck pond because it kept interrupting her.

Blimey, the end of last week was busy; private views in Sax and Fram, an opera recital and the three day Maverick festival. ♫

we 9 Jul
2025

 Fish 1972-2011Fish was a good friend to both this web site and his chums on and off line.  In 2011 he committed suicide ... still very much missed Fish 1972-2011.

We know at least four of the castings for SHAKE's Akenfield.

tu 8 Jul
2025

Romeo and Juliet Roughcast Theatre return to Wingfield Barns Saturday with two shows of Romeo and Juliet.  Be warned the company's production of Pygmalion last year sold out, tickets for R&J here and here.

fr 4 Jul
2025
American Independence Day

Sudbourne Printmakers Summer ExhibitionThe Sudbourne Printmakers have a 10 day show of new work (including a rather nice view of Castle Street) starting today in the Old Theatre Framlingham.  All are welcome to the private view 5-8pm tonight for ♫live jazz♫ and refreshments. Sudbourne Printmakers Summer Exhibition

This year's Maverick has a Cajun flavour with tonight Ruben Moreno closing the Peacock stage but we'll be multiplexing ourselves with Sara Petite closing the Barn.

The next Fram Station Session is 4-9pm tomorrow Pizza, Drinks, Music & Friends.

th 3 Jul
2025

Hilary Barry at the George Farnham GalleryThe George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham Originally from Wales Hilary Barry has been a Suffolk blowin since 2016 and her oil on canvas paintings have grown a strong sense of Suffolk place.  Hilary's Green Issues show at the George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham runs until Saturday 19th.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio is now over 10,000 images. nearthecoast at Alamy

we 2 Jul
2025

Guest soprano Ellie Neate ♫ Saturday the Phoenix Singers concert Opera Stars is just that with four impressive guest singers and a programme that includes Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves.  Staged in the Framlingham College Theatre tickets online here.

Dishearteningly the excellent More Or Less (around 13:56) finds that the first claim in Adam Curtis' SHIFTY is wrong.  Thatcher wasn't behind in the polls and she didn't make that speech then.

mo 23 Jun
2025
Akenfield

AkenfieldFrom Benhall the SHAKE Festival is touring their adaptation of Akenfield around near the coast this autumn with venues including The Old Theatre in Fram and the Halesworth Cut.  With a cast of local people hopefully there won't be any accents sloightly on th' huh:) Akenfield

sa 21 Jun
2025
SHIFTY

Only available on iPlayer SHIFTY uses archive film with a text commentary to cover Thatcher to New Labour and supports Marina Hyde's view about nutters. SHIFTY on iPlayer

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