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The Cretingham Bell is open all afternoon today for the village fete and bbq, music outside in the evening at the pub. ♫

Planning a witch ducking this summer?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

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

Major DeRoute has confirmed that like Makerfield Clacton is not Suffolk so there won't be a Reborn candidate in next month's by election.

There will be on the day tickets for Sunday's The Piglet at Wantisden, been there didn't get the t-shirt.

♫ 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.

From 2:30pm this afternoon Friston Classics on the Green fund raiser for the church.

Fish 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.

Ruth McCabe's show Going with the Flow of some 30 works in watercolour, acrylic, oil and collage runs all this month at the George Farnham Gallery Saxmundham ...private view drinks and nibbles 5-8pm Friday.

Framlingham last year.

A Midsummer's Night Dream in the Old Theatre Framlingham this month is no longer fully cast as they've lost their Hermia.

♫ 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.

♫ 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.

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

near the coast Summer Fetes tomorrow Dennington and Rendham.

June's Pic of the Month.

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. ♫

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

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.

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.