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You only need 15 minutes to participate in the Big Butterfly Count starting today and ending 18 August.  We keep rescuing butterflies attempting death by head banging in the conservatory and rescued a tiny dragon fly in the sitting room ... how did it get in?

In Rushmere St Andrew Sunday afternoon the Ipswich Cardinals at home to the Norwich Devils in the last game of the regular season.

If you visit us on a pc or tablet you will see we've had a bit of a makeover with our feed from that there Facepack on the left.

Throwback Thursday: 10 years ago today the mobile police station was in the Woodbridge Wyvale (now Dobbies) car park handing out purse chains.

Jess Gillam at Snape in August for Radio 3's This Classical Life and liking the mad clarinet sound we also fancy Klezmer Party.  More £10 tickets will be released tomorrow ... think we've got that right. ♫ ♫

The Constabulary have released a YouTube about courier fraud but crucially it doesn't tell us what Tim Passmore thinks about it.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will take your link into September.

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 this Saturday.

Suffolk Truths No.105:  If they let media in FOC but still begrudge the ticket money then they're probably old Suffolk.

♫ Visiting the free Stradbroke Music Day at teatime lots of children were having a lovely time.  Organiser Huggy told us many of the kids were from the school choir who'd sang and then stayed on.  We heard Kickdown's Teenage Dirtbag and mature rockers Uncool Sam were making a healthy driving sound.

Today in music shops all over France there's 10% off bass guitars, that's right it's Bass Deal Day.

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

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.

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.

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

Thursday 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.

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

The 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. ♫

Company 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: 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. ♫