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The small corner shop by Panorama in Framlingham has been a lot of things including style and collectables, and  last century where you queued for your Sunday papers.  It re-opens Saturday as Folk.

Suffolk Overheard:  Well he's a foreigner, they do funny things.

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

♫ That's a very great pity, Red Rooster is not happening this year but thankfully Maverick will be a delightful July weekend as usual.

Valued nearthecoast supporter Darren Smith keeps us going with much appreciated coffees and intriguingly has diversified into making 3D printed novelties ... he's had to get a bigger table for them.  Buy us a coffee and you can join Darren top left.

♫ The wonderfully located Sweffling Printroom has collaborated with Flipside Festival for Sound Beginnings presented by composer John Mercer and critic Robert Stein.  Tomorrow night's An explosion of sounds is the last but as usual afterwards there will be great cake.

♫ Next month at the Snape Maltings the Beccles Choral Society, the Phoenix Singers and the Lambeth Orchestra come together to perform Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.

Regrettably Blue Fire had to cancel Chopped Liver & Unions at the Wingfield Barns Saturday night because of illness but they'll be back later in the year.

For us it's been a while (over a decade), Sunday fortnight it's the 42nd Heritage Coast Run from Thorpeness including an off road canicross style event with dogs.

At yesterday's Ipswich Cardinals v Norwich Devils in Thorpe St Andrew the improvised refs worked gratifying well and thankfully the players ... more here

♫ Next Sunday a free piano recital in St Michael's Framlingham as a fund raiser for Framlingham Concerts.

Forward planning, the theme for this year's Framlingham Gala parade in May is Once Upon A Time.

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

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.

Chopped Liver & Unions at the Wingfield Barns tonight is the story of pioneering union activist Sara Wesker who perhaps has now been forgotten.

JOB Part time/full time Counter Assistant at Framlingham Pharmacy.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out at teatime ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

Sadly Stackton Tressel's toothpick shop The Minty Denty will cease trading at close of play Saturday.  Despite stocking a wide range of dental excavators and recently diversifying into cocktail sticks trading conditions have been sufficiently difficult that owner Owen Owan says he's had no option but to say Thank you and goodbye.

♫ We really l♥ve the Framlingham Chamber Concerts.  Yesterday afternoon in St Michael's George Ireland made JS Bach's intricate and interleaved pieces sparkle and fizz.  Next month's recital is the Collatus Piano Trio on the 20th.

Saturday fortnight the first Saturday in May nearly a dozen (11?  Yes, 11) organisations in the Framlingham Castle Rooms for a free History Fair.

Pristine Cleaning is based in Brandeston.

Yesterday's Ipswich Sport Karate Club's annual tournament in the Hacheston village hall had tea, cake and as usual a strong sense of community ... which is bit odd as their common interest is punching and kicking each other. :)

Tipple and a nibble 11am-2pm today in Saxmundham to view the George Farnham Gallery Spring Mixed Show.

We'll have to buy a lawnmower so we can stop mowing for No Mow May and now May is when we should stop putting out bird feeders to mitigate trichomonosis (you can still sneak in some mealworms and suet).