ntc digest - the Maggi Hambling one

Renown artist 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 stays open until 14 July so plenty of time to help.

CANCELLED Tonight's film A Complete Unknown at Laxfield VH, a tech issue.

♫ Yesterday's Charles Tam and Kwan-lam Lau recital had such an impressively good house (including Robert Hitcham's year 5) that it overflowed into St Michael's side aisles, from the back we particularly enjoyed Fauré's Romance.  Framlingham Concerts return in the autumn starting September with Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins Four hands on one piano.

Peter Purves actor, tv presenter and one time chum of Dr Who may find its present iteration too sophisticated but he'll be in the Framlingham Crown 2:30pm tomorrow fortnight 19 June to tell the St John Fellowship about television ... and there's refreshments.

♫ Although general booking doesn't open until this Friday 6 June we suspect that Jess Gillam at the Snape Maltings in August is already sold out ... it's only a suspicion.

Youthful neighbour sitting outside the Framlingham chippy Saturday waiting for his lunch.  With the price of fish we made the PayPal joke about paying for a fish supper ... he didn't laugh ... it's the way we tell them.

We've created a Windows 10 page to mark it's passing in October.

Summer Quiz with nibbles at Wingfield Barns next Saturday.

Clicking a pic on here will usually get you a link and/or a bigger pic, try it now->

As always the Framlingham Gala drew a good crowd for both the parade and on the Castle Meadow.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

In Microsoft's photo viewer the slideshow option may appear to have gone away but user key f5 will still fire it up.

We managed to arrive too late yesterday for Dennington's new play park official opening but children and grown ups were having a lovely time.  The play area is stuffed with games, there's a very smart looking tennis court next door and despite our reluctance to notice the Queen's Head is now The Queen.

Anorak Alert No.70: Like with The Great there couldn't have been loganberries at the 17th century Danish court.

Even if yours is a local event for local people you could still benefit from How to promote your event.

Busy last weekend with Peterborough Royals, Cheshire Bears and Cardiff Valkyries in Peterborough Saturday and Sunday the Ipswich Cardinals at home to the Oxford Saints.  The Cards are at home again 2pm this afternoon to the Ouse Valley Eagles.

With this dry spring our No Mow May lawn is looking only a little unkempt.  Stackton Tressel's public grass is still looking fine but that's because they're mostly plastic ... saves having to pay Dodgy Don to cut it.

Michelle Kaye's helpful review of Microsoft ending Windows 10 support this autumn though being Trump's America they will sell you an extension.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

Throwback Thursday: 20 years ago today we went to Brundish Makemerry featuring from Framlingham the Robert Hitcham's Maypole Dancers.