Open Space Theatre is mini touring Women of Troy around near the coast at the mo'.  We fancy the Laxfield Low House, saw Roughcast's A Midsummer's Night Dream there and it made an excellent venue ... though the wonderful Thorington Outdoor Theatre is tempting too.

Dennington village fete next month knows when it is.

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?  Garden fete?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

Anorak Alert No.45:  Perhaps this is being overly picky as the entertaining Laura Kampf is speaking German but the sub-titles call a slug a snail.

We now have over (if only just) 6,000 stock images on Alamy.

Two suspects were caught on security cameras removing a Cube reaction hybrid pro mountain bike on Saturday 18 June at around 11.35pm from a shed on Severalls Road Dennington.  A bolt cropper was used to remove the cycle from ground locks.  Any info contact Suffolk police quote crime ref 37/38131/22, you can call 101.

The rain Saturday in Peterborough didn't ruin the second round of the Women's Central Div but it did dampen it a bit.  Fortunately the pitches had ... more here

This year's Saxtead Fete is being held in the Old Mill House garden on Saturday? 28th of this month, was that last year's date?  We're making enquiries.

Now would be a good time to make us your home page.

Proving that there can be life after death the Worlingworth Swan one time host to an annual step dance day has been resuscitated and expects to reopen next month.

Sometime between 8am Thursday and 10am Saturday last week there was an attempt to force entry to the sports hall in Wilby Road Stradbroke damaging the doors.  Any info please contact police quoting ref 37/36351/22, you can call 101.

Our London in 2010 page has merged to become London 2012-2010.

Peasenhall resident artist John Bawtree has previously stimulated much interest (and sales) at the Framlingham Carousel .  He's showing again at Carousel from today for two weeks.

We're fifteen today which in Internet years is about 180.

Planning a witch ducking (we l♥ve Daisy May Cooper) this spring?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

This year the Aldeburgh Festival has some innovative programming, a cycle sportive on the nineteenth and 2-3 July watch big screen Wimbledon on the Red House lawn ... although their website doesn't seem to know about it last time we looked.

People are always interested in house prices and near the coast is no different and though it's not news it's new to us that the Poachers Pocket changed hands last year ... been a while.

♫ We're looking forward to the Maverick Festival in Easton next month, it's usually excellent weather and there's always bands we didn't know we liked.  This year we fancy Canadians The Redhill Valleys combining alt-country with NASCAR plus Dirty Cello who despite the name would you expect Rebecca Roudman to be playing stand up cello?

The barista where you can buy us a coffee is sportingly offering an Americano with biscotti for just two pounds ...

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