In the manner of a roller derby programme that so relentlessly refuses to identify mixed league team skaters' home league the Women's Tour web site fails to identify national champions and the web generally is surprisingly reticent ... and what's more nowhere like the predicted 5,000 in Framlingham yesterday.  But still the riders tended to be friendly if ... more here

Following a 55-00 loss against London Blitz B the weekend before last the Ipswich Cardinals american football continued a now 3-1 winning season after a 42-06 win over visitors Maidstone Pumas last weekend who despite being much outnumbered stuck at it good humouredly.

The three day festival FolkEast upcoming this August at Glemham Hall has satellite (rip Mindy Jostyn) concerts throughout the year.  Tomorrow it's Matthew Crampton and Jeff Warner performing Human Cargo at the Halesworth Cut. ♫

Expect delays and parking difficulties when the Women's Tour of Britain starts in Framlingham tomorrow (we enjoyed the 2014 stage start in Felixstowe), takes a turn around near the coast, returns to Framlingham and then goes on to finish in Southwold.

Now there's a novelty, Saxtead's fete is Tuesday next week and in the evening.

Nice to see the team time trial back in the Tour de France after missing for three years.  It's stage three with some thirty kilometres around Cholet. Holidaying in the Vendée our late father could not resist making jokes about wombles and Cholet.

Blimey, district councillors voted 7-1 to refuse change of use for the Brundish Crown ... didn't expect that.

Before Sunday's Bury Saints v London Warriors american football game in Thetford there was a minutes silence for Cambridge Cat player Charles Mack who passed away in hospital after a heart attack during training.  Donations to his family can be made at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/c-mack.

Graduation yesterday in Framingham ... no, Framingham.

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 JOBS  The Stradbroke Ivy House has a Staff Required A-board outside.

Our previous BT router had a useful pull out thingy on the top with the logon details.  When we got our new and present router the useful thingy on the top had gone, What a pity we thought.  We moved the new router last week and discovered there's still a useful thingy but it's on the side.

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Man in the Hat told us that despite clashing last Saturday night with Party by the Pitch in Wickham Market and an alternative Elvis in Charsfield the Framlingham Sports Club had a very decent house ... or perhaps more accurately a very decent field. ♫