Framlingham

In Stately Terrace this morning the birds' water bowl frozen on top ... winter eh?

The Constabulary's knife amnesty bin will be at the Framlingham fire station today and the Halesworth police station Friday.

♫ Yesterday the last Framlingham Concert this year had a full house and despite a fraught journey the Woolf Quartet were outstanding.  The concerts return in March.

♫ The last Framlingham Concert this year is the Woolf String Quartet this afternoon.  Buy a ticket online or by email and be entered into a draw for free tickets to the four spring concerts next year.

What were long time unused allotments at the end of Stately Terrace Framlingham are now the four houses of Saxon Court.

To mark Framlingham Community Library's centenary there will be coffee mornings today and tomorrow plus a time capsule to "bury" in the Hay Loft.  Preloaded free SIMs are available at Suffolk Community Libraries as part of the Good Things Foundation's digital inclusion.

We had a sneak peek of John Bridges' new book Framlingham - A Portrait Through Time last month and were particularly impressed by the flowing draughtmanship of Leonard Squirell's illustrations.  The book launches today 10am-1pm in the Fram Community Rooms.

Particularly liked these ghosts in Castle Keep Framlingham..

We saw Common Ground's The Tales Our Mother Told! in the Framlingham Community Rooms and it was an intriguing mix of drama and entertaining farce.  The tour ends soon with last chances tonight in Southwold and tomorrow Aldeburgh.

Running in the Framlingham Corner Room until Sunday is the three artist show Between Surfaces.  The private view (which isn't private and with fizz) 3:00-7:30pm Friday.

In Fram the Coopers née Bridges and Garrard is looking very sorry for itself stripped and empty.

That's a very great pity, local hardware shop chain Coopers will cease trading and its six shops including Halesworth, Leiston and Framlingham close 3pm today.

♫ Upcoming afternoon Framlingham Concerts are pianist Maiko Mori this afternoon and in November the Woolf String Quartet.  Buy a ticket online or by email before 12 Nov and be entered into a draw for free tickets to the four spring concerts.

UPDATE: Harvey was found safe and well last night.

23 year old Harvey Jasper was wearing a black puffer jacket when last seen leaving his Framlingham home Sunday evening.  His black VW Golf was later found towards Dennington, it had been in a collision but was locked and there was no evidence anyone had been hurt.  Any info you can report online or call 101.

This year's Flipside Festival returns to the Old Theatre Framlingham today.  Guests including journalists Melissa Benn and Laura Cumming and writer Philip Hoare.

In Framlingham on the corner by the mini roundabout and opposite Clarke & Simpson Lark Interiors' shop has closed but they are online.

At Land Too! in the Old Theatre Framlingham it's difficult to avoid what must be Alexander Costello's conceptual piece You can get lost in the forest.  You can get lost playing ping-pong.  Last chance to see 12-4pm today Sunday.

JOBS  Grape pickers wanted at Shawsgate Vineyard near Framlingham and domestic help for busy B&B Colston Hall Badingham.

Tour of Britain Stage 1 Tuesday in Woodbridge, Wickham Market and Fram.

The reluctance of the Tour of Britain to say when it's happening makes us think there may be some honest Suffolk folk involved worried that too many people might turn up ... possibly from that there Norfolk.  Either the way the first stage is TODAY Woodbridge to Southwold via Framlingham.

Yesterday afternoon behind Studio Sosenka in Rendham Gosia was having a "retirement" party but Over The Moon will not be going away.  It'll still be there on Framlingham's Saturday markets with Gosia helping out the new owner for the time being.