Framlingham

The sizeable get in round the back of the theatre in Church Street Framlingham highlights its function but we can't remember the building actually being used as a theatre.  Although there was a free barn dance last Saturday the theatrical drought will be broken tomorrow when the Flipside Festival features amongst others Rosie Holt and actor Toby Jones.

Local historian John Bridges has been kind enough to tell us the Framlingham shop John Self was bought by the eponymous John Self as a shoe shop from Charles Cone in 1916.  It was managed by John Self's son John Self ... looked like there were builders in there today.

Work in progress hopefully making it easier to navigate this web site if you're visiting on a mobile phone ... try it now Framlingham.

A Sunday afternoon on the Framlingham Market Hill.

Castle Shoes in Albert Place Framlingham has closed because of insurance claim difficulties from last year's flooding.  In it's previous incarnation the shop must have been John Self for at least a hundred years.

Like Framlingham Ladies next year it'll be twenty years of Suffolk Gentlemen.

Sunday the usual massive field for the Framlingham Flyers 10k was sufficiently massive that the initial cavalry charge spilled over on to the pavement pinning us against St Michael's remaining Church Street brick wall.  An impressive very solo win by unattached Lloyd Biddell.

Sunday fortnight the last stage of the 2024 Tour of Britain Lowestoft-Felixstowe will pass through near the coast, signs have appeared in Framlingham.  Riders listed to start include Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel and our personal favourite the very entertaining Julian Alaphilipe.

♫ That there Ed Sheraton with a film crew on the Framlingham Market Hill today.

Next year it'll be twenty years of Framlingham Ladies.

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday St Michael’s Framlingham was broken into and silverware stolen.  Police want to speak to this man, any info or help please contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/36918/24, you can call 101.

1969 Morris Minor 1000 convertible in the Framlingham Co-op staff car park.  Slightly taken aback when joining the A12 southbound from the Wickham Market - Campsea Ashe slip road being overtaken by a Minor 1000 saloon ... #ClassicCars eh?

A Framlingham detail from Ordnance Survey sheet 6226 1947 shows the slightly unlikely infirmary, two windpumps by Fairfield Road and labels the college Albert Memorial College, this is Albert out front.

Perhaps they once were but private views are now rarely private and Verity Watkins had sensibly renamed Tuesday in the Corner Room Framlingham artist's preview evening.  Last showing today.

Castle Street Framlingham looking charmingly real yesterday afternoon and though the Hare and Hounds on the corner of Double Street is long gone not much has changed.

 JOBS  Clarke and Simpson have three vacancies (one full time) at their auction site in Campsea Ashe and Framlingham town council have need of a part time admin assistant.

Tomorrow entry to the Framlingham Horse Show is free and at midday Roy Hudd's widow Debbie Hudd will open the Crowfield village fete.

Two public services on the Market Hill Framlingham yesterday.  PCSO Christian Hassler said yes, they could security mark bicycles.

♫Words and Music last night on Radio 3 was Portraits of Suffolk to mark 75 years of the Aldeburgh Festival.  Inevitably the playlist included that there Ed Sheraton but surprisingly not Doreen Carwithen and readings (in accents) mention lots of place near the coast including Framlingham, Wickham Market and Southwold.