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Fishmonger Darren Smith and stalwart nearthecoast supporter continues to keep us going with much appreciated coffees, retail advice and when in season fresh mussels.  You can WhatsApp Darren on 07815 891963.

The reluctance of the Tour of Britain to say when it is makes us think there may be some honest Suffolk folk involved worried that too many people might turn up.

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.

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

This year's Flipside Festival follows on from Land Too in the Old Theatre Framlingham.  Guests including journalists Melissa Benn and Laura Cumming and the author Philip Hoare.  Volunteers wanted to help for half a day and enjoy the festival the other half.

Suffolk Truths No.106:  In Suffolk the manager of ITFC is usually considered more important than the prime minister, the monarch and that there Ed Sheraton.

The private view this afternoon in the Old Theatre Framlingham is for the Art Station's second show Land Too!.  Exploring our shifting relationship with nature the show runs Wednesdays to Sundays until 20th Sept.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will take your link well into autumn.

Regretting that we missed the Middy's line extension opening.

We know at least four of the castings for SHAKE's Akenfield.

Next month the free entry artEast show returns for the seventh time.  Showing in the beautifully restored grade II listed Framsden Hall Barn are works from around two dozen artists and sculptors both local and otherwise.

The Thorpeness Regatta with fireworks this evening.

We've just noticed that stage two of this year's men's Tour of Britain is a big loop starting and ending in Stowmarket.

Presently running at the Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall and reprising at the Southwold Summer Theatre next month the sparkling romcom While the Sun Shines.

Women's' American football in the 20teens and mostly East Anglia.

The tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest emailing out this afternoon.  To get your free copy click on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

New house sales around near the coast including Framlingham, Laxfield and Woodbridge.  Crikey!  It's been a year since our last one <blush>.

Sunday 21 Sep and afternoon Haiku and Drawing Walk from Dunwich Heath to the ruined Minsmere Chapel with it's glasswork A Wing and a Prayer.  Hosted by artist Arabella Marshall and writers Tamar Youseff and Suzanne Bartlett you need to book by emailing Suzanne.

Really wish we'd stumbled across this so much earlier.  Keyboard shortcut Windows key + V pops up the Clipboard with copies going back a good hatful.  Click on a list entry to paste it and there's a perhaps overly discrete scroll bar on the right.

Yesterday evening 9:40-9:50pm an Airdrop jumps bike with black frame and silver forks, seat post and hubs was stolen from Crag Path Aldeburgh.  Any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime ref 37/46836/25 or call 101.

You only need 15 minutes to participate in the Big Butterfly Count which ends TODAY.  We keep rescuing butterflies attempting death by head banging in the conservatory and rescued a tiny dragon fly in the sitting room ... how did it get in?

Golf Whiskey Tango a posh boy's country weekend.

Wordle seems to have started using an extended dictionary; Kefir?!, Atria (the plural of Atrium apparently), Knell and yesterday Matte.

♫ The midweek afternoon Framlingham Concerts return next month with Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins Four hands on one piano.  October's concert is pianist Maiko Mori on YouTube impressively playing Rachmaninoff from memory ... tickets here.