earlier nearthec

♫ Today and next Sunday the Prometheus Orchestra Ensemble are double gigging around near the coast to present Mozart with tea and biscuits ...  not sure where Wickham Market town hall is, maybe they mean village hall.

We've updated the album near the coast on cards with Marlesford and Saxmundham railway stations.

Last week the lock was forced on a shed near Cratfield Lane Cratfield.  Four Makita batteries, a double charger, a Makita strimmer, hedge trimmer and reciprocating saw, a petrol leaf blower and a large jerry can were stolen.  If you have any info please contact Suffolk police quoting ref 37/46552/22, you can call 101.

ntc correspondent Peter Brockett notes the A12's arrival made it more difficult for coastal near the coast to visit Witchpit Farm for a witch trial .  You're still welcome to promote it with us though.

♫ Supporter Man in the Hat will be returning on the top of our pages at the month's end.  Friday you can smile and tap your foot along with him from 8:30pm at the Kelsale Social Club.

Last Thursday 7 July between 8:30am and 2:30pm a property in Martlesham Road Little Bealings had jewellery, collectors coins and watches burgled.. Any info please contact Suffolk police quoting crime ref 37/42769/22, you can call 101.

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.

♫ Tonight at St Mary's Cratfield big band sounds from Swing Machine, ticket hotline 07906 509302. ... doesn't say there won't be dancing.

Sunday at Stonham Barns Suffolk Young Farmers Country Fair.

As part of Suffolk Open Studios the Sudbourne Printmakers are open for this and next weekend.  The venue Sudbourne Park alone justifies a visit.

Road closures around near the coast very popular yesterday.

The Suffolk Festival celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a Torch Relay ...  that's novel eh?  They are now starting to flirt with nearthecoast ... more here

A feature length Detectorists has been commissioned by the BBC ... but will the new Danebury village hall be ready in time for the DMDC?  Blimey!  There's a book too Landscapes of Detectorists.

Our very grateful thanks to supporter Peter for buying us a trio of coffees.  He points out that at the end of the month the Torch Relay manages to swerve around Bredfield.

The Debach Airfield Museum opens Sunday and then last Sunday in the month until and including September.

Last week three shed burglaries around near the coast, one in Felixstowe and two in Woodbridge.

The Sudbourne Park Printmakers show at the Sweffling Printroom ends 5pm today.

The Suffolk Festival celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a Torch Relay ... wonder where they got the idea.  Next month the relay wanders around the county for nearly three weeks taking in places that certainly we haven't heard off and we suspect many of you haven't either.  The route flirts with near the coast 24-26 May but gives it proper attention 29-31.

Next Saturday a Plant and Cake Sale in Dallinghoo in aid of the church.

Overnight between Friday and Saturday last week a grey electric Gazelle bicycle and a Segway Ninebot electric scooter worth £4000 and £600 respectively were stolen from a shed in Lower Street Great Bealings.  Any info contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/18015/22, you can call 101.

We all know that presently developers around near the coast seem to erect an executive residence on anything no smaller than a small chicken shed.  Coming round a corner near Hoxne we were still surprised to see this.

A fire and in a separate incident storm damage has prompted NO green bin collection around near the coast this week only.

Some editing and merging has created/updated Aldeburgh in 2016-12 and near the coast 2017-14.

Last week between 8;00am Monday 10 Jan and 11.45am Sunday 16 a shed on The Hill Westleton was entered via a window and gardening tools including a leaf blower, hedge trimmer, lawnmower, chain saw and strimmer stolen.  Any info contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/3106/22, you can call 101.

We've merging and editing to make the pages Brandeston 2009-03 and near the coast 2018-14.

Suffolk Myth 93:  For young Suffolk couples role play often involves tv progs like Naked Attraction, 24 hours in A&E or Massive Engineering Mistakes.

Distraction Thefts of Mobiles

Police are reminding customer facing staff to keep their phones secure at all times after receiving seven reports of ‘distraction thefts’ since the start of October.  The offenders will enter a premises with a customer reception area such as a hairdressers or hotel and distract staff by asking for help or directions and waving papers around.   They will then take the phone from the reception desk/counter whilst the member of staff is distracted.

Very sorry to hear that Cliff Quay brewer Jeremy Moss passed away last Friday 4th September,

Last year the walk raising funds for the Mid Suffolk Carriage Driving for the Disabled was in Peasenhall.  This year it was going to be a dog walk in Monk Soham  but sadly it's CANCELLED.

Roadside verge volunteer wardens rake and monitor verges as wildlife reserves.

The Bentwaters Cold War Museum has thought about re-opening and decided leave it until next year.

Not surprisingly with the current unpleasantness house sales around near the coast are slow but most active in Saxmundham.

The Bentwaters Cold War Museum is thinking about re-opening next month, we certainly enjoyed our visit.

This weekend the overnight Dunwich Dynamo is passing through near the coast.

♫ Man in the Hat's three previous virtual hoedowns have triumphed with a sea of appreciative comments.  He's doing it again Friday ... PPE not needed but you are advised to social distance from your device.

We visited Katie's Garden Newbourne for the first time last week.  A staff member asked Are you trying to leave without paying?  We were third in the socially distanced queue for the cashier and exit and empty handed because we'd put our three tumbler tomatoes down whilst waiting.

HM Coastguard are warning that the Bawdsey  Cliffs are dangerous because of erosion.

A man has been charged with the Darsham and Framlingham petrol station burglaries and ramming a police car.

If not a crime wave around near the coast at least a ripple.  Last night both Darsham and Framlingham petrol stations were burgled, Friday a quad bike was stolen in the Yoxford area and about the same time two expensive looking bicycles were stolen from a Woodbridge shed.

Suffolk, or at least Co-ops near the coast, have rediscovered the ice bucket challenge.   Yesterday in front of a few socially distanced onlookers a very good handful of Framlingham Co-op staff were cheerfully dunked by their co-workers.  If we'd paid more attention we would know which charity benefitted but we do know Wickham Market Co-op have been challenged to do the same thing.

Yesterday afternoon a body was found in an Aldeburgh house and in the evening there was an armed robbery at the Fressingfield  Mace Store.

9am-2pm Saturday week 29 February Knodishall Brownies are holding a table sale in the village hall with profits to the hall.  Tables are £10, phone Brown Owl Jo Mayhew on 01728 831748.

Storm Ciara (not Clara) has closed the Orwell Bridge we think 3:00am-06:00pm.

 WANTED  A graphic designer to be paid for designing a Bauhaus style poster.