near the coast

♫ Tonight's Halesworth Community Choir's concert at the Huntingfield Hub has been cancelled because the heating has failed.  The choir's A Seasonal Box of Delights (with mulled wine and mince pies) 5pm tomorrow at Hoxne Parish Church is still on, tickets £10 from TicketSource or cash on the door.

Two final chances this week, one near the coast and one in Norfolk, to see Roughcast Theatre's highly popular production of comedy Arsenic and Old Lace though Saturday at Wingfield may be Sold Out.

A lot of merging has made the page nearthec in the teens when there were Designated Public Place Orders, petrol stations closed for makeovers and the Forward Green Shepherd and Dog was TO LET ... so no change there then.

The Suffolk Punch Trust's Half Term Halloween runs until the month end and has three prices including free.

Yes, short notice but because of a cancellation one reduced price place for this weekend's printmaking in Sudbourne, email info@sudbourneprintmakers.com.

House sales around near the coast including Carlton, Friston, Kelsale, Sweffling and two in Benhall.

Around 4.40pm yesterday in an alleyway off Post Mill Gardens Grundisburgh a woman in her 30s was threatened with what she believed to be a revolver and her wallet stolen.  Just after 6pm a suspect was detained in Meeting Lane and an imitation firearm found in a nearby address.  A 21 year old man from the Woodbridge area has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.  Any info contact police quoting ref: 64050/22, you can call 101.

This autumn Common Ground Theatre are substantially touring Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven around near the coast and not near the coast.  We're looking at the wonderfully intimate Syleham and Wingfield village hall on the 12th or perhaps the Halesworth Cut on the 28th.

Genuinely shocked this morning to learn that local man and outstanding photographer Eamonn McCabe has died suddenly aged 74.  We only met him once to speak with and he was kindly helpful and interested in us holding a camera at a Printroom private view.

On into October Natalie Songer tours her one person show Satellites around near the coast.  Venues include the Bungay Fisher Theatre, Norwich The Garage, Two Sisters Felixstowe and tonight the Halesworth Cut.

We like ukuleles (though we have difficulty spelling it), we like opera and we like laughing so unsurprisingly we enjoyed Opera-lele when they played the Halesworth Cut.  They are back near the coast this Saturday at the Southwold Arts Centre.

Yesterday around 10am-12:15pm three mountain bikes: a red Merida, a grey and green Scott and an Orange were stolen from an insecure garage in Bridge Street Kelsale.  Any info contact police quote reference 37/55848/22, you can call 101.

A last minute cancellation has freed a place for this weekend's Sudbourne Printmakers Wood and Linocut workshop at the reduced price of £150, email them.

♫ 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.