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Life Skills No. 68:  Surprisingly the email saying your Evri is ready for collection over the counter doesn't have a barcode.  It does remind you that photo id is needed because surprisingly your name seems to be enough ... worked in the Framlingham Co-op yesterday.

Astonishers has overflowed into more astonishers.

Don't know your way round nearthecoast?  You need the A to Z, it's FREE, kills 99% of known germs plus you don't have to pay and display or walk through the gift shop to get out.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emailed out at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

SRN Nearthecoast is in, doesn't feel any government has ever treated nurses fairly, is fiddling with her tick list and clicky pen but still listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com.

Suffolk author and noted penny farthing rider Peter Berry was 50 when diagnosed with early onset dementia.  Safe and Found Online is a voluntary national register of vulnerable persons to aid police if a registrant goes missing, Pete was sensibly the 1,000th person to sign up.

Our Alamy stock photo portfolio has over 10,000 images.

If you like what we do buy us a coffee, sadly we can't accept a Costa Coffee points card but ... a lovely latte? ... a capricious cappuccino? ... how very kind.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

Anorak Alert No.72: Hugh Bonneville as Mr Bennet in Lost In Austen calls a mattock a pick axe ... picky picky eh?

Planning a witch ducking this autumn?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

Mobile phone emergency warning TEST 3pm this afternoon.

Even if yours is a local event just for local people you could still benefit from How to promote your event.

The next available supporter slot is now, it will give you that nice warm feeling of having done the right thing.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out this afternoon ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

Everybody likes team photos except the photographer.  Players arrange themselves in a line or two that's impossible to fill the frame and sometimes with their backs to the sun.  Half are looking at their mates' phones not the camera and all are nonplussed if asked to do something different.  A notable exception are the UEA Pirates after a 30-6 win and Eastern Sur5val had a moment.

Zooming Sunday night with Big Al who's in Switzerland he pointed out that on his Windows update page there's an Enrol now link to extend security updates for Windows 10.  We looked at ours ... more here

Throwback Thursday: 18 years ago yesterday near the coast favourites The Outlaws played in a tent at the back of the Worlingworth Swan. ♫

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.

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

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

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

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; Atria (the plural of Atrium apparently), Knell and yesterday Matte.