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October's Pic of the Month.

The village doesn't support you?  Promote yourself on nearthecoast.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emailed out at teatime ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

Films near the coast is a WhatsApp group for all honest folk to discuss film.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

Suffolk Overheard: He used to drive all the way from Southwold just to be ... annoying.

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 tractorati quiver with antici ... pation for the nearthecoast digest that emails out at tea time.  Get your free copy by clicking on Alan Smethurst The Singing Postman. ♫

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

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

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

Throwback Thursday: 14 years ago today we visited Valerie Leverett Memorials in Farnham.  They were on that tiny industrial estate by the A12's 90 degree turn in the village... both the business and estate are gone.

You can always tell which of the woodpigeons on your lawn is the Brexiteer, it's the one so busy bullying the others it gets to eat less bird seed.

♫ The Phoenix Singers will be 50 this year and celebrating with a December concert of Purcell. Bach, Mozart and Pittoni.  What's more they have a new musical director the acclaimed singer and conductor Tom Appleton. ♫

The Queen's description of Jeffrey Archer as irrepressible and not without flaw rings like the working class lovable rogue who is usually an annoying little shit with criminal tendencies.

Astonisher No.71: After Hitler's 1938 invasion of Austria (the Anschluss) Austrian Jews immediately suffered violent repression.  In time Sigmund Freud the founder of psychoanalysis understandably wanted to flee to the UK but the UK like other European countries was not issuing visas to Jews.  Fellow psychoanalyst Earnest Jones was in the same ice skating club as the home secretary Sir Samuel Hoare and Jones persuade Hoare to issue Freud a visa ... no, you couldn't make it up ... same ice skating club?!

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.

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

The next available supporter slot is now taking your link through autumn and into the Christmas period.

Life Skills No. 71:  This is why you should always have your folding tool with you.

Anorak Alert No.79:  On Radio 3 this morning presenter Tom McKinney talking of the World Porridge Making Championship described a spurtle as a sort of spoon ... don't think so.

19-30th December the Norfolk (we can forgive them for that) theatre company SparkLive will present the panto Cinderella at the Halesworth Cut with a pro cast and an ensemble of local youngsters.

Anorak Alert No.78:  We're enjoying The Rule of the Land about following the Irish border.  We first thought it mistakenly equated 120km/hour to 60mph but it's the different speed limits north and south of the border.

Suffolk Truths No.113:  In old Suffolk beer means mild.

Suffolk Myths No.110: Stackton Tressel town council bought a lectern on ebay 18 months ago.  It hasn't been deployed for press conferences with the East African yet because they can't decide on the three word slogan for the front ... true story.