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sa 19 Sep
2026

High tide at Woodbridge today is 6:22pm.

fr 18 Sep
2026

Worried too many people might turn up for your coffee morning?   Seance?  Sponsored Co-op card swap?  Swingers' party?  Don't do promotion on nearthecoast then.

th 17 Sep
2026

Alan Smethurst 'The Singing Postman' 1927-2000The 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 Rule of the LandAnorak 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.

Darren Smith FishmongerValued nearthecoast supporter Darren Smith has yet againBuy us a coffee encouraged us with much appreciated coffees.  He's also diversified into 3D printing ... we've bought two of his magic lobsters.  Buy us a coffee and you can join Darren top left.

Might as well put the garden hose away for the winter.

we 16 Sep
2026

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

th 10 Sep
2026

Jess the black and white catThe fortnightly(ish) digest emails out today at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

Suffolk Overheard Suffolk Overheard:  It's in a place called London, perhaps you've heard of it?

Old father time ...Throwback Thursday: 5 years ago today before he retired Man in the Hat was preparing to venture into Norfolk.

sa 12 Sep
2026

Fressingfield Sounds♫ The Fressingfield Chapel Hall Arts is in itself a venue worth visiting and it's where Fressingfield Sounds are hosting their monthly concerts.  Tonight the Mancunium Consort perform choral works from a programme with many familiar names and some we don't know which is also good. ♫

mo 7 Sep
2026

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sa 5 Sep
2026

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

th 3 Sep
2026

To avoid pestering you we're only going to email the REMINDER every other non-digest Thursday ... So not today Josephine.

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

we 2 Sep
2026

Tom Appleton - pic Adam Barnes♫ 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. ♫

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tu 1 Sep
2026

Music on a Summer's Day at the Walpole Old Chapel is Pic of the Month.. Pic of the Month

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

fr 28 Aug
2026

♫ Cracking concert last Sunday at the Walpole Old Chapel Gromit. ♫

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh? Follow us on that there Facepack

th 27 Aug
2026

Old father time ...Throwback Thursday: 15 years ago today a charity box pinched in Walberswick and a telly in Darsham ... quite a crime wave.

we 26 Aug
2026

British lectern with tea storage facillitySuffolk 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.

tu 25 Aug
2026

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

mo 24 Aug
2026

Barry Manilow CopacabanaAstonisher No.70: The Smithsonian Institute (a sort of American British Museum) asked Barry Manilow to donate his Copacabana shirt.  When he then said in a radio interview he'd always thought it'd end up in an institution they gave it back!

su 16 Aug
2026

Buy us a coffeeThe next available supporter slot is now taking your link through this once gorgeous now arduous summer.

we 12 Aug
2026

SRN NearthecoastSRN 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.

mo 3 Aug
2026

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

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