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fr 29 Jul 2022	As predicted we now have a tv and radio page.
mo 25 Jul 2022	♫ We've added to peeps in Suffolk the notable and influential British pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole.
th 21 Jul 2022	To increase relevancy the Covid-19 page has been renamed Covid.
we 20 Jul 2022	Despite the recent record breaking temps our fortnightly(ish) digest emailed out today ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.
sa 9 Jul 2022	Eleven years since we lost Fish, still missed.
fr 24 Jun 2022	People are always interested in house prices and near the coast is no different and though it's not news it's new to us that the Poachers Pocket changed hands last year ... been a while.
fr 17 Jun 2022	Our London in 2010 page has merged to become London 2012-2010.
th 16 Jun 2022	Perhaps a commercial invention but it's Father's Day Sunday.
we 15 Jun 2022	We're fifteen today which in Internet years is about 180.
we 8 Jun 2022	They year moves on and despite the not very good weather Tuesday week will be the longest day.
tu 31 May 2022	Some page merging has made the page Suffolk 2018-2015 ... expect there to be more merging.
mo 30 May 2022	Women's american football has its own nearthecoast Facebook album.
su 29 May 2022	Recently BBC 4 has broadcast documentaries that are minimalist, charming and don't have a celebrity(ish) presenter mouthing like they know about the subject plus by happenstance are Scottish, try Prince of Muck and/or The Hermit of Treig,. The Hermit opens with Ken Smith (the hermit) walking 54 miles round trip to ... more here
th 26 May 2022	Our fortnightly(ish) digest continues to be surprisingly popular in Sweden, perhaps they think we're something to do with NATO? Encouragingly there were clicks on humanitarian aid to Ukraine and apologies for the unintended link on the Suffolk Constabulary badge.
tu 24 May 2022	Crikey! Our Alamy portfolio is being busy this month.
su 22 May 2022	Dr Nearthecoast is in and listening but at this difficult time only consulting via email at doctorntc@nearthecoast.com
sa 21 May 2022	How to tell if a photograph is Art.
fr 6 May 2022	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.
th 21 Apr 2022	So far yesterday's digest has 15 opens in Sweden and 9 in Ukraine.
su 10 Apr 2022	Today is National Siblings Day.
sa 9 Apr 2022	L♥VE this, geographically not near the coast but we've had looks exactly like it.
tu 5 Apr 2022	Pleasing that Peasenhall resident and talented artist John Bawtree has renewed his ad with us. In June John will be showing for two weeks in the Framlingham Carousel.
th 31 Mar 2022	♫ Very pleased to welcome back supporter Man in the Hat but not pleased to report he has Covid and regrettably but responsibly has cancelled his gig Saturday in Kelsale.
su 27 Mar 2022	Echoing Pancakes and St David doubling up at the month's beginning today is Mothering Sunday and the clocks have gone forward.
sa 26 Mar 2022	Crikey! Wednesday's digest is being surprisingly popular in Sweden, order your free copy here.
tu 15 Mar 2022	Surprisingly last week's Ukraine digest has been more (if only just) popular in the USA than the UK with Sweden coming third. Click Postman Pat's black and white cat to order your free copy.
sa 5 Mar 2022	Crikey! The Norwich Devils Women have bought us a whole handful of coffees, how very kind. Their season starts in May and they host a four team tournament in Norwich and July.
tu 1 Mar 2022	St David's and Pancake Day are double teaming today.
mo 14 Feb 2022	You could prove how much you love us this Valentine's Day by buying us a coffee ...
sa 12 Feb 2022	The Facebook icon at the digest page top seems still broken for some subscribers, please let us know if your getting broken links ... if you don't get the digest click Jaques Tati to receive it free.
tu 1 Feb 2022	Today is the Chinese New Year (it moves about, 22 January next year) and the year of the tiger, in contrast next year it's the year of the rabbit.
sa 29 Jan 2022	Planning a witch ducking this spring? No longer a legal obligation to wear a mask plus you're welcome to promote your event on here.
sa 22 Jan 2022	You may be in a pic on our Facebook page.
mo 17 Jan 2022 Blue Monday	SRN Nearthecoast is in, fiddling with her tick list, pen and prescribing guidelines, hoping there'll be enough PPE but still listening (apparently) at ntc@nearthecoast.com or text 07970 865730
we 12 Jan 2022	Your bippy (sweet or other wise) is your bum, who knew?
mo 3 Jan 2022	We go with Twelfth Night being Jan 6 so Christmas decorations down Thursday.
sa 1 Jan 2022	Happy New Year ... it's gotta be better than the last one eh!
fr 31 Dec 2021	Looking back at 2021: In January temporary traffic lights arrived in Fairfield Road Framlingham ... they're still there. In March the Stackton Tressel town council discussed buying a lectern like the government's one. In May missing dog Griff returned windblown to his Brandeston home. In August there was a road fatality at Halesworth. In October the Badingham Cafe had a Clocks Back Brunch and earlier this month the Rendham Mummers engaged Dracula for the winter solstice.
tu 28 Dec 2021	Our very grateful thanks to Phyllida who bought us a coffee and a biscotti ...
fr 24 Dec 2021	Have a good one, see you on the other side and if you want to give us a Christmas present buy us a coffee.
	Despite Christmas we're all still interested in near the coast house prices eh?
sa 18 Dec 2021	BE WARNED Last posting for Christmas second class is TODAY, Tuesday first class and internationally you've missed all of the planet as last chance was Thursday for Western Europe.
fr 17 Dec 2021	Like we've said before Tuesday is the shortest day and the Rendham Mummers will be marking it with Dracula's Longest Night.
th 4 Nov 2021	Surprisingly shortly after yesterday's digest emailed out it had been more viewed in the USA than the UK ... well this is Suffolk ...
sa 16 Oct 2021	In a probably futile attempt to control our continuingly sprawling Facebook albums we've merged Bury Saints 2017-2016.
su 31 Oct 2021	The clocks have gone back.
sa 30 Oct 2021	Recent(ish) house sales around near the coast.
we 22 Sep 2021	The year moves on, today is the autumnal equinox.
tu 14 Sep 2021	Welcome return of ntc supporter Peasenhall resident and very talented artist John Bawtree. He recently completed a commission of Clarke and Simpson's offices in Well Close Square Framlingham
	Slightly disappointing that last night's Alma's Not Normal was a repeat of the pilot but new episode next Monday 10pm BBC 2.
th 9 Sep 2021	Very pleased Darren Smith who sells fish exotic and otherwise Tuesdays and Saturdays on Framlingham market continues to support us. He gets lots of clicky clicky on his link in our fortnightly(ish) digest. Supporting us explained here.
	Planning a witch ducking this autumn? Up to you if attendees are socially distanced and masked plus you're welcome to promote the ducking with us.
th 19 Aug 2021	The Sweffling printroom gallery is open for the show Open Season with works by artists including Suzanne Cooper, Tassie Russell and Bronwen Sleigh. The gallery is open by appointment during the week.
tu 10 Aug 2021	If you're visiting on a desktop hopefully you've noticed there's been some changes to make smartphone visitors more welcome. If you're on a smartphone welcome, we should be faster, notice the link bar above and superficially and initially Mr Google seems to approve.
mo 9 Aug 2021	This week's Friday is the only the 13th this year.
th 29 Jul 2021	We've actually remembered to update our YouTube Reasons To Be Cheerful playlist.
mo 25 Jul 2021	We've always l♥ved Elvira Mistress of the Dark's tasteful productions.
th 15 Jul 2021	Throwback Thursday: 14 years ago today one time Fore Street Framlingham resident Chris Lane Gray recalled the Hare and Hounds.
mo 12 Jul 2021	In a previous life we were NaTCH Engineering making the NaTKiT loudspeaker production test system. To make our life a little easier we've moved the support web site on board here. Still a load of tidying to do ...
fr 9 Jul 2021	Today is the tenth anniversary of Fish taking his own life, still miss him.
th 8 Jul 2021	Pleased and very surprised we have 2,000+ Twitter followers ... if only just.
tu 6 Jul 2021	Laughing Volkswagen lady added to Framlingham Ladies.
su 27 Jun 2021	House sales around near the coast returns for the first time since the bulletin board closed.
su 20 Jun 2021	A bit depressing that though there was finally some decent weather today is the summer solstice and it's downhill now for the next six months:)
sa 19 Jun 2021	Planning a witch ducking at this difficult time? You can now have 30 socially distanced attendees and you're welcome to promote the ducking with us.
we 16 Jun 2021	If the Tories had been in power when Boadicea/Boudica/Boudicca's mates decapitated a statue of Nero at Colchester they could have been looking at ten years.
tu 15 Jun 2021	Crikey! We're fourteen today, first published 15 June 2007.
th 3 Jun 2021	Flattered we have nineteen hundred+ Twitter followers ... which is nice.
fr 21 May 2021	We're going No Mow May partly to help the environment but mostly out of indolence.
tu 11 May 2021	Our No Mow May truce will not be extended to ground elder ... #BloodyStuff eh?
tu 20 Apr 2021	We couldn't be on Gogglebox because we're too jealous to watch Naked Attraction.
sa 17 Apr 2021	Planning a witch ducking at this difficult time? Only the witch, the witchfinder and since Monday up to four other people including children but not carers, or two households can attend but you're still welcome to promote the ducking with us.
tu 13 Apr 2021	It wasn't just us that thought the BBC was having a funny turn.
mo 12 Apr 2021	Blessed (pronounce the ed as in that there Ed Sheraton) be the BBC, Radio 4 Extra is back.
su 11 Apr 2021	What's happened to BBC Radio 4 Extra?
mo 5 Apr 2021	We've reached eighteen hundred+ (if only just) Twitter followers which is nice.
fr 2 Apr 2021	Turkey has taken over from Germany as the third busiest country reading our digest ... Turkey?!
su 28 Mar 2021	The clocks have gone forward, hadn't realised daylight saving is an issue (down the Wikipedia page a bit).
su 21 Mar 2021	It's the ten yearly National Census today and for the first time you can do it online.
sa 20 Mar 2021	The year moves on, today is the Spring Equinox. .
fr 12 Mar 2021	2 DAY WARNING It's Mother's Day Sunday, it may be lockdown but she'll still expect a card and flowers.
sa 27 Feb 2021	Still tidying ...
fr 26 Feb 2021	After over 14 years the bulletin board has retired, here's why. As an alternative you can post on our page on that there evil Facepack. Lot's of tidying up to do now ...
mo 15 Feb 2021	Pancake Day tomorrow! We've already bought our lemon:)
fr 12 Feb 2021	We thought that palindromic dates had ended for the time being when we moved in to a new decade but today could be shown as 12 02 2021.
fr 22 Jan 2021	Always cheers the day licensing a pic on Alamy. Today it's two pics, vinyl and the Narnia tales in Puffin paperback, to see our stock photography click on ...
th 14 Jan 2021	Yesterday's Suffolkness digest is being surprisingly active in Germany ... didn't know there was a European Suffolk diaspora eh?
th 7 Jan 2021	Things to look forward to are Pancake Day next month, the race to the sun Paris-Nice happening in March and hopefully local old friend the Maverick Festival returning in July (with Terra Lightfoot) especially as there's been a parliamentary festival inquiry.
we 6 Jan 2021	This year we're going with today being Twelfth Night.
sa 2 Jan 2021	Happy New Year ... redundant to say so but let's hope things are getting a little back to normal by the spring ...

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