this web site

  We now have over 4,500 stock images available on Alamy.

To link to one of our internal header pages the syntax is always all lower case with no dashes or underscores so Framlingham is www.nearthecoast.com/framlingham

Rural Myth 79:  To get to Framlingham Castle just follow the yellow Castle Keep signs.

Canadians eh?

Part of the charitable National Garden Scheme.Becks End Farm Westhall (it's maybe three miles north of Halesworth) is open today 11am-5pm.

The year moves on, longest day of the year Friday.

We're 12 years old today, before you know it we'll be having a gap year to travel.

The twice monthly(ish) digest emails out this afternoon ... click Jess Postman Pat's black and white cat to get yours.

If yours is a local event for local people then you won't need How to promote your event on nearthcoast.

Our A to Z of ntc helps you find your town or village but unlike a satnav it kills 99% of all known germs, doesn't have a patronising voice and has never knowingly undersold.

You can see our our Alamy stock photography by clicking on 

Past astonishers have their own page.

Overheard a member of staff describe the Co-op as a cult ... truer than they know:)

  #ff  #FF #FFriday ain't too proud to beg

Most people are interested in house prices ... no different near the coast.

Now would be a good time to make us your home page.

Hoxne gets its own page ... and why not?

ASTONISHER No.46:  In this year's Reith Lectures Lord Jonathan Sumption late of the supreme court states the RSPB has a larger membership than all three major political parties combined (round about 16:28) ... actually probably not that astonishing.

208 (even fewer shopping) days to Christmas ... #scary eh? 

Women's american football gets its own Facebook album.

The twice monthly(ish) digest is emailing out today to the 1800+ nearthecoasters on the list ... click the Singing Postman to go on the list.

The page Halesworth 2013-11 has morphed into Halesworth 2014-11.

SRN Nearthecoast is in, fiddling with her tick list, pen and prescribing guidelines but still listening (apparently) at ntc@nearthecoast.com or text 07970 865730

♫ near the coast's other notable warbler Laura Wright joins our peeps in Suffolk page.

Very pleased to welcome back supporter (next available slot 8th July) Man in the Hat.  Not surprisingly tomorrow the Framlingham Gala Fest will again be deploying his fine tenor chest voice at the sports club.

After Twitter's recent makeover you can no longer save a tweet's large pic by right clicking on the small pic you have to click through to the large pic and save that.  The large pic is now default saved with a jpg extension rather than the previous and unhelpful jpg-large.

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

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

Let the world know about your roller derby league, self help or self harming group by emailing ntc@nearthecoast.com or text 07970 865730

Anorak Alert No.27:  Salvage Hunters: The Restorers voice over man Ralph Ineson that's pva glue not epoxy resin that Alex Webster is using on the dowels in the 300 year old chest.

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

Planning a witch ducking this year?  Promote your event with us.

The new Twitter 'experience' seems a bit left handed ... but admittedly cleaner.

We now have 4,000 plus stock images available on Alamy.

Dr Nearthecoast is in and listening at ntc@nearthecoast.com

Life Skills 24: Always staple a cheque to the paperwork.  We had a cheque that somehow at the Land Registry got separated from the application and suddenly we were dealing with two people, the person who had the application and the person who had the cheque ... not easy to sort out.