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Anorak Alert No.25:  In ITV's adaptation of Vanity Fair Amelia (Claudia Jessie) Sedley's piano is in fact a clavichord.

Today the twice(ish) a month digest will email out to the 1900+ ntcers on the list ... click Jaques Tati to go on the list.

Throwback Thursday:  Thirteen years ago today we reported that the Framlingham Barclays has made the effort for Halloween.

♫ Very happy to welcome new advertiser the Rupa Ensemble an octet of outstanding, stylistically agile singers especially adept in singing founder Julian Marshall's compositions.  They will be singing in concert at St Michael's Framlingham tonight.

How to promote yourself on nearthcoast.com.

Rural Myth 76:  You can always tell when someone is a bit odd, they read books.

Bury St Edmunds may not be near the coast but it is in Suffolk, was the county town of West Suffolk and is home to brewer Greene King and roller rink Curvemotion so it now has its own page, and why not?

The twice monthly digest is emailing out this afternoon ... click Jess Postman Pat's black and white cat to get yours.

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 knowing undersold.

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

Hollesley gets its own page, and why not?

Life Skills 22: We've noticed increasingly people see small change as an annoyance, especially non-drivers who don't need it for parking.  If so then next time you are in a supermarket with self-service checkouts use one, put all your change in and pay the balance with a card.  (Thanks to Big Al for this one.)

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

Outrageous to be thinking about Christmas in September but if you need to post pressies by surface mail/International Economy to Australia, New Zealand or lots of other non-European destinations they need to be posted today.

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

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.

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

Past astonishers have their own page.

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day ... we'll be lighting a candle at 8pm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ASTONISHER No.43:  Gregg Allman was married to Cher?!  He was married seven times so presumably her turn had to come round at some point.

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