The grand (is there any other kind) opening of the inaugural Plomesgate Fair is Saturday 14th September in Great Glemham.  There will be complimentary ale, High House apple juice, cordials, a pop up tea room, concerts in the evening and the lithographs of Harry Becker (1865–1928).

An alternative to that there Ed Sheraton's homecoming this weekend is an opportunity In Helmingham to smoke at the cinema with a programme including Breakfast at Tiffanys.

Starting next month Common Ground Theatre will be touring comedy A Sidecar Named Despair! around near the coast ... and other places.  Take a ride up the comedy freeway with a tale of mobsters, missing gems and a mashed-up motorbike.

ASTONISHER No.47:  Painfully astonishing that in the UK one in four who die in a car crash aren't wearing a seat belt.  It's primarily young men in the early hours ...

Very sorry to say goodbye to Brian Tom Thomas this afternoon in the Framlingham College Chapel.

In the St Michael's churchyard and 2015 added to Framlingham Ladies.

Devastated that Great Britain women's american football last night won ... more here

We were surprised and much saddened to learn that Ipswich Cardinals owner and general manager Ralph Alexander has passed away, it seemed to ... more here

We've added comedian Rich Hall at the Maverick Festival to peeps in Suffolk.

Tell near the coast about yourself for two months at just £11.95 ... first come first served.

Theatre company Gibbons & Gaulier will be touring their three handed vaudeville style comedy The Affair around near the coast and elsewhere in October.  Theatre of the absurd, clowns, French farce, slapstick... a generous helping of stage comedy.

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

We were very flattered when Jerry The Commissioner Seltzer replied to our Facebook comment that the previous flat track roller derby two whistle start made for more variety in play.  He pointed out that in old time banked track derby the pack just kept rolling.  We are very sorry to report that Jerry passed away at the beginning of last month.

 JOBS  Two care assistants wanted at Mills Meadow Framlingham, senior and not senior,

 JOB  First line IT support wanted in Framlingham the silicon valley of near the coast. ... it's got two zebra crossings.

Over the August bank holiday weekend theatre company Stuff of Dreams will present the new play Edith in the Beginning.  It tells of Edith Pretty and the Sutton Hoo treasure and will be staged outdoors on the porch of Edith's residence Tranmer House at the Sutton Hoo site.

What was the Christian Science reading room in Fore Street Framlingham has been made over with abstract paintings on the walls, uplighters, a very swish glass desk/counter and a full length mirror ...

Gosh it's 12 years since we saw Red Rose Chain Shakespeare in Rendlesham Forest and we are now a little vague which play it was but we do recall l♥ving it.  Red Rose play Romeo and Juliet until the 25 Aug at Jimmy's Farm on the outskirts of Ipswich and reckon it'll be just as good.

A lost goose (or possibly duck) in the Fen Meadow Framlingham,

 JOB  Pig stockman wanted near the coast by Rattlerow Farm.