Next available advert slot above and in the twice(ish) monthly digest on the 8th July.  So to tell near the coast about yourself for two months at just £11.95 ... first come first served.

 JOB  Indoor Pig Stockperson wanted (presumably near) Framlingham.

Remember Hassan who opened the Pizza Grill in Bridge Street Framlingham?  These days he is the California Grill in Ipswich but today was on the Castle Meadow for the Gala Fest with his baby son Hassan Jnr.  The paella looked wonderful and judging by the queue probably was.  Lots of smiles and as always the Gala Princesses looked and were princessly.

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

This year's Kettleburgh village fete has traditional stalls, games, fun dog show, refreshments, BBQ and archery.  It's the Saturday after next in the Chequers garden.

In the past seven months 23 keyless entry Mercedes Sprinter vans have been stolen in Ipswich.

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.

How very Suffolk:)  ♫ She Think's My Tractor's Sexy ♫

Tonight Charlie Slightly on The Huh Haylock is at the Riverside Centre Stratford St Andrew with inclusive refreshments at half time.

European elections TODAY though like the council elections you'd be hard pressed to notice.  So far around Stately Terrace Framlingham a difference of opinion and two leaflets from the Greens.

A very good job has been made of tidying up the fallen oak in Framlingham, an impressive before and after.

Next month Friday 21 June is the summer solstice and St Elizabeth Hospice will be lighting 5,000 candles in Felixstowe as Suffolk Remembers.  You can dedicate a candle to a memory for a suggested five pound donation.

After Twitter's recent makeover you can no longer save a tweet's largepic 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 ajpg extension rather than the previous and unhelpful jpg-large.

♫ At the end of next month Claire Weston and the Suffolk Singers present Summer Serenade in Aldeburgh Parish Church.  We last visited the church during the 2010 general election and slighty more recently enjoyed the Suffolk Singers in Debenham.

Last year in Framlingham.

Today in Framlingham a Plant Sale in the United Free and a Makers Market in the Unitarian (that's the one in Bridge Street).

The free entrance airfield museum at Debach opens during summer on the last Sunday of the month running until the last Sunday in October.  So the museum will be open tomorrow week.

the A to Z of near the coast