su 31 Dec

tu 26 Dec

It was cold enough on Sizewell beach yesterday morning that even the dogs were thinking about it but not this stunt canoeist.

mo 25 Dec

su 24 Dec

Rock & flippin' Roll!  (and a raffle and the Herald Angel was there too)

sa 23 Dec

An East African photographer visited the skatepark yesterday and GBH Ramps' (who built the skatepark) Ops Director (herintheoffice) has registered on the board and our word she makes a lovely Christmas fairy.

PS: If you haven't got an Outlaws ticket then befriend a Con Club member as they are having a disco tonight.

PPS: Looks like the recent fog has disrupted flight control up there too otherwise why would there be an Herald Angel in Solar two days early!

we 20 Dec

We only got to see White Water and Ed Sheeran at the Earl Soham Christmas Bash last night and it has to be said Ed (direct from something or other at the school) emptied the bar.  Profits went to Save The Children ... more music tonight with carolling around Fram.

tu 19 Dec

Hefty sprinkling of teachers in the Station last night (even though the Jolabrugg isn't quite ready yet).  Large party from Debenham and a bunch of Tommy Mills musos (including the

utterly committed Mr Hanley [see last year's Grease ... what happened this year?]) chilling after something or other at the school.   You've got till 7pm tonight to get the last two Outlaws tickets, we did our cards yesterday <smug smile>, and the Earl Soham Vic will be doing the bar at tonight's White Water Christmas Bash ...

... and a second man has been arrested, this time in Ipswich.

su 10 Dec

Yesterday's Flower Club Christmas do had a good crowd, Jazz on the board has clearly been inspired by one of those tv de-clutter progs, and PC Jeff Burt tells us the alleged attempted abduction in Fore Street appears to have been a misunderstanding.

sa 9 Dec

we 6 Dec

Felixstowe yesterday saw 138 bikers (plus some stragglers) in the cortege and a Spitfire fly past for David Berry's funeral.

tu 5 Dec

November's town council minutes downloadable as is the clerk's report, the TC is still short one councillor and we now have the rules for the Scandinavian Lovely Hat Game.

Along with a bunch of other councillors newbie Clive Newton was wearing a yellow jacket at yesterday's Christmas Markets.

fr 1 Dec

FAYAP agm last night, last day posting to Western Europe, a certain amount of shuffling about on the market with Bab's Fashion now on Tuesdays too, and pics appearing here though not as yet the Scandinavian Lovely Hat game.

sa 25 Nov

Griff Rhys Jones was just like you'd expect at Aldeburgh's Documentary Weekend.   I opened an arts centre in Colchester this afternoon, apparently it's the second arts centre I've opened in Colchester ... I can't remember the first.

su 19 Nov

sa 18 Nov

It must be something in the water!  Not a word Thursday when we were snapping Daddy Christmas being put together and then this outbreak yesterday for Children in Need.  Pat won't have to change his outfit for tonight's Postman Nite at The Crab and Winkle where they were smoking something up this afternoon when we passed ...

... and as promised here's why we were in a cellar under a Catholic church near Euston station last night.

tu 14 Nov

if it's

Tuesday

it might be

Fram

Won't be flying Ryanair again in a hurry!   Anyway CPO Andrea Honeywood's next surgery is Dec 5th (same day as the Marx Bros at the  Legion) so it looks like it's staying first Tuesday.

su 05 Nov

sa 04 Nov

This is new (well she's been around for some months actually)  Special Constable Lydia Kindred at last night's town council meeting.  Fourteen recorded crimes in Fram last month of which half were criminal damage and one attempted distraction robbery so do check the credentials of callers.  Clive Newton was unanimously co-opted as the new councillor, just need one more now for a full set.

Tasty Snacks are already on site, the bonfire is being built and the weather is fine for tonight.

"Superonion" is on the market fairtrading away and our abject apologies to the little (well medium sized) girl at the stall we managed to hit on the head!  How shame making.

fr 27 Oct

Everybody likes Dr Norton ... that's all you need to know.

tu 24 Oct

Steel Magnolias is a comedy and FADS were getting plenty of laughs last night, early Christmas shopping tonight at the Legion with a Body Shop Party and from tomorrow a half term holiday club at the United Free.

mo 23 Oct

Very enjoyable free concert in St Michael's yesterday and if you can't get a ticket for The Outlaws' Christmas party then White Water's upcoming festive charity bash has four bands playing.

fr 20 Oct

Thanks to Robert Hitcham's teacher John Byer You Tube now has a Framlingham.com vid of otters on the mere, though at the moment we're waiting for You Tube to update ... here it is!  ... while you're there check out locals Ed Sheeran and Cottage Classics.

sa 7 Oct

Not surprisingly because it is brilliant Framfare has won newsletter of the year and though Lynn's Event has been cancelled the raffle will still run.

th 5 Oct

Saturday's FOSM Quiz has been cancelled (thanks Jane), it looks unlikely that Linda will be back today but tell us if we're wrong and see local muso Ed Sheeran's evocative and very pro vid on You Tube.

Mo 25 Sep

A full monty wedding at St Michael's Saturday with a white Rolls Royce, gospel singers and a sea of hats.

Chairperson Steph told us this morning that sufficient bungee sponsorship has come in to pay back The Crown's top up loan and more.  Duncan was the first to get his sponsorship in and those jumpers who haven't are advised to get their monies in before Roy sends Cilla round with a chair leg ... and you have got to see this!

Fr 22 Sep

Sa 9 Sep

The Munchbox closed just for today and a small but regrettable flurry of people being knocked off their bikes, universal barman Lukash (spelling?) and Alan Mutimer's 93 year old uncle Norman.

Th 7 Sep

Crime was dramatically down in Fram last month.  Just nine recorded crimes including two broken windows; five detected, read about it in the council minutes.

Su 3 Sep

Annual Fram Flyers 10km Run

Mo 21 Aug

Torrential rain took out the power for an hour or two this afternoon and prompted the traditional poking abouts in Fore Street.

Mo 7 Aug

Sa 5 Aug

Very pleasant afternoon at Earl Soham Village Fete where there was a permanent queue for the ES Light Railway, the draw for the raffle took the obligatory two hours and we were told "more people than usual" and "if  you want a cup of tea you have to flirt with that lady there", so we did ... still had to pay for the tea though :)

Fr 4 Aug

The penultimate freebie sticker went to Duncan and the very last one to Tiger Cub Jones in Hertfordshire but you can now print out your very own FDC poster!

Weirdo bikes flashing about Fram are probably something to do with The Company of Cyclists staying at the college and a charity car wash in Cransford 11am-4pm tomorrow in aid of CORD.

Mo 31 Jul

None of the cash dispensers in Fram are working except the Post Office and Tony Martin won the Arts Framlingham quiz

The tandem was in Badingham last night and returned today to where it started and with Vic and Mary Stanbrook still on board.  We make that some hours over 86 days and almost 4,000 miles.  There's nothing to say is there?
 

All that smoke is/was a strawstack fire near Shawsgate Vineyard.  Very impressive how the farm had sprung into action even before the brigade arrived, not so impressive the blue hatchback of bright young things hurtling through the smoke, what if there had been a fireman in the road hidden by the smoke?

Su 30 Jul

A pleasant sprinkling of bikers at Benhall Music Day, the gravel voiced steward made us particularly welcome in the club house (which has two bars and a chess club) and Fram's own Outlaws were going down well, helped by youthful air guitar in the crowd.

Mo 17 Jul

Lots of fire engines about this evening because of a training exercise at ABN and the doctor to replace the retiring Stephen Norton this September will be Darryl Peel who has worked in Pembroke Road as a locum.