title A Protest on the Beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - 1st September 2024 intro There's a protest on the beach at Aldeburgh, about the proposal to plant giant electricity pylons across the Suffolk countryside. As well as 500 protestors, a local MP and the actor Diana Quick, who reads some poetry, Rick Wakeman also makes an appearance, albeit after we've left to walk up to the town to get a drink from the Co-op. Before that, we spot some scarecrows in Stuston, and then after our visit to Aldeburgh the SYWO is playing another concert at Snape Maltings. Once that's over, we head to Woodbridge for an after-concert feed at Prezzo. imgc0025 There's a spaceman outside Bernie's old house imgc0027 Tara's done a Shakespeare scarecrow imgc0028 Vincent van Gogh lurks on Stuston Common imgc0030 A headless woman outside the old Swan Pub imgc0033 Place Farm has a Jean d'Arc, along with a protest imgp6189 Isobel and Harry on Aldeburgh beach imgp6196 Harry flakes out with his hoodie up imgp6202 There's a nice open-top MG in the car park imgp6207 The emcee introduces the Offshore 4 Sure protest imgp6216 Victory signs from some protesters imgp6221 Diana Quick reads some poetry imgp6230 A band entertains the 500-strong crowd imgp6231 Harry and Isobel hang around imgp6233 A bush contains a huge cluster of snails imgp6235 A horse and carriage clatters along Thorpe Road imgp6236 People outside the fish smoking hut imgp6237 Prezzo on High Street imgp6240 Seaside buildings on High Street imgp6244 Victorian vessels painted on the pharmacy wall imgp6246 Isobel and Harry hang around outside the Co-op imgp6249 A Victorian pharmacy from 1824 imgp6254 The High Street at Aldeburgh imgp6258 Harry sits on the fence outside the Co-op imgp6261 There's a nice Morris Minor on High Street imgp6262 A classic Land Rover heads up the road imgp6263 Wheelie bins on Crabbe Street imgp6266 An alabaster RNLI crest on a wall imgp6267 A derelict winch in the long grass imgp6269 The café block at Snape Maltings imgp6270 Barbara Hepworth's sculpture gets some interaction imgp6272 Harry sits on a giant single-plank table imgp6279 An interesting wood grain in the giant table imgp6281 A couple of old boats on the River Alde imgp6284 The audience filters in imgp6291 The wind band take a bow imgp6299 The SYWO finish their set imgp6301 The full orchestra is on stage imgp6302 The principal violin gets some applause imgp6306 The concert ends with the entire ensemble singing imgp6309 Fred and Isobel outside Snape Maltings imgp6310 Harry gives the Hairy Eyeball in Prezzo, Woodbridge imgp6313 The junction of Quay Street and the Thoroughfare imgp6314 Neon lights on Cumberland Street imgp6315 The vacant The Cross, from 1652