October - 2022

Overstrand Life

Oct 31, 2022
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Sunday 30th October 2022 - Bazaar, Fireworks, Recipe and More About Fungi

Well, here we are with just one day left in October. Already there are Christmas products and goods available to purchase in shops and online. I am sure this must be appreciated by those who like to spread the cost and buy a little each week, rather than leaving the outlay until nearer the time. Here in Overstrand, there will be the annual Overstrand Together’s Christmas Bazaar, on 12th November in six venues within the village. The bazaar draws in people from the surroun

Wednesday 26th October 2022 - Poppy Appeal and Lighter Mornings

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Oct 27, 2022
2 min

Wednesday 26th October 2022 - Poppy Appeal and Lighter Mornings

The annual Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal starts tomorrow, 27th October. Today, I have been distributing trays of poppies and collecting tins to various businesses in the village, as well as putting up posters (see below) so that everyone is ready for tomorrow’s launch. As it is half-term, I won’t be able to provide the Belfry School and the Centre with trays of poppies, and in the case of the school a kids’ pack, until Monday. Over the coming days, I will also be del

Saturday 22nd October 2022 - Quince Dish, an Autumn Walk and New Topper

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Oct 23, 2022
2 min

Saturday 22nd October 2022 - Quince Dish, an Autumn Walk and New Topper

A quick update about the quinces, the first two I started peeling, for my pork and quince dish, had brown speckles throughout. Fortunately, the third was fine. I decided to leave the other three quinces for the beef dish I will be cooking next week. Although there wasn’t as much quince as I would have liked, the pork and other ingredients provided a richly flavoured casserole for our dinner on Thursday. Peter suggested the other week, we take a walk through the village and

Tuesday 18th October 2022 - Quinces and October

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Oct 19, 2022
2 min

Tuesday 18th October 2022 - Quinces and October

It’s funny how sometimes it is the simplest of things which can make your day. For me, it was spotting a box containing free quinces outside a house in the village. It has been ages since I have seen quinces, apart from the ornamental type. I think the last time I saw them was a good ten years ago when I purchased a couple from the Cromer Farm Shop (no longer trading) in Cromer. We were off for our afternoon walk so I popped one in each of my two pockets. The following da

Friday 14th October 2022 - Prime Minister's Scapegoat, Curryoke, Poppyland Radio and the Beach

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Oct 15, 2022
2 min

Friday 14th October 2022 - Prime Minister's Scapegoat, Curryoke, Poppyland Radio and the Beach

He’s gone! I am referring to Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who after only thirty-eight days has been relieved of his position. The media has suggested, he is the Prime Minister’s scapegoat, following a disastrous mini budget, which allegedly they drew up together. What a mess the country is in with spiralling costs and a government, who appears to have lost control of the economy. I have just finished listening to Liz Truss’ press conference where she did

Monday 10th October 2022 - Poppy Appeal Changes and a Most Welcome Sit Down

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Oct 11, 2022
2 min

Monday 10th October 2022 - Poppy Appeal Changes and a Most Welcome Sit Down

Last Thursday, I received my order from the Royal British Legion, so I am now fully stocked for this year’s Poppy Appeal which commences on 27th October. There won’t be any more house to house collections in the village – Covid has put paid to these but there will be the usual trays of poppies etc. and collecting tins placed in business premises in Overstrand and at the school, plus I will be supplying wreaths. There has been a major change this year, as to how we Poppy App

Thursday 6th October 2022 - Covid on the Increase and Cromer

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Oct 7, 2022
2 min

Thursday 6th October 2022 - Covid on the Increase and Cromer

It’s not bad for the beginning October. Yes, we've had some rain and the winds have been blowing leaves off the trees, only to send them back and forth along the roads and into gardens. If you discount this morning when it was only 7°C, the temperatures have been good, pushing up towards 20°C later in the day. Unfortunately, Covid infections have been on the increase. I could be right or I may be wrong, but I do wonder if this is at least in part down to the numbers of peo

Sunday 2nd October 2022 - A Step Away and Uncertainty & Instability

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Oct 3, 2022
2 min

Sunday 2nd October 2022 - A Step Away and Uncertainty & Instability

Today’s blog is taking a step away from Overstrand and commenting on the recent mini budget, although for their convenience the Government chose to refer to it as a fiscal statement. Whatever you call it, the announced measures, as we are all aware, resulted in total turmoil, with the Bank of England stepping in, in an effort to stop the alarming fall in the value of the pound. But don’t worry, I am not going to go all political. What I am going to say is, those in the rig

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