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living on the North Norfolk Coast


Friday 6th June 2025 - Japanese Knotweed, Light Mornings and The Belfry Summer Fair
I’m starting today’s blog with a follow up regarding the Japanese Knotweed. This is in relation to my emails earlier this year, to North...

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4 days ago3 min read


Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Sun Dimming Experiment
We hear a lot about what appears to be crazy theories as well as plans. Some of these have no solid background and can just be...

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May 213 min read


Monday 12th May 2025 - Looking for Sand Martins and the Coastguard on the Rock Armour
As much as we are enjoying the sun and blue skies, there is no denying a drop of rain would be appreciated. Not just for our garden but...

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May 132 min read


Wednesday 30th April 2025 - More Like These, Change of Seasons, Car Boots and Through the Alexanders
We are certainly making the most of the warm sunny days. We could have done with more like these, this month. Yes, we’ve had sun but...

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May 11 min read


Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - £1.28 million to Improve Sea Defences and Hostas at the Gardening Club
Many thanks to two villagers who told us about a report on BBC’s website, covering proposed works here in Overstrand. I found the report...

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Apr 32 min read


Thursday 13th March 2025 - Catch-Up
After concentrating, in my previous blogs, on the cliff slump below the Sea Marge and the subsequent closure of the promenade, it’s time...

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Mar 142 min read


Friday 21st February 2025 - No Heating, Time for a Mow and Drawing
Today is the first I can remember for many weeks, when we haven’t needed to have the heating on throughout the day. Since Tuesday we...

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Feb 222 min read


Thursday 16th January 2025 - I Forgot and Cliff Slumps
I forgot to mention, in my last blog, that our family postponed their visit last weekend. Our son was suffering from another virus but...

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Jan 173 min read


Tuesday 31st December 2024 - Latest Vlog, Welcoming in 2025 and I Set Myself a Goal
I hope that, in a similar way, my vlog will give viewers a feel for the ambience and atmosphere at both of these events.

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Jan 12 min read


Friday 27th December 2024 - Mainly, but not all, About Christmas
I hadn’t expected, or planned, to be writing a blog today. Instead, if it had not been for our youngest son, contracting the...

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Dec 28, 20243 min read


Sunday 8th December 2024 - New Vlog, Sizeable Thud, In the Kitchen and a Proper Storm
I have been putting together a new vlog which I’ve titled ‘Autumnal Overstrand’. As the name suggests, it covers a variety of things we...

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Dec 9, 20242 min read


Monday 18th November 2024 - Tagged and Crashing Waves
The turnstones, I mentioned in my blog dated 10th November, are back this time in greater numbers. On Saturday, they were on the...

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Nov 19, 20242 min read


Sunday 10th November 2024 - Whales, Wildlife and Successful Scones
The other day, village fisherman, Andy told us a fellow fisherman had been out near the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm. Here, the fisherman...

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Nov 11, 20243 min read


Monday 21st October 2024 - A Great Weekend
Apart from the weather, we’ve had a great weekend. Galling, when we had such lovely warm October days last week, for it to turn when our...

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Oct 22, 20242 min read


Thursday 3rd October 2024 - Not a Good Start, Preparations and Cliff Top Bench
Weather wise, it’s not been a good start to October. So much for saying, in my last blog for September, about the garden looking tidy;...

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Oct 4, 20242 min read


Wednesday 25th September - Planting Bulbs, Preserving Apples, Freedom and Coffee Mornings
I’ve been making the most of what is probably going to be the last of the warm weather; that’s if the forecast is correct. I am sure we...

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Sep 26, 20242 min read


Thursday 5th September 2024 - Ignored, Sunrises, Red Admirals and Feeling Honoured
That’s me finished with the Council, as far as reporting full and overflowing bins are concerned. I can only conclude from my latest...

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Sep 6, 20242 min read


Saturday 24th August 2024 - Swirling Leaves, a Blow for the Village and a Tranquil Walk
We’ve been lucky here on the North Norfolk coast to have escaped being battered by the recent storm, Lilian. This, I have seen on...

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Aug 25, 20242 min read


Saturday 27th July 2024 - Filming, Bins Emptied and the Promenade
Tuesday afternoon, I was all geared up to film our walk back from Northrepps, after visiting a friend. Having my plans to film this walk...

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Jul 28, 20242 min read


Monday 15th July 2024 - Village Events, Drop in Beach Level and St Swithin's Day
So far, summer has been quite the worst we can recall and that’s not just our opinion, others feel the same. It was so chilly during...

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Jul 16, 20242 min read
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