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Monday 30th June 2025 - What A Result, Turning Brown, Butterflies and Jellyfish
I'm totally impressed with the result Fix My Street was able to achieve, regarding the broken tarmac pavement in Cliff Road. Reported to...

Overstrand Life
7 days ago2 min read


Thursday 26th June 2025 - Beach Restrictions, White Lining, Caden and Overflowing Bins
While I was looking at various yard sales on Sunday, I was asked if I could find out why there are no red and green dog signs on the...

Overstrand Life
Jun 273 min read


Sundary 22nd June 2025 - Strawberry Tea, Loving this Weather and Yard Sale
Back when Overstrand had a WI group, it became a tradition, in June, to take an evening walk followed by what we termed as a ‘strawberry...

Overstrand Life
Jun 232 min read


Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Timetables, Green Cliffs and History Walks
In my blog for 29th May, I mentioned (actually, it was a bit of moan) about Sanders putting up QR codes instead of printed bus...

Overstrand Life
Jun 191 min read


Saturday 14th June 2025 - Great Turnout, Thunder Storm and Drop in Beach Level
After two consecutive Thursdays of ‘iffy’ weather which dampened the weekly car boot sales, this Thursday saw a great turnout of...

Overstrand Life
Jun 152 min read


Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Gardening Club, Coming in Season, Farewell and Pavement Repaired
At the Gardening Club’s June meeting, Andrew Sankey spoke on the subject of ‘Colour in the Garden’. I thought this would cover, having...

Overstrand Life
Jun 112 min read


Monday 2nd June 2025 - Curb Stone, New Food Outlets and Re-routing Footpath
The wobbly curb stone on the High Street, which I reported to Fix My Street, who then forwarded the details to Norfolk County Council...

Overstrand Life
Jun 32 min read


Friday 16th May 2025 - Sand Martins, All Change, Car Boot Sale and Cattle on the Salt Marshes
Still hoping to see sand martins, on Tuesday we walked the opposite way from Trimmingham, towards Cromer. The storm surge in December...

Overstrand Life
May 172 min read


Thursday 8th May 2025 - Hot to Cold, Garden Maker and Hide
With the winds swinging between the north and east, it was cold over the Bank Holiday weekend. This did not stop people with their dogs...

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May 92 min read


Sunday 4th May 2025 - Norfolk County Council Response and Whispering Reeds
Following on from my blog for 26th April, where I said about reporting two issues in the village to Fix My Street. These were passed to...

Overstrand Life
May 52 min read


Saturday 26th April 2025 - Two Seperate Issues, Fix My Street and Labyrinth Web
We attended the Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday evening. Various reports were given but for this blog, I will be focusing on the...

Overstrand Life
Apr 272 min read


Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - A Quiet One, Coastal Management Update and Cabin on the Car Park
Yesterday was probably the quietest Easter Monday we have experienced here in the village, with very few visitors to be seen. I really...

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Apr 232 min read


Friday 18th April 2025 - Instructions Not Just Any Friday and The Strand Club
Our printer stopped functioning; this was because the ink pad was full. Rather than contact the manufacturer, which the printer said we...

Overstrand Life
Apr 192 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...

Overstrand Life
Apr 32 min read


Friday 21st March 2025 - A Complete Shock
I think I can safely say, the news that Michael Maher is selling his shop has come as a complete shock to villagers. The reason for the...

Overstrand Life
Mar 222 min read


Thursday 13th February 2025 - Everyone Commented and Reduction of Income
The weather is so cold and grey. Everyone at our ExWI meeting, at The Belfry café, yesterday commented they were fed up with the...

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Feb 142 min read


Sunday 9th February 2025 - Village Anniversaries
For a relatively small village, Overstrand supports a number of clubs and groups, probably more than some towns do. I have listed those...

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Feb 103 min read


Saturday 1st February 2025 - First for 2025, Three Facets and Tatty Village
An upturn in the weather meant I was able to spend Thursday morning in the back garden, having a good tidy, before progressing out to the...

Overstrand Life
Feb 22 min read


Friday 24th January 2025 - Not a Playground and Nobody Spoke
We watched a couple of interesting TV programmes during the week Although they weren’t directly related to Overstrand, they were...

Overstrand Life
Jan 252 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.

Overstrand Life
Jan 12 min read
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