When I said ‘Forgot’ in the heading of this blog, I am referring to me forgetting to update on the renovation of the clock tower in the...

The arrival of the bee eaters in the Trimmingham area, where they are nesting, may be good news for birdwatchers but it is a different...

Today is the final day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. In London, four days of events have celebrated the occasion and...

There can be no denying that certain areas of the village have been looking decidedly dowdy and generally unkempt. Most of these are...

I am gradually coming back down to earth. It was my birthday on Monday, this year a significant number, so definitely something special...

Well, that serves me right for washing and re-proofing my lined winter jacket, which I wear in the colder months when walking Barney. ...

This week seems to have flown by. This could be because I have had a meeting, appointment and a meet up; more like the old pre-Covid...

We have never been ones for doing anything much over Easter. Thinking back to when our sons were young there would, of course, be...

I booked a slot in Poppyland Radio’s studio for Tuesday morning so that I could practice and gain more confidence using the equipment....

I am starting today with a moan. Best to get this over with first! My moan is about the increase in rubbish we are currently picking up...

A few weeks ago I was asked to consider presenting a programme on, the new local venture, Poppyland Radio. I have not mentioned this, up...

Following the recent sunny spell I was feeling quite complacent that we were out of the woods, so to speak, and wouldn’t see any snow...

There are times when I wish the weather forecast was not correct, but in the case of the predicted downturn on Sunday, leaving sun and...

The weather has been fantastic for late March, there’s still a chill in the air and most days, a fret out at sea but all in all, no...

Our final WI meeting, yesterday afternoon, was not as sad as some of us thought it would be. We thumbed through the scrapbooks, started...

In my blog for the 21st February I mentioned village author, Laurence Staig. Laurence’s latest book, Told at Dusk, Remembered at Dawn...

In my last blog, I related cleaning the pond of weed and Peter constructing a moveable frame, well, our timing couldn’t have been more...

Some may disagree but I think, overall, here in Overstrand we got away pretty lightly when Storm Eunice passed through the county. We...

A sad day yesterday; it was formally recorded that Overstrand Women’s Institute will be put into suspension from 31st March. Our group...

The custard tarts, purchased from Tesco’s on Saturday, were a disappointment. The first tray of two had a definite clove flavour and the...