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living on the North Norfolk Coast


Saturday 4th October 2025 - Wind, Rain, Windfalls, Poppy Appeal and Post Box Topper
We went out yesterday morning, in the rain, for our usual weekly shop in Mundesley, after which we drove to Sheringham where I made an...

Overstrand Life
Oct 52 min read


Friday 26th September 2025 - Calming, Award and Coffee Mornings
It’s been a blustery week but this afternoon, the wind has calmed down. Hopefully, tomorrow I’ll be able to clear fallen leaves. The...

Overstrand Life
Sep 272 min read


Thursday 18th September 2025 - Fencing, Last One, Upcoming Coffee Morning and Coastwise
During the course of this week, the new fencing on the car park has been completed. This was started last Friday and the length now...

Overstrand Life
Sep 192 min read


Friday 29th August 2025 - B, H and a L, History Walks, Update from NNDC and Day Trip to Wroxham Barns
I have a fair bit to write about, so I’m going to crack on. For starters; we’ve had rain showers today. We could do with a lot more,...

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Aug 303 min read


Monday 28th July 2025 - A Coincidence? and Growth
Regular readers of my blog will be aware of the problems we experienced last year, in the village, with full rubbish bins and more...

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Jul 292 min read


Thursday 24th July 2025 - What's Changed?
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I started writing blogs, or diaries as I called them at the time, in July 2010. Doesn’t take an...

Overstrand Life
Jul 253 min read


Sunday 20th July 2025 - Path Moved, Rain and Thorny
The works, rerouting the path from Pauls Lane car park towards the beach, started on Thursday (see photo taken Friday morning, at the end...

Overstrand Life
Jul 212 min read


Saturday 12th July 2025 - Cooler and Restored Clock
It’s going to be a very much cooler day today. I’m writing this mid-morning and already I’m missing the warmth of the sun. The other...

Overstrand Life
Jul 132 min read


Tuesday 8th July 2025 - What a Waste, Above the Limits and Once Again
I’m enjoying the summer weather, but are the hoverflies? As soon as the temperatures rise, numbers arrive in our conservatory, as if out...

Overstrand Life
Jul 92 min read


Friday 4th July 2025 - Right and Left Hands, Cancelled Trip and Stars in Their Eyes
From time to time, you hear the phrase ‘the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing’ . This certainly applied to the...

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Jul 52 min read


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...

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Jul 12 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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May 52 min read
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