living on the North Norfolk Coast

Still hoping to see sand martins, on Tuesday we walked the opposite way from Trimmingham, towards Cromer.  The storm surge in December...

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...

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...

We attended the Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday evening.  Various reports were given but for this blog, I will be focusing on the...

Yesterday was probably the quietest Easter Monday we have experienced here in the village, with very few visitors to be seen.  I really...

Our printer stopped functioning; this was because the ink pad was full.  Rather than contact the manufacturer, which the printer said we...

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...

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...

The weather is so cold and grey.  Everyone at our ExWI meeting, at The Belfry café, yesterday commented they were fed up with the...

For a relatively small village, Overstrand supports a number of clubs and groups, probably more than some towns do.  I have listed those...

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...

We watched a couple of interesting TV programmes during the week Although they weren’t directly related to Overstrand, they were...

I hope that, in a similar way, my vlog will give viewers a feel for the ambience and atmosphere at both of these events. 

I hadn’t expected, or planned, to be writing a blog today.  Instead, if it had not been for our youngest son, contracting the...

The weather has been a bit variable this week, with rain, frosts, clouds and sun.  Wednesday was decidedly wet so, instead of going out...

Weather warnings were put out by the media, as Storm Bert was set to cause havoc across the country.  Apart from some properties losing...

Tuesday was a full day, starting with an appointment, followed by writing a blog and then an early lunch so as to be at St Martins Church...

That was a bit of wishful thinking, that after the clocks went back, it would be light at six in the morning.  It isn’t.  Still never...

The clocks change over this coming Saturday and Sunday night which means, in theory, we get an extra hour in bed.  I have been waking at...

After mentioning, in my last blog, about having scone ingredients in my head, I thought I would, have a go and get baking.  The...