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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...

Overstrand Life
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...

Overstrand Life
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...

Overstrand Life
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


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...

Overstrand Life
Dec 28, 20243 min read


Saturday 30th November 2024 - Variable, Dumped and Definite Plus
The weather has been a bit variable this week, with rain, frosts, clouds and sun. Wednesday was decidedly wet so, instead of going out...

Overstrand Life
Dec 1, 20242 min read


Tuesday 26th November 2024 - Storm Bert and December Calendar of Events
Weather warnings were put out by the media, as Storm Bert was set to cause havoc across the country. Apart from some properties losing...

Overstrand Life
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Saturday 2nd November 2024 - Poppies at St Martins, Breakage and Turn Up the Volume
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...

Overstrand Life
Nov 3, 20242 min read


Tuesday 29th October 2024 - Heck of a Noise, Gone Feral and More Erupt
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...

Overstrand Life
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Friday 25th October 2024 - Lighter Mornings and Church Gates
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...

Overstrand Life
Oct 26, 20242 min read


Thursday 17th October 2024 - When is a Scone not a Scone? and Impatience
After mentioning, in my last blog, about having scone ingredients in my head, I thought I would, have a go and get baking. The...

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Oct 18, 20242 min read
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