living on the North Norfolk Coast

On Friday morning we went on the first of this year’s Guided Walks in the village. Led by Tim Bennett, with the assistance of Martin Dennis, we spent a very informative couple of hours adding to our knowledge of Overstrand’s history in the 1920’s and 1930’s. I can definitely recommend Tim’s walks to anyone who has an interest in the village’s history – of which there is a considerable amount. As I learn more and more about times gone past, in this very special part of the

Tim Bennett is once again leading guided walks through the village. A few years ago, we went on his walk, covering the village’s boys and men who were involved in World War 1. The walk complemented Tim’s published book ‘Overstrand in the Great War’. Since then, he’s researched further into Overstrand’s past and it won’t be long before his second book will be available to purchase. Tim’s latest walks, will provide a visual experience, covering his researches. We have book

You could hardly say our local roads are busy, with constant streams of traffic. Despite this, recently we’ve seen road kills when out on our morning walk. A few weeks ago, it was a badger that never made it back home to its set and a cock pheasant that had recently been hit by a vehicle. Last week there were five bodies, a blackbird, red legged partridge, hedgehog, pigeon and muntjac deer along the stretch of Mundesley Road between the turn offs for the High Street and Car

No faults to be found with the Bank Holiday weekend. The truly wonderful weather brought crowds to the coast and it was perfect for the visit from our family, who arrived early Saturday afternoon. We packed a lot into a few days. I’m not going to write about everything in detail; I’m just covering a couple. On Sunday morning, we went to Hillside Animal Sanctuary. This was a first for us all and came full of surprises. It was far bigger than we imagined; a home for

I’ve been dipping into BBC’s iplayer and watching segments, from this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. A couple of comments made at the show are worth a mention. The first was related to gardening ‘every day is a learning day’ – so very true. The second was from a son with his mother who said they came away with good ideas, none of which they put into practice – I wonder how true this is for many of those attending. The star of the show, for me, had to be the wood carving of G

My new cooker was delivered and installed on Friday. Not radically different from the old one, just a few different things to learn. The biggest challenge was getting to grips with setting up the clock, combined with a timer. In the end I ignored the instructions and found my own way around the set up. I’ve put it through its paces, using all four burners, the grill and both ovens – but not all at the same time! Sad as it was to see the old one go for recycling, I am ver

The village store, which is such an asset for villagers, has been sold. After serving the village, for I forget how many years, Michael Maher has sold the shop and this is now being run by Paran. Having said this, Michael is still around until the Post Office side of the business is fully transferred over to Paran. I understand this will be on or around the 25th. At this point Judy, who has been so helpful and a welcome source of information regarding village matters, (ag

Going back to the Bank Holiday weekend, the village was noticeably quiet, with vacant holiday lets and nowhere near as many cars in the car park, compared to other years, plus very few people were on the beach. Could this reduction in visitors be down to the scare regarding potential fuel shortages and/or due to the lack of confidence in the country’s economy, with people preferring to keep their money in their pockets? We are certainly living in a time of uncertainty. Th