living on the North Norfolk Coast

Facebook is not everybody’s ‘cup of tea’ but if used sensibly it provides a good way of exchanging news amongst friends, and for groups...

What would you say if I asked you to guess how many registered properties sales there have been in Overstrand since 2008? Peter asked me...

As we progressed through towards the end of 2020, there was a general thought that 2021 would be better BUT will it be? With the country...

Firstly, apologies to The Strand Club for not publishing their latest report sooner. For some reason their email landed in spam and there...

It was good to see our family on Christmas Day. There was no flying visit on their behalf for a day trip from Bucks, which of course with...

The tour of Overstrand in the Christmas boat was greatly appreciated. Comments on social media were full of thanks to those who organised...

Well, so far so good. Sid has ignored our table top Christmas tree but as I only put it up on Thursday; it’s early days. He did take an...

'I wonder what the coming week’s weather will have in store for us', was the question I posed at the end of my last blog. The short...

Making my way through our digital photos, I kept telling myself I ought to double check that I started putting them on SD cards in 2010,...

All the ‘P’s today, starting with posters. This year there has been a number of campervans and similar which have spent a night or even...

Well, I am still here. I have not been arrested......yet! I find it very sad that there are those who feel it is okay to try to prey on...

It’s been strange this year, not being able arrange door to door collections and placing collecting tins and trays of poppies in the...

I think this lockdown should have been given an alternative name. It is nothing like the first lockdown. There are too many differences...

Well here we are; day one of the second national lockdown. Rules are not as strict as at the beginning of the first lockdown so it will...

Before I start, I need to say we live in a free country and as such we are all entitled to express our own opinions. We may not always...

With so many events cancelled, most charities are seeing a drop in their income. On this basis, the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal is in...

Litter picking in the mornings for over eleven years, either on the west beach or in the village, we have noticed there is a pattern in...

Certainly not fake news about the campsite being for sale; it is on the market through a website specialising in leisure, and the asking...

Ooh, that’s nice The Sunday Times has rated Overstrand in its top ten beaches in the south east of England. Well that is what you think...

It’s going to be a shortish blog today. I have been busy with various things in the garden as well providing information to the Estate...