Overstrand Life
Thursday 31st December 2020 – Slipped Through the Net and Happy New Year
Firstly, apologies to The Strand Club for not publishing their latest report sooner. For some reason their email landed in spam and there...
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Overstrand Life
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Sunday 27th December - Family Meet Up, Christmas Present & Past and Tier 4
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...
Overstrand Life
Dec 24, 20201 min read
Wednesday 23rd December 2020 - Christmas Boat, Tier 4 and Happy Christmas
The tour of Overstrand in the Christmas boat was greatly appreciated. Comments on social media were full of thanks to those who organised...
Overstrand Life
Dec 20, 20202 min read
Saturday 19th December 2020 - Sid Helps Out, Preparations and Tipples
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...
Overstrand Life
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Friday 11th December 2020 - The Coming Week's Weather
'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...
Overstrand Life
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Monday 7th December 2020 - Checking and Micro Climate
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,...
Overstrand Life
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Thursday 3rd December 2020 - PPP
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...
Overstrand Life
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Sunday 29th November 2020 - Still Here, A Change and Decorations
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...
Overstrand Life
Nov 14, 20201 min read
Friday 13th November 2020 - Lest We Forget
It’s been strange this year, not being able arrange door to door collections and placing collecting tins and trays of poppies in the...
Overstrand Life
Nov 10, 20202 min read
Monday 9th November 2020 - By Another Name and a Touch of Spring?
I think this lockdown should have been given an alternative name. It is nothing like the first lockdown. There are too many differences...
Overstrand Life
Nov 6, 20202 min read
Thursday 5th November 2020 - Day One
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...
Overstrand Life
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Sunday 1st November - Here We Go Again
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...
Overstrand Life
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Sunday 11th October 2020 - Poppy Appeal and Grey, Breezy but Beautiful
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...
Overstrand Life
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Wednesday 16th September 2020 - Blow & Throw, Indian Summer and Incy Wincy
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...
Overstrand Life
Aug 28, 20202 min read
Thursday 27th August 2020 - No Fake News and Rodents
Certainly not fake news about the campsite being for sale; it is on the market through a website specialising in leisure, and the asking...
Overstrand Life
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Monday 3rd August 2020 - The Price of Fame and Rubbish
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...
Overstrand Life
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Sunday 26th July 2020 - Hot Cakes!
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...
Overstrand Life
Jul 15, 20202 min read
Tuesday 14th July 2020 - Gypsies, Caravans and Horses
The village camping field, which normally operates for two months in the summer, is not opening this year. Usually, from the start of the...
Overstrand Life
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Friday 10th July 2020 - The Londs, No Flat Bread and The Triffid!
Overstrand is rich in history with most of the village falling within the boundaries of the Conservation Area. In the village centre,...
Overstrand Life
Feb 27, 20201 min read
Wednesday 26th February 2020 - Quiet
The village is very quiet, with not a lot going on. Not really surprising, given how unpredictable the weather is during February. Next...
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