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click images to enlarge photos © and courtesy of Peter Grant www.flickr.com/photos/pg23/
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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / the coast August 2, 2008
Lowestoft Carnival 2008 Lowestoft Model Boat RegattaSunday 3rd August 2008Kensington Gardens, Kirkley Cliff 10.00am – 4.00pmFree Admission Carnival Fishing MatchFriday 8th August 2008Lowestoft Sea AnglersSouth Pier, Lowestoft 6.30pm – 9.30pm Carnival Children’s FundaySaturday 9th August 2008Oulton Community Centre, 10.00am – 4.00pm Car Boot Sale, Charity & Craft StallsDonkey Rides, Daleks, Tumble Tots, Balloon ModellingFree Admission […]
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Southwold sparkling in the shaft of sunlight Southwold – See the pot of gold? – It’s in the blue can at the end of the pier!! Kessingland beach on the Suffolk Coast Towards Lowestoft – Huge skies and towering clouds click images to enlarge Photos courtesy Ace Trace
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Lowestoft 1550-1750 David Butcher Boydell & Brewer of Woodbridge has just published Lowestoft (Suffolk) author David Butcher’s latest book, a 354 page hardback entitled ‘Lowestoft, 1550 – 1750 : Development and Change in a Suffolk Coastal Town’, with 24 in text half tone illustrations and six line maps, the book is priced at £50.00. www.boydell.co.uk […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Music / the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk July 22, 2008
Lowestoft Air Festival 2008 Thursday 24th and Friday 25th July 2008 Flying starts at approximately 12:00 pm each day, until approximately 17:30 pm each day. Large crowds are expected so please come early! Visit the Lowestoft Sea Front Air Festival, you are guaranteed to have a fantastic day out… Our fantastic air display takes place […]
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courtesy Keith Moore Keith’s Little Bit of England
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / Holidays / the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk July 10, 2008
Donkeys Korky, Billy, Henry and Noddy, will be giving rides on South Lowestoft Beach. From 11am and 4pm at weekends until the school summer holidays, and then five days a week depending on the weather. £2 per ride for children under 8 stone/51kg(new animal welfare regulations) For more information contact Lydia Ward on 01502 562921
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Art & Theatre / Business Editorials / the coast July 10, 2008
Lowestoft sea glass found My friend Flik and her 10 year old daughter Chloe agreed to collect some sea glass for me when they were visiting Grandma in Lowestoft. Grandma is Lowestoft born and bred and her grandfather was a well know skipper who participated in the storming of the beaches of Normandy on D […]
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Bureaucracy stops annual amber hunt at Southwold! An annual amber hunt attracting 400 children has been axed because of safety restrictions. Children had paid £1 each to search the beach at Southwold, Suffolk, for 12 pieces of resin left by Robin and Astrid Fournel. No child has ever been hurt in seven years but the […]
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The crew at Lowestoft lifeboat station have gained some new personnel this year. Paul Gray is the station’s new Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer, responsible for local safety and prevention activity including promoting the Sea Check service, giving demonstrations to local sailing clubs and marinas and recruiting other volunteer sea safety advisors. Meanwhile, Lifeboat Operations Manager […]
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Holidays / the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk June 14, 2008
How green is your holiday? Environmental fashion is all the rage, but with so many holiday companies seeking to ride on the back of the green bandwagon, there is a danger of genuine green holidays being overlooked. Bucking the trend, original green companies, such as Suffolk camping and cycling specialist Go Camping UK claim to […]
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Norfolk Broads / rspb / the coast / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife June 14, 2008
Little TernSterna albifrons This small chattering bird puts on one of the best displays in British skies, an imposing aerial courtship dance that begins when the male calls, carrying a fish to attract a mate. The female responds by chasing him to dizzy heights, before he outwits her by descending at speed with wings held […]
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Norfolk Broads / rspb / the coast / Wild Birds / Wildlife June 14, 2008
Little TernSterna albifrons This small chattering bird puts on one of the best displays in British skies, an imposing aerial courtship dance that begins when the male calls, carrying a fish to attract a mate. The female responds by chasing him to dizzy heights, before he outwits her by descending at speed with wings held […]