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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / rspb / the coast / Waveney Valley / Wild Birds / Wildlife April 11, 2008
Celebrate spring on the Suffolk coast Timed to coincide with the anniversary of Minsmere becoming an RSPB nature reserve in 1947, ‘Spring on the Suffolk Coast’ offers visitors the chance to discover more about Suffolk’s wildlife on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April. Entry to Minsmere will be free for all visitors during the weekend. […]
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A donkey code of practice is being brought in to stop anyone over 50.8kg (8st) from riding the animals, amid growing fears that Britain’s 850 donkeys are buckling under the weight of heavier children and putting their health at risk. As childhood obesity becomes an increasing problem, a whole generation could miss out on what […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / exhibitions / Holidays / the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk / Waveney Valley April 1, 2008
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Kitty Witches of Great Yarmouth Explores legend of Kitty Witches, a group of ladies who in times gone by would dress up in their departed husbands clothing with blood smeared faces demanding money from the towns inhabitants. These women must have been absolutely outrageous for their time.
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Dredging hauls up ancient artefacts A haul of 28 flint hand-axes, dated by archaeologists to be around 100,000 years-old, have been unearthed in gravel from a licensed marine aggregate dredging area 13km off Great Yarmouth. The find was made by a Dutch amateur archaeologist, Jan Meulmeester, who regularly searches for mammoth bones and fossils in […]
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / exhibitions / Holidays / the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk / Waveney Valley March 1, 2008
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the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk February 23, 2008
click image for QuickTime 360° virtual view of Gt Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Celebrates An 800th MilestoneA year of royal celebrations will take place in Great Yarmouth in 2008 as the town marks the 800th Anniversary of the King John Charter. The Charter granted the town free borough status in 1208 and celebrations will include a […]
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click images to enlarge 21st Century views off the Great Yarmouth coast The moon is also making an appearance top right This is the every disappearing coastline of Walberswick Feb 2008
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Hemsby (Winterton-on-Sea) © Copyright Evelyn Simak and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / exhibitions / Holidays / the coast / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk / Waveney Valley January 31, 2008
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pictures taken by Laurance Grayson
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Business Editorials / Norfolk Broads / the coast January 14, 2008
One of Britain’s most famous fishing ports now boasts just one full-time boat. Brothers Richard and Jason Clarke – who operate the 32ft Eventide – are the only full-time fishermen left in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. A century ago, hundreds of fishing vessels sailed from the port when the town’s fishing industry was in its heyday. […]
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Business Editorials / Norfolk Broads / the coast January 13, 2008
Aggregate dredging puts windfarm at risk Dredging of the sea bed off the East coast of England to provide aggregate material for construction use has long been of concern to locals and environmentalists. Marine Ecological Surveys recently carried out have found that the sea bed has dropped by between three and five metres at the […]
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Click to enlarge pictures taken by Laurance Grayson