North Norfolk Living Early Summer 2015

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Early Summer 2015

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FTER a run of balmy spring days of sunshine and bright blue skies, I’m well and truly looking forward to the beginning of summer. The vegetables are in and the apple blossom is bursting open, a promise of the bounty to come.

The boats are back in the water and the light evenings mean more time to get out and enjoy our wonderful coastline and countryside.

There’s plenty to look forward to in North Norfolk in this issue, with our usual events pages plus our first Art Supplement including exhibitions and interviews with two local artists. We also meet three young entrepreneurs who have returned to Norfolk to set up their own businesses.

We’ve fashion, a spot of retail therapy and even a skincare feature for our male readers.

Let’s look forward to a wonderful North Norfolk early summer, whatever the weather!

Am da Loose Editor

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Beachcombing – What’s On! What’s Good and Where to go!

Amanda Loose meets three local business women who have brought their textile design skills back to Norfolk Easy style minus the stress with our fashion writer Katy Coe We’ve taken our retail theme from the flowers bursting forth in our hedgerows and gardens There’s something to keep everybody entertained in our packed events listings Amanda Loose delves deeper into the North Norfolk arts scene checking out the galleries and exhibitions and meeting the artists.

Health and beauty with our resident writers Bo Tyler and Jess Shanahan Lin Murray tells us why French’s is one of the best fish and chips shops in North Norfolk Cley Windmill goes from strength to strength and has just opened a new Garden Café. Enjoy!

Chef Na Hansell adapts the Spanish classic paella for nutritious Norfolk summer eating Alex Green from the National Trust looks back on 50 years of their Neptune Coastline Campaign plus we review local author Patrick Barkham’s new book ‘Coastlines: The Story of Our Shore’ Our motoring correspondent Brian Vertigen test drives the new Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid Dog behaviourist and trainer David Brice talks us through some simple steps to ensure quality of life for you and your dog We revisit one of the late, great Phil Walker’s lovely Walker’s Wanders – this time round Great Bircham

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Village Cinema

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EDGEFIELD Monday 11th May, 7.30pm Wings of Desire (12) An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.

The Edge Cinema, Edgefield Village Hall.

Tickets £4.50 on the door.

GREAT MASSINGHAM Thursday 21st May, 7.30pm Selma (12A) The story of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights. Great Massingham Village Hall. Tickets £3.50.

Contact 01485 520912.

NORTH CREAKE Tuesday 16th June, 7.30pm Testament of Youth (12A) Based on the memoir by Vera Brittain, this is a moving study of a young Englishwoman who volunteers as a nurse during the First World War. North Creake Village Hall. Tickets £5, book on 07905 805388 or pa.lines@tiscali.co.uk STANHOE Monday 15th June, 7.30pm Selma (12A) The Reading Room, tickets £5 on the door. stanhoe.org/cinema

Book now!

Tickets are selling fast for this year’s Fairy Fair at Holt Hall on Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May, from 10am till 5pm.

Organised by the Norfolk based charity, Fairyland Trust, the event is packed with magical activities introducing children to nature.

There are pirate games, secret dens to create and a woodland trail. You can also meet the Wildflower Fairies who will be giving tips about creating a wild fairy garden at home.

Entrance tickets: adults £10, children £8.50 (under 14), under 3s free, from www.fairylandtrust.org.

SYDERSTONE VILLAGE CINEMA IN ASSOCIATION WITH CREATIVE ARTS EAST Saturday 30th May, 7.30pm The Theory of Everything (12A) Amy Robsart Village Hall. Tickets £3.50 in advance 01485 578588/ 578171 or cinema@syderstone.com THORNHAM Wednesday 27th May, 7.30pm The Theory of Everything (12A) Annual Charity Film Night for All Saints Church Thornham Restoration Fund. Call 07818 028687 for tickets, £10 each, pay and collect at the door.

WALSINGHAM PICTURE PALACE Tuesday 26th May, 7.30pm The Theory of Everything (12A) Cambridge University student and future physicist Stephen Hawking (Academy Award winning Eddie Redmayne) falls in love with fellow collegian, Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). At 21, Hawking learns he has motor neurone disease. Despite this, he begins an ambitious study of time. Walsingham Parish Hall, tickets £4 (members £3.50) on the door. walsinghampp@gmail.com SCREEN-NEXT-THE-SEA Monday 25th May, 7pm Birdman (15) Award winning black comedy about an actor (Michael Keaton) once famous for playing a superhero called The Birdman, who longs to be taken seriously in the theatre. Tickets £5, from Wells Tourist Information Centre, wells-cinema.com or 01328 710885 Look out for the Princess Theatre’s recently launched Cinema and Film Club. Future screenings at the Hunstanton theatre include The Theory of Everything on Tuesday 12th May, 7.30pm, Exodus: Gods and Kings on 19th May, 7.30pm and Pride on 26th May at 2.30pm.

Members £3.50 per film, non members £6.50. Standard membership £15 (yearly fee).

Box office 01485 532 252 www.princesshunstanton.co.uk

In full bloom Creake Abbey’s annual Plant Lovers’ Day returns on Saturday 30th May, 10am till 4pm, with over 28 specialist plant nurseries. Now in its eighth year, the event attracts gardening enthusiasts, expert and amateur, from across the region, with a fabulous array of flowers, trees and shrubs.

Creake Abbey’s owner, Diana Scott, says: ‘We have a fantastic line-up of wonderful garden nurseries. Visitors have a rare opportunity to speak to the nurserymen directly, have their questions answered and buy a huge variety of plants at reasonable prices. It is a veritable feast for the eyes and garden!’

Look out for the Ornithogalum Magnificent, a three-foot tall pure white Star of Bethlehem, from Monksilver Nursery and new for 2015, the Escape Project and Friends of Swaffham Orchard, selling a wide variety of fruit trees.

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World-famous classical musicians head to North Norfolk The North Norfolk Music Festival returns for its 11th year this summer, from 11th to 22nd August.

Under the artistic directorship of local residents Simon RowlandJones and Barry Cheeseman, the Festival begins its second decade of top-level chamber music concerts and song recitals with a performance by the young Marmen String Quartet (pictured on Holkham Beach).

This year’s Festival includes performances by the Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin, the Romanian Arcadia String Quartet, winners of two major competitions in the last couple of years, and the young German baritone Benjamin Appl (pictured) who is taking the world’s concert halls and opera houses by storm.

There is also an all day Schubertiad with three concerts of music by Schubert, and four Beethoven concerts.

Most of the events are held in St Mary’s Church, South Creake.

This year the Festival presents its first concert in All Saints Church, Wighton.

• For a full programme and booking form go to www. northnorfolkmusicfestival.com or call 01328 730357 to request a brochure.

Open-air concerts at Holkham The open-air concerts return to Holkham Hall this summer, with Jools Holland and The Last Night of the Proms.

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will back on Saturday 29th August for a night of jazz and blues, with special guest Marc Almond. This year’s 20-piece orchestra will be accompanied by Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall, Mabel Ray, plus drums from original Squeeze member, Gilson Lavis.

On Sunday 30th August, Fiona Bruce will host The Last Night of the Proms concert. The English Philharmonic Orchestra, led by principal conductor Ben Crick, will perform popular classical music accompanied by soprano Clare Ormshaw and tenor Lee Bradley. Gates open 4.30pm, concerts start at 7.30pm.

Advance tickets (available until 9pm on Friday 29th August): Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra £39.95, The Last Night of the Proms £29.50. Tickets on the weekend (after 9pm on Friday 29th August): Jools Holland £45, The Last Night of the Proms £40.

• Tickets from www.livepromotionsconcerts.co.uk and Holkham Ticket Office 01328 713 111.

Retail Therapy Jeanett Pugh, owner of Nelle-dk, the Danish clothing shop at Drove Orchards, has just opened a second branch of Nelle-dk. The new shop, in Feathers Yard, Holt, specializes in shoes and accessories, with brands including Markberg, Becksondergaard, Alpe, Nome and Palladium.

‘I started my career in the shoe industry. I love shoes and accessories as they can make an old outfit look new and exciting. I think my two shops will complement each other very well,’ says Jeanett.

01263 711601 www.nelle-dk.co.uk Hot on the heels of Heirloom Toys and Clothing in Burnham Market, comes a new Heirloom outlet which has just opened on the High Street in Sheringham.

Expect to see a great range of organic children’s clothes from labels like Frugi, Kite Clothing and Pigeon Organics, along with pocket money treats for under £5, gifts for that big birthday, classic fairytales and early years books and wooden toys by Le Toy Van and Djeco. www.heirloomtoysandclothing.co.uk Collen & Clare are opening in the former Grooms Bakery, Burnham Market, in mid-May, alongside their existing stores in Southwold and Aldeburgh.

They will stock a mixture of womenswear, menswear, beauty and accessories, including Converse, Levi, YMC, Oui, MiH Jeans, Homespun Cashmere, Caudalie skincare, T. LeClerc makeup MiH Jeans SS15 Collection at and Fantasie.

Collen & Clare Vanessa Collen says: ‘It’s long been a dream to bring our own brand of coastal chic to North Norfolk, so we are thrilled to become guardians of the historic Grooms Bakery building.’ www.collenandclare.com P.S. Fans of Bringing the outside in will be delighted to know that sister shop, Found by Bringing the ouside in, has reopened above Gurneys Fish Shop in Burnham Market. 01328 713093 www.bringingtheoutsidein.co.uk NORTH NORFOLK LIVING EARLY SUMMER 2015

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PEOPLE

Part of the local fabric Amanda Loose talks to three young entrepreneurs who have moved back to Norfolk to set up their own design businesses

Izzi and Lara

Mimi Emmett From Mimi Emmett’s fabric collection

Lucy Sheringham Lucy Sheringham scarves

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UCY Sheringham is as at home in a tractor as a design studio. The young designer, who moved back to Norfolk last year, is combining fashion with farming, working on the family farm near Swaffham and her design brand, Lucy Sheringham, dedicated to creating prints to produce scarves made in the UK. ‘Having graduated with a BA (Hons) in Multi-Media Textiles from Loughborough University, I gained invaluable knowledge and experience in high-end fashion, whilst working for Jonathan Saunders, Philip Treacy and Tatty Devine,’ says Lucy.

‘This led to the decision to start up my own company in June 2014. I moved back to Norfolk and set up a studio on the family farm from where I run the business. I have designed a collection of digitally printed silk scarves and a smaller range of silk/ cotton scarves.’

The farm has inspired Lucy’s Spring/Summer collection: ‘I named each scarf after each field on the farm, including Western Wells, Ladylands and Old Pasture.

‘Designing your own collection is a highlight for me, being able to express your own design ideas without any limitations.’

You can buy Lucy’s work from www.lucysheringham.com

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ZZI Rainey moved back to her family’s farm near Foulsham after graduating from Glasgow School of Art last June. Izzi teamed up with school friend Lara Mullis, also from Norfolk, and set up IzziRainey.

‘We launched IzziRainey in July 2014,’ says Izzi. ‘It’s a small homeware and interiors company, designing and manufacturing all our fabrics and products in the UK and mostly in our studio based on the farm.’

Like Lucy, Izzi’s designs are also inspired by the family farm. ‘We decided to be based on the farm as all my inspiration is taken from there: the machinery, surfaces and colours, whether that is from flaky paint or the machinery itself. Being constantly surrounded by the ever-changing environment on the farm is an invaluable part of my design process.’

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to stationery, in their trademark bold, colourful prints: ‘The initial designing is my favourite part of the process, getting messy and creating combinations of shapes and colours.

‘At the moment we are in the process of renovating a caravan to become our travelling shop, which we plan to take round North Norfolk this summer.’

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LLUSTRATOR and print designer Mimi Emmett returned to North Norfolk after graduating last summer, launching her fabric collection Mimi Emmett England in the autumn. Products include fabric, cushions and greetings cards.

Mimi studied Textile Design at The University of Leeds and at Norwich University of the Arts, where she specialised in illustration and digital design.

‘I am an illustrator and print designer who enjoys working with watercolours and linen fabric. My final year project was inspired by North Norfolk’s coast and countryside, and my graduate fabric collection is where my idea came from to develop it further.

‘It felt natural to stay in North Norfolk to start building my textile brand.

My family home is near the coast where we have some outbuildings and a section has been converted into a studio, which is an amazing space to have!

‘I took North Norfolk for granted when I was younger, but now I’m older and have lived in a big city for a few years, I appreciate it more. It’s such a beautiful part of the country, which inspires me a lot when it comes to my work.

‘My style of drawing consists mainly of continuous line drawing and watercolours. I tend to use lots of neutral colours. I plan to expand a range of products in the near future, which feature my prints.’ www.mimiemmett.co.uk. Mimi’s collection is available from The House and Garden Shop in Holt.

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FASHION

Dress to impress without the stress!

Cruella necklace by Phillipa Kunisch £310, Collen & Clare

Gersa pleated dress by ‘S Max Mara £325, Collen & Clare

Ilse Jacobsen sandals £69, Nelle-dk at Drove Orchards

If you receive an invitation where the dress code is formal don’t let it send you into a frenzy of fashion fear, says Katy Coe

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My next pick is one I’ve already HE fitted dress isn’t got on order. I love the versatility the only player when of this dress and the delicate pastel choosing an outfit for print on a black background is such occasions. Designers heavenly. By day paired with some have been using luxe fabrics on leather sandals or gypsy boots more casual tailoring to make even she’d rock a festival, slip on a pair the most dedicated slacks wearer of dainty heels, waterfall jacket feel at home at the party. To top and fascinator and she’s fit for a it off flats have been a catwalk wedding. essential so hallelujah for all who Off to a summer drinks party? can’t stand a sky scraping heel.

Then put on these Ilse Jacobsen This lovely silk ensemble by Six heels from Nelle-dk at Drove Ames from Nelle-dk at Drove Orchards and you’ll be good to Orchards is a perfect example go. This beautiful scarf dress of how to rock the casual chic from Pomodoro can be bought look. By adding even a small from Allez Chic in Castle Rising. heel it’ll give you a touch of They also stock a lighter elegance whilst appearing sleeveless version, the slimmer.

Pomodoro Pandora dress Another example of more which is also very pretty and relaxed and forgiving tailoring perfectly formal party wear. and a firm favourite of mine If you like the more classic look is this Gersa pleated dress by then go straight for the eternally ‘S Max Mara at Collen & Clare, youthful trend that is monochrome. opening in Burnham Market in This block black and vanilla dress mid-May.

by Joseph Ribkoff can be found at The sunflower yellow is to die Gilly’s in Burnham Market. If you’re for and the cut is the epitome looking for something a little more of smart yet oh so comfortable edgy then head over the road to fashion. It is so easy to wear Ruby and Tallulah who have this with a gorgeous pair of heels or beautiful 100% silk Danbury these stunning sandals by Nome Danbury dress dress from the SS15 Isabel Footwear from Nelle-dk’s new from the SS15 Marant Etoile collection. shoes and accessories store in Isabel Marant Etoile Love classic tailoring but Holt. There won’t be a blister or fancy a little more colour? bump in sight. collection £325, Then this Venus dress by Goat If you prefer to keep your Ruby and Tallulah at Anna in Burnham Market is arms covered then try this a total show stopper. Pretty in Sahara wave stripe jersey drape pink and slimline tailoring suits slender builds dress from Fugli’s in Fakenham. I love the navy as there’s little forgiveness for that extra Easter zebra print and relaxed yet slick styling of the egg here. dress.

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Venus dress

by Goat £439, Anna

ADDRESS BOOK: Allez Chic, Castle Rising 01553 631915 www.allezchic.co.uk Anna, Burnham Market 01328 730325 www.shopatanna.com Collen & Clare, Burnham Market from mid-May www.collenandclare.com Fugli’s, Fakenham 01328 856444 Gilly’s of Burnham Market, 01328 730057 www.gillysofburnhammarket.co.uk Nelle-dk, Drove Orchards, Thornham 01485 525164, Holt 01263 711601 www.nelle-dk.co.uk Nomad & the bowerbird, Holkham 01328 713093 www.nomadandthebowerbird.co.uk Ruby and Tallulah, Burnham Market 01328 738638 www.rubyandtallulah.co.uk

Pomodoro Pandora dress £69, Allez Chic

Another colourful number which caught my eye is this fun and flirty dress from Nomad & the bowerbird in Holkham. The Talia dress is a comfortable and more forgiving cut with its swing style skirt and draped neckline. If you are choosing a bold print then keep your accessories, hair and makeup simple.

If an abundance of colour isn’t in your comfort zone then add unexpected flashes of colour by co-ordinating accessories. Use different tones to highlight your best features such as a narrow waist belt or statement necklace like this one by Phillipa Kunisch from Collen & Clare, and bright shoes.

Pomodoro scarf dress £69, Allez Chic

Six Ames silk tunic £159, trousers £149 from Nelle-dk at Drove Orchards

Joseph Ribkoff black and vanilla dress £209, Gilly’s of Burnham Market

Talia dress £59, Nomad & the bowerbird

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SHOPPING

Soft Pink Hellebores by Sarah Caswell available as coasters £3, placemats £8, servers £10, work top saver £25 and tray £30

Pink bloom shower cap £11.95 plus £2.50 P&P, Caro London now based in Norwich

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Bensimon Liberty print limited edition pumps £44.50, Birdie Fortescue

Lavender filled heart £6.95 plus P&P, Lavender next the sea

Mini A Ture Evalina floral cotton romper £25, Bells and Whistles Kids

Dreaming of Rosa shades from the Romantic Botanicals Collection £35-£120, (pictured £80 each) part of limited edition lampshade collection by Utopia

Paddywax Terrain coconut and jasmine candle £24, Nomad & the bowerbird

Blue and white floral jugs small £7.50, large £16, Joyful Living

Frugi organic cotton smocked gypsy dress £27.99, Heirloom Toys & Clothing

Harlequin Amazilia Flamingo wallpaper £56 per roll and assorted Harlequin cushions available to order, The Old Stores, Roydon

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Raquel dress £55, Nomad & the bowerbird

’Midnight Garden’ silkscreen edition

by Henrik Simonsen (edition of 50 signed and numbered by the artist) £500, The Red Dot Gallery

Rusted metal flowers from £16 to £68, Bringing the outside in

ADDRESS BOOK: Beachcomber, Wells-next-the-Sea 01328 710496 www.beachcomberwells.co.uk Bells and Whistles Kids, Drove Orchards, Thornham 01485 525676 www.bellsandwhistleskids.co.uk Birdie Fortescue, Burnham Market 01328 738634 www.birdiefortescue.co.uk Bringing the outside in, Holkham 01328 713093 www.bringingtheoutsidein.co.uk Caro London, www.carolondon.com Heirloom Toys & Clothing, Burnham Market 01328 738950 www.heirloomtoysandclothing.co.uk Joyful Living, Drove Orchards, Thornham 01485 525 714 www.joyfulliving.co.uk Lavender next the sea, www.lavendernextthesea.co.uk Nomad & the bowerbird, Holkham 01328 713093 www.nomadandthebowerbird.co.uk Sarah Caswell’s Studio & Gallery, Walsingham Barns, Great Walsingham 07747 613395 www.sarahcaswell.co.uk Seasalt seaside mac in The Old Stores, Roydon 01485 600591 www.theoldstoresroydon.co.uk dandelion squid ink £120, The Red Dot Gallery, Holt 01263 710287 www.thereddotgallery.com Beachcomber Utopia, Creake Abbey, North Creake 01328 730827 www.utopianliving.co.uk

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EVENTS

Activities galore!

Our round up of just some of the events in North Norfolk in early Summer Cromer and Sheringham Crab & Lobster Festival.

Photo: Andreas Yiasimi

Marsh Harrier. ©Hawkandowl.org and Andy Parkinson

Pond Dipping at Cley Marshes. Photo: Elizabeth Dak

Until Saturday 23rd May Wolf’s Child World Premiere

Thursday 14th May Bag It!

Wednesdays until end of September Guided Bird Walks

Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May Dad’s Army Live Cromer and Sheringham Crab ‘The Royal Train’ episode of Dad’s Army was filmed at Weybourne Station just over 40 years & Lobster Festival

Saturday 9th May Pond Dipping at NWT Cley Marshes

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May The Norfolk Bird & Wildlife Fair

WildWorks’ immersive woodland journey deep into a world of shape-shifting animals and humans, created amongst the dark woods of Felbrigg Hall. Part of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival (8th to 24th May). Full line up and tickets at www.nnfestival.org.uk. Box office 01603 766400

Join The One Stop Nature Shop for a stroll along the coastal path at Burnham Deepdale.

Beginners welcome, £5 per person. Binocular hire available. Meet at The One Stop Nature Shop, Burnham Deepdale at 5pm, weather permitting. Booking advisable 01485 211223 www.onestopnature.co.uk

Discover wildlife in ponds and dykes, 2pm3.30pm. Also Monday 25th May and Saturday 13th June 10.30am-noon. £4 per child (accompanying adults free). Booking essential 01263 740008 www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Sunday 10th May The Stody ‘Kids for Kids’ Day

Family fun at Stody Lodge Gardens, Holt, with the Norwich Kid & Goatling show, pony rides, face painting and treasure hunt. In support of Riding for the Disabled and North Norfolk Radio Kids Trust. £5 entry, children under 12 free. 1pm5pm. www.stodyestate.co.uk/stody-lodge-gardens/

Tuesdays 12th, 19th, 26th May and 2nd and 9th June Rhododendron and Wild Garden Walk A tour of the wild garden at Sheringham Park with head gardener Graham. £5, 2-3.30pm. No need to book. 01263 820550 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheringham-park

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Afternoon tea at Thornham Village Hall raising funds for Mind West Norfolk and Keeping Abreast. Donate a bag for others to buy and find a new addition for your wardrobe from the selection of bags for sale. 3pm for 3.30pm. £15 per person. Tickets 01485 540245 alexware@btinternet.com

A packed weekend including cookery theatre, stalls, heritage exhibits, live music, performers and crab dressing. Events in Cromer all weekend, plus Sheringham on Sunday. www.crabandlobsterfestival.co.uk

Fun for wildlife lovers and families at Mannington Hall including talks, activities and stalls. Raising money for conservation programmes in Norfolk. Tickets from www.norfolkbirdfair.com

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May King’s Lynn Hanse Festival

Saturday 23rd May Creake Abbey Spring Gift Fair

Local gifts including wood carvings, baskets, paintings and textiles, plus a selection of food producers from the Creake Abbey Farmers’ Market. Free entry and free parking. 10am-4pm. www.creakeabbey.co.uk

ago. Now Corporal Jones’ butcher’s van brings the Walmington-on-Sea stars to life again at Weybourne as the station is taken over by the Home Guard, courtesy of Thetford Dad’s Army Museum. 9.45am-4pm. www.nnrailway.co.uk for fares and details.

Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May, Sunday 28th June Royal Air Force Bircham Newton Heritage Open Days

Discover the fascinating history of this former RAF station and its satellite airfields. 11am-5pm. www.rafbnmp.org.uk Kamper Kogge sailing.

Photo: Kamper Kogge Trust

A fun filled weekend of Hanse-themed family activities. Jump aboard the Kamper Kogge, join the medieval parade, visit the medieval or food and drink markets. Watch medieval craft demonstrations. Live music and fireworks along the quayside. Saturday 12pm-10.30pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm. www.kingslynnhansefestival.co.uk

Tuesday 19th May and Wednesday 17th June History Walk at RSPB Titchwell Marsh

Take a step back in time as you join WWII veteran, Mike Barrett, on a guided walk of the reserve. 1.30pm start, adult £6, child £4.

Booking essential 01485 210779. www.rspb.org. uk/titchwell

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EVENTS

Activities galore!

Our round up of just some of the events in North Norfolk in early Summer

Catching crabs. Credit National Trust David Levenson

Class 35 Hymek D7067. Credit Michael Stuart

Monday 25th May Drove Orchards’ Food & Craft Market

Friday 12th June Charity Golf Day

Tuesday 26th May Terrific Tuesdays

Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June North Norfolk Railway Summer Diesel Gala

Fun for all the family at Drove Orchards, Thornham with stalls, activities and entertainment. 10am-4pm. www.droveorchards.com

Join the Blakeney National Nature Reserve team for a day of 50 things themed fun. Meet at Blakeney Quay. Head to Brancaster Beach for Wild Wednesdays on 27th May. Both 10am4pm, free but book on 0844 2491895 or www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Tuesday 2nd June Smokesilver Talk

Rob Caskie on ‘The Race to the Pole. Viking versus Brit.’ The Boathouse, Burnham Overy Staithe, 7pm. Adults £15, under 16s £5. Book at simon@smokesilvertravel.com. www.smokesilvertravel.com

Sunday 7th June Grand Church Fête, North Creake

All-new Fête in the gardens of the Old Rectory behind the Church, 12.30pm-4pm. Activities for children, stalls, music, sideshows and cream teas.

If it’s wet head to the barns at Creake Abbey.

Sunday 7th June Open Farm Sunday

View farm machinery at Holkham and meet the animals, plus tractor rides and demonstrations.

10am-5pm, free, parking £2.50 in Holkham Park. www.holkham.co.uk.

Tuesdays 9th June and 7th July Guided History Walks, Wellsnext-the-Sea 2pm from St Nicholas Church, Church Plain, returning around 3.30pm for tea and cake. In aid of St Nicholas Church, £5, maximum of 24 per walk, booking essential. Contact Maureen Whiddett 07899 777369 or maureenwhiddett@hotmail.com.

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In aid of The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House, at Swaffham Golf Club. Entry £160 per team of four. Register by 22nd May. Call 07908 162038 or lindsey.atkin@norfolkhospice.org.uk for a registration form or register online at www.norfolkhospice.org.uk

With classic locomotives including a Hymek, real ale trains and more. Book on 01263 820800 or www.nnrailway.co.uk

Big Boys Toys at Gressenhall.

Saturday 13th June Norfolk Summer Book Fair

Sunday 21st June Big Boys Toys

The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association returns to Blickling for the second year, with 26 independent book dealers from around the UK. 10.30am-4.30pm. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling

Heavy machinery galore at Gressenhall! Explore tractors and farm machinery old and new.

10am-5pm. Standard Museum admission prices apply, includes activities. www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Gressenhall

Thursday 18th and Sunday 21st June, 2nd and 5th July The Hoste Jazz Evenings

Thursday 25th June Mannington Hall Evening Open Garden

Events and live perfomances accompanying dinner in the restaurant including British Jazz Award winner Claire Martin. Plus Lady Taverners Charity Jazz Supper on Friday 26th June. Visit www.thehoste.com for full programme. To book call 01328 738777.

Saturday 20th June Wild Flower Walk

Join wild flower guru Simon Harrap for a walk round Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve. 10am-1pm, £12, members £10. Please book on 01328 856788 or sculthorpe@ hawkandowl.org. www.hawkandowl.org/events

Saturday 20th to Sunday 21st June Big Wild Sleep Out

Family sleepover with Father’s Day breakfast at RSPB Titchwell Marsh. Camp overnight, join in with nature themed activities and make a Father’s Day card. 5pm start, £20pp. Booking essential, call 01485 210779. www.rspb.org.uk/ titchwell

In aid of the National Gardens Scheme, 6-9pm. www.manningtongardens.co.uk

Saturday 27th June Book Signing

Edward Glover, author of The Music Book, will be signing his new book Fortune’s Sonata at Thornham Village Hall from 5.30pm-7.30 pm.

Please contact the author on 01485 512 223 or email edward.glover@btopenworld.com to confirm your attendance or pre-order a copy if you are unable to attend.

Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June Flower Festival on a Medieval Theme

Erpingham Church, 10am to 5pm, plus open gardens on 28th, 11am-4pm, tickets for garden entry £4. Part of the village’s programme of events to commemorate the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, in which Sir Thomas Erpingham, leader of the long bow archers, played a vital role. www.erpingham.org

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ART

The Art Supplement

Welcome to our first art supplement, packed with news from our local galleries and exhibitions (inside and out). Plus meet the artists behind the canvases!

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ORTH Norfolk artists Kevin and Ann-Marie Ryan have returned to Burnham Grapevine Gallery for the month of May, with ‘No other place’, a new collection of their intensely coloured interpretations of the local landscape.

Gallery director, Peter Low says: “Their paintings are not normal for Norfolk. Vibrant, rich and sometimes dark colours are not what most associate with the county and yet they are very much in tune with it.”

‘No other place’ will be followed in June by an exhibition featuring a small number of new watercolours by Gerard Stamp.

Fairfax Gallery in Burnham Market has two exhibitions during May. First up, is ‘Three Trees’, by Jack Frame, Gemma Harwood and Beckie Reed.

Jack has achieved great success with his paintings of trees, varying from realism to slightly surreal compositions.

Meanwhile, Gemma has been commissioned to create large scale tree collages from Norfolk maps for the exhibition, a time consuming process of delicately preparing each part of the tree and sealing with resin. East Anglian resident artist Beckie creates a woodland world inspired by the countryside near her home.

The exhibition, on until Wednesday 13th May, is followed by ‘Zebra and Cowman’, from Saturday 16th to Wednesday 27th May. John Marshall, famous for his trademark cow portraits is back with his first exhibition for two years. Robina Yasmin will be providing the Zebras!

During May and June, The Flint Gallery in Blakeney will be showing paintings and sculptures by a new selection of leading artists from across the UK. The artists were selected by the gallery and invited to North Norfolk to create works inspired by our coastline and wildlife.

These include atmospheric oils by Libbi Gooch, Emma Green and Daniel Orimoloye, and bronze bird sculptures by Gill Brown and Eddie Hallam. Look out too for a new collection of paintings from gallery regulars including Debbie Boon, Chris Daynes and Mike Service.

Quay Art in Blakeney is showing a new series of North Norfolk linocuts by printmaker Colin Moore. Continuing the coastal theme, the gallery will be showing brand new wading bird sculptures by Sue Candy, created using white paper clay.

Peter Wileman, PPROI, has just delivered a stunning new collection of Norfolk oil paintings to Pinkfoot Gallery in Cley.

Along with ‘The Dunes, Brancaster’, pictured, the gallery has paintings from Cley, Blakeney, Cromer, and in between.

‘We feel very luck to have Peter’s work regularly on show at Pinkfoot,’ says Sarah Whittley of the gallery. ‘Peter is the past president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters whose work is sought after in the UK and abroad.’

Pinkfoot have also had deliveries from gallery favourites including Daniel Cole, John Foker and woodcarvings of birds and fish by Stephen Henderson.

Over in Holt, The Red Dot Gallery is showing several of Rosalind Lyons’ new paintings during May and June, along with a collection of other figurative works.

After her two years as Artist in Residence at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Rosalind took a break from the studio. Now she’s back at the easel, and The Bard’s characters remain at the fore.

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‘Sunlit Fields’, acrylic on paper by AnnMarie Ryan, Burnham Grapevine Gallery

Above: ‘Delightful’, oil on canvas by Robina Yasmin, Fairfax Gallery Right: ‘No more yielding but a dream’, oil on panel

by Rosalind Lyons, The Red Dot Gallery ‘Setting Sun’, acrylic on canvas by Beckie Reed, Fairfax Gallery ‘The Dunes at Brancaster’, oil on canvas by Peter Wileman, Pinkfoot Gallery

‘Ducks with woven reed collars and marsh mallow blooms’ by Kate Leiper is just one of some 16 works that will comprise ‘A Michaelmas Pageant - Tudor Birds & Beasts’ to be exhibited in Blickling Hall later this year. Kate is cleverly hiding letters in the collection; one lucky visitor will be able to gather the letters and unlock a mystery. In doing so a £4,000 pendant of gold, garnet, diamond and pearl will be won. Follow the story as it unfolds at www.thereddotgallery.com NORTH NORFOLK LIVING EARLY SUMMER 2015

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ART SUPPLEMENT Heading outdoors, Stody Lodge Gardens is hosting The Animal Art Fair, with a selection of the UK’s leading contemporary animal artists exhibiting.

Visitors can see works by a group of TAAF’s sculptors within the gardens throughout May. They are also showing oils, watercolours and etchings in an exhibition marquee from Sunday 17th to Monday 25th May, open 1pm-5pm, (excl 18th and 23rd).

Artists include Bruce Little and Lucy Boydell. Open all Sundays in May from 1pm-5pm. Entry £5, under 12s free. www.stodyestate.co.uk’ Pocock’s The Artmonger in Burnham Market will be showcasing the work of 20 artists all living and working within five miles of the village, in 20:15. Running from Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 7th June, the exhibition coincides with Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios, and reflects the sheer number and diversity of artists living near Burnham. Glass, textiles, pastels, metalwork and printmaking are just some of the mediums represented.

Over at Creake Abbey, Fineline Frames & Gallery will be showing works by Reepham based botanical artist Sue Johnston from the end of May. Fittingly, the exhibition will open on Creake Abbey’s Plant Lovers’ Day, Saturday 30th May, when Sue will be in action at her easel and on hand to give tips to budding artists. A florist for many years, Sue knows her flowers! The exhibition continues until the end of June.

American artist, James Turrell will create a site-specific light work, illuminating the entire west façade of Houghton Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout their open season, as part of a major exhibition of his work.

LightScape: James Turrell at Houghton runs from Sunday 7th June until Saturday 24th October, including two major works installed in the grounds. www.houghtonhall.com for admission charges.

‘Chubby’ by Bruce Little, The Animal Art Fair

‘Awakening’ by Polly Ionides, Pocock’s The Artmonger

‘Buttercups’ by Sue Johnston, Fineline Frames & Gallery ‘Blakeney Harbour’, linocut by Colin Moore, Quay Art, Blakeney

‘Last Light’, oil by Chris Daynes, The Flint Gallery

ADDRESS BOOK Burnham Grapevine, Burnham Market 01328 730125 www.burnhamgrapevine.co.uk Fairfax Gallery, Burnham Market 01328 730001 www.fairfaxgallery.com Fineline Frames & Gallery, Creake Abbey, North Creake 01328 258964 www.finelineframes.co.uk Pinkfoot Gallery, Cley 01263 740947 www.pinkfootgallery.co.uk Pocock’s The Artmonger, Burnham Market 01328 730370 www.theartmonger.co.uk Quay Art, Blakeney 01263 740013 The Flint Gallery, Blakeney 01263 741791 theflintgallery.co.uk The Red Dot Gallery, Holt 01263 710287 www.thereddotgallery.com

Meet the artist: Tracey Ross

Norfolk-born artist Tracey Ross will reveal all in ‘Creation’, her solo exhibition at Pocock’s The Artmonger, this June. The artist, who specialises in acrylic, oil and mixed media paintings capturing the colours of North Norfolk’s seasons, will open her sketchbooks to the public as part of the exhibition What’s your background?

Originally I trained as a textile designer, I took my degree in Visual Studies at Norwich University of the Arts. From there the work progressed into a vocation.

What is special for you about North Norfolk The beauty of the coast, especially the brilliance of the light and skies, the crashing, sparkling waves all inspire me to celebrate nature in all its glory. My work explores the horizon, where heaven meets earth. Walking and contemplating this aspect plays an important part in my practice.

How does it inspire your work?

I’m always observing and questioning how a certain place feels within me. Revisiting places throughout the seasons brings a whole new canvas into play; the colours of summer with the dusky pinks of the sea lavender; the strong, warm earthy tones of autumn and how the bright spring light offers the eye-catching contrasts of fresh yellows and greens.

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Tell us about your sketchbooks The sketchbooks seem to hold all the power.

It’s where all the raw energy is captured.

I’m not anxious about drawing all the detail, making rapid drawings is key to grasping the fleeting essences of a place. This then informs the thinking process of how the sketches can transform into a painting. They capture that moment in time, they’re rough, messy and to be honest, if I want to rip up or tear pages out then I do.

If they can inspire someone else to sketch then I’m delighted. Because they are part of who I am as an artist, they have to sing for themselves. So opening them up to the public gaze in the ‘Creation’ exhibition is partly to say to the viewer ‘look’ there are no rules, just be free to play and have fun.

• ‘Creation’ featuring more than 20 works for sale, runs from Saturday 13th to Sunday 21st June at Pocock’s The Artmonger, Burnham Market 01328 730370 www.theartmonger.co.uk

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THREE TREES EXHIBITION

Gemma Harwood, Beckie Reed and Jack Frame – Saturday 2nd -­‐ 12th May

THE ZEBRA AND THE COWMAN

Robina Yasmin and John Marshall – Saturday 16th – 26th May

MARKET PLACE, BURNHAM MARKET 01328 730 001 james@fairfaxgallery.com

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ART SUPPLEMENT

Out and about!

Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios is back for its 21st year, with over 450 artists showing their work in over 240 venues around the county Saturday 23rd May to More dates for the diary: Sunday 7th June, artists including FROM painters, photographers, sculptors and jewellers will be inviting the public to look around their creative spaces.

Anna-Lise Horsley in Cromer, will be exhibiting paintings, focussing on shapes found in botany, anatomy and biology studies. In Burnham Thorpe, SALT glass studios’ first Summer Open Studio and demonstrations will run from the 23rd May to 7th June, Anna-Lise Horsley as part of the event.

Utopia at Creake Abbey will showcase the work of award winning, Royal British Society of Sculptors member, Jac Scott. She will reveal through sculpture and drawings a glimpse into her investigations into environmental issues through the meeting of art and science. Over in Harpley, Mari French will open her rustic hayloft studio on the first two weekends of NNOS and Monday 25th May. Look out too for the 17 Art Trails.

• nnopenstudios.org.uk for details Jac Scott www.utopianliving.co.uk and studio opening dates.

‘To the Local textile artist, Sarah Burt has a solo Shore’ by exhibition at NWT Cley Marshes from Sarah Burt Wednesday 13th to Tuesday 19th May, part of a series of exhibitions there over the summer. Daily from 10am-5pm. www. norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on Sally Temple will be hosting ‘Into the Light’, an exhibition of her original landscapes of local scenes at Morston Village Hall, from Saturday 23rd to Friday 29th May. Daily from 10am-6pm. sallytempleartist.co.uk Barbara King’s annual solo exhibition of Norfolk Paintings is at Ringstead Village Hall, from Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st May, 10am-4pm daily. www.barbaraking.co.uk Cromer based artist Samuel Thomas will be unveiling 28 new original works to mark his 28th ‘Clear, cold and birthday, at ‘Twenty-Eight @ 28’, a biting wind, Burnham Deepdale’ solo exhibition at the Red Lion Hotel,

by Pat Bustin Cromer from Tuesday 26th May to Sunday 7th June. Daily, 10am-8pm. www.samuelthomasart.co.uk Pat Bustin returns to Creake Abbey Café with a summer exhibition from Wednesday 3rd June to Tuesday 8th September. Daily, during Café opening hours. www.creakeabbeycafe.com

Meet the artist: Rachel Lockwood Often to be spotted (or not) sketching in woodland in a camouflage suit, Cley-based Rachel is planning her new book, out later this year, drawing on the forest, plants and animals surrounding her very rural North Norfolk studio What’s your background?

I was born in Sheffield. We lived across from woodland - our wilderness. I loved Tarzan and the woods had a big impact on me. When we used to be taken to see Father Christmas, it wasn’t Father Christmas I was excited about, it was seeing the grotto with the woodland, the whole package of magic, the sense of adventure and possibilities of escapism.

When did you move to North Norfolk?

I’ve lived here for 17 years now, and we’ve had Pinkfoot Gallery for 10 years this July. North Norfolk is somewhere you can just be yourself.

I discovered the different habitats that make up the landscape. We might not have mountains but there is the sea, beach, marshland, forest, waterways, chalk reef, big skies and wildlife.

What inspires your work?

My work is constantly influenced by this

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environment, trying to capture the essence of what I’ve seen, not simply from the great skies and brilliantly coloured landscape but also from the creatures living within it.

Sometimes I want to capture the energy of a changing sky by painting sculpturally with a palette knife. Sometimes my mind needs to download the movement and broken patterns of deer I have just seen passing through woodland.

My book ‘Forest’ features a series of over 50 oil sketches on paper, documenting a whole year in the woodlands surrounding my studio, and its inhabitants.

How do you start your working day?

I walk to work and enjoy the different phases of the year, seeing the plant spikes in the frost or hares running between the hedgerows. I absorb it all and it appears in my paintings. My first job at the studio is to feed Brutus, the studio cat!

‘Visiting Foxes’, oil on linen

• Rachel’s work is exhibited at Pinkfoot Gallery, Cley 01263 740947 www. pinkfootgallery.co.uk. ‘Forest’ £10, is available from www.redharepublishing.co.uk

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

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FOOD & DRINK

There’s fish and chips and then there’s fish and chips!

Our region is blessed with many fine fish and chip shops, says Lin Murray. Below we pick out one of our favourites, French’s in Wells

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RENCH’S on the Quay at Wells-Next-The-Sea is almost the perfect fish and chip shop for many reasons. The food is freshly prepared to order and, although there are regular queues outside, it never takes very long to get served. There is a full menu with prices on the website detailing all the classics you would expect.

The staff are jolly and Marcus French, the owner, is often on duty, rolling up his sleeves to ensure the customer gets the perfect piece of fish, which is of course, sustainably sourced. This means it is also possible to enjoy your fish supper without that nagging guilt that you are contributing to the plight of our beleaguered fish stocks. Go on to French’s website you will also see a very impressive environment policy, which takes pride of place, and is not hidden away in some dark recess of the website as an after thought. We are given a thorough introduction to sustainable fishing policy and even introduced to one of the trawler men, an excellent example of responsible business practice.

Oh… and the chips are hand cut on the premises and you can taste it.

You can then take your piping hot, paper wrapped goodies and go and sit on the low sea wall outside the shop, looking out over the harbour and the marshes and lifeboat station beyond or sit in the canteen style restaurant also with the wonderful view. Again, check out the website for stunning panoramics of the harbour, setting the scene for your culinary experience perfectly. French’s features regularly in the National Fish and Chip Shop Awards and has a shelf full of other accolades including a Gold Star Award from North Norfolk – The Guide.

French’s also has a great history and has been in business since 1921 with Marcus being the third generation to take the helm of this great independent business. Marcus explains that: ‘My Grand father came to Wells during the First World War and said that if he ever got through the war he would come back to live here. Even though he was gassed he survived the Great War and came back to Wells. The present shop, his second shop, was purchased a few years later in 1925.’

Fish and chips is a great British invention and is over 150 years old but still going strong, with over 8,000 shops nationally. Even in the Second World War fish and chips was not rationed and Winston Churchill described them as ‘The good companions’.’

As a pillar of the community they also get involved in fundraising exploits such as the Movember campaign and are contributing £1500 to purchase a defibrillator for the quay.

So whether you are a visitor to our wonderful area or live here, treat yourself to a visit to French’s and we very much doubt you will be disappointed.

• 10 The Quay, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AH 01328 710396 www.frenchs.co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK

Café with a view at Cley Windmill There’s a super new Garden Café at Cley Windmill in Cleynext-the-Sea for those of you who fancy savouring your crab salad and glass of chilled Prosecco with a fabulous view of the bright, new sails against a big blue sky! The Grade II listed Tower Mill, an iconic feature in the North Norfolk landscape, is a wonderful setting to enjoy a stop for refreshments

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HE café opened at the start of the Easter break and has been a huge hit with visitors and locals alike. Offering bed and breakfast and selfcatering facilities too, the Mill makes a perfect base for your visit to North Norfolk. Imagine having your morning coffee on the circular balcony as you watch the world come to life.

The friendly windmill team are out in force to offer an array of lovely lunches, or just something simple if that’s what you would prefer, along with a range of hot and cold drinks, and a range of alcoholic beverages!

As always, nothing is too much trouble and families are very welcome, too! It’s a wonderful place to just sit and enjoy the view. Glistening reed

beds, the sea in the distance, and the iconic windmill, newly restored.

What more could you want? Well worth a visit. Open 10.00 – 4.00 most days (except when there is a wedding at the windmill).

And for those of you who fancy a touch of fine dining, the windmill offers sumptuous candle-lit dinners (fixed menu) every night, with a predinner visit to the balcony and drinks in the round sitting room or in the garden, watching the sunset.

• To book, call them on 01263 740209 or for more information go to www.cleywindmill.co.uk

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HERITAGE ORCHARDS, LIFESTYLE SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 25TH MAY: DROVE ORCHARDS FOOD & CRAFT MARKET

10am- 4pm with stalls and fun for all the family.

Free entry and free parking Drove Orchards, Thornham, PE36 6LS off A149 coast road. www.droveorchards.com

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Café & Farm Shop

Breakfasts, Lunches, Afternoon Teas, Events, Deli, Fresh Produce, Groceries & Staples Join us on Monday 25th May for Drove Orchards Food & Craft Market and our official launch with live music in the Café from 1pm-4pm, spit roast loin of pork and apple sauce, fancy afternoon tea and fun for all the family.

Open daily 9am till 5pm Cafe 01485 525179 Farm Shop 01485 525652

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A very North Norfolk paella Na Hansell Lifestyle Cookery School 07766 578656 www.nahansell.co.uk

Here’s a simple, tasty, nourishing dish to fuel you through whatever you are getting up to in the longer days of gorgeous early Norfolk summer, says our resident chef and cookery school proprietor, Na Hansell

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or the health conscious, this North Norfolk paella is packed with good lean fish protein, as many green vegetables and their vitamins and minerals as you care to add and some good sustaining carbohydrate for active bodies, whether it’s for a hard day’s gardening or the very energetic Norfolk Superhero competitors.

My North Norfolk paella is really a blueprint for you to adapt to whatever early season vegetables you come across, whether they are the first tender home-grown greenhouse pickings or the depths of a glut.

The key flavour ingredient is saffron - wonderfully grown by Sally Francis of Norfolk Saffron on the North Norfolk Coast, and unlike any other seasoning. It adds colour and gives a slightly earthy, slightly smoky flavour. It’s not an ingredient that you can list as ‘optional’. If you can’t find it, make something else.

I like to use some asparagus, firm-fleshed white fish and some brown shrimps, mussels and clams when they are in season, frozen peas when there’s not much greenery. A bag of frozen seafood makes a great freezer standby too.

Serves 2 (easily doubled, trebled, you just need a large pan)

What you need …

• 1 onion, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed • 30ml olive oil • 200g paella rice (or actually risotto, arborio or carnaroli rice does fine, too) • 400ml stock, or hot water with stock powder or cube added • a hearty pinch of saffron • 1/2 tsp salt • 150g firm-fleshed white fish • brown shrimps, squid, shellfish or whatever you have available • a bunch of asparagus, ends snapped off • a handful of fresh peas or sliced courgettes

add the rice, saffron and stock.

Place the fish, seafood and tender green vegetables in the varoma.

Remove the measuring cup and place the varoma on top of the TM bowl.

Simmer 12 mins/100C/reverse spd 1.

Check the rice and add some more water and simmer for a further 5 mins if needed. Once the rice is cooked, spoon into warmed serving dish and spoon over the steamed fish and vegetables. Season and serve.

Take a wide shallow pan and soften the onion and garlic in a tbsp or two of olive oil. Add the rice, half the stock and saffron, cover with a lid if you have one and simmer very gently for 5 minutes or so until the stock is absorbed. Add the remaining stock and simmer again until most of the liquid is absorbed. Add the fish, seafood and green vegetables and simmer again until they are tender. Season and serve.

If you have a Thermomix, then this is brilliant way to use it. Chop the onions and garlic 5s/spd5, add 30g olive oil, sauce 4 mins/100C/spd spn,

SATURDAY 30TH MAY: ON THE TRAIL OF SAFFRON Join Sally Francis of Norfolk Saffron and author of Saffron: The Story of England’s Red Gold and bestselling novelist Rosanna Ley, for an afternoon of talks, books and saffron cakes. Rosanna will discuss her research into saffron for her latest novel, The Saffron Trail, published on 21st May (Quercus, £7.99).

Burnham Market Village Hall, 2.30pm-5pm. Entry £5.

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ADVERTORIAL

EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK! It may be the heart of the home, but it’s not just all about the kitchen at The Norfolk Kitchen Company in Swaffham. A family business, run

by Steven and Sue Allen for over 30 years, the company is branching out, with something for every room in the house, and even your pets!

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longside their bespoke kitchen business, the family has just launched Norfolk House & Home offering an eclectic mix of old and new, featuring antiques and collectibles, painted furniture, well known homeware brands, gifts and more.

Their existing showroom in Station Yard, Swaffham, has been revamped, with the building divided into rooms, which have been staged to showcase their new wares.

‘Norfolk House & Home is a project myself, Steve and our son Craig are all working on,’ says Sue. ‘Having run The Norfolk Kitchen Company for more that 30 years, we are interested in interiors and this was a natural progression.

‘Whether you’re going for a classic or modern look, the new products complement The Norfolk Kitchen Company’s bespoke kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, adding those unique, luxury touches so you can really stamp your own mark on a room.

‘We have been collecting, buying and selling antiques and collectibles for a while, and it felt that the time was right to offer people more to enjoy.’

The dressers, display units and furniture are made to order and painted in the colour of your choice. The Allens use the popular Annie Sloan Chalk Paints, available in a wide variety of colours.

As well as dressers, they can make other pieces of furniture including bookcases, TV stands and tables. Or you can bring your own furniture in and they will paint it for you, again in the colour of your choice.

If you fancy updating your kitchen accessories, Norfolk House & Home stocks a wide range of products from Garden Trading in various colours, including bread bins and canisters, baking accessories, aprons, glass cloths and utensils. Look out for wooden chopping boards and utensils and there’s more storage too with retro painted egg cupboards and key cabinets.

If your thoughts are turning to your bathroom, then Norfolk House & Home offers a range of boutique hand and bath towels, as well as more classic accessories. And our four legged friends are not forgotten, with a range of custom made personalised wooden pet beds.

If you’re looking for something more unusual for your home, browse their carefully selected range of antiques and collectibles like this Dresden porcelain clock with figurines.

Norfolk House & Home is also showing paintings by owner Steven, who is a keen equestrian artist in his spare time.

• Visit Norfolk House & Home and The Norfolk Kitchen Company at Unit 1, Station Yard, Swaffham. PE37 7JE. They are open 10.00 till 4.00 - Tuesday, Wednesday Friday. Fakenham Thursday, Swaffham Saturday Sunday by appointment. Call 01760 724 396. www.thenorfolkkitchencompany.co.uk. You can also see them on Thursdays at James Beck Auctions, Cornhall, Cattle Market Street, Fakenham.

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2015: The year of the coast On 11th May 1965 the National Trust launched the Neptune Coastline Campaign with the aim to acquire and protect coastline at risk from unsympathetic development for the nation, says Alex Green from the National Trust, Norfolk Coast

Coastlines: The Story of Our Shore

by Norfolk writer Patrick Barkham, was published in April this year to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the National Trust’s Neptune Coastline Campaign, writes Amanda Loose.

Blakeney Lifeboat House ©Justin Minns

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0 years on the Trust now cares for 775 miles of the British coastline including 62 miles in North Norfolk cementing Neptune as the Trust’s most successful campaign ever in its 120-year history.

To celebrate this mammoth achievement and our county’s coastline, the National Trust’s team on the Norfolk Coast are planning a series of events and we’d love you to join us.

Scolt Head ©Ian Ward

MONDAY 11TH MAY: THE HISTORY OF BLAKENEY NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE - 50 YEARS OF NEPTUNE. An evening’s talk and presentation given by the team at Blakeney National Nature Reserve.

Discover its history, how it came into the care of the National Trust and how the Neptune Campaign has helped. Learn about the internationally important wildlife and habitats.

Blakeney Harbour Rooms, 7.30-9.30pm. Tickets £5, booking essential.

Like many of us in North Norfolk, Patrick Barkham’s first memory of the sea is a trip out to Scolt Head Island, where his family used to spend a week’s holiday.

Patrick returns to Scolt for one of the series of walks to places owned or influenced by the National Trust which make up this book, examining our relationship with the coastline and the long campaign to protect it.

Orford Ness, the Goodwin Sands, the Penwith Peninsula and Lundy all feature, as the author considers how we relate to the coast at different phases in our lives, it’s influence on art, literature, it’s role in wartime and as a source of work.

Patrick writes lyrically of the plants and wildlife he discovers on his explorations and meets National Trust Wardens, artists, ex-miners and fishermen around the country.

He delves into our coast’s history from Viking invasion, the threat of wreckers and smuggling, to the rise of seaside holidays and offshore wind farms.

On a more personal level, he recalls his twin daughters’ early visits to the beach, including Blakeney Point and his proposal to his girlfriend Lisa on the beach at Wells.

The sea and coastline are simultaneously different things to each of us, and the book inspires you to get out there and enjoy it. Helpfully, each chapter has a very useful information section at the end, with details of walks.

Coastlines: The Story of Our Shore by Patrick Barkham is published by Granta, £20 hardback.

SATURDAY 4TH JULY: BIG BEACH PICNIC A summer picnic and an afternoon of family fun activities on beautiful Brancaster beach.

11am-3pm. Free, booking advisable.

MONDAY 20TH JULY: BIOBLITZ, BRANCASTER Join the team in a race against time to find as many species living on the Brancaster Estate. Great for families, activities include bird watching, bat walks and bug hunting.

7am-10pm. Free, some events bookable.

• For more information call the Norfolk Coast Office on 01263 740241 or visit nationaltrust. org.uk. You can book for events online or by calling 0844 249 1895.

It costs the National Trust an average of £3000 to care for one mile of coastline for one year and it’s thanks to your continued support that we are able to care for these special places. Text NTCOAST to 70060 to give £3 and help make a difference.

Patrick Barkham Photo (c) Fiona Shaw

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On the road!

Brian Vertigen puts the new Toyota Auris Touring Sports Hybrid through its paces

Is a 4x4 the right car for you?

Four-wheel or all-wheel drive covers a broad church – from the little Fiat Panda through to the large 4x4s, writes Brian Vertigen

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HE British-built Auris is Toyota’s answer to the VW Golf and the Ford Focus, and its 1.8litre petrol engine linked to a 60KW electric motor is its trump card.

The car was launched back in 2007 and as well as traditional petrol/diesel powered units either manual or automatic, Toyota has introduced two hybrid versions, one on 15 inch tyres and the other on 17 inch wheels with the drivetrain from the Prius.

Performance, while not startling is quite adequate – 0-60 in 11 seconds and a top speed of 112mph.

The 98bhp 1.8 litre petrol engine is supplemented by an electric motor that puts out 60kw.

Combined maximum power is 136PS. The car’s forte is in traffic where it regenerates so no charging when you get home. Its stop-start system and ability to run in electric mode can produce around 70.6mpg.

You won’t get that all the time – cruising on a motorway (petrol only) will see it drop to 55mpg and up hills down to 45mpg and an average of 60. I got 57mpg in rural Norfolk.

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Toyota is renowned for its reliability. To remove worries about the batteries, they are warranted for eight years/ 100,000 miles.

The car also has fewer moving parts to go wrong – no alternator or starter motor and no belts or pulleys on the CVT system. The regenerative braking system increases brake pad life to around 60,000 miles.

As well as the hatchback there is also what Toyota calls Touring Sports, which is an estate. There are four trim versions of this model – Active, Icon, Sports and Excel.

In addition to the hybrid versions which come with the 1.8 litre petrol and a CVT automatic gearbox there are three other non-hybrid versions in the range - 1.3 and 1.6 litre petrol, and 1.4 litre diesels.

It has a high roofline making easy entry and egress and very comfy seats, plus plenty of luggage space.

• The Auris range starts at around £14,890 with the hybrid versions starting at around £21,490. My top of the range test car including Touch and Go navigation and metallic paint would set you back £25,135.

LL versions will use more fuel than normal cars because of their weight, size, and the need to apply power to a much larger drivetrain.

If you do a lot of towing, then it makes sense to have a big heavy vehicle with lots of torque and traction.

Despite having some advanced traction aids, you will soon notice you are not cornering or braking as in a Porsche 911.

Running and servicing costs are often higher depending on the vehicle you choose, the use you make of it and the amount of technology on board.

You will get through more tyres as both axles are driven so tyre wear is greater in a heavier vehicle with a higher centre of gravity.

Avoiding the worst is more likely in your 4x4. They are unlikely to aquaplane in wet weather and more likely to get you home in snow and flood waters.

You probably will never use it for exploring the wilderness, but if you do remember off-road driving is not the same as on-road driving.

Even a well-driven 4x4 is no guarantee you will not get stuck one day. You only have four-wheel drive when you are driving. The moment you touch the brakes and close the throttle, you are just like any other car on the road except you may have 2.5 tons to stop.

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Set above Gurneys, the traditional fish monger in the heart of Burnham Market, the winding stairs lead to a curious collection of found and forgotten treasures gathered from near and far.

Promising an exciting range of new discoveries from playful tableware and colourful furniture to inspiring books and fragrant home scents, Found will both delight and inspire.

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PETS

Happy Dog. Happy Home!

Keep a dog happy and you’ll have much less stress and conflict over the coming years. Local dog behaviourist Dave Brice shows you how

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HERE are several considerations to take into account and here are three vitally important ones: Training your dog is not all about rules and being in charge. It’s about giving your dog information in a way so they understand that what you want is worth it for them, and is a better alternative to the behaviour they may have been doing previously. A simple example is jumping up: the dog jumps up, they get no attention (which is what they want), but when they don’t jump up they gets loads of attention – so not jumping works for the dog and you as well.

The right breed for you, your family and your lifestyle. This is really important. If you don’t like excitable, don’t get a Staffordshire Bull Terrier; if you don’t like

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mud in the house don’t get a Springer Spaniel or Golden Retriever and if you hate barking don’t get a Llasa Apso or Miniature Schnauzer because unless you are very, very, lucky they will bark. The best approach is to research a breed and make sure your family and your lifestyle is compatible with their traits.

Exercise and mental stimulation are mandatory not just an occasional bonus. Make sure you are capable of meeting the dog’s physical needs but also their personality needs. Play is great, activity toys will stop the bolting of food and engage the brain; make feeding fun, but also slightly tiring. Tailor your play sessions to the dog’s abilities and breed; ball games, tracking games, chase games, tugging games (will not cause aggression!), agility, fly ball are all mental stimulation as well as physical exercise. And finally when walking please remember that the walk is for the dog, let them sniff. Even high drive dogs will relax if taken on lead walks

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where they are allowed to be calm and do dog stuff.

Please consider the above and make a small amount of effort and the relationship with your dog will be enhanced; they will be happier and calmer and so will you.

• David Brice Dog Behaviourist and Trainer 07788 857 092 info@db-dogbehaviour.co.uk

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OUT AND ABOUT WITH PHIL WALKER

Walker’s Wanders Longer than a stroll, shorter than a route march, due to popular demand we are repeating one of our ‘wanders’ with the late Phil Walker

Follow the Romans along Peddars Way, climb an old windmill and discover the secrets of a Royal Wee on a ramble with Phil Walker around Great Bircham ILLUSTRATION: ANDREW RUFFHEAD

Start where: Outside Bircham Stores opposite the King’s Head in Great Bircham village on the B1153.

You’ll find: A rolling farmland ramble with a white windmill silhouetted against windy blue skies.

Route: Circular 4.5 miles. Face the pub, walk left to the painted village sign and cross to the marked Bridleway. Follow it for 1.25 miles past Sandringham estate’s huge bacon butty factory to the crossroads marked Peddars Way. Turn right along this old Roman road past a strip of conifers with the windmill in the distance to the right. After a mile look for a wooden footpath sign on the right, follow it downhill, cross the metalled lane, and walk along the track with a wood on the left and stream on right to the water pump station. Cross the metalled road, turn right and take the grass track that runs behind the hedge until it rejoins the road. Turn first right ahead into the lane that passes the windmill. Cross another road onto a farm track.

Take the first left back onto the bridleway leading to the village.

Take along: Camera. A keen local photographer called Colin was once walking his Basset when he spotted Prince Philip having a Royal Wee in the hedge. Curses! Colin had left his camera at home. But X marks the spot according to our mapmaker Andrew Ruffhead. Off with Ruffhead’s head!

Watch for: HRHs since you’re walking across their back garden, all 20,000 acres of it. One of North Norfolk’s finest views from the top of the windmill. It’ll cost you only £4.10.

Flora and fauna: Collective exaltations of skylark, charms of goldfinch, coveys of partridge, herds of curlew, deserts of lapwing and the odd lone harrier. Poppies, wild roses, honeysuckle and vetch visited by tortoiseshells, red admirals, meadow browns and chalk blues.

Lots of hares and the occasional roe deer.

The knowledge: Today’s peaceful skies once

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throbbed with warplanes. Beyond the windmill lay RAF Bircham Newton, crucial to Britain’s defences in the last two world wars. Built in 1918 as a fighter training station it became East Anglia’s Coastal Command HQ in 1936. By the end of World War II nearly 3,000 RAF personnel were station here. It closed in 1962 and now only the cranes of the National Construction College pierce the skyline.

The graveyard of St Mary’s Church is testament to nations that served in Norfolk: 37 UK airmen, 17 Canadian, 4 Australian, 6 New Zealanders and one South African.

There were 300 windmills like this in Norfolk 100 years ago. Its tearooms and bakery are open from 10am to 5pm until the end of September.

Walkies rating: Wonderful running and rabbiting for Norfolk terrier Crumble and lurcher Harry.

Aprés walk: The King’s Head has a good selection of ales and a sunny patio and garden.

Wonderful rustic picnic fare can be bought at Bircham Stores. Produce from Sandringham may even include a slice of those piggies.

How to find it: Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 250 Grid ref 320765 Thanks to Phil’s lovely wife Sharon for permission to print this walk.

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