North Norfolk Living High Summer 2015

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NORTH NORFOLK LIVING

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Events and activities, walking, nature spotting, plus lots more

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High Summer 2015

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OR me there’s nothing like a walk along the beach after a day in the office. It is bliss to get away and realize yet again, what a beautiful place North Norfolk is.

I’m delighted that this issue introduces a series of North Norfolk walks along the Coasthopper route by Nicholas Rudd-Jones. And if you can’t wait for the next installment, the whole series will be available in a free booklet on the Coasthopper buses from mid July.

We’ve got some other great ideas to help you get out there and enjoy North Norfolk this summer with our packed events pages, nature spotter’s guide and much more.

Finally, I would like to thank Lin Murray, our former editor and latterly advertising manager, for her invaluable contribution to the magazine over the last few years. Lin is working for the Hawk and Owl Trust and we all wish her well.

Am da Loose Editor

Editor & Advertising Manager Amanda Loose Email: amanda@northnorfolkliving.co.uk 07796 645427 Write to North Norfolk Living Magazine, PO Box 208, Stamford. Lincs. PE9 9FY Head of Design Steven Handley Email: steve@locallivingdesign.co.uk Senior Designer Nik Ellis Email: nik@locallivingdesign.co.uk Publisher Nicholas Rudd-Jones 01780 765571 Email: nicholas@bestlocalliving.co.uk Published by Local Living Ltd, PO Box 208, Stamford, Lincs. PE9 9FY www.bestlocalliving.co.uk 01780 765571 Printed by Warners of Bourne

Front cover image: ‘Summer Clouds’ by Stephen Clark of Pebbles Photography www.pebblesphotography.co.uk

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Beachcombings: What’s on! What’s good and where to go!

Amanda Loose catches up with local author Kevin Crossley-Holland Sizzling hot looks for summer, whatever the weather with our fashion writer, Katy Coe Retail Therapy: Hit the beach!

Art: What’s on in our local galleries, meet artist Lawrie Williamson, plus we preview a gem of an exhibition coming up at Blickling Mum power! Meet three mums who have set up their own businesses Little Living: Mum of two Katy Coe has some great ideas to occupy your little nippers Events: Hannah Sole finds out what’s on this summer in North Norfolk Nicholas Rudd-Jones takes a circular stroll from Weybourne via Sheringham Park in the first of our new series of local walks Nature: Richard Campey on what to spot in high summer Bo Tyler on finding the right balance with diet and exercise Jess Shanahan on how to be beauty-ready for summer Food & Drink: What’s happening on the local food scene, plus Chef Na Hansell gets cooking with courgettes Our motoring correspondent Brian Vertigen reviews the SEAT Leon X-PERIENCE Alan Tutt looks at the role played by Langham Dome during the Second World War Summer Reading: Raffaella Barker, Edward Glover, Edward Parnell, Peter Stanford on Judas, plus meet some rather Despicable Bugs!

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Happy 10th Birthday Pinkfoot!

Beachcombings What’s On, What’s Good & Where To Go!

Summertime blues Local weaver and designer, Melanie Venes, is curating the exhibition ‘Indigo & Beyond’, from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July at Thornham Village Hall, 10am-5pm.

It will feature works by local and national artists in clay, glass, metal and thread responding to traditional indigo dyed textiles, from a small private collection.

‘The cloth in each robe, kimono and pair of jeans tells the story of its wearer, and of the traditions and culture,’ says Melanie. ‘Plain, practical and hardwearing or lavishly embellished with symbolism, these textiles carry tales of wealth, poverty, ritual and hard graft. They are the inspiration for this exhibition.’

The collection, including Summertime blues – ‘Indigo dyeing at Indonesian batik and the Aizenkobo Workshop, Kyoto, Japan.

Japanese Boro (indigo dyed Image by Rob Dunster’ garments worn, patched, mended and worn again), will be shown alongside the contemporary works they’ve inspired. Most of the work will be for sale.

The season will continue with a programme of artist-led workshops, Summertime Blues, including Cyanotype printing on fabric, glassmaking with SALT glass studios and ‘Pimp Your Jeans!’

• For more details visit www.thornhamvillagehall.co.uk or contact melanie@twill-knot.co.uk 01485 512315

News from Wells Maltings

It’s ten years this July since former art agent, Sarah Whittley, and artist Rachel Lockwood opened Pinkfoot Gallery.

‘I always knew I wanted to live in Cley,’ says Sarah. ‘I just had to convince Rachel!

I’m from Norfolk and as I’m from a large family we always had our holidays nearby and Cley was a family favourite. I’m also a birdwatcher – need I say more?

‘I wanted a change of pace and meaning to my life. Rachel’s work was also changing, and the area around Cley Pinkfoot – ‘Oss by Stephen Page’ had all the essential elements for her work to develop.’

The past decade has seen them build up an impressive roster of artists, printmakers and sculptors, including Brin Edwards, John Foker and Stephen Henderson, as well as setting up Red Hare Publishing.

‘The idea behind the gallery is to show all forms of exciting and thoughtprovoking art that has a relationship with the natural world,’ says Sarah. ‘As well as finding new talent, I get a kick out of bringing well-known artists to the gallery.

Peter Wileman and Robert Gillmor are good examples, and also quirky artists like Barbara Franc.’

As it’s their 10th year Pinkfoot will be showing a lot of Rachel’s work over the summer and new to the gallery, emerging artist Stephen Page’s bronze sculptures, from 6th July-21st September.

• Pinkfoot Gallery, Cley 01263 740947 www.pinkfootgallery.co.uk

Another 10th Birthday

Bircham airfield – ‘No. 279 Air-Sea Rescue Squadron on parade at Bircham Newton to receive their official crest in April 1943’

RAF Bircham Newton Memorial Project is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Sunday 26th July, with a special open day at their Heritage Centre, from 11am-5pm. Plans include exhibits, live music and a possible fly past!

It’s been a busy ten years for the Project. The Centre opened in summer 2005, and the money has also been raised to create two permanent memorials to those who had served at Bircham Newton between 1918 and 1962, and satellite airfield, Docking, between 1940 and 1946 respectively.

‘The main emphasis is now on maintaining and improving the Centre. We recently introduced an exhibition to mark the centenary of the beginning of the Great War,’ says the Project’s Chairman, David Jacklin.

• Other 2015 Open Days: Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August, Sunday 27th September, 11am-5pm. www.rafbnmp.org.uk

The refurbished Wells Maltings

The Maltings in Wells, with its community rooms and Granary Theatre is home to everything from clubs, cinema and drama, to the Wells Pirate Festival.

The Wells Maltings Trust who manage the building are fundraising to transform it into North Norfolk’s premier arts and heritage destination.

Plans include a new interactive heritage and learning centre, a larger theatre, and space for exhibitions, events and community activities.

The building will close at the end of this year for the development work. Meanwhile, the Trust will run a series of arts and heritage events including a promenade theatre performance and sculpture trail.

Project Development Manager Becky Jefcoate says: ‘There are many different ways you can join in and support us. We have sponsorship opportunities in our new theatre, café and heritage centre, or you might be interested in taking part in our events including our main community fundraiser, the Wells Pirate Festival, in September.’

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Festival fever!

Holt Festival returns for its seventh year from Sunday 19th to Sunday 26th July, with a packed programme ranging from comedy and politics, exhibitions and classical music to flamenco and talks.

New Artistic Dirctor, Charles Pugh says: ‘I’m especially excited to be bringing innovative new work such as The Spruce Goose [an original play from Ncube] and Seastar Opera’s Hello Mr Gershwin to Holt alongside daring cabaret and big names and personalities like Steve Harley, Jenny Eclair and Margaret Hodge, Steeleye Span, Geno Washington, Jeffrey Archer and Blofeld and Baxter.

Other highlights include the Festival Art Prize, performances

by The Puppini Sisters, plus Loyd Grossman (pictured) and Tom Parker Bowles.

• For full details of all events and tickets visit www.holtfestival.org or call the Box Office on 01603 598699

Remembering Agincourt 2015 is the 600th anniversary of Henry V’s victory at the Battle of Agincourt. Sir Thomas Erpingham, leader of the longbow archers, played a vital role in the victory. Throughout this year, the village of Erpingham has been marking the anniversary.

On Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, they are holding a Medieval Spectacular with Black Knight Historical, in Photo: ©Helen Burrow the fields around Erpingham Church. Look out for Sir Thomas on horseback in charge of battling knights and Henry V, plus a medieval tented village with living history demonstrations.

Tickets from www.erpingham.org and on the day.

The magnificent angel roof at St Mary’s Church, South Creake is said to have been raised in celebration of the victory at Agincourt. On Friday 4th September, at 7pm, as part of The South Creake Lectures, historian Dr Juliet Barker (pictured) will be discussing Agincourt Revisited, at St Mary’s. Dr Barker is author of Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle.

• Free entry. www.southcreake.org

Village Cinema EDGEFIELD Monday 13th July, 7.30pm The Tree of Life (12) The story of a Texas family in the 1950s, following the journey of eldest son Jack as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. The Edge Cinema, Edgefield Village Hall. Tickets £4.50 on the door.

GREAT MASSINGHAM Thursday 20th August, 7.30pm Suite Française (15) From the novel by Irene Nemirovsky, set in the early days of the occupation of France during the Second World War. Great Massingham Village Hall, tickets £3.50. 01485 520912.

NORTH CREAKE Tuesday 14th July, 7.30pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG) The all-star cast is back, joined

by Richard Gere and Tamsin Greig.

North Creake Village Hall, tickets £5, call 07905 805388 or pa.lines@tiscali.co.uk STANHOE Friday 10th July, 7.30pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG) The Reading Room, tickets £5 on the door. stanhoe.org/cinema SYDERSTONE VILLAGE CINEMA IN ASSOCIATION WITH CREATIVE ARTS EAST Saturday 18th July, 7.30pm What We Do in the Shadows (15) This spoof documentary follows the lives of three flatmates trying to get

by. They just happen to be vampires.

Amy Robsart Hall, tickets £3.50 in advance, £4 on the door. 01485 578588 or 578171, cinema@syderstone.com THORNHAM Wednesday 19th August, 7.30pm Dark Horse (PG) The story of Dream Alliance tells the tale of a group of friends in a Welsh mining village who decide to breed themselves a a racehorse. Call 07818 028687 for tickets, £5 each, pay and collect at the door.

WALSINGHAM PICTURE PALACE Tuesday 28th July, 7.30pm Still Alice (12A) Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) is a linguistics professor facing early onset Alzheimer’s.

Walsingham Parish Hall, Tickets £4, members £3.50, on the door. walsinghampp@ gmail.com SCREEN-NEXT-THE-SEA Monday 13th July, 7pm Still Alice (12A) The Granary Theatre, Wells. Tickets £5 from Wells Tourist Information Centre, wells-cinema.com or 01328 710885.

Sail away!

Sailors from Germany, Holland and Portugal will be heading to Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club to join UK sailors for the 52nd European Sharpie Sailing Championship, from Sunday 26th to Friday 31st July. It is the 13th time the event has been held in Brancaster Staithe, and around 60 boats are competing. Racing can be viewed from Brancaster beach.

The Sharpie, a classic wooden sailing boat with a gunter rig, originally designed in Germany in 1931, was chosen as a class for

the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.

Brancaster Staithe based Chuckles who will be competing in these Championships, won a bronze medal there.

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Keeping up with Kevin Crossley-Holland Amanda Loose catches up with the local poet, children’s author and President of the School Library Association

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EVIN CrossleyHolland is busy.

Hot on the heels of The Breaking Hour, his new collection of poems published in June, comes Heartsong, a children’s book with illustrator Jane Ray. Oh, and he’s just agreed to extend his presidency of the School Library Association until June 2016.

‘I feel, in the words of John Constable, like I’m ‘hopping around like a parched pea on a drum head’. But Norfolk is always my point of departure and return, where I am, who I am,’ says Kevin.

Norfolk is a considerable presence in The Breaking Hour, which features ‘Wintering Grounds’, first published in North Norfolk Living Magazine in 2014.

‘The Breaking Hour is about continuity, memory, Laura and Vivaldi. Jane Ray children and childhood, illustration from Heartsong generations, layers of stories, language and be published by Orchard Books in September. landscape in our lives. The poems are a series ‘Jane and I always said we would do one of spokes to a hub. book together, and we both feel we’ve never ‘The encounter I write about in ‘On the cared as much for a character as we do for its Cockle-Path’ actually happened to me at heroine Laura,’ he says.

Burnham Overy Staithe. I was ‘mobbed by Heartsong tells the story of Laura, a mute mermaids’ as one or two of them knew me: orphan in Venice, and the composer Antonio … apprentices, spellbound by boy bands Vivaldi. Laura plays in Vivaldi’s orchestra and Jessie J, up to their necks made up of orphans and heard by Popes and in social networking.

Kings.

Closer to home, Kevin is working on a ‘Lifelines’ features Branodunum and Warham collaboration with his ‘sometime wife’, artist Camp. ‘There’s little to see there but there’s Gillian, and the final version of All the World still a presence about those places,’ says Was in the Sea, a detective story set against a Kevin. ‘I feel that people who die are still backdrop of the 1953 Flood. with us with all their beliefs and attitudes, ‘You don’t have to go and look for the just a few feet below the soil. When we pick singular or even manufacture stories. They something up, like a piece of pottery, there is are all around us, it’s just a way of seeing.’ continuity: As our interview ends, Kevin reveals he And yet, sometimes will be living on Scolt Head for two weeks - times between times - when the fret next summer to write a piece for Archipelago lifts and the world grows wholly wonderful, Magazine. Now that will make for interesting we believe for a moment that we’ve levelled reading. our gaze and are singing in unison.

• The Breaking Hour by Kevin CrossleyHolland, is published by Enitharmon Press, Heartsong is a novella for 8-13 year olds, illustrated in full colour by Jane Ray, which will £9.99

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Kevin gives North Norfolk Living readers an exclusive preview of his latest North Norfolk poem IN NORTH AND SOUTH CREAKE Just down the lane those angels with wing-lifts - two teams of eleven - are strutting their stuff and in the aisles and on the benches the coloured substitutes are blowing trumpets, swinging censers like hammer-throwers, and waiting their opportunity to muscle in.

These are their recumbent elder sisters and taciturn brothers, gone grey at the temples.

Growing up in this place, they grew into it and at dusk, peering down from the roof, watching you for a little longer than you watch them, they’re reluctant to be picked out.

Though I scarcely knew you, I came to think of you as one of these wise brethren, self-effacing, fair in deed and Faire in name.

You kept your own church afloat through storms and seasons and, almost eighty years ago, built your own boat, the first here to do so.

First to fathom deep water, first to put things right with a wink, always first with the family pot of glue... And now you’ve gone, though scarcely far, people keep telling me of all the ways you’re here like a circle widening on bright water.

Isn’t this exactly what we need and long for?

Servers not self-servers, not celebrities but not Trappists either: more women and men prepared to show not tell – strands of shining gossamer, obstinate and enduring, as all true angels are. i.m. Richard Faire

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FASHION

Sizzling looks for summer, whatever the weather!

Louche square framed sunglasses £18, Nomad & the bowerbird

There’s nothing more magical than being in North Norfolk on a hot summer’s day. But our weather can be a little unpredictable to say the least, says Katy Coe

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poncho from Christopher William Country at O avoid the massive anti-climax when Creake Abbey. Fully waterproof yet breathable the forecast promises a heat wave it makes the perfect layering partner and you’ll but the clouds disagree, I’ve found still look like a savvy summer fashionista. something to wear come rain or And if it is swimming in the sea weather shine. My motto: ‘BE PREPARED’. try this figure-sculpting swimsuit by Layering is the key to a happy summer’s Miraclesuit from Pollard & Read, which day, and always keep your wellies and claims to help you look 10 pounds woollies close by! Now, you may need lighter in 10 seconds! Worth a try at a rather large tote or like me you least! have a small wardrobe in the boot of Nelle-dk at Drove Orchards your car, but it enables guaranteed has this stunner of a snakeskin enjoyment whatever the weather. print bikini by Ilse Jacobsen. A Yellow is a hot summer colour swimsuit in the same print is and forever the optimist, let’s also available at £69. say it’s a scorcher of a day.

This beautiful sheer pleated Jumping straight into my top tunic dress is by Essentiel from picks is this beautiful yellow Coombe Collen & Clare, who have recently Hawne linen dress by Seasalt. Also opened in Burnham Market, and available in denim, it’s so easy to Aigle compactable essential she is. In lemon yellow, wear and suits most shapes. poncho £80, this cover up dress is versatile and If you’re a navy lover then there’s Christopher perfect for slipping on over your this super cute Caria printed dress William Country swimmers. from Velvet by Graham & Spencer My other favourites include the from Anna in Holt and Burnham West top by Velvet. Flattering all the Market. right areas she’s on my summer Or perhaps you’re in the mood staple list and available at Anna in for stripes? Then try the cute little Burnham Market and Holt. Layered structured Gretal dress by Louche over a cami or under a plain cardigan from Nomad & the bowerbird in with jeans, crop trousers, shorts, maxi or Holkham, for just £55. short body con she’s Miss Diversity.

If you’d prefer shorts, then try this I’d match it with these gorgeous floral Yerse Tencel denim pair from Anna in print trousers from Fugli’s in Fakenham, Burnham Market. I’d probably advise an part of a fabulous range called Goubi. At ankle boot to pair with both shorts and £29 they’re a total steal. dresses, as they are perfect for both If you’re off out for the evening and rough and smooth terrain. I am in love want something sophisticated yet with The Jacksons Brixton Lavagna casual then I’ve found a great collection black ankle from Nelle-dk in Holt.

And don’t forget your sunnies. I’ve Velvet by Graham & at Olivia’s of Sheringham. I’ve chosen found a lovely square framed pair by Spencer Caria dress a fawn jacket and black trousers Louche from Nomad & the bowerbird £169, Anna in Burnham from their Bianca range.

Traditionally an occasionwear for £18.

Market and Holt.

If the temperature does drop on ©Imago Photographic boutique, Olivia’s have added a number of smart casual and occasion just slip on a pair of jeans or beachwear lines to their shop, with the La add a jumper like the Weird Fish ladies slub knit Naturelle range starting from just £30. hoodie from Wet Dog in Cromer, who specialise Sticking with my motto, I hope I’ve in fashion for beach living. They also stock a found something that will satisfy any kind cute Brakeburn beach hut print tank at £20 and of summer’s day using some of Norfolk’s a fun Brakeburn beach hut beach bag at £25. wonderful shops and boutiques as great If then say the heavens do decide to open, inspiration.

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The Jacksons Brixton Lavagna black ankle boot £179, Nelle-dk in Holt

Goubi trousers £29, Fugli’s

Ilse Jacobsen bikini £49, Nelle-dk, Drove Orchards

Bianca jacket £159.95, trousers £89.95, Olivia’s of Sheringham

Essentiel pleated tunic dress £95, Collen & Clare

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RETAIL THERAPY

Deck chair £65, outdoor waterproof cushion £25, gourd lantern from £35, Tatty Tides

Dog drying coats from £25, Ruff and Tumble

Hit the beach!

Alex Monroe Cheeky Crab sterling silver rose gold plate necklace with a diamond between its claws £180, Ruby and Tallulah.

Prints by Nigel Wallace from £25, Fineline Frames & Gallery.

Hand hooked Regatta cushion £52 and American Beach cushion £39, Bringing the outside in.

Surf print swimmers £32, Fat Face.

Boudicca Sea Salt & Juniper linen spray £14, reed diffuser £19 and candle £17, part of Coastal Country’s new in-house range.

Nautical Chic by Amber Jane Butchart, Thames & Hudson RRP £24.95, from Nomad & the bowerbird.

Sail Away from Sanderson’s Vintage 2 collection RRP £56 per metre, Angelina’s Curtains & Blinds and Burnham Interiors.

Lotus Grill, a portable, smokeless barbecue £129.95, Christopher William Country and Beachcomber

Hamman towels £22 or 2 for £40, Joyful Living .

Lampshade £55 or £170 with the solid elm base, shell tealight holders £8.99 and £19.99, The Old Stores.

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B R O N Z E by S T E V E N PA G E 6 J U LY – 26 S E P T E M B E R

Introducing this young, emerging and exceptionally talented sculptor to Norfolk. Stephen Page’s beautiful bronze work strips away extraneous detail and concentrates on form. In his own words “My work attempts to make a connection between our primitive selves and the modern world we inhabit: 21st century software running on a 10,000 year old hard drive.”

We look forward to seeing you in the gallery and showing you the wonderful work by our Pinkfoot artists.

So whether you’re looking for paintings, prints, sculpture, beautiful books, notebooks or cards, we hope you’ll always find something you like.

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ARTS

A summer of exhibitions Amanda Loose takes a whistle-stop tour of just some of the highlights in store for art lovers in North Norfolk this season ‘Regatta Day’ by Tina Stokes, The Flint Gallery

‘Great Grey Shrike’ study

by Daniel Cole, Pinkfoot Gallery

Nicola Hart at Fineline Frames & Gallery

‘Buttercups and Swallows’, original linocut by Rob Barnes, Quay Art

Utopia has just introduced a collection of vintage glass shades to their gallery at Creake Abbey. Many were handmade in the 1930s in France, with exquisite detailing and hues. Pictured is ‘Cascade’, featuring five vintage petal shades hung on antique-style silver twisted cable with chrome fittings.

‘Hey-ho’ by Max Angus, Burnham Grapevine Gallery ‘Bull 2’ by Ostinelli & Priest, The Red Dot Gallery

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HE annual exhibition at Sandringham is of paintings by Royal artists this year, with works by members of the British, Russian, Danish and Greek Royal Families.

The exhibition features rarely seen paintings

by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales, and early examples of Royal children’s work. All the paintings normally hang in the private rooms of the house.

The exhibition has moved from the Ballroom of Sandringham House into the Museum complex this year and runs until 18th October.

Heading to Burnham Market, Burnham Grapevine Gallery’s busy season includes their Summer Exhibition, which runs until 4th August, featuring watercolours by Gerard Stamp, landscape paintings in oil by Michael Chapman, the award-winning prints of Max Angus, and works by Burnham’s own Pamela Noyes.

From 7th August, the gallery will be hosting a short exhibition by Norfolk artist Patrick Boswell, with a new collection of his beach and sailing scenes, followed by an exhibition of etchings by Emma Buckmaster, from 4th September. Emma’s work was selected for this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

As well as Lawrie Williamson’s solo exhibition (see page 17), Fairfax Gallery in Burnham Market will be hosting a mixed summer show throughout July and August, including artist Jack Frame.

New work has also arrived by Canadian artist, Dorion Scott, who exhibits exclusively with Fairfax, and has just shown at the Hong Kong

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Pocock’s The Artmonger, in Burnham Market, will be introducing new stock throughout July and August, including works

by Royal Academicians Ken Howard and Dame Laura Knight.

From 12th to 20th September, the gallery will play host to local artist Rebecca Lloyd’s ‘Norfolk’ exhibition, Rebecca’s fourth solo exhibition with Laura Pocock.

Over at Creake Abbey, Fineline Frames & Gallery will be showing new work from gallery regulars in July. August’s exhibition features artist Nicola Hart, with her colourful acrylic and collage paintings, and new Norfolk coastal work.

You can watch Nicola in action at her demo on 8th August at the gallery.

September sees Fineline’s first show with local artist Mari French.

The Flint Gallery in Blakeney will be showcasing a series of ‘Turneresque’ paintings by seascape artist Tina Stokes, during July and August.

Her haunting yet tranquil interpretations of boats on the water appear in public and private collections across the world, including Kensington Palace. These will complement original paintings and bronze sculptures in the gallery by leading creators, inspired by North Norfolk’s coast and wildlife.

Quay Art, also in Blakeney, will be exhibiting works by Norfolk based artist and pattern designer Amelia Bowman throughout the summer, in addition to the gallery’s regular

artists including Rob Barnes.

Amelia’s quirky collagraphs, each individually hand-printed, depict local landmarks including Cley Windmill and the Granary at Wells.

Alongside Amelia’s work, the gallery will be showing glass sculptures and ceramics inspired by a summer garden.

As well as their summer show, ‘Bronze’, by new artist Stephen Page from 6th July to 21st September, Pinkfoot Gallery in Cley has some exciting new work on their walls, including oils from Peter Wileman, Cornish artist Daniel Cole, well-known for his Cornish semi-abstract landscapes and stylized bird paintings, three new Robert Gillmor linocuts, plus seascapes by Jo Lawrence.

Don’t miss Cley 15: Marvellous in Ordinary from 2nd July to 2nd August. New works by 52 artists with a link to Norfolk can be discovered around Cley, including St Margaret’s Church, the beach and Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s visitor centre, alongside events, talks and workshops.

Striking sculpture by working partnership Ostinelli & Priest will be on show at The Red Dot Gallery in Holt from late August through September. The work, in stoneware clay, is finished with subtle colour glazes and textured impressions.

Along with the magnificent white bull (pictured) the British bulldog, lurchers and hares will also be exhibited. Look out too for graphite sketches by Kate Leiper, the preparatory studies for the Blickling exhibition (see page 18).

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ADDRESS BOOK: Sandringham Estate, 01485 545408 www.sandringhamestate.co.uk Burnham Grapevine Gallery, Burnham Market 01328 730125 www.burnhamgrapevine.co.uk Cley 15, www.cleycontemporaryart.org 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

upils at Burnham Market Primary School, SALT glass studios and Dr Laura Bowater of UEA have been involved in a unique educational project to create original glass labels for plants at the UEA’s new Modern Physic Garden.

The project, funded by North West Norfolk Decorative & Fine Art Society, saw pupils attend glass art and design workshops SALT glass studios visit to Burnham Market Primary School provided by SALT and talks by for glass art demos for the plant labels ©Andy Sheppard Photography Dr Bowater learning the plant science.

Their designs show the traditional and 21st century medicinal, nutritional and structural benefits of plants from tomatoes and broccoli, saffron and woad, to willow and reeds.

The UEA will select one school design for public display at the new garden which SALT will create as part of the series of glass labels for the UEA’s Modern Physic Garden, which opens in October. The pupils will also create glass plant labels with SALT glass for the school’s garden.

• SALT glass studios, Burnham Thorpe www.saltglassstudios.co.uk

Meet the artist: Lawrie Williamson

Lawrie at work

Award-winning, octogenarian artist Lawrie Williamson will be returning to North Norfolk to exhibit his work for the 26th year this summer. He’s busy preparing for this, a solo exhibition, at Fairfax Gallery, Burnham Market

You’ve been painting for almost 70 years, how did you start?

I began a formal academic relationship with Fine Art at the age of 15, when I won a County Major Exhibition Scholarship, so I’ve been involved for 67 years with a brush in hand. Add a few early practice years. There goes my excuse for not knowing what it is about!

What inspires your work?

I paint what I know - colliers, public houses, beautiful dogs (including my rescue greyhound, Wodge), fishermen and general behaviour. All these things contain sparkle and surprise, and give my brush the opportunity to put light or dark areas in juxtaposition to realize lovely compositions.

I work in many media, but mostly oils. My work is unified by observation of what interests me. It is my intention to lend my eyes to the viewer of my work, to give a fresh and clear window, a new view and a little surprise for my patrons.

Why do you keep coming back to North Norfolk?

I have been coming to Norfolk for more than a quarter of a century, 26 years in fact, first to The Ringstead Gallery with Don and Margaret Greer. This will be my second exhibition at Fairfax Gallery.

I fall in love with Norfolk when I am in Norfolk, and recall her when I am absent. I have many friends in the county and think of them as a cultural link, which I enjoy.

‘Back bar’, oil on canvas, by Lawrie Williamson

• Lawrie’s exhibition ‘All My Eye’ will run from Friday 24th July (5pm-7.30pm) to Monday 3rd August, at Fairfax Gallery, Burnham Market, 01328 730001 www.fairfaxgallery.com.

Lawrie will be at the gallery during the opening weekend. Wodge’s fans will be pleased to hear that although he’s staying at home, his image will be present.

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A real gem of an exhibition!

2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the National Trust at Blickling.

But this autumn, the house will also play host to an exciting and interactive art exhibition, with a story based on part fact, part fiction.

Colin Rawlings of The Red Dot Gallery, the exhibition’s creator, gives Amanda Loose a preview

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MICHAELMAS Pageant: The Birds and Beasts of Tudor Blickling’ will be no ordinary exhibition. Yes there will be some 19 paintings by artist Kate Leiper in The Long Gallery at Blickling, but also there’s quite a twist, and indeed, quite a tale.

‘I was inspired by a 2009 exhibition at Blickling called ‘The Masque of Anne Boleyn,’ says Colin. ‘Anne was born at Blickling which belonged to her family, and the Masque tells her story. The exhibition collected ephemera and photographs relating to the times it was performed at Blickling, including in 1938, when Queen Mary was guest of honour of Blicking’s then owner, Philip Kerr, the 11th Marquess of Lothian. ‘‘A Michaelmas Pageant: The Birds and Beasts of Tudor Blickling’ is based on part fact, part fiction. Part of the fun is working out just what is real!’ says Colin.

‘In 2009, 81 year old Albert visits ‘The Masque of Anne Boleyn’ exhibition at Blickling and realizes that he is in the photographs as a ten year old boy. He sits down in The Long Gallery, and talks to one of the room stewards, explaining what happened to him on that day.

‘Albert’s Mother worked at the local vicarage, so he had relatively free run of the Hall,’ says Colin, the story’s creator. ‘He went into The Long Gallery and dropped his birthday farthing under the floorboards. In trying to retrieve it, he realises something is there. Albert manages to prise up the boards and finds a package which he starts to unravel.’

Albert hears a voice saying “Put it back” as he unwraps a diary marked ‘George Boleyn, August 1514, Blickling’ but is spooked and puts it back.

Albert says to the room steward “I wonder if it’s still there”.

Fast forward to today and says Colin, we have found the diary and also something else – a box with a beautiful pendant, which George’s diary says was given to his sister Anne by their parents to welcome her back to England before she went to the Royal Court in Paris.

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In the diary, George has travelled from Hever to Norfolk to greet Anne, who has sailed back from the Low Countries, at Bishop’s Lynn (now King’s Lynn), and then on to Blickling.

Reeve Harold in charge of the Estate decides to celebrate the return of the two Boleyn children to Blickling, with a pageant on the day of the Michaelmas feast. He asks all the tenant famers and villagers with animals to dress them up for a pageant celebrating animals, and it is this artist Kate Leiper has recreated.

And here’s the twist in the tale. Anne’s pendant disappeared in 1514 and now visitors to the exhibition have the opportunity to solve the mystery – and to win the beautiful pendant of gold, garnet, diamond and South Sea pearl.

‘But you’ve got to work hard,’ says Colin. ‘15 letters will be hidden in the paintings and with the help of the National Trust there will be two further letters hidden within the Hall and the Estate.

‘Once you’ve gathered the 17 letters, they will provide the answer to who or what stole the jewel, and where it was found.’

Quite a story, which Colin, who lives on the edge of the Blickling Estate in a house with parts dating from the late 15th and early 16th century, has been thinking about for more than two years: ‘Scheming ideas is something I find very enjoyable first thing in the morning when taking the dogs for a walk. Its wonderful to work out what could and couldn’t have happened. The story I created had to have a sense of time and place, and I loved doing the research.’

• ‘A Michaelmas Pageant: The Birds and Beasts of Tudor Blickling’ at Blickling Hall runs from 1st September until 31st October. www. nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate/ Colin is at The Red Dot Gallery, Lees Yard, Holt 01263 710287 www.thereddotgallery.com

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Interior designer Lisa Dawson from Aylsham ‘has been involved with everything, and with us every step of the way,’ says Harry. ‘The rooms were painted in Little Greene’s distemper paint because of the lime walls, with a complementary feature wall.’

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Amanda Loose meets three local mums who have set up their own businesses Tina in the cutting room

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T’S 20 years this October since Tina Guillory set up the Carrier Company, making practical clothing and accessories for life outdoors, designed and made in Norfolk.

‘I set up the Carrier Company to make things I couldn’t find or afford, such as log carriers, garden aprons and huge canvas bags,’ says Tina, who is based in Wighton.

‘With the help of other makers based in their own homes making to my designs, the business has expanded.

Ladies with young children or house bound relatives, mothers and grandmothers, can make at their own pace, though around the Chelsea Flower Show and Christmas we are all making practically full time.

‘My children are also very involved though they all have successful careers of their own. Robbie gives advice from Glasgow, where he is a book editor, Sienna and her husband Enzo, both actors, are very hands on with our website, and Jace is in charge of sets for Chelsea Flower Show and any other construction we need. I have twin grandchildren Lucia and Valentina (hence the move into children’s clothing!)

‘As a family company, if we need something we make it if we can. And if as a family we need it, then usually so do other people; so all Carrier Company goods are made for a purpose!’

• www.carriercompany.co.uk, 01328 820699. You can visit their barn/ workshop in Wighton but call first to check they’re in. Open 9.30am-3.30pm weekdays, other times by appointment.

HEN Lisa Scothern tells people she’s a butcher, they’re usually surprised. ‘I guess I’m not your stereotypical butcher!’ she says.

Now running The Sherwood Charcutier, and also working as head butcher at Creake Abbey Café & Food Hall, Lisa originally wanted to be a baker.

‘I made celebration cakes when my children, Herbie and Henie, were small. When Henie was two, I signed up for a foundation degree at The School of Artisan Food in Welbeck.

‘In the first month we did a week of each discipline and I ended up majoring in butchery with a minor in patisserie, training under Ray Smith of River Cottage Fame. I’m still in touch with Ray and his wife Mary.

‘I was teacher’s pet as I was really good with a saw – my dad is a cabinet maker. It’s physically demanding too.’

After graduating, Lisa gained experience, before setting up The Sherwood Charcutier: ‘I thought it was now or never. It was really tricky juggling the children but my parents were brilliant.’

Lisa’s curing chamber developed a fault, so she started producing and selling burgers and sausages at festivals (winning two speciality sausage awards for her merguez and cooking chorizo in the process).

While helping a friend at the opening of Creake Abbey Café & Food Hall, Lisa met their site manager, Tom Wheeler.

The rest is history and Lisa and the children have relocated from Nottingham to North Norfolk.

‘Tom and I are getting married this summer. I fell in love with Norfolk as well. It’s home now and my business needs a new name – email me suggestions to hello@ thesherwoodcharcutier.co.uk!’

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ATTIE Goodley is busy launching Willa and the Bear, bringing Nepal to North Norfolk, with her range of bedding and pyjamas for babies and young children.

Hattie, who moved to North Norfolk when she married a local farmer in 2010, says: ‘When I was having my daughter Willa (now two and a half), I wanted something a little bit different for her nursery. I lived in Nepal for 18 months after university and a good friend out there now runs a women’s co-operative producing traditional, artisan fabric.

‘Our cot bumpers and sheet fabrics are made in England, but everything else is produced in Nepal. We use handblocked fabric for our quilts and lightweight cotton blankets which are made from cotton sandwiched between two layers of muslin, making them cool in summer and warm in winter. The unisex three-piece cotton and muslin pyjamas, with a jacket, vest and trousers are what Nepalese babies have slept in forever.

‘Part of the proceeds from the Nepalese products will go back into the community which needs help more than ever since the recent earthquakes,’ says Hattie who will be selling online and in local outlets.

• Willa and the Bear, 07881 823387, www.willaandthebear.com is launching soon.

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Catch of the day!

Gillying (or crabbing) was an absolute favourite of mine as a child and this has been passed on to my son Barnaby who often requests a day crabbing in Wells. Hours of fun to be had World Pier Crabbing competing for the biggest crab!

Championships What is important is to make sure you are ©christaylorphoto kind to the little gillys. Follow these simple rules published by the Wells Harbour Commissioners and you’ll know they’re having fun learning and interacting with nature whilst keeping the gillys happy too. Their advice includes giving your gillys enough sea water to DON’T MISS: The World Pier cover them, changing the water often in hot weather, Crabbing Championships in Cromer not overcrowding your gillys and no hooks on lines. on Sunday 30th August, 11am-2pm.

Look out for the lovely Sue Riseborough in Wells www.crabandlobsterfestival.co.uk who kindly volunteers during the summer to advise and educate on the best methods of catching and handling the gillys.

Did you know Heirloom Toys & Clothing offer a good old-fashioned dress making service from £35 at both their Sheringham and Burnham Market stores. Call Annie on 01328 738950

Rainy days • Another of Barnaby’s favourites is Mable’s Paint Pot in Burnham Market where he enjoyed painting a ceramic pot.

They offer summer holiday workshops and children’s parties too. 01328 730379 www. mablespaintpot.co.uk • Just down the road, SALT glass studios in Burnham Thorpe run an exciting new range of family summer courses from creating glass print fused panels, paperweights or blowing baubles to sandcasting. Courses from £15, age five upwards. Book on 01328 738873 or www.saltglassstudios.co.uk

Back to Nature!

• The National Trust’s ‘50 things to do before you’re 11 3/4’ encourages children to get outdoors and involved with nature.

Join the Norfolk Coast team for 50 things themed fun at Terrific Tuesdays on 14th, 21st, 28th July, 4th, 18th and 25th August, 10am-4pm, meet at Blakeney Quay. Or head along to Wild Wednesdays at Brancaster beach on Photo: Nick Daly 15th, 22nd, 29th July and 12th and 26th August, 10am-4pm. 19th August 11.30am-4pm. Free but please book on 0844 2491895 or www.nationaltrust.org.uk Sheringham Park will be running free 50 things themed ‘Things to do’ on Thursdays in August, no need to book. Parking charge applies.

Note there is a charge for the ‘in the dark’ events on 5th and 11th August.

• Join the Marine Mayhem at NWT Cley Marshes on Saturday 1st August, 10am-4.30pm, a fun-packed day of activities to celebrate National Marine Week, including strandline scavenge, coastal creations and rock pooling. www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org. uk for more details and other events.

• Check out RSPB Titchwell Marshes (www.rspb.org.uk/ titchwell) and Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve (hawkandowl.org.uk) for great days out.

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Trains, trains, trains …

Take a trip on the Poppy Line which offers a scenic ride from Sheringham along the coast to Weybourne and through the heathland to Holt. www.nnrailway.co.uk Also try the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway with trains operating Norton Hill Light daily until the end of October. www.

Railway wellswalsinghamrailway.co.uk Norton Hill Light Railway at Hall Farm, Old Church Road, Snettisham, will be open to the public on the weekends of 25th and 26th July, 8th, 9th and 22nd and 23rd August from 1-5pm, with each weekend raising money for at least three different charities. It’s a 1km ride with viaducts and a tunnel! Entry: Adults £1, children free. Train fare £1.50.

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A summer of fun Hannah Sole gives her pick of just some of the events happening in North Norfolk this summer

Tuesdays 7th July, 11th August, 8th September and 6th October Guided History Walks, Wells-next-the-Sea

In aid of St Nicholas Church. Starting at 2pm from St Nicholas Church, Church Plain and returning around 3.30pm for tea and cake.

Groups or individuals welcome, a maximum of 24 per walk so booking is essential. Cost £5, contact Maureen 07899 777369 or maureenwhiddett@hotmail.com

Saturday 18th July Re-opening of Brancaster Activity Centre

Look round the newly repaired and refurbished Centre following its 18-month closure due to the flooding in December 2013. Fun activities for all the family and refreshments, 9.30am-12pm. www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Saturday 18th July The Burnhams Flower Show & Carnival

Carnival parade starting from the green in Burnham Market, arriving at the Playing Field approximately 2pm. Includes horticultural, cookery, photography, art and craft competitions and craft stalls. Free live music in the marquee in the evening. Entry to the village playing field £2. Children aged 12 and under free. No dogs. www.burnhammarket.co.uk

Thursday 23rd July NWT Cley Marshes: Dragonflies, Damselflies and Tai Chi

From 10am-4pm, Pam Taylor from the British Dragonfly Society will lead a detailed workshop on the dragonflies and damselflies of Norfolk, £12 NWT members, £15 non-members. Booking essential. From 7.30pm-9pm, local instructor Cath Brooker will introduce Tai Chi on the terrace, £6. www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk or 01263 740008

Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July Holkham Country Fair An exciting line-up including Gulliver’s Carnival’s riding stunts, an RAF Battle of Britain Memorial

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Sandringham Flower Show

Flypast, plus over 200 trade, fine food and craft stands. Gates open 9am. Camping available at Holkham Estate. Tickets from www.holkhamcountryfair.co.uk, under 14s free.

Meet outside the visitor centre. £3 NWT members, £3.50 non-members, per event. Nonmember car park fee applies. No need to book. www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Sunday 26th July and 23rd August Butterflies and Bug Walk

Wednesday 29th July Sandringham Flower Show

Join butterfly enthusiast Dave Brice to learn how to identify butterflies and bugs on Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve.

1.30-4.30pm. £6 (£5 FOSM and HOT members) Please book 01328 856788 www.hawkandowl.org/events

Sunday 26th July RNLI Open Day

Meet the crew at the boathouse in Wells from 12-5pm. See the boats along with other entertainments and barbecue. www. wellslifeboat.org

Tuesday 28th July, Friday 14th and 28th August Sea Dipping at NWT Holme Dunes

From 9.30-11am plunge for prawns and dunk for dabs (10-11.30am 14th August, 11am-12.30pm 28th August). Arrive 15 minutes early to sign up. From noon-1.30pm enjoy Coastal Creations, a strandline scavenge to find natural materials (12.30-2pm 14th August, 1.30-3pm 28th August).

Use them to decorate your coastal creations.

Mixing local village flower and produce competitions, trade stands, amateur and professional display gardens and arena events.

9am-6pm, £10 per person (under 16s free). www.sandringhamflowershow.org.uk

Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August Old Hunstanton Church Flower Festival & Fete

This year’s theme is ‘Old Movies’. Head to St Mary’s Church between 10am-5pm and see which films have inspired the floral artists, plus stalls, food and drink and evening events. Lunch served from noon-2.30pm.

Friday 31st July to Sunday 9th August Wells Carnival

Fun events and activities for all the family, including live music, a teddy bears picnic, raft race and craft fair. Carnival Day is on Saturday 8th with fancy dress competitions, entertainment and the traditional parade around the town. For a full programme visit www.wellscarnival.co.uk

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Until 24th October LightScape: James Turrell at Houghton Houghton Hall is hosting a major exhibition by James Turrell, featuring a collection of his light pieces, open Wednesday to Sunday and August Bank Holiday Monday.

The centrepiece is a specially created illumination of the entire west façade on Friday and Saturday evenings. www.houghtonhall.com for tickets.

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ituated within the magnificent parkland of Burghley House, Stamford, The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (3-6 September 2015) is renowned not only as a major international sporting event, but also the premier occasion in the Autumn social calendar.

Land Rover Burghley starts with two days of dressage in the main arena (Thursday and Friday). Saturday is cross country day, when competitors test their nerve around Burghley’s famously demanding course, designed by Captain Mark Phillips. The competition then comes to a climax with show jumping on Sunday to determine who will carry home the Land Rover Perpetual Challenge Trophy and the substantial first prize.

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A summer of fun Saturday 1st to Sunday 9th August Sheringham Carnival Week

Includes an exciting three-plane formation, raft race, street races, parade, fireworks, vintage tea party, children’s fancy dress and more! Carnival programmes on sale for £1 in many shops in Sheringham, local tourist offices or from www. sheringhamcarnival.com

Sunday 2nd August Rural Sports Blakeney Playing Fields

Events start at 1.30pm and include long jump, high jump, regatta relay, sack race and finishing with the tilt the bucket challenge!

Sunday 2nd August NSTG 9th Annual Show and Market

Head to Sheringham Park from 10am-4pm for a taste of the ‘good life’ with the Norfolk Smallholders Training Group. Home produced Norfolk food and goods, demonstrations, sheep shearing, fun dog show and more. Members free, non-members £5 (under 16s free). Includes car parking and access to the park. www.nstg. org.uk

Saturday 8th August Last Night of the Blickling Proms

To celebrate 75 years of the National Trust at Blickling, they will be throwing a 1940’s party, with a choreographed routine from the Grace Spitfire, traditional rousing songs and a spectacular fireworks finale. Prizes for the best 1940’s costumes. Gates open at 4pm, Adults £33 in advance (£36 on the night), children (5-16 years) £16 in advance (£18 on the night) To book call 01263 223500 or www.revivalproductions.co.uk

Tuesday 11th August to Saturday 22nd August North Norfolk Music Festival

With an amazing variety of music, Grammy Award winning singer large audiences Jacqui Dankworth will be performing at the North Norfolk flock to the Music Festival. beautiful home of the Festival, St Mary’s Church, South Creake. For full details visit www.northnorfolkmusicfestival.com

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Saturday 22nd August Big Wild Sleep Out

Spend a night under the stars at RSPB Titchwell Marsh. Set moth traps, search for bats and owls by torchlight. Tents can be put up after 5pm. £20 per person including breakfast, camping and activities. Places are limited so booking essential, call 01485 210779.

Monday 24th August The History of Blakeney Wednesday 12th August National Nature Reserve Open Air Theatre in Holkham’s 50 Years Of Neptune A talk and presentation given by the team at Walled Gardens Enjoy Chapterhouse Theatre’s adaptation of The Secret Garden. Alive with music, song and an array of especially designed puppet creatures. 6.15pm. Tickets: Adult £13, Child (2-16 years) £9, Family (2 adults and 2 children) £40 from www.holkham.co.uk or Holkham Ticket Office 01328 713111.

Saturday 15th August Marie Curie Walk to Remember, Sandringham Estate

Take this evening 10k walk to remember someone close to you and raise money to care for people living with a terminal illness. After completing the walk, enjoy the festival-like celebrations with live music, entertainment and fireworks at 10pm. The walk starts at 6.30pm, registration fee £10. www.mariecurie.org.uk/getinvolved/charity-events/walking/charity-walks/ sandringham-norfolk

Blakeney National Nature Reserve. Discover its history, how it came into the care of the National Trust and how the Neptune Campaign has helped. Blakeney Harbour Rooms, 7.309.30pm. Tickets £5, booking essential. www. nationaltrust.org.uk or 0844 2491895.

Saturday 29th August Creake Abbey Gift Fair

Over 40 stalls including local artists designers, food producers, craftsmen and plantsmen.

10am-4pm. Free parking and free admission. www.creakeabbey.co.uk/events

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Saturday 15th August Burnham Market Craft Fair

Traditional, local and regional crafts will be displayed alongside items by local artists, designers and artisans on over 100 stalls on the greens, from 10am. www.burnhammarket.co.uk

Sunday 16th August Mannington Hall Fairy Tales & Fables Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling and book display in the hall from 12-5pm.

Trails in grounds. Adults £6, concessions £5, accompanied under 16s free. www. manningtongardens.co.uk

Sunday 16th August Charity Clay Shoot

Christopher William Country will be hosting their third Charity Clay Shoot at Creake Abbey raising money for EACH (East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices). No need to book, just turn up between 10am and 3pm. Prize for top senior man, top lady, and top junior too. www. creakeabbey.co.uk/events

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August Open Air Concerts, Holkham Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra return for a night of jazz and blues music on Saturday. Sunday is Last Night of the Proms, performed by the English National Philharmonic Orchestra and compered by Fiona Bruce.

Advance tickets (available until 9pm on 29th August) Jools Holland £39.95, Proms £29.50. Tickets on the weekend (after 9pm on 29th August) Jools Holland £45, Proms £40.

To book www.livepromotionsconcerts.co.uk or Holkham Ticket Office 01328 713 111.

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GET OUT THERE! Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September Wells Maltings Trust 5th Annual Pirate Festival

Swashbuckling fun and adventure. This year we’ll see the return of the beacon being lit, the Smugglers Ball reloaded, the Pirate Market, and Blackbeards Badtaste Bingo! Join the activities to help raise funds for the Wells Maltings development. www.wellspiratefestival.co.uk

Sunday 6th September Pensthorpe Specialist Plant Day

With some of Norfolk’s best nurseries, you’re guaranteed to find something unusual for your garden and get some expert plant advice. In association with Norfolk Nursery Network.

10am-5pm. www.pensthorpe.com

Saturday 12th September Tour of Britain – Norfolk to Suffolk

Britain’s biggest professional bicycle race and the country’s largest annual free to watch live sporting event. Norfolk will host the start of Stage 7 at Fakenham Racecourse. www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/tour-of-britain/

Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th September 1940s Weekend

Enjoy a 1940s weekend on the North Norfolk Railway. Go in uniform or 1940s civilian dress to add to the atmosphere. www.nnrailway.co.uk for tickets.

Sunday 20th September North Norfolk Triathlon, Wells-next-the-Sea

Staged by the Wells Harbour Maritime Trust.

The start, transition and finish are on the quayside at Wells. The open water swim in the harbour is followed by a 40km bike route around coastal villages, returning to the quay. The 10km run takes competitors along the coastal path and onto the beach. Race starts approximately 11am. For more details and to register www.wellsharbour.co.uk/ northnorfolktriathlon.htm

Sunday 27th September Drove Orchards Apple Day with Food & Craft Market

Local stalls, Drove Orchards juice and heritage apple tastings, plus Pick Your Own. 10am-4pm. www.droveorchards.com

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September Sandringham Game and Country Fair 10am - 6pm, Adults £12, over 65s £11, children £4. Advance tickets and further details from www.livingheritagecountryshows.com

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Weybourne Weybourne Hope – Sheringham Park

WALK DATA This walk gives you a riot of sea, parkland and woods – and an incredible view of the coast from a viewing tower POINTS OF INTEREST Weybourne is a beautiful North Norfolk village with delightful flint and brick cottages. There are the remains of an old Augustinian priory founded around 1200 AD.

Distance: 8.5 kms (5.3 miles) Typical time: 2 1/4 hrs Height gain: 50 metres Map: OS Landranger 133 NE Norfolk Start & finish: Coasthopper Bus Stop, Weybourne: Church (E) & Ship Inn (W) Terrain: very straightforward; sturdy footwear needed

Sheringham Park is a National Trust property famous for its vast collection of rhododendrons and azaleas, the work of the famous landscape designer Humphry Repton, dating back to 1812.

Climb The Gazebo in Sheringham Park, a tower at treetop height from which you have incredibly good views all round.

The North Norfolk Railway is a preserved steam railway connecting the town of Sheringham to Holt. To view train times, visit www.nnrailway.co.uk. There is a small buffet at the station too.

The Muckleburgh Military Collection, 1km W of Weybourne, is the UK’s largest privately-owned military collection, housing over 150 tanks, guns and vehicles in addition to thousands of other items. Worth a visit, you can find out more at www.muckleburgh.co.uk

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From the bus stop, head W a few metres through the village and turn right up Beach Lane towards the sea; there is a good path for most of the way Bear right (E) when you reach the coast, which you follow for 2.4kms; at one point you kink round the Coast Guard Cottages, a tiny terrace of houses right on the cliff Turn R (S) at a marker point away from the coast towards the woods of Sheringham Park and shortly you cross the steam railway line over a bridge, with a barn on your right On reaching the road, bear right 100 metres along a track, and then cross over, through a gate on the other side and follow the woods up on the W side; towards the end of the wood you will see a sign to the gazebo, well worth the small detour and climb providing you have a (reasonable) head for heights At the end of the woods bear left (E) through a wooden gate, then right at the next crossroads right in front of Sheringham Hall, heading S; bear right at the next junction i.e. SW, and shortly you will reach two little lakes Bear right (NW) here along the red waymarked ramblers route. Go right at the National Trust sign for Weybourne Heath, pass a pond on the right, then turn left and come out of the woods with Weybourne Station to your left (W) Walk on, past the shed, then leave the red marker post route and go left through the gate to the station.

Go either over the footbridge, if the station is open, or up onto the road and over the railway bridge. Continue along the road N back towards Weybourne; there’s a good footpath all the way. Return to the bus stop.

PIT STOPS The Ship Inn, Weybourne (NR25 7SZ, Tel: 01263 588721) Good local ales and locally-sourced menu.

BunTeas Tea-Room, Beach Lane, Weybourne. Teas, coffees, sandwiches, dressed crab and all day breakfast.

The Village Store, Weybourne includes a well-stocked deli counter that will tempt you.

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What to spot in high summer

Our coast and its environs provide such a varied number of habitats that there’s always something to see. Richard Campey, owner of The One Stop Nature Shop, shares some of his favourite possible summer sightings, encouraging us all to get out there and get spotting!

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OLLOWING the excitement of spring migration, high summer is a more settled time for much of our wildlife. But a careful look reveals that for many birds autumn migration has already begun.

Wading birds like godwits and curlews have started moving along the coast and in the evenings, the saltmarshes host increasing groups of starlings, boosted massively by young birds.

The end of July and beginning of August are the best times to see large numbers of wading birds. Numerous sites along the North Norfolk coast, from Snettisham to Cley will see their mudflats and saltmarsh become increasingly busy, as many thousands of waders prepare for their migration south to wintering grounds in Africa.

A visit to any of these mudflats, saltmarshes and harbours provides a great opportunity for spotting a variety of migrating waders, such as black-tailed godwits, redshank, ruff, dunlin and perhaps a curlew sandpiper.

One of the most iconic birds to be seen on the coast is the avocet and following its recolonisation back in 1977, it is now once more well and truly established.

They breed all along the coast and make their nests from a scraped out hollow, sometimes with a few pebbles or shells, on exposed mud islands at the edge of pools and more often than not very close to one another.

Extremely aggressive they will chase away predators and other wading birds if they get too close to the nest.

In recent years spoonbills have been a common sight at Cley, Holkham and Titchwell Marshes. This large white heron is unmistakable with its large spatulate bill.

Inland our skies will be filled with cries and flashes of swallows, house martins and swifts. Throughout July more and more

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young birds will be seen.

The warm weather makes for an ideal time to look for butterflies, dragonflies and orchids.

Butterfly numbers increase during July with some very special species appearing. Silverwashed fritillary, white admiral and chalkhill blue are three that can be found in Norfolk.

The first two have been seen at the woodland areas of Holt Country Park and Kelling Heath.

For chalkhill blue the iron-age fort at Warham is worth a visit, also a good site for wall brown and migrant painted lady butterflies which arrive here from Europe and North Africa.

Dragonflies and damselflies are often abundant during the summer. The River Glaven

is an excellent place to find the fabulous banded demoiselle and some migrant species such as red-veined darter can sometimes be seen in coastal areas like Kelling Water Meadows.

Into late August and September our coast is supplemented by waders from further north undertaking their first migration south, many having nested as far north as Russia like the little stint. There’s also the possibility of spotting one of the rarer waders such as whiterumped sandpiper.

Many other species are getting ready to begin the long migration south for winter. Swifts will be leaving by the second week of August, with house martins and swallows following soon after. Species like cuckoo, whitethroat, redstart and wheatear are all African migrants who spend the summer in the UK. Their time will begin to come to an end in August as they too move south.

• The One Stop Nature Shop run guided bird walks for beginners along the coastal path every Wednesday until the end of September, weather permitting. All welcome, £5 per person. Meet at the shop at 5pm. Booking advisable.

The One Stop Nature Shop, Burnham Deepdale, is open daily and has a bird identification board.

01485 211223 www.onestopnature.co.uk White-rumped sandpiper

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Getting the balance right It would seem logical that exercising more, and restricting what we eat will get us into perfect shape, says Bo Tyler. But overdosing on either can have the reverse effect. So how do you know your perfect dose?

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HAT we do know is that making the right food choices loses the pounds and exercising right loses the inches – combine the two and you can get the body you want. Signs that you may not be making the right choices or have the balance right include: • Constant muscle/ body soreness • Not enough energy to do everything you want to in your day • Poor sleep • Low mood • A greater susceptibility to injury and ill-health • Feeling mentally uninspired when you think about your workout • Not seeing any improvements in strength and fitness, feeling you’ve hit a plateau

• Feeling more stressed from having to workout rather than less • Any existing health conditions getting worse (such as hormonal imbalances, thyroid problems, IBS, autoimmune diseases) • You’re not happy You may worry you will gain weight if you change the way you eat or exercise, particularly at the suggestion of either eating more and / or exercising less. But either doing too much exercise and / or under-fuelling can make that happen and create health issues.

This is because you can inadvertently slow your metabolism and raise your levels of the stress hormone cortisol, both of which make you hold onto unwanted pounds, especially round the middle.

It’s very easy to tweak your

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The secret is to work with, not against, your body with a long term approach to nutrition and exercise specific to your unique physiology, make-up and lifestyle which never includes crash dieting, calorie counting, overexercising or ineffective exercise choices.

Good food comes first. As to whether your exercise choice and load is right for you, tap into how it makes you feel and whether it helps you to be healthy and happy.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Get set for summer!

Whether you’re planning to spend your summer under the big skies of Norfolk or jetting off somewhere exotic, take some time to think about your summer beauty routine, says Jess Shanahan

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REPARING to go out into the sun is so important and not just in terms of how you look and feel but also for your skin’s health too. Ready yourself with a pampering spa treatment and stock up on summer essentials.

ULTIMATE VITALITY RITUAL AT THE SECRET GARDEN SPA, CONGHAM HALL If you want to prepare your body and mind for some time relaxing in the sunshine, this 180-minute treatment is exactly what you need. The ritual includes a body wrap to help detoxify your body, along with a lymphatic massage to continue the detoxification while relaxing tired muscles. You’ll also get an exfoliation treatment to prepare skin for the warmer weather and it’ll all finish with a rejuvenating facial.

Priced at £160. www.conghamhallhotel.co.uk or 01485 609300 for more information.

Summer essentials

Here are a few products you shouldn’t be without this summer GLOWING SKIN COLLECTION – ELEMIS This Elemis kit is all you need to prepare your skin for summer.

The Papaya Enzyme Peel and Skin Nourishing Body Scrub will remove any dead skin cells, while the Skin Nourishing Body Cream will soften skin ready to be shown off.

To give yourself a healthy glow, use the Total Glow Bronzing Moisturiser for Face (this is great for pretending you have a tan in the winter too!). Finally, finish off with the Tan Accelerator to give your skin a helping hand in the sun.

Priced £45, worth £79.38. Available from The Retreat, Old Hunstanton 01485 535376 www.retreat-spa.co.uk. While stocks last.

NATURAL GOAT’S MILK HAND AND BODY LOTION – FIELDING COTTAGE This hydrating lotion is perfect for those long days spent outside exposed to the elements.

This can be used as soothing after sun lotion or simply to hydrate hands after a day spent playing in the sand. Priced from £6.50. www.fieldingcottage.co.uk for more information.

SUN KISS BODY HYDRATOR WITH SELF-TAN – ELEMENTAL HERBOLOGY We’re all very aware of how the sun can affect our skin but that doesn’t mean we don’t want a nice sun-kissed glow. A fantastic alternative to an over-thetop fake tan is a gradual tan lotion. This one from Elemental Herbology contains softening bio-oils to leave skin hydrated with a natural glow.

Priced at £27. Available from Congham Hall Hotel & Spa. ROSY POSY LIP BUTTER – ETHICA SKINCARE This hydrating lip butter not only protects your lips from the ravages of summer but it also adds a beautiful rosy sheen to your lips.

You can use it as a cheek tint too, perfect for skin that’s feeling the benefits of fresh air and vitamin D and definitely does not need a full face of make-up.

Priced at £6. www.ethicaskincare.com for more information.

REFRESHING SCENTED TISSUES – AGUA DE COLONIA CONCENTRADA You can enjoy the classic citrus fragrance of the Mediterranean with these unisex cologne wipes. They’re perfect for freshening up on a long journey or after a day out in the sun.

Priced at £4.95 for a box of 10 wipes. Available from Joyful Living, Drove Orchards, Thornham 01485 525714 www.joyfulliving.co.uk STAY SAFE IN THE SUN The sun can wreak havoc on our skin; there are the obvious risks such as skin cancer but over-exposure to the sun can also cause premature ageing, skin damage and immune system suppression.

Here are some tips for staying safe in the sunshine: 1. Always use a high SPF sun cream when you’re exposed to the sun, and don’t forget to reapply 2. Drink lots of water as it’s easy to get dehydrated 3. Cover up in light clothing to protect your skin from the sun’s rays 4. Use a moisturiser with an SPF of at least 20 5. Remember that the sun can damage your skin even when it’s not scorchingly hot NORTH NORFOLK LIVING HIGH SUMMER 2015

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THE DINING EVENT Last year saw 11,000 hungry diners making the most of 22 unmissably priced menus at some of North Norfolk’s best restaurants.

This year we’ve got even more restaurants signed up to tempt you.

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Be sure to mark you calendar with OUT FOR DINNER for two weeks from 28th Sept.

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Food News Diaries at the ready!

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he 2015 North Norfolk Food and Drink Festival will take place in and around the Walled Gardens at Holkham Hall on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September.

There will be over 50 stalls selling produce grown, reared, caught, produced and sold in North Norfolk, a food court area, children’s activities, plus the Cookery Theatre, hosted by Mary Kemp.

This year the committee will be working with East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) as their charity of the festival, to raise funds for The nook appeal.

Free entry but a car park fee applies. Festival gates open 10am-4pm.

• www.northnorfolkfoodfestival.co.uk

Barefoot Retreats at your service!

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arefoot Retreats, the luxury holiday cottage company in Thornham, offer a concierge service to all guests staying in their cottages. Need a dog walker or baby sitter? No problem. Fancy a hot air balloon ride or helicopter flight over the North Norfolk coast? Barefoot can arrange that for you too.

They also have some great experiences on offer for foodie guests, including hiring a private chef to cook for you in your cottage or going sea fishing then cooking your catch on the beach afterwards.

If you want to pick up some new culinary skills, then how about private cookery tuition where you’re staying with one of their professional chefs? Catering for two to ten people, topics range from canapés and seafood to chocolate craft.

Or you can attend a local cookery school. Barefoot can even arrange a cookery demo with Galton Blackiston of Morston Hall, to see how menus are prepared for guests. Early reservation is essential.

• Barefoot Retreats 01485 512245 www.barefootretreats.co.uk

Table talk!

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hristopher and Johanna Tennant have recently opened BAnG! In Wells, a new café/bar in the centre of Wells-next-the-Sea. The couple have restored the Grade II listed building, creating a bright and contemporary ground floor café serving breakfasts with all day brunch at the weekends, plus light lunches and sharing platters.

BAnG! also boasts four bedrooms with rates that stay the same all year.

BAnG! is named in memory of Christopher’s father, the late Lord Glenconner, who called his own restaurant in St Lucia ‘Bang Between The Pitons’.

• BAnG! In Wells 01328 712149 www.banginwells.co.uk

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North Norfolk Restaurant Week is back for its third year from Monday 28th September to Sunday 11th October. Enjoy dining at some of the best restaurants on and around the coast including The White Horse, The Rose and Crown and Congham Hall. Take advantage of two courses for £10 and three for £15, or two for £15 and three for £20 menus this autumn.

• For a full list of participating venues visit www.northnorfolkrestaurantweek.co.uk

irdie Fortescue is opening The Kitchen later this summer, a café and bar next door to her shop ‘Birdie Fortescue’ in Burnham Market.

Birdie’s shop specializes in decorative continental antiques and contemporary homeware and The Kitchen will complement its style. There will also be all sorts of kitchen, home and tableware for sale around the place too!

• www.birdiefortescue.co.uk

Charity Cookbook

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orfolk’s Own Cookbook: Everything Stops for Tea has just been published, with all proceeds going to Marie Curie.

Local authors Mary Kemp, Melinda Raker and Vanessa Scott have included 80 recipes from contributors, from Breckland blueberry, lavender and honey cake to Norfolk strawberry and mint flan.

Contributors include chefs Chris Coubrough and Roger Hickman, Gurneys Fish Shop, Antony Gormley and 13-year-old Mermaid Sandelson, (a recent outstanding winner of a baking competition).

All the recipes are packed with delicious Norfolk produce, and as the book celebrates high tea as well as afternoon tea, there are yummy savouries too.

As the book’s production costs were covered by the generosity of sponsors and contributors, every penny of the £20 retail price will go to Marie Curie. Each book sold will provide one hour of Marie Curie palliative nursing care.

Gurneys Fish Shop’s crab cake and saffron mayonnaise from Norfolk’s Own Cookbook

• Norfolk’s Own Cookbook is available from Jarrolds, Ceres Bookshop Swafffham, Gurneys in Burnham Market, other local outlets and at www.norfolksowncookbook.com NORTH NORFOLK LIVING HIGH SUMMER 2015

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FOOD & DRINK

A taste of summer Growing courgettes is rather like the spring rain - once it starts it seems to forget to stop, says our resident chef and cookery school proprietor, Na Hansell. Once courgettes start cropping they seem to do so in abundance and without end

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UT it is such a pretty thing - first the shoot that becomes a young plant which thrills me when I realise that I’ve saved it from withering; then the lengthening plant which snakes its way around the greenhouse or across the vegetable patch.

And then the flowers peeking out, the beautiful soft but bright orange which makes me feel a little inadequate - shouldn’t they be being stuffed with a delicately seasoned ricotta and then, is it deep fried, in true Italian style? Finally the finger-sized terrapins appear and all too quickly you blink and there are marrows!

They don’t need to be from your own garden. You’ll find many a garden or allotment owner happy to share their produce at this time of year, and even happier if you can share a delicious recipe or two with them so that they can do something creative with their crop themselves. Or from the local farmers market, or roadside stalls - I created many a happy meal in New Zealand years ago where they sell produce from roadside huts with honesty boxes.

This recipe uses a few more ingredients than you might expect to find at the side of the road, but mainly store cupboard and herb patch ones so it’s easy to put together.

Na Hansell Lifestyle Cookery School 07766 578656 www.nahansell.co.uk

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MOTORING

On the road!

There’s plenty going for the Spanish-built SEAT Leon X-PERIENCE, says Brian Vertigen, and for someone who wants or needs a stylish and practical estate for all seasons this latest version of the Leon is a good choice, but it is expensive

Behind the Wheel?

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Most of us have occasionally eaten a sandwich or an apple while driving. But eating while driving doubles the risk of a crash and drivers caught snacking at the wheel face fines and penalty points on their licence, writes Brian Vertigen.

HE main difference between this model and the standard Leon ST is that it comes with standard all-wheel drive. This Haldex 4x4 system defaults to front wheel drive for the majority of the time, but if the car detects slip, it sends power to the rear wheels to maintain traction.

The massive boot – 587 litres, is big enough There is just one engine choice – the 2.0 litre for most occasions but it can easily be diesel, with a six speed manual gearbox with expanded by folding the rear seats to create 150PS, or a six speed automatic with 184PS. 1470 litres of space.

Both have the same This car is emissions and particularly useful for official economy towing. The manual figures but the 184 version is rated to pull PS version will go a braked trailer of up slightly faster, and to 2000kg, and with costs more. the four-wheel drive Compared with system, it is ideal for the standard Leon pulling caravans or ST, the X-PERIENCE horseboxes in most has a more rugged off-road conditions exterior look, a as well as on the raised ride height of motorway.

15mm and ground Price (of test car) £28,285 SEAT is of course clearance is raised Other models from £16,000 to £30,000 part of the VW Group by 28mm. This does Top Speed: 129 mph which has made a result in a touch Acceleration: to 62mph, 8.7 secs name for itself in more body roll Power: 2.0 TDI, 150PS rescuing famous through corners but Combined fuel consumption: Stated names - SEAT was it does not impact on 57.6mpg once owned by the normal driving. If you Test car average: 47mpg Spanish Government. do make the most CO2 emissions: 129g/km SEAT is now on a roll of the acceleration, selling many more especially in second cars now in the UK and is lining up to produce and third gears, it makes for smooth and rapid three SUV models. progress. Engine noise is never intrusive.

There is plenty going for this model, but The car’s cabin is high quality, with a solid but make sure you really need and can use the plush feel, with some very smart looking suede extra abilities this model has over a standard on the doors and seats. It is a spacious car with LEON because otherwise the price is difficult to plenty of room in the rear for adults to sit with justify. comfort with generous head and legroom.

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ating or drinking while driving is a distraction that is estimated to double a driver’s risk of being involved in a crash. It is also an offence punishable by a fixed penalty ticket or under careless driving legislation.

The Highway Code says we must avoid distractions such as eating or drinking while driving. But many motorists are happy to unwrap a sandwich or sip a hot coffee while driving down the motorway.

Driving is a complex task so trying to do anything else at the same time makes the journey riskier because we are not focused on driving. If something does go wrong, we are likely to react more slowly because our attention is elsewhere.

• Make sure you are in full control of the car and that means both hands and your brain focussed on the driving task.

• Plan your journey so there’s time for a snack and drink break built in.

• Stop somewhere safe – a proper parking area or service station.

• Don’t believe any driver who says they can multi-task safely while driving – they can’t!

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Self-catering specialists, Welcome Cottages, share points to consider if you are thinking of starting a holiday let.

Location is of course important, but you don’t have to be in a ‘hotspot’ to achieve great bookings. We are noticing a trend for customers making their holiday choices based on the lifestyle and foodie credentials of the area, especially great restaurants and farmers markets.

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LOCAL HISTORY

A steep learning curve As we remember the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Alan Tutt explains how Langham Dome provided key training for gunners

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ARLY in WW2, British gunners suffered an acute lack of AA (anti-aircraft) training.

Portsmouth naval commander, Henry Stephens, saw Pathé footage of German Stukas divebombing in the Spanish Civil War. Terrified gunners fired blind, even fleeing.

Similar stories unfolded in England but Stephens had a vision – Dome training, which he turned into reality. In 1942, Langham Dome, one of just 43 built, was born.

Via sound and vision simulations projected onto the inside of the dome, trainee gunners from Holt experienced battle conditions to improve their aim. Using AA guns they practiced shooting down German warplanes – different films replicating the surprise of attack.

Gunners anticipated flight paths rather than shooting directly at the plane and missing.

A ‘Dome Teacher’ assessed accuracy by means of a yellow circle also projected on screen. The best gunners could be identified and fast-tracked. The next stage was firing real

BEFORE

ammo at real targets. Using light AAs at Holt, heavies at Weybourne, they shot at targets towed by radio-controlled Tiger Moths, ‘Queen Bees’.

Langham remained operational after the war.

During the Cold War it still had a role to play training a new breed of gunners.

Later it fell into disuse and decrepitude but with funders including the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and the North Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust (which owns the Dome), and local support, it was resurrected in 2014 as a fantastic visitor centre.

Its disintegrating concrete shell and rusting metal frame were restored to contain state-ofthe-art museum displays. There are Stephen Fry-narrated films, displays of Beaufighters, Wellington ‘night owls’, Vampires and others that flew from RAF Langham and histories of men and women based there. You can even ‘fire’ a replica Browning machine gun at enemy planes, just as past gunners did.

In the dome’s centre is a beautiful model of the entire Langham site – interactive, staggeringly detailed. It lies beneath a glass dome that perfectly echoes the concrete chamber above.

Opening hours July, September and October: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

August: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday. Entry £5, 16s and under free. www.langhamdome.org

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BOOKS

Summer reading Judas:The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle

Fortune’s Sonata

From a Distance

The Listeners

Fans of Edward Glover’s novel The Music Book will be pleased to hear that he has just published a sequel, Fortune’s Sonata and that a third novel is planned to make up the Herzberg Trilogy.

The novel takes up the story of Norfolk born Arabella Whitfield, now Countess von Deppe.

Arabella is living in Prussia, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Catherine the Great and Beethoven.

When Michael returns to England by troop ship at the end of the Second World War, he makes a life changing decision, heading to Cornwall instead of home to Norfolk.

Fast forward more than 50 years to the Norfolk coast and Luisa meets Kit, a stranger who has arrived to visit the lighthouse he has inherited from his mother.

The past and present collide in this incredibly moving, but also sometimes funny novel about love and loyalty, and some rather delicious sounding ice creams, made by Luisa.

Recently published in paperback, From a Distance by North Norfolk based Raffaella is the perfect read for lazy summer days - whatever the weather!

Set in Norfolk in 1940, The Listeners is Edward’s debut novel, and winner of the 2014 Rethink New Novels Prize. The novel tells the haunting tale of a family beset by grief, secrets and loss, set against a Norfolk landscape, which looms large throughout the novel.

William Abrehart hasn’t spoken since the death of his father. His mother is lost and withdrawn, his sister Rachel is waiting to hear from Tom, her soldier sweetheart in France. Sister Kate, meanwhile, admires a local airman.

Over a weekend, secrets and lies are revealed, with the family’s already fractured lives changed forever.

Drawing on Walter de la Mare’s poem of the same name, The Listeners is moving and thought provoking, and will stay with you long after it’s done.

Author and publisher Edward Glover £10.99

“Fortune’s Sonata is an action-packed read, full of intrigue and adventure, sadness but also joy...”

The novel spans four decades and the turbulent world of late 18th century Europe is never far from Arabella’s door. As the title suggests, music continues to be her inspiration, as she faces danger, intrigue, loss and betrayal.

Fortune’s Sonata is an actionpacked read, full of intrigue (political and otherwise) and adventure, sadness but also joy. The novel concludes with a mystery, which sets the scene for the final volume of the trilogy.

A former senior diplomat, Edward now lives in North Norfolk.

Stockists include The Holt Bookshop, Waterstones in King’s Lynn and Amazon. www.edwardglover.co.uk

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Raffaella Barker Bloomsbury £8.99

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Peter Stanford Hodder & Stoughton £20

Edward Parnell Rethink Press £9.99

In this fascinating cultural and historical biography of Judas Iscariot the author examines how the disciple has been portrayed over the past 2000 years, and how his name became synonymous with betrayal.

Peter looks for example, at the accounts of Judas in the Gospels, his portrayal by the medieval church, in art and literature, as a hero of the enlightenment, Judas as treacherous betrayer, or scapegoat.

On his travels, which include a visit to Gethsemane, Peter also considers the wider social and cultural associations of the Judas story through history.

Closer to home, the author visits the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in East Harling. Its 15th century stained glass window in the chancel features Judas’ kiss of betrayal.

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