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The Big Freeze of 1962/63

The Big Freeze of 1962/63

A North Norfolk Road during the ‘big freeze’. For many people of my generation, 1962 will be memorable for the ‘big freeze’; however, it was quite a trying year in other ways. I was still at school in 1962 and can remember the anxiety caused by the Cuban Missile Crisis that brought the USSR and the US to the brink of nuclear war. In October, that political crisis was resolved to everyone’s relief, only to be followed by the severe…

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Instromet Weather Systems Ltd

Instromet Weather Systems Ltd

Instromet Weather Systems Ltd is a long-established supplier of British made, quality weather monitoring and weather activation equipment now based in North Norfolk. Originally formed in Broadstairs, Kent in the mid-nineteen eighties as R & D Electronics (then R & D Instromet), the business was founded by a husband and wife team with the weather stations being developed in their home-based workshop. The business expanded with the help of part-time staff, a move into industrial weather activation equipment such as…

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Equipping your North Norfolk Holiday Home

Equipping your North Norfolk Holiday Home

If you are having to furnish or equip a holiday home in Cromer, Sheringham, Blakeney or another of North Norfolk’s lovely towns or villages, why not put your philanthropy hat on and go online to a fair trade website to source your products. One such that retails fair trade homeware and gifts is called Nkuku. The lifestyle and home products are unique and are produced in an eco friendly way by artisans based in India. The artisans, using skills passed…

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Black Shuck – Norfolk’s Hound From Hell

Black Shuck – Norfolk’s Hound From Hell

Black Shuck is a mythical black hound that is said to roam the coastline of North Norfolk. It is reported to be as large as a pony. The animal is alleged to have burning coals for eyes. It is said that If you are unlucky enough to come across him and you meet his gaze you are not long for this world.