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Month: March 2021

North Norfolk – Wells-next-the-Sea best place to live says Sunday Times

North Norfolk – Wells-next-the-Sea best place to live says Sunday Times

The North Norfolk port town of Wells-next-the-Sea has been named as being one of the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times. In its supplement on the 28th of March the newspaper described the location of Wells-next-the-Sea in North Norfolk: “This bewitching stretch of coast has charms of its own  – golden sands, creeks and marshes bathed in ethereal light, endless horizons and wondrous wildlife.” Wells Maltings arts centre also came in for praise as did…

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Gallery Plus at Wells Reopening 12th of April

Gallery Plus at Wells Reopening 12th of April

  Trevor and Jo Woods of Gallery Plus at Wells in North Norfolk have sent an email to announce their popular gallery’s reopening date. That is, of course, subject to any unforeseen changes in government policy relating to the pandemic. However, things are looking far more optimistic now in that regard and hopefully I will be able to visit my favourite North Norfolk gallery as soon as it reopens. Best wishes to Trevor and Jo. Gallery Plus at Wells-next-the-Sea “We’re…

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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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