“There have been boats stored … along the Marrams for over a hundred years. The parish council feels that it is iniquitous for people who own only holiday cottages in the village to try to alter something which has been in situ for several decades and is integral to the way of life here,"

“If you buy a house in a fishing village by the sea, you can’t expect to try to get rid of historic fishermen who have been here for years and years. Fishing is a dying trade and it’s a beautiful thing to see these boats come in and out. If you’re upset about that, go buy a house [further] inland.”

#Norfolk

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/24/holiday-home-owners-threaten-decades-old-way-of-life-for-norfolk-fishers

Wayford Bridge Ale on a lovely (relatively), warm evening in Norfolk. #picturesofpints #norfolk #picturesofpints #Photography

https://so.nwalsh.com/2025/03/20/172116

My good friend, Shane Brown writes wonderfully atmospheric ghost and horror stories with historic #Norwich and mysterious #Norfolk as their backdrop.

His best work to date, ‘Welcome to Marlington’ is sadly often ignored in favour of his shorter ghost stories. He refused to name check Norwich in the title, because he didn’t want bad luck to befall our fine city.

But the real city seeps through

https://silentmovieblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/influences-from-norwich-in-welcome-to-marlington/?

A Black-Capped Chickadee clinging to the boardwalk railing at Mass Audubon's Stony Brook late this afternoon.

Off to #Norfolk tomorrow for a few days

I'm packed
I've packed the dogs stuff
Prepped everything for the car

Mrs Red?
Oh, she's trying to sort out packing 1 months worth of clothes for 5 days

The way the article read I'd thought it was a surreal combination of a Chinese takeway *and* a car wash (operating as one business), but the reality is #immigration enforcement have been busy across the whole of #Suffolk and #Norfolk (I wonder if these business have been grassed up by their own customers?)

https://archive.ph/1O72w

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/02/10/amtrak-virginia-ridership-record-train “Route 50, Norfolk to D.C., added the most passengers overall, going from 490,719 riders in 2020 to 515,448 (+5%) last year.” #Virginia #Norfolk #Amtrak #Rail #GoodNews

What are folks views on having an elected mayor and unitary authorities? Is this more accountability or less?

‘Ministers want to see a devolution deal covering #Norfolk and #Suffolk, with an elected mayor. They also want "two tier" areas like Norfolk - where responsibility for key services is split between county and district councils - to replace existing councils with unitary authorities.’

https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/66729/Norfolk-announced-as-priority-area-for-new-powers-and-funding

Saw this funky fungus yesterday. I believe it is “scarlet elf cup” (Sarcoscypha coccinea), though more than happy to be corrected.

A 31 year old property entrepreneur from #Norfolk has been killed in a road traffic #collision after his #Ferrari left the road and struck a tree. His passenger was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

One of the first vehicles on scene was a car in which former Prime Minister David Cameron was travelling, this was full of #MetPol close protection #officers (who immediately stopped and got out to perform first aid and alert the other #emergencyservices )

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78w1znxdlyo