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  1. I've lived on the edge of Stalham for 2 years now and think it's great little town, I'm on the opposite side of town to a lot of the housing hence I've not encountered any anti social behaviour. Unless you include the flock of rowdy geese that live at Richos! There's a good Chinese takeaway and chippy, The Swan is a great pub, old fashioned hardware store, carpet shop that will visit your boat to measure and install, both the Doctors surgery and Boots are helpful and friendly. Need to collect my prescriptions today so I'll pop into Cawdrons Butchers for one of their hot pork and crackling rolls for lunch. You can usually get a free parking spot on the road, if not there are 2 or 3 free spots in the car park near the chippy, the rest are chargeable but not sure how much as I've never needed to pay. As others have said Tescos are free and there are 2 x footpaths from the car park, one goes to the Swan and the other to Boots. Only negative I can think of is the Indian restaurant is not very good, best one I've found locally, so far, Repps Indian Kitchen.
  2. Who's up for the UK's only beer spa? "immerse yourself in a wooden hot tub filled with vitamin-rich malt and hops and delight in the luxury of having your own beer tap". https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24181548.new-spa-announced-norfolk-mead-hotel-coltishall/
  3. What a beautiful day, Rosie is all scrubbed ready for the season and no guessing where I’m soaking up the rays!
  4. Not updated this in a while!! From end of October, apart from a short cruise at Christmas I’ve not cruised much, mainly due to the poor weather and very high water levels. As the forecast was fairly dry for this weekend I decided a cruise was in order. Planning to leave at 4pm I was delayed about an hour by a work issue that needed sorting. Cruised across Barton while the sun was setting and currently at How Hill. Quite noisy here actually! There was a murmation of birds flapping about with a couple of pro looking photographers trying to shoot them. Something screeching in the grounds of How Hill and something I’ve not heard before, the booming of a Bittern!! Not sure where I’ll end up tomorrow, just cruise and see what takes my fancy!
  5. I'll be collecting my toll increase letter tomorrow, at 42ft x 12 it's going to sting a little. Perhaps the BA could learn from the nice folk at Craft Insure as my insurance has also arrived, gone down £40!! Probably due to no claims being built up but still nice.
  6. Irstead Staithe has same fishing rules as the BA moorings - Anglers are welcome but must make way for boats seeking to moor https://www.norfolkbroads.com/link/accommodation-moorings-stalham-irstead-staithe-moorings-662/?fbclid=IwAR2duogSf7sJ6s2wUanUODWwlyA3TunxKbsi16f7PutWNIYG4WsMLe9muiE
  7. As does the chap in the Freeman, remember the Sutton Staithe electric post video? However, in this case I'd support him 100% though.
  8. Sutton Staithe boatyard have an Elysian 27 for sale, diesel and holding tank for £12.5k. One of the newer ones with the square windows.
  9. NeilB

    Flooding

    Jamie mentions the level of fall on the norther rivers, this was mentioned at the flood meeting as per the extract below. Henry Cator added that the fall between Potter Heigham and Great Yarmouth 0.7m over 15 miles which gives you a fall of one in 42,000. There is no way that one in 42,000 is going to keep itself clear. It is going to suffer from sedimentation and build-up of sediment. This will affect the ability to carry water. There are certain hot spots and low spots that need dredging and one of those is the yacht station at Great Yarmouth.
  10. NeilB

    Flooding

    Apparently modelling was already planned for later this year, at the flood meeting Duncan Baker suggested this was a priority and should be done sooner rather than later. I suspect the email is an attempt to show they have listened to everyone. I also suspect the modelling will show that none or very little dredging is required..... Lets just hope I'm also being cynical....
  11. NeilB

    Flooding

    The following request was posted on Facebook by Sue Hines, she's happy for it to be copied and pasted. I've been visiting the Broads for 50 years and have lived here, on a boat, for the past 2 years so will be replying. I hope those of you with more knowledge and experience than me will also contribute. The following email has been received from Matthew Philpot, Chief Operating Officer & Deputy CEO, Water Management Alliance. Please contact Matthew if you feel that you have information which would be of use. Dated 29 February 2024 Subject: Hydraulic Modelling of River Bure Dredging All Further to recent discussions the case of dredging on the Bure, to affect flood risk, will now be modelled by the Broadland Futures Initiative Team. The detail of where it is considered silt accumulations are being seen and having the most effect now needs to be decided on, such that this specific modelling can be developed. To this end we are reaching out to river users, as well as the Broads Authority, to identify those areas believed to have the greatest impact on flood risk. Our principal interest is in the Bure and the northern rivers, but suggestions for elsewhere can also be made. Please forward this email to anyone you feel could provide a beneficial contribution and I will collate responses for the BFI team. Please could responses be received by the 15th of April. Regards Matthew Philpot CEng MICE MBA (he, him, his) Chief Operating Officer & Deputy CEO Water Management Alliance m: 07884 327849 matthew@wlma.org.uk Registered office: Pierpoint House, 28 Horsley's Fields, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5DD t: 01553 819600 | e: info@wlma.org.uk | www.wlma.org.uk What3Words: caring.employ.visit WMA members: Broads Drainage Board, East Suffolk Water Management Board, King's Lynn Drainage Board, Norfolk Rivers Drainage Board, South Holland Drainage Board, Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland Drainage Board In Association with: Pevensey and Cuckmere Water Level Management Board
  12. He's not, but the Broads Society are and they should know better. https://www.broads-society.org/post/tolls-on-the-broads-and-other-inland-waterways I cannot think of any other UK waterway that could be compared to the Broads in terms of running costs, the majority have locks, weirs etc to maintain and fund. Some like the Thames also have paid lock keepers to employ.
  13. Think they still have the half built sedan in one of the sheds, unless they sneaked it out somewhere without me noticing!
  14. NeilB

    Flooding

    If you not aware of the 1953 floods there's plenty of info online but Wussernames post gives a good idea, in Norfolk alone exactly 100 people died. My great aunt was rescued from the roof of her Sea Palling bungalow by the lifeboat in 1953, which she recalled frequently! I don't know if anyone who read the minutes and attended the meeting picked up on this - "on the 21 st/22nd December we had one of the biggest surges we have seen on the Broads. We have been incredibly fortunate that it came on a low tide. There was a surge of over 1.5m to 2m in some places and that is what pushed all the up. This meant that the three top-end gauges on the rivers and they recorded their maximum heights all through this period on that time. Not only that but they were the highest heights recorded this century" What's not shown in the minutes but can be heard in the recording, is the chap from the EA saying "Had this occurred on a high tide we'd be looking at a 1953 situation"......... Whatever the causes are, this is going to happen again so the authorities need to be planning for this eventuality.
  15. NeilB

    Flooding

    Snap!! And the Harrow viewpoint, although I understand the gates are locked in the evening now to prevent such behaviour!! Wow, flooding to hook up spots in one thread!
  16. NeilB

    Flooding

    The hotel is actually behind Tesco, just past Water Lane tunnel. I was in Rudolph rd, just off Bushey high street. Mum was born in Victoria rd on the Heath. Like you say if that floods, we’re all in trouble - think it’s the highest spot in Hertfordshire!!
  17. NeilB

    Flooding

    I lived in Bushey, just outside of Watford for the first 25 years or so of my life. The Colne flooding was a regular occurrence as was the flooding of the Premiere Inn. The locals said they were fools to build a hotel there as it floods most years, developers laughed and said we'll put in some extra drains which obviously didn't work as they cannot drain the Colne!! The other clue is in the name of the road - Water Lane A bit like here really, BA, EA etc, not listening to the locals....
  18. I was in reception yesterday and mentioned this, they have already been swapping customers onto lower boats. OK for now but when Easter comes they won't have any spare boats! Martham don't even have that option. Water level on my mooring is very close to where it reached in October.
  19. NeilB

    Lifejackets

    Mine could sleep 9 when it was new!!! 3 berths are now decommissioned and 1 is covered in tools / outboard engine so would be a tad uncomfortable!! I've 4 x adult and 1 x small adult / junior auto jackets and 2 x lifebelts. Which reminds me, all the jackets need servicing by this summer!
  20. I know Nancy Oldfield are more for disadvantaged and disabled as opposed to just elderly and a bit unsteady. However, Waveney Stardust caters for a wider range, as long as at least one of the group has a disability or be elderly, unable to use a standard Broads cruiser. A bit pricy but get a few friends together and spread the cost a little. https://www.waveneystardust.co.uk/ Sadly there's no disabled equipped boats for overnight private hire on the Broads, although there are some on the canals. There was a Broom 37 sedan available for hire many years ago with disabled access and equipment but it wasn't around for long.
  21. Nope, horrible things they are, always corroding! One has blade fuses and the other 2 have the old fat Legrand cartridge fuses.
  22. I've been told the non drill transducers are generally OK for depth sounders but if you upgrade to a fish finder they may not work and will require a trough hull fitting.
  23. Sounds like my boat!! I have fuse boxes in 3 different areas, the last of which I only discovered as I wondered what was behind a small panel in a random area! Naturally they use 2 completely different types of fuse....
  24. The minutes are now available on Duncan Bakers website. FLOODING MEETING UPDATE - PLEASE SHARE Thank you again to everyone who attended my public meeting on flooding on Friday 2nd February. This was a fantastic meeting and we have lots to take away from it. The full minutes from this meeting are now published and available to read on my website please follow the link below: https://www.duncanbaker.org.uk/news/flooding-public-meeting-minutes?fbclid=IwAR2oob-ZZibmnR67OVdwy8Qz0jkl7fDohFo-xmpgfmSIaOChfMFa7oLRskY I would like to give a special thanks to Michelle from my office for taking such detailed minutes. Given the technical nature and comprehensiveness of the minutes, can I ask for your understanding if any nuances may have been missed. However, we hope to have captured most pertinent points over the 16 pages! I am anticipating reconvening this meeting again with all of the stakeholders in the late summer as I am keen to ensure continuity and progress on the issues. I want those accountable to ensure they have started to deliver on their promises. Thank you once again to everyone involved. I look forward to continuing to work closely with the panelists and local communities moving forward.
  25. If you are struggling to read the EDP because of the firewall then just delete your cookies in the browser settings menu. It then becomes free again for a few weeks!
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