JennyMorgan

To the above I would add areas of outstanding natural beauty. Both Norfolk & Suffolk have such areas and last summer, when restrictions were eased, many country roads were at absolute standstill, often as a result of inconsiderately parked cars and oversized motor homes making roads impassable. At the moment many miles of double yellow lines could be the answer but what an eyesore that would be! Inevitably there would be the obvious danger of mission creep. In truth the countryside was not prepared for last year's onslaught and in many areas a very real onslaught it was too! Call me lucky but I live 9/10s of a mile from Oulton Broad's village centre and we had scores of visiting cars parked outside. Mind you, that was a bit of fun as many asked us the way to the Broad itself to which we sometimes gave a few a lift across to the Park by boat. For most that was a real adventure in itself and we had some good laughs on the way. Nevertheless such days were few and far between. I don't know the answer but I do know that by and large my wife and I are enjoying the extra folk using our lane and pausing for a chat.

Pessimist or realist, or a bit of both!

Countryfile & The Mendips report here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000rhgj/countryfile-mendips

I don't see it happening but when the village idiots gain power then Bob's your Aunty! There was an interesting article on BBC's Countryfile the other day concerning The Mendips and the extreme pressure the national park there is under. Once the seed has been planted . . . . . . . . . . . .

Better ruined than dead? Personally I'm being pessimistic towards the thought of any real return to normality for this summer, let alone the Spring. Quite simply we shall make the best of what we have. Thank goodness we live here! What will be will be.

If this unlikely ban is brought in what then for the Broads? The area isn't a national park thus such a ban would surely not apply. Indeed the BA has no responsibility for road traffic. I wonder what the real national parks would then say if the Broads maintained the NP masquerade yet ignored the NP traffic ban? Electric or diesel, not the issue, it's the sheer number of cars and visitors that is the problem. As we have seen during this past winter North Norfolk has suffered a massif influx of cars, it's not just an NP issue. As far as the Broads is concerned the area might be the route but it's not necessarily the destination. Ban cars that want to go from Norwich to Yarmouth, it would be an absolute nonsense! I don't see this scheme reaching fruition but interesting times ahead if it does.

No need!!!

It isn't from the EDP.

As one who visits national parks by car I have to say that I'm at a loss on this one. The access issue is of paramount importance if people are to be able to visit and enjoy what is on offer, whether National Trust, National Park or The Broads. Perhaps Park & Ride is the answer but not universally, at least not for those of us who have mobility issues. I'm not going to suggest 'travellators' or the like but limiting access is surely not the way forward. Better management surely? Should cars be banned on national parks then will such a ban apply to NP family members? I wouldn't anticipate that Broads businesses would be overly thrilled at the prospect! There is no question that our national parks are under considerable pressure right now but I'm not convinced that banning cars, or boats for that matter, is the way forward.

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Indeed I should!! In the meantime I'll blame Corona Virus, Brexit, galloping senile decay, Trump, being married, lead water pipes, aluminium saucepans, inbreeding and auto-spell-check!

Thank you, Tim, for making that clear. That is how it should be. I note your above www address.

You can now lay off taking the little blue tablets and the size enhancing Well-Man products!

The BA are on a positive with this one and working with the industry so let's be be hopeful.

I'm afraid that I have to agree with Vaughan on this one. As for Easy Jets customers, madness! So what to expect? Inoculations look like continuing well into the summer, jabs that don't immediately become effective, so what can we plan for? Living in hope might be the answer!

Had a look, doesn't change my opinion one iota. The Authority has a job to do and should stick to it, in my honest opinion of course.

When I see that a survey originates from the Broads Authority then I immediately look for the catch or catches. For a kick-off they famously ignore the results of surveys and consultations. Secondly flooding is the responsibility of the Environment Agency, especially as the causes and effects go way outside and beyond the Broads Authority's executive area as well as their core responsibilities. Empire building on a grand scale? Yet another vanity project? The Authority should stick to the requirements of the Broads Act and it's legislative boundaries. Let the Environment Agency do their job and then the Authority can get on with theirs.

There are one or two that have arrived that way and similarly can only depart that way! There appears to me to be a vast untapped market for super delux mansion-afloats on the Broad. The Nav Regs allow for 65' replica Wherries, now there is a thought, static wherries! Can always have a radar dome on the masthead for those who want something that they really don't need!

Probably because they played at the White Swan in Gillingham near Beccles!

Might be used with trade plates?

It's the rather tasty 'trawler yacht', left of centre, middle one of three cruisers, that triggers my inquisitive mind! Surely that one is landlocked? She certainly won't pass under Potter, Ludham or Wroxham, I even wonder if she'll pass under Acle let alone Vauxhall at Yarmouth? If I had a boat like that then she'd be at Lowestoft Marina, ready for a bash out to sea!

Two of my daughters, both NHS, had their first jabs over the weekend. Both felt rough yesterday but that, apparently, is the jab doing its job! Both were fine this morning.

I believe that it is firstly down to the riparian landowner. It might also be down to the local internal drainage board. The local Parish Council office should be able to advise.

I suppose I'm biased, used to enjoy them when they were our local pub band. Black Shuck is hardly likely to stretch anyone's intellect though. Yes, their music does demand volume. Ed Graham, their previous drummer, has also written a couple of songs regarding Norwich, regretfully not on U-Tube, otherwise you could have had even more raucous, local material to work with, if indeed you require it.

Chris, you are probably aware of Black Shuck, the ghost dog of The Broads. With that in mind I'll remind you of the Lowestoft group, The Darkness, who came up with a rock and roll ode as a tribute to that old dog. Not for sensitive ears! The Best of Lowestoft. A chance for a restrained percussionist to chill out perhaps?