TheQ

The defences between waxham and Eccles seem to be doing their job. Happisburgh would have had them if it weren't for objectors. I'm surprised it wasn't carried on further south, as the section from Waxham to winterton is equally low lying.

Road works in Stalham at the mini roundabout pair at the bottom of the high street. There is no way through from Tesco to the high street or Sea Palling.

Officially entries have closed, but a little bit of grovelling will still get you in.

Less than a week till closing of entries.. Get them in!!!!

A new one was constructed at RAF Neatishead over the last year and a bit. The resident TPS 77 Radar has moved there. It's moved because the road and site at Trimmingham is now begining to fail due coastal erosion. When it finally falls into the sea there's a huge R1 underground bunker under there, that'll make its own sea defence.

Martham boats do sailing and dinghy hire. If not just a canoe from them.

Their closure gave several sailing clubs mud weights for their buoys, there are a lost of old shoe lasts down in that mud folks..

Entries close 23rd April 2023 Get your forms filled in!!!

Not all the bridge is medieval..

It was only in the 1960s that Dr Lambert's theory that the broads were mostly medieval peat cuttings was accepted. Prior to that they were officially thought to be natural, therefore back then the " tidal " aspect applied. Today it doesn't, however retrospective changes to various changes in broads status as public or private would be very difficult to make happen.

Vaughan you are incorrect in suggesting all tidal waters are required be open by law.. That only applies to Natural waters, it does not apply to manmade waters,. If you build a drive way to your house it does not mean it becomes a public road. If you dig a dyke to your boat yard it does not become public waters. Equally because the majority of broads are manmade peat diggings, it does not mean they are public waterways, unless established unchallenged for many years by custom and use.

I don't know about new year, I'm still waiting for my families Christmas cards to arrive from Scotland.

For added fun they are coning off outside BQ at Hellsdon, for 12weeks!!! More cycle lanes no one uses. Also road works just north of boundary road, on the Coltishall re, are about to start.

Entries for the 3RR 2023 are now open. 3rd 4th June 2023. Entries here. https://www.3rr.uk/

Well in this not a national park, that bridge isn't really sinking, over the 6 or 700 years since it's been built, the land of the broads have dropped by about, 6-10 inches ( glacial isostatic adjustment), sea levels have risen by about 8 inches since 1900 after the roughly stable period 1400-1900. So the bridge height is reduced by 14 to 18 inches since it's been built. The biggest problem with boats going under the bridge is the ever increasing size of boats..not just height, but width, you look at the old woodies of martham boats, they are considerably narrower than modern boats and it's those top corners that stops boats going through.

If you observe the chain of cameras there is one that is different to the others.. That is the one just South of Catfield, it has lights on high and a cabinet at its base. I believe that that camera has been set up to work independently, and is the only one that has worked..

At RAF Neatishead in the R12 Building ( the big green block) Was a piece of kit I looked after.. it was still in use till some time between 1990 and 1994.. It sent information to another station at a massive.... 110 baud.

This page includes several of Horning of the 1930s and before, including the sign by the Swan , where the southern comfort now moors. The sign reads Horning Town Sailing Club which ceased to exist in 1938, Horning Sailing club was formed a few months later. https://www.broadlandmemories.co.uk/1900to1949gallery3.html

Ferranti that's modern stuff, I used to live in Bletchley Park The Bombe Computer.

Just make sure it's got a good handle on the back to lift them out. Most dogs will float quite happily without a life jacket until they very tired.

Thermal gloves, tick, Very warm Buoyancy suit, tick, Fur lined boots, tick, Woolley hat, tick , In twenty minutes I'm heading to the sailing club, to put the buoys out and then go sailing...

or maybe they've just taken account of the ever increasing weed problems on the broads

Sounds a good reason to go to the model railway club tonight.

Came through NDR / Wroxham road this morning no sign of any closure..