Bytheriver

As an observation - is there not a world of difference between a visitor centre at a specific venue eg Stonehenge and one in the Broads. which are scattered over what is quite a large area which of course takes days to cover by boat (bases for which are of course scattered across the area) and even quite a long time by road and even longer by the much diminished but allegedly sustainable public transport. Which with the seasonality of the Broads for other than the hardiest souls who would be unlikely to visit a centre even if open makes the need doubtful. Schools for practical reasons have quite a small window for full day or even half day trips even if they can afford the transport which seems unlikely in the reasonably near future ( as someone has said a mobile service may be more sustainable with field trips if essential for say, 6th forms and the like) As an aside I do wonder what use the current Brown Tourism road signs are which state For the Broads follow - then different locations dependent on which direction you are coming from.

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We have visitor moorings too. Stock up on supplies in our shop, cool down in our swimming pool and enjoy and evening meal in our restaurant. FREE to stay during the day £12 overnight serviced non-mooring £20 overnight serviced mooring with electric and water From their Twitter page (Aug 2019)

Here are some the new posts on their way through Reedham towards Breydon on Wednesday morning

Unlike in Planning Guidance where the "The Broads" are mentioned alongside "National Parks" the Glover information so far has so far made no such differentiation ! I am sure someone has explained the difference

Info is here - It is up to date as Dunes cafe at Acle is on it https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/facilities/electric-boat-charging-points

WRC published terms for the Cruiser section does not mention after dark but Day Boat terms further down clearly state - "Not use the boat after dusk (no hire boats are licensed or insured for use after dusk)".

How about someone organising a bulk purchase & installation service to install suitable GPS equipment in both private & hire boats which would solve the problem especially for craft with rev counters indicating a supposed speed?

There is some hope that reliability of the bridges could improve when some of the equipment from the 1940s is replaced during the closure at the start of February 2020 (additional information from Greater Anglia Management) https://www.edp24.co.uk/motoring/norfolk-and-suffolk-railway-lines-closing-for-upgrade-february-2020-1-6218265

Comes up on rightmove its the area to east of Berney Arms between the railway and Breydon Water - no doubt of interest to RSPB?

I notice the bins at Neatishead are mentioned - for those who have not seen the new set up put in by North Norfolk District Council here is a recent picture Waste - Recycling even food waste and the original Bottle bank is still there - an example to all of the Norfolk & Suffolk Councils

It appears that since parking charges were introduced at Reedham & Brundall Stations their use has dropped and certainly the cars have not just moved to the free parking spaces nearby at Reedham - If this has led to less passengers using the railway does not bode well for the future.

Bearing in mind they are for 60+ they could have mentioned the nearby boat hire yards. I always smile when they describe their lounges as being "Sociable" as at this stage that really depends on who moves in ? A far better description would be "A spacious comfortable lounge is provided for residents to socialise"

Anglia Trains have taken their notice down already - must be in record time There were just two cancellations

Welcome aboard.

The report states that the proposed "BA" mooring is for de -masting purposes and that it- is still under consideration.

It has been pointed out somewhere along the way by an expert in such matters that any dredging sufficient to lower the water level at Potter would have the consequence of increasing the effect of salt water surges.

Plus the mooring posts at the Yacht Station have a ring on top so you can feed your rope through and back onto the boat so they just can't lift your rope off the post even if the end is taken back on board.

Nowadays they only use the flags to indicate an closure due to a fault or hot weather the LED signs give a fairly up to date indication the trains in each direction are fairly close so they usually keep closed till both have passed so always worth checking the Norwich to Lowestoft timetable.the delay on opening seems slightly longer since the signal box at Reedham Junction closed. Ultimately only the two swing bridge boxes will remain open with authority to open/close from Colchester. On Friday trains are due at 18.59 & 18.22 so you could get an opening between but don't rely on it in case of late running.

Or is it https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/broads-authority-acle-bridge-not-on-hold-1-6145170

There this morning a perfect spot just as it is - busy with customers too

As with most Planning Applications it is worth taking advantage of the Broads Authority Free advice service & reading the New Broads Local Plan - Some authorities charge for advice now but not BA . They get processed quicker if submitted with all required information anyway

Brundall Level crossing will have barriers and CCTV so no need to hoot with the operator sitting in the dry in Colchester.

The railway through Brundall is currently being re-signalled with control moved to Colchester and remotely controlled barriers will be installed when the new disabled friendly pedestrian access is finished on the river side details here https://planning.broads-authority.gov.uk/PublicAccessDocs/planningDocs.aspx?doc=/sites/planning/2019/Documents/Development Control/BA20190023FUL/planning statement incorporating design and access statement(1).pdf I suspect getting planning permission from the Broads Authority for the Yare Pub area is likely to be difficult due to the flood risk