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It is getting worse. I notice it happens more in the rain. It seems to be a case of head down and get to the mooring as soon as possible. Cruising should be a journey, not a destination.

Dear all, Please be aware that the National Canoe Marathon Championship event is taking place on the River Yare this weekend (22 & 23 July). The event will take place between Trowse Eye (Whitlingham Boat Club) and the Waters Edge pub at Bramerton. Racing takes place all day on both days and there will be multiple competitors on the river. The river is open as normal however if navigating in the area please exercise care and caution, there will be safety boat cover, buoys in the channel to mark the course and on some bends in the river to stop corner cutting. Rangers are aware of the event and have liaised with the event organisers to ensure the standard rules of the river are followed. If you have any further concerns or queries please contact Broads Control on 01603 756056 or email Broads.Control@broads-authority.gov.uk Kind regards, Tom Tom Waterfall Senior Communications Officer Direct dial 01603 756034 Broads Authority Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

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Most landlines are being phased out. Business systems are now mainly only internet based. Unless you have a plug in single handset you will lose telephone use in a power cut these days. At work we kept a single plug in phone for use in power cuts. Many landlines sit in the corner and are never used now unless it is a nuisance call. We only have one 87 year old friend who rings it now, everyone else phones our mobiles. The ones who will be penalised are the elderly without internet. Hopefully they are making exceptions for these customers and it is a slow change over scheme.

Dear all, Please find attached NTM 05 of 2023 regarding maintenance works at Haddiscoe New Cut. You can also find a copy on our website: https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/notices-to-mariners Best Tom Tom Waterfall Senior Communications Officer Direct dial 01603 756034 Broads Authority Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

I needed a different cockpit table for the Shetland, White Knight, as the one's supplied were too big and to small. I purchased an old walnut cabinet for very little money last year and dismantled it into parts and timber. For this project I used one of the doors and braced underneath to take the leg socket. Youngest grandson, Knight, helped design, prepare and make it and suggested having a removable chess board insert. He has become very good at chess and always beats me now. I found a 3d printed puzzle that formed the board complete with a 3d printed chess set for under £15 on ebay. Lots of trimming, planing, sanding and varnishing later we have a completed project.

Summer will resume next Thursday when we come up for 6 weeks. 😎 We have 4 weeks peace and quiet then a trip back home for the weekend and to pick up all 4 grandchildren aged 8, 12, 14 and nearly 16. They are with us for 6 days before being collected, we then have a week to recover before returning home. The shetland will be double moored to provide overflow accommodation for the two grandsons.

Who will complete their boat first, JanetAnne or Grendel Sorry Grendel, couldn't resist.

They are stepping back and the dayboats have gone but they are still advertising moorings.

I think you might mean three marinas Buccaneer are not doing dayboats any more but are still doing private moorings.

I got our first boat as a birthday present for Matron and told her she was worth the cost

Gentlemen, Please remember the ToS, This is a friendly forum, you have different opinions, both valid. Opinions can be expressed without vitriol, that way members will read posts rather than skipping them.

I have seen many electric day boats up and down the Yare for a few years. The red Bishy boats regularly come down from Thorpe and Brooms and Buccaneers from Brundall to Norwich. This isn't the first year Brooms have run them, they know their boats and customers.

Our shop can supply a very nice NBN burgee The shop is accessed via the 3 bars / lines at the top of the page.

Given the width of the Yare it is probably safer than a narrower waterway that is shared. The biggest draw back is boaters of all types seeing 6mph as a minimum target speed rather than a maximum and the subsequent wake they produce. It certainly isn't a place for a novice SUP but I do see plenty of experienced ones most days. I often see a couple of SUP doing litter collections in the margins.

In the summer holidays 3 of my 4 grandchildren afed 12 to 16 will be doing SUP in Norfolk. They have all completed 8 hours training and supervised use with a professional instructor. They may use the Yare and Surlingham Broad depending on the levels of river traffic or opt for a quieter area in the northern broads. Wherever they are, the will be visible and avoiding the main channels. All of them have been driving and mooring boats for a few years, they are aware of the failings of some helms. These youngsters are future boat owners and hirers and should be encouraged to use the waterways, they are there for all to enjoy and use safely.

You could get an F in CSEs by spelling your name correctly in my day In my 2000 plus pupils Secondary Modern we had an assortment of strict older teachers and NQT hippies. In the 70s education was a bit hit and miss. In my grandsons Grammer school, four of his subject teachers are Dr. Even at year seven. They have a couple of Professors in the upper years.

They mass planted through existing grass verges, no obvious prep work.

No mow May has been stretched until the end of June because of the benefits to bugs and eco stuff. My council now save £30k + a year, by planting huge flower beds on parts of wide verges, daffs, tulips and hyacinths amonst wild flowers. The ongoing savings are from the reduction in mowing these areas for parts if the year. They are stunning, particually in the earlier parts of the year. Councils do get it right simetimes, just not often enough.

The two worst prisons were Maidstone and Canterbury, both Victorian relics. I was told I couldn't take in anything sharp or a potential weapon. That was a bit tricky as I needed lots of instruments and tools. I had two wardens, one for me and one for my weopons collection, all logged in and out again.

Maybe speed humps might work

I have never been called, always wanted to go. I have been called three times as an expert witness, all fraud cases involving property. The first one was a lesser amount and was scheduled for one week. I stayed after giving evidence to watch the proceedings for the rest of the week. It was fascinating. During the last one I was asked by the prosecution QC. to give advice to the defence team to clarify various technical points as thier expert witness was taken ill. The meeting was held in the Judges chambers with both teams. That was a sureal day.

I have lost chickens here and ducks at a previous house. I am on the edge of a rural area so get foxes, sparrow hawks and herons, they all want to eat things from my garden. My daughter in law and two grandchildren live just around the road from us, they discovered a den with five cubs under their shed earlier in the year. Grandson re-purposed the video door bell to watch them come and go, I suspect this one is one of them. I will get number two son to come down and let his dog run around and leave his mark.

I seem to have been adopted by a Fox cub. It has been getting nearer the house each day and this evening whilst sitting in the lounge I looked around as he walked through the door, he turned tail and ran.