JennyMorgan Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 https://www.metro.news/outsider-from-the-big-smoke-slams-racist-norfolk-town/1770284/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I suppose it depends on the company he keeps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Vaughan said: I suppose it depends on the company he keeps. Should we invite him out for a session at the Surlingham Ferry then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Frustration at 2nd home owners I can understand but that sounds ridiculous. Looking at him Im surprised he is letting folk push him around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 There has to be more to this story and putting their faces in the media isn`t going to help them is it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbx5 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 https://www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk/news/london-couple-living-in-wells-made-unwelcome-1-6335582 The story with more detail as in the EDP earlier in the week. I would guess it’s the local authority housing thing that might rile the locals. John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I moved to Norfolk from London two and a half years ago. I have never felt more welcome and at home anywhere. Absolutely lovely people to match the beautiful place. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 34 minutes ago, Ray said: I moved to Norfolk from London two and a half years ago. I have never felt more welcome and at home anywhere. Absolutely lovely people to match the beautiful place. I`ll second that Ray, been in Norwich/ Brundall for one year and tbh it took a little bit of getting used to. Nobody spoke to anybody they didn`t know in the area I left behind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/norwich-named-top-five-unhappiest-places-to-live-in-uk-1-6338968?fbclid=IwAR2Bbg8ARhuBzHjJvZT58SaZLdYUqdNh1KLTfGORQ4IB1rp4zvUAk6uCCQ8 Another good reason not to come to Norfolk!! Probably all those outsiders upset the inbreds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: Should we invite him out for a session at the Surlingham Ferry then? Marina and I are at The Ferry house ,Saturday evening for Dinner.Always feel welcome there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnoar Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 The original article looks to be compleat and splutter hogwash. They moved from Cromer not Camden! Seems like a crab claw to crack a whelk. Nosense article... polarticle agenda? Scapegoats being muddied in Thames water. Must admit being a Norfolk buoy I avoid Wells, such a pain to park. Give me Burnham or Blakeney or Brancaster any point of the tide. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Ray said: I moved to Norfolk from London two and a half years ago. I have never felt more welcome and at home anywhere. Absolutely lovely people to match the beautiful place. I'll third that (if there is such a thing?) and add that East Anglians are just about the friendliest people on this island in my experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, floydraser said: East Anglians are just about the friendliest people on this island We are, to people who are themselves friendly. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 10 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: As the saying goes, it takes two to tango My thoughts exactly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Wells? I didn't think any NORFOLK people lived in Chelsea on sea anymore.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Whilst the tone and subject of this report might be somewhat questionable residential migration is an issue, and not just long distance or "cross county". Even here in the rural East Midlands their is a major issue with residential migration to our smaller villages which are popular with retired and early retireds, flown and growns, and this has pushed house prices to a point beyond where young people who have grown up in the village can afford to buy there anymore. The village where I played cricket for 30 years or so is a great example. House prices there since Y2K have risen six times faster than the average for the county, meaning prices have more than trebled in less than 20 years. The effect of this is that their are no new families in the village and the primary school, which is amongst the oldest in the country being founded in the 17th century is now marked for closure as their are not enough children in the village to justify it. To address this issue the district council has just approved a development of 26 new affordable homes on three different sites within the village to massive local protests, mostly coming from those who have moved to the village those last two decades. The new homes are to have purchasing restrictions and resale covenants in an attempt to stop the place becoming a retirement village. There is a degree of hostility between some of the long term residents who see their children having to move to distant towns in order to buy, or even rent and this is not helped by the attitude of some of the newer residents launching campaigns to silence the church bells and prevent these new homes being built. It is not an easy subject to address. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 There used to be social housing everywhere, it was called "Council Housing" but someone decided to sell them. Ex-Council houses in the village where I lived in Buckinghamshire are now demanding half a £m. We married in 1971 and even though we were both well educated and qualified had to rent out of the area. We worked and saved and bought back in the area three years later. The incomer thing is also not always what it seems. I have met a fair few Norfolk born and bred who after qualifying in various fields left for better career opportunity only to return forty years later for their retirement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 it does strike me that the older generation moving to a small village with no local ameneties are setting themselves up for problems in old age, when for example they can no longer drive to the shops, and all of the small local stores have shut and busses only run once a day, I wonder if they will be able to cope, or will they then bemoan the loss of the village shop and bus services? in local villages we have already seen newcomers complaining about the smell from farm animals and the hayfever caused by the crops that had been traditionally grown at that location for generations, and woe betide that you hold them up by driving a tractor down the roads. Life in the countryside has always been a hard life with few amenities at your door, yet a lot of those moving in dont seem to understand the problems that come from living in a rural setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, grendel said: it does strike me that the older generation moving to a small village with no local ameneties are setting themselves up for problems in old age, when for example they can no longer drive to the shops, and all of the small local stores have shut and busses only run once a day, I wonder if they will be able to cope, or will they then bemoan the loss of the village shop and bus services? in local villages we have already seen newcomers complaining about the smell from farm animals and the hayfever caused by the crops that had been traditionally grown at that location for generations, and woe betide that you hold them up by driving a tractor down the roads. Life in the countryside has always been a hard life with few amenities at your door, yet a lot of those moving in dont seem to understand the problems that come from living in a rural setting. There are always going to be people who are a little hard of thinking. They also move near airports, pubs, schools etc. We moved in full knowledge of what to expect and embrace everything village life and the country life has to offer. I was delighted our first winter to discover the snow had left us cut off. We are also aware of local economics and wherever we possibly can buy things from local businesses to put something back, we love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclemike Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, grendel said: it does strike me that the older generation moving to a small village with no local ameneties are setting themselves up for problems in old age, when for example they can no longer drive to the shops, and all of the small local stores have shut and busses only run once a day, I wonder if they will be able to cope, or will they then bemoan the loss of the village shop and bus services? in local villages we have already seen newcomers complaining about the smell from farm animals and the hayfever caused by the crops that had been traditionally grown at that location for generations, and woe betide that you hold them up by driving a tractor down the roads. Life in the countryside has always been a hard life with few amenities at your door, yet a lot of those moving in dont seem to understand the problems that come from living in a rural setting. or don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 When we moved after retiring from North London to a small town/village in Cambridgeshire we were never made to feel unwelcome. We moved onto a small new development of about 12 houses and we were the only ones who were not locals. Having heard of hostility shown to newcomers in other counties such as Devon and Cornwall we were quite prepared to be given the cold shoulder. I did wonder if the reason we weren't resented was because the cost of housing in East Anglia had stayed relatively low compared with other parts of the country meaning young locals didn't have to relocate and could afford to remain local after growing up and marrying. We moved again to another typical small Fenland town and still have never received any hostility. Carole 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 And there's more.... https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/london-couple-living-in-wells-made-unwelcome-1-6335582?utm_medium=email&utm_source=eshot&utm_campaign=newsletterlink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, addicted said: When we moved after retiring from North London to a small town/village in Cambridgeshire we were never made to feel unwelcome. We moved onto a small new development of about 12 houses and we were the only ones who were not locals. Having heard of hostility shown to newcomers in other counties such as Devon and Cornwall we were quite prepared to be given the cold shoulder. I did wonder if the reason we weren't resented was because the cost of housing in East Anglia had stayed relatively low compared with other parts of the country meaning young locals didn't have to relocate and could afford to remain local after growing up and marrying. We moved again to another typical small Fenland town and still have never received any hostility. Carole Carole. no, I'm not flirting, honestly, but you are an exceedingly nice person. Who could not like you? As for North London, my Suffolk born & bred daughter moved there (Highgate) from here. Liked the place, enjoyed the cultural side of London, always somewhere to go, better money than Norfolk would pay her, had eight good years down there but is now just so glad to be back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I am sure that I have seen posts where the OP was proud to be from Suffolk, yet he names his thread 'Don't COME to Norfolk'. Has he changed his allegiance or did he just forget himself for a moment? Is he now aligning himself with Great Yarmouth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, addicted said: Having heard of hostility shown to newcomers in other counties such as Devon and Cornwall we were quite prepared to be given the cold shoulder. I experienced this in North Devon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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