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anyone know the Bunco Man |
I live in Common Lane. Where I live the road
is 15 feet wide. My front fence has been knocked down twice by one of the many buses
(including double Decker's) which lurch by empty frequently at 40mph trying to negotiate
the hazards of what has to be the most uneven, bumpy dug up road (closed 8 weeks last
year) in Sheringham. The plates in my kitchen cupboard at the back of the house vibrate,
as does the spring type door step on the back door when a 'heavy' goes past at any speed.
I am not a structural engineer but it seems to me that the road is unsafe, and our
properties are at risk. So, that's the size of it. Now to the real issue, does anyone know
the Bunco Man who lives in the Council Offices? Yes for sure you do. He is the one who
OK'd the resurfacing of Woodland Rise West recently, a road which is the continuation of
Common Lane, but unlike Common Lane was wide and already perfectly flat and in good
condition. If someone there could supply a name, us poor s**s in Common Lane will have a
collection and present it to the Payola Department of the Council Offices, hopefully
before a section of this lightweight, teeth rattling unsafe road collapses into the many
drains, water supply pipes and streams over which it has been laid. This is not going to
go away.
Yours Faithfully. John M Merritt |
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SHERINGHAM FISHING HERITAGE APPEAL |
| The West Slipway at Sheringham is a vital part
of the Conservation Area. The group of buildings at its head include the Henry Ramey
Upcher Fishermen's lifeboat, over 107 years old, and the adjoining fishing sheds, at least
120 years old, known to be the last surviving example of long shore fishing storage
unconverted to private domestic use. THEY ARE UNIQUE. There are several ways that you can
help with this project. We need volunteers to help to man a stall selling tiles for
the roof restoration, this would be 10:30 - 12:30 on Saturdays in Station Road. If you can
help, please call Jill Arnold 01263 825479, she will be delighted to hear from you.
Buy a tile, they are only £5 each and your name will be listed in a book, maybe you could
dedicate one to someone special. If you would like to buy a tile, please contact John
Gardiner on 01263 825779. Last of all, there is to be a sponsored walk open to all
on Sunday 10 August. Leaving Beeston Hall School Car Park and heading for Cromer
Lighthouse and then returning to Sheringham via the Coastal path. The cost of this will be
£10 per ticket and ALL proceeds will go to the Fishing Heritage Appeal. For further
information, please contact Laurence Coley on 01263 825002. The new centre will
contain a tribute to the Upcher family who gave so much to our town. Thanks to this
family, our fishermen were given two Fishermen's Lifeboats. They have a proud record of
rescues at sea from 1838 to 1935. One part of the old sheds will be kept for use by
today's fishermen, to store their gear and tackle. Another part will display historic
photographs and memorabilia of the old fishing families, some never seen before.
Several more things will be happening in the new centre, it is a worthwhile project that
needs your help. |
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| The
Disappearing Mangle |
The Stewards at the Sheringham Museum welcome visitors
from all over the world and we often get comments saying how lucky Sheringham is to have
such an interesting museum displaying many aspects of our social history. Some of our
visitors are real characters and share with us wonderful experiences like the charming
elderly lady, well into her nineties who told me the tale of the disappearing mangle.
It happened during the London Blitz when her family moved to a smaller house in
Camberwell. They couldn't get their mangle into the kitchen because there was no room so
it had to go in the back garden.
Imagine their surprise when, a few days after they moved in, the family was in the lounge
looking through the French windows and they suddenly saw the mangle rise up into the air
and move to the left and then go out of sight!
They all rushed outside to see it disappearing attached to the mooring hook of a barrage
baloon that had become loose.
They never saw it again.
It really is great fun helping at the Museum. Why not come and join us? We need more
volunteers, it is the only way the Museum can survive. If you can help, please ring our
President, Mary Blyth on (01263) 822611. |
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Norfolk & Norwich Association for the Blind
SUMMER FAYRE
10:00am Saturday 9th August
at the Community Centre, Cromer Road
Bric-a-Brac * Craft Stalls * Nearly New
Cakes * Tombola * Raffle
All proceeds to NNAB
For more information, please contact
Thelma Lowe 01603 629 558
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