Monthly Archives: February 2011

Spring is just around the corner if it isn’t already stirring and a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of …. well you know what young men turn their thoughts to! I’ve been thinking too about the formation of a … Continue reading →

Firstly let me apologise for the slight departure from the norm in my previous blog however normal service is about to be resumed. The issue I was highlighting is now covered by the Legacy sub-page (see the website navigation column top … Continue reading →

We have our next meeting on March 3rd at Buxton Village Hall at 7:30pm. This is the co-ordinating meeting pulling the various strands of the project together and you would be very welcome to attend. The way this thing has … Continue reading →

My old grandfather used to say that something which was easy was a “doddle” and if he wanted to know how you were he would ask “how are you diddling”?  The latter term, I now realise, can be misinterpreted but … Continue reading →

If you were so minded there was a time when you could have sent a postcard from the Aylsham Navigation. Postcards are invaluable sources of historical information from the second half of the 19th century onwards and they are particularly … Continue reading →

I’ve previously referred to the Zulu, a navigation trading Wherry, as it was at the centre of a very human story after the flood which destroyed the locks. She was small compared to some wherries, she had to be in order … Continue reading →

I had always believed that the Wherrymen kept their home and business lives seperate. I know that in these blogs I keep referring back and making comparisons with the narrow canals; there are good reasons for this. The Broads and … Continue reading →