Tag Archives: Horstead

Fight the good Fight

Once again I find myself apologising for a belated blog but in my defence I have been rather unwell. Without painting an overly depressing picture I do have a serious underlying lung condition and there is a virulent chest infection … Continue reading

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Halloween by the river

It’s that time of the year again when the trees are busy shedding their leaves via a riot of colour, the clocks have reverted to real time and the weather is starting to feel as it should for the season. … Continue reading

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Cargo to be carried on the Navigation for the first time in 100 years

As part of the wider event on August 26th 2012 (see earlier news items) to comemmorate the 100th anniversary of the Navigation’s closure due to the flood on that date in 1912 there will be a carriage of cargo along … Continue reading

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Journey’s End

(This is the third of three blogs that have followed on and have been posted a few days apart. The first was All Aboard and the second Cruising Onward. Let me know what you think by feeding back through this … Continue reading

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Flood – it’s not a pretty word

As I write this the TV news is carrying the story of the unfortunate flood victims in mid and west Wales. Infrastructure is under threat including potential damage to a dam. This flood is a terrible thing for those inundated and … Continue reading

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Sneak preview : A truly grand day out

“So just what are you doing in August?”, she asked …… “well”, I replied, “quite a bit actually” Firstly I have a few personal plans of my own for that month which you’ll excuse me if I keep to myself … Continue reading

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Looking back

There I was 100 years ago this week stood by Horstead Lock and watching Zulu locking through bound for Aylsham with a load of coal. That April the weather was dull and wet, much as it is now and I … Continue reading

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Beauty and the Beast with a dose of Keels

What a week !!!! Personal news out of the way first – I met my grandson for the first time and took the opportunity of getting an all important 4 generation photograph taken. A wonderful family occasion and he is beautiful. … Continue reading

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Better late than never

I’ve always tried to do at least one blog a week and sitting at the keyboard and banging one out has become part of my Sundays or at least it had until yesterday when circumstances conspired against the creative juices. … Continue reading

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In the beginning

Everything has to start somewhere; I think we can accept that as a truism but where did the Aylsham Navigation begin? The answer to that could fill a room with debate for hours but physically there is little dispute that … Continue reading

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