Pennies by the Sea

[Nemesis]

It's not every day a friend gets an article in the Guardian, so in case you missed it:

http://society.guardian.co.uk/communities/story/0,,1941468,00.html


Yes it's period property, sort of...


http://www.joyland.co.uk/

 

[Lime]

This Summer I spent a few days on the East Coast.
I visited Cromer on perhaps the windiest day I have known for a long while.
Even in that bad weather there were many holidaymakers shopping.
However going down to the beach was like climbing the Eiger.
With several other brave souls we battled down fighting the wind to get on the pier. I was surprised it was free.
I walked along the pier almost totally absorbed by the obvious rot of the planking we were walking on.
There were lots of people about.
Then we paid 50p to go up the church spire. What seemed 30000 steps later we were greeted by a gale as sharp as a knife. The lead was clinging on in the wind.

On Saturday we ventured to Sheringham. Not quite so much wind but lots of rain too. That was packed in the streets but the beach was empty.

Obviously there are still many holidaymakers in the UK but with weather like that I was surprised to see so many.

 

[Penners]

Lime - did you meet King Nicholas of Sheringham?!

See here

 

[Nemesis]

Well - not as exciting sure, but currently there is a Commons Select Committee on the future of coastal towns.

Apparently still many tourists.


http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmodpm/1023/1023we01.htm

 

[Lime]

Lime - did you meet King Nicholas of Sheringham?!

See here

That pleasure was omitted from my travels. :shock:
On further ventures to Sheringham I will attempt to repeat the same omission.

 

[Penners]

Well - not as exciting sure, but currently there is a Commons Select Committee on the future of coastal towns.

Unless more money is given to coastal defences, the future of coastal towns here in East Anglia may be limited!

 

[middi]

That's good !, the sea moving closer to Stebbing in Essex. It tkes me b""""Y ages to get there when I go sea fishing.

 

[Nemesis]

Ah but coastal defences are nowhere near as sexy an issue as the Olympics

 

[Nemesis]

However, here's a breath of the seaside:

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3012990450606002460&hl=en-GB