Number 6 July 2012 Broads Explorer

Welcome to the sixth electronic version of Explorer with news from the Broads Authority and details of events and exciting things to do around this magical waterland.

Update on Duck Broad island - 3 Outdoors Festival a success - 4 Bunting competition - 2

New home for Ra - 3 Champions scheme - 2 Fun in the Broads - 7 Bunting competition is a winner Champions scheme a success The success of a project which has introduced Dragonflies, kingfishers and swallowtail butterflies dozens of people from ethnic minority backgrounds filled the offices of the Broads Authority as more to the Broads has been marked by a celebration in than 350 pennants designed by local primary school the Houses of Parliament. children for the Broads Bunting Competition fluttered around the building. Mosaic, a partnership between the Campaign for National Parks, the Youth Hostel Association and the The youngsters had been asked to design a pennant on members of the English National Parks family, trained 220 the theme of ‘Britain’s Magical Waterland’ after receiving a people from ethnic minority backgrounds to become talk on the Broads by the Authority’s education officer “community champions” and inspire people from similar Nick Sanderson. backgrounds to visit the countryside. Wherries and windmills were also popular choices for Gita Prasad, trained to be a community champion for the decorating the flags and judges Barbara Greasley, chair of Broads Authority’s Mosaic Project three years ago and Broads Tourism, and Authority chair Stephen Johnson had began taking her two young sons on trips to learn about a tough job choosing just twelve prize-winners. being outdoors. The competition was organized as part of the Enjoy the She said: “My parents wouldn’t think of going out for a Broads campaign 2012 which aims to encourage people leisure activity. That generation prioritised education to come and discover all the area has to offer. The winning over everything else and there was little time for going designs were made into strings of bunting to decorate the for walks. We have tried sailing, canoeing, bird-watching, launch of the Broads Outdoors Festival and will next be pond dipping, archery and mountain biking which I seen at the Picnic in the Park at How Hill on Sunday 29th never thought I could do.” July which celebrates National Parks Week. Gita aims to run two trips a year on the Broads - one The winning pupil, nine-year-old Pierre Loiez (pictured left) for young, vulnerable refugees and the other for ethnic from Primary School, won an evening on Broads minority elders over 65. Tours’ trip boat, Vintage Broadsman, for his school. He and the runners-up were also presented with Broads Mother and daughter community champions Ela and goody bags. Martyna Gontarczyk, who moved from Poland to six years ago, hadn’t visited the Broads until Stephen Johnson said: “We were overwhelmed by the they were introduced to the area by the Mosaic project variety of designs and the imagination that had gone into last year. Ela has since organised half a dozen trips for them. They were all so different. It’s clear the children feel ethnic minorities last summer including guided walks, inspired by their surroundings and have learnt a lot about boat trips and bike rides. Broads history and wildlife, which is wonderful.”

Photo: Victor de Jesus Victor Photo:

2 New ‘island’ gets

MONOCHROOM KLEUR special visit

“Investing in your future” Crossborder cooperation programme 2007-2013 Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

New home forKLEURCODES trip boat RICHTLIJNEN SPATIERING The Broads Authority’s solar powered passenger boat Ra may be named after an EgyptianC:42 M:14 Y:100 sunK:0 #A2B73Cgod 1 but that didn’t help with the weatherC:76 whenM:48 Y:25 K:0 she#4C7699 3 1 moved to her new home at WhitlinghamC:40 M:40 Y:70 K:10 #998B5E Country Park. 10 The 12-seater boat was lifted by crane above the trees and into the waters of the Great Broad amid hailstones and torrential rain. Expert guides are now running five trips a day until the end of September and four trips a day during October. The Authority’s visitor services supervisor Sam Bates A project to rebuild an eroded spit of land in the The centre void will be filled in with dredged sediment said: “Moving Ra from to Whitlingham Broads has had the seal of approval from the from Heigham Sound next winter, enabling the enables us to reach a much wider audience. Hopefully Authority’s partners in a scheme to find innovative Authority to deepen the navigation channel in the process. this will inspire people’s enthusiasm for the area and ways to reuse sediment dredged from our waterways. The restored reed bed will provide shelter to encourage them to explore the wider Broads network. over-wintering birds. The Prisma project involves sharing expertise on sediment “Additionally, Whitlingham attracts a large number management with organisations in the Netherlands, PRISMA Project Manager for the Broads Authority, William of wheelchair using visitors and Ra’s easy access will Belgium and France. Their representatives came to the Coulet, said: “The four partners have all embarked on provide an excellent opportunity for them to experience Broads in May to see the work that has been undertaken to dredging projects but in different environments, using the pleasures of the waterways.” recreate a lost reed bed at Duck Broad. The cruisers used for different equipment and skills. We have a lot to learn and the site visit were kindly supplied by Herbert Woods. share with each other.” Martin Shaw, chair of Whitlingham Charitable Trust which owns the country park, said: “Ra will be a huge A pilot scheme last year created a 20m x 20m ‘island’ using The Prisma project is funded by the European Regional asset to the country park. She will enable the residents steel baskets filled with sediment as a frame. It proved so Development Fund through the Interreg 2 Seas of Norwich to have a high tech experience on the water successful that another 250 baskets have been installed programme. and get close to the abundant wildlife within a stone’s creating a perimeter of 300m by 40m across the western throw of the city centre.” entrance of the broad.

3 MP helps Broads Volunteers BROADS mark special week OUTDOORS FESTIVAL 5-20 May 2012 Outdoors Festival a Success The MP for Norwich South, Simon Wright (pictured The latest addition to the Wherry Yacht Charter left), found out how hard Broads Authority volunteers Charitable Trust’s fleet the White Moth made an work when he helped them with some conservation impressive appearance at the launch of the Broads tasks to mark National Volunteers Week. Outdoors Festival. He was joined by the Authority’s chairman Dr Stephen She raced a group of local runners from the Tri-Anglia Johnson clearing felled branches in woodland at Triathlon Club between Bramerton and Whitlingham Hoveton Riverside Park with the Ladies’ Group. Country Park, where the launch was held, to recreate the speed challenges made by colourful Broads character Some of the group’s dozen members have been turning Billy Bluelight in the early 1900s. out every week, whatever the weather, for 16 years, to tackle a variety of practical jobs throughout the Broads The celebrated naturalist and award-winning author including coppicing, clearing scrub and mowing Richard Mabey was special guest at the festival’s launch. moorings. He told the crowds: “There is nowhere like the Broads. It Jill Donley, a retired teacher of the deaf, says it keeps her is an example of a county where different land uses and fit. She said: “The Broads is a very special area which has professions get along in the same place. It has a lot to to be maintained. I enjoy being outside and feel that I am teach people about how we can use land together and making a difference.” keep it beautiful and ecologically rich.” Simon Wright MP said: “I was delighted to spend time More than 100 events were held over the two weeks of with a number of regular volunteers who do such the festival including guided walks, cycle rides, treasure fantastic work. I heard about the pleasure they take in hunts and canoe trails. Despite the wet weather, looking after the sites, learning more about the Broads, hundreds of people got out and enjoyed themselves. and making new friends. Staff and members of the Here’s a taste of some of their feedback: Broads Authority also explained to me just how crucial the conservation work of volunteers is. They should be “Great atmosphere and a good range of activities.” commended for their superb efforts.” “Very entertaining - lots for kids to do - a really pleasant experience.” Any vacancies for volunteers will be posted on the Broads Authority’s website: “Really positive people doing great stuff for the “Investing in your future” Crossborder cooperation programme 2007-2013 Part-financed by the European Union www.broads-authority.gov.uk/authority/ environment.” (European Regional Development Fund) volunteer/volunteer-vacancies.html

4 Broads welcomes Dutch and Belgian visitors A party of European visitors to the Broads was given a Wear warm welcome with a trip on board the Wherry Albion followed by the prize of a weekend on a Broads it Direct cruiser to explore our magical waterland for themselves. The four Dutch and Belgian visitors were winners of an online quiz organised by the STEP programme which the Broads Authority has been taking part in for the past two years with parks in the Netherlands and Belgium. The aim is to promote sustainable tourism with the help of finance from the European Regional Development Fund. Two British winners and their partners also had the chance to visit our European partners. • Lisa Howard (pictured below), who works for Visit Norwich, On deck and her partner headed to Antwerp and explored the Polders • Getting on and off of Kruibeke, while Dave Armitage, who runs the yacht • Tying up training school Try Sailing on the Broads, went to the money, the same figure as in 2009. The availability of free Biesbosch National Park in the Netherlands. Everyone’s a Winner moorings, more dredgingA lifejacket and will better double water your quality were chances of survival should you Both reported back that they had had an excellent trip and Lifejackets have been presented to the winners of a shown to be boaters’ fall intohighest the water. priorities for future spending. prize draw for Broads boat owners, in order to highlight learnt a lot about how our partners are working to protect the A prize was also awardedBroads Authority working to in partnershipMike with Willoughby Blakes, Hoseasons, from Cranfield the Authority’s latest safety campaign. Broads Hire Boat Federation and the Norfolk & Suffolk Boating Association environment whilst encouraging visitors to enjoy it. Dave even in Bedfrordshire for completing a survey of the Authority’s spotted potential for extending his business to the Netherlands! Malcolm Halsey from Braintree in Essex, Michael Richardson websites. He received £50 in shopping vouchers. Let us from Reedham in Norfolk and Matthew Clarke from Grays know what you think of our websites by completing the in Essex and were selected at random after they completed survey yourself. a survey of Broads toll payers. Mr Halsey also received £100 www.surveymonkey.com/s/YRVCJNS towards the cost of his toll. The Authority launched the ‘Wear It’ safety campaign in April following the deaths of five people on the Broads in the previous year. None of them was wearing a lifejacket and it is believed that four might still be alive if they had been wearing one. The Broads Hire Boat Federation, holiday booking agents Blakes/Hoseasons and the Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association are also backing the campaign. The survey of Broads boat owners showed 65% felt the Authority did a good job compared to 63% in 2009 and 55% in 2005. 83% felt the Authority offered them value for

“Investing in your future” Crossborder cooperation programme 2007-2013 Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

5 Days out in the Broads There’s so much to see and dohorning in the Broads - a member of the UK’s family of national parks. In each edition of the Broads Explorer we’ll be giving you some ideas for great days out for all the family.

Stalham R i ve NORFOLK r A Horsey n t Mere Hickling Barton Turf Broad Horsey Barton e Neatishead rn Coltishall u Broad Hickling h Martham .T Potter R Broad Hoveton Heigham

Ludham

Martham

Wroxham Ormesby Broad Cockshoot Woodbastwick Malthouse Rollesby Filby Filby Upton Horsey Stokesby NORWICH R. Bure Horsey offers lots to explore in one of the wilder parts of the Broads and it also has a Breydon lovely church. As well as being part of the Broads, Horsey Mere is part of the Norfolk Water Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Whitlingham Gt YARMOUTH Bramerton Visit Horsey Mill to find out about drainage in the Broads and see fantastic views over the Rockland Burgh Rockland marshes. The ground floor of the mill is wheelchair accessible. R Cantley Castle St Mary . Y Claxton ar Reedham There are exhilarating walks on the nature reserve around Horsey Mere and an easy access e path to the mere with lovely views. Horsey Mere is an important refuge for wildfowl such Fritton as wigeon, teal and pochard. Chedgrave St Olaves Fritton Lake R et . R.Ch W a You can also walk along the River Thurne towards the next village, West Somerton, and v e Haddiscoe ney . Alternatively you can walk over to the coast where you might see seals Loddon swimming or on the beach, and you can even continue to the next village and beach at Somerleyton Winterton-on-Sea.

Broads Authority Burgh St Peter LOWESTOFT Ross’ River Trips offers trips from Horsey Staithe on a boat with wheelchair access. Contact Hoveton Stanley Carrs executive area y Broads Information ene Fishing is by ticket from the bailiff at Old Farm House, Horsey. av Geldeston W Centre for more . Lock © CrownR copyright and databaseCarlton rights Marshes 2012 Historic Waxham Barn near Sea Palling will tell you about local smuggling and shipwrecks. details. Ordnance Survey licence number 100021573 Oulton Broad Shipmeadow Beccles Bungay SUFFOLK 6 For full details of all Fun in the Broads events go to www.enjoythebroads.com Sat 7 Jul 10am-1pm You’ll also find details in our free Broadcaster magazine, available from Walk on the Wildside Broads Information Centres and Norwich Tourist Information Centre in The Forum. Bure Marshes National Nature Reserve, Natural Workshops, Woodbastwick Join the Reserves Manager for a magical walk in an area of wet marshes not normally Sun 1 Jul 6am-8.30am open to the public. Thur 5 Jul 6pm-8.30pm Cost: Free Sat 7, Sun 8 Jul 2pm-4.30pm Booking essential: 01603 720788 Thur 12 Jul 10am-12.30pm, 6pm-8.30pm Thur 26 Jul 6pm-8.30pm Sat 7 to Sun 8 Jul Sat 4, Sat 11, Thur 23 Aug 6pm-8.30pm Sat 11 to Sun 12 Aug Sat 25 Aug 2pm-4.30pm Sat 25 to Sun 26 Aug Sat 1, Sat 8 Sep 6pm-8.30pm Sat 15 to Sun 16 Sep Sat 15 Sep 2pm-4.30pm 10.30am-3.30pm on all dates Sat 6 Oct 6am-8.30am Bushcraft Canoe Trail (overnight) Broad Guided Canoe Trail Pedals & Paddles, 10 Norwich Road, Wroxham Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham Learn how to canoe as well as pick up some bushcraft and campcraft techniques. With the help of your canoe guide you can silently explore South Walsham inner and Cost: £140 adult, £100 child outer broad, with the opportunity to see some of the Broads’ best kept secrets. Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 0845 4969177 Cost: £25 adult, £15 child (includes admission to Fairhaven) Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 01603 499177 Sun 8 Jul 1.30pm-3.30pm Duck Decoys and Lake Life Sun 1 Jul, Sun 5 Aug, Sun 2 Sep 11.30am and 2pm on all dates Fritton Lake Country Park Memories from the Mill Come and experience the art of decoying, a forgotten way of life, and learn how the NWT lake formed the hub of medieval life at Fritton on a 2 mile walk. Join Hazel Nudd at the newly restored Stubb Mill for a guided tour. Cost: £2 adult, £1 child/concession Cost: £2.50 adult, £1 child, free with full reserve admission and to members Booking essential: 01493 488288 Booking essential: 01692 598276

7 Sun 8, Sun 22 Jul Sun 15 Jul 10am-4pm Sun 12, Sun 26 Aug 2pm-4pm on all dates Ludham Archive Open Day Thurne Windpump Open Day Ludham Thurne Display of archive activities at the church room, Ludham - the whole archive will be Windpump open to visitors and wind permitting the sails will be turning. available on computers for you to look at. Cost: Donations welcome Cost and information: www.ludhamarchive.org.uk Information: 07796 407864 Sun 15 Jul Wed 11 Jul 10am-12pm Sun 2, Sat 8 Sep Catch the Spirit - Walk Thur 18 Oct 10am-4pm on all dates Filby Bushcraft Course Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham Starting at Filby Bridge car park, take a walk with Briant Smith, biologist and Methodist Chaplain to the Broads. Suitable for those with limited mobility and wheelchair users. An introduction to bushcraft and survival techniques with fire making, shelter Cost: Free building, knife skills and back country cooking. Booking essential: 01359 220106 Cost: £45 adult, £35 child Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 01603 499177 Fri 13 Jul 7pm Summer Evening Walk Sun 15, Sun 22, Wed 25, Sun 29 Jul The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve, Wheatfen Broad, The Covey, Surlingham Wed 1, Sun 5, Wed 8, Sun 12, Wed 15, Sun 19, Wed 22, Sun 26, Wed 29 Aug Walk around the reserve with the Warden. Sun 2, Sun 23 Sep Cost: £4 Thur 18 Oct 11am-1pm, 1pm-3pm on all dates Booking essential: 01508 538036 Swallows and Amazons Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham Sun 15 Jul 8am-10am Canoeing and bushcraft in the morning, followed by a woodland archery session in Discover the wildlife of Carlton Marshes the afternoon. Carlton Marshes, near Oulton Broad Cost: £20 half day, £25 full day Find out what’s out and about this month. Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 01603 499177 Cost: Free Booking essential: 01502 564250

8 Sat 21 Jul to Wed 5 Sep 10am-5pm Tue 24 Jul 7pm-8.30pm Geocache Trail Evening Explorers! Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham NWT A 12 cache trail round the garden - visitors will need their own GPS device, portable Explore this wonderful reserve and look out for early evening wildlife - from grass sat nav or sat nav app on their smart phone. snakes to barn owls who knows what we may see? Cost: Free with garden entry - £5.50 adult, £5 concession, £3 child, under 5s and Cost: £4 adult, £2.50 child members free, dogs 25p. Free clue list from the gift shop. Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 01603 625540 Information: 01603 270449 Wed 25 Jul Sat 21 Jul to Thur 6 Sep 10am-5pm Wed 1, Wed 8, Wed 15, Wed 22 Aug 11am-3pm on all dates Winged Wonders Quiz Trail Pond Dipping Wednesday NWT Ranworth Broad and NWT Hickling Broad Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham From birds and bees to butterflies and dragonflies, there will be all kinds of creatures Discover the creatures in our pond every Wednesday of the summer holidays. flying around the Broads this summer - can you tell what they are as they whizz by? Cost: Free with garden entry - £5.50 adult, £5 concession, £3 child, under 5s and Cost: £2 per child, prize pack for each completed trail members free, dogs 25p Information: 01603 625540 Information: 01603 270449

Tue 24 Jul, Tue 28 Aug 9am-10.30am both days Fri 27 Jul Marvellous Moths for Children Fri 24 Aug 11am-12pm both days RSPB Fen Nature Reserve Really Wild Ranworth Inspect the previous night’s light traps to see what amazing moths have turned up and NWT Ranworth Broad enjoy moth-related art activities. Suitable for families with children. Join us this morning at our floating visitor centre before heading out and exploring the Cost: £2 per child plus reserve entry - £3.50 adult, £1.50 child, £7 family, reserve in search of wildlife. RSPB members free Cost: £2 child, accompanying adults free Booking essential: 01603 715191 Booking essential: 01603 625540

Tue 24, Wed 25, Thur 26, Tue 31 Jul Fri 27 Jul Tue 7, Tue 14, Tue 21, Tue 28, Fri 31 Aug Fri 24 Aug 1.30pm-3.30pm both days 2pm-4.30pm, 6pm-8.30pm on all dates What Lies Beneath Trinity Broads Guided Canoe Trail NWT Ranworth Broad The Waterside, Rollesby Come and learn about the wonderful wildlife that can be found in the dykes around Setting off from The Waterside in Rollesby these trails will explore the wildlife havens of Ranworth - drop-in session at the dipping platform. the five Trinity Broads - Ormesby, Rollesby, Lily, Ormesby Little and Filby - which are very Cost: £1.50 child, accompanying adults free tranquil because they are isolated from the main river system. RSPB members free Information: 01603 625540 Cost: £25 adult, £15 child Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 01603 499177

9 Sun 29 Jul Geldeston Lock Fri 3 Aug 10am-2pm Fri 3 Aug Reedham Quay Young Wardens Sun 5 Aug Oulton Broad Yacht Station Carlton Marshes, near Oulton Broad Wed 8 Aug Fye Bridge, Fye Bridge Street, Norwich Practical conservation skills for young people. Suitable for 10-15 year-olds. Tue 14 Aug Horning Cost: £5 child Sun 26 Aug Coltishall Booking essential: 01502 564250 10am-4pm on all dates Wherry Albion Open Day Wed 8 Aug 8pm-10pm Albion is a national treasure - built specifically as a sailing trading barge for the Broads, Bat Walk now 114 years old and a member of the Historic Fleet. Oulton Marshes Nature Reserve Cost: Free Learn about our bat species and use bat detectors to listen for hunting bats. Information: Norfolk Wherry Trust 01692 630593 Cost: £3 adult, £1 child Sun 29 Jul 11am-4pm Booking essential: 01502 564250 Picnic in the Park Fri 10 Aug 8.30pm-12am How Hill National Nature Reserve, Ludham Moth Evening Picnic in the Park launches National Parks Week (which runs until 5 August) when all Salhouse Broad Britain’s national parks celebrate their special landscape and wildlife - so come to the party! Join us for displays, activities, crafts, guided walks, local produce and much more. With over 300 moths on our species list, why not join us for a magical night Please bring a picnic. Under 16s must be accompanied. of discovery? Cost: Free Cost: £4 adult, £2 child Information: Broads Authority 01692 678763 Booking essential: 01603 722775

Wed 1 Aug 10am-1pm Tue 14, Tue 28 Aug 10.30am-12.30pm both days Ant Valley Walk Bloodworms, Beetles and Boatmen Ludham Bridge NWT Hickling Broad A circular walk which will take you either to one of our oldest historic sites, St Benet’s Join us for a drop-in session at the dipping platform to discover the freshwater life on Abbey, or guide you to some of the wonderful, diverse wildlife at How Hill. Meet at the the reserve. Caravan Club site at Ludham Bridge or outside the shop at Ludham Bridge (a ranger Cost: £1.50 child, accompanying adults free will be at both points). Under 16s must be accompanied. Information: 01603 625540 Cost: Free Information: Broads Authority 01603 756096

10 Tue 14, Tue 28 Aug 2pm-3.30pm both days Wed 29 Aug 11am-3pm Woodland Works of Art Children’s Day NWT Hickling Broad Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham Look out for wildlife as we collect natural materials, then use these materials to make You are invited to our Mad Hatter’s tea party - dress up as your favourite “Alice in your own masterpiece. Wonderland” character and enjoy fun and games. Cost: £2 child, accompanying adults free Cost: Free with garden entry - £5.50 adult, £5 concession, £3 child, under 5s and Information: 01603 625540 members free, dogs 25p Information: 01603 270449 Wed 22 Aug 10am-4pm Catch the Spirit - Walk Sun 2 Sep 1pm-3.30pm Horsey Be a Landscape Detective Fritton Lake Country Park Walk led by Briant Smith, biologist and Methodist Chaplain to the Broads. Cost: £10 A 3 mile walk to unravel clues in the landscape that tell us about the way our countryside predecessors lived and why the countryside was so important to them. Booking essential: 01359 220106 Cost: £2 adult, £1 child/concession Thur 23 Aug 1pm-4pm Booking essential: 01493 488288 Pond-dipping Day Sat 8 Sep 10.30am-5pm RSPB Strumpshaw Fen Nature Reserve Heritage Open Day Look out for water boatmen, dragonfly nymphs and other watery wonders! Drop-in Museum of the Broads, Stalham event for families. Models, boats, tools, photos, engines, paintings and artefacts associated with the Cost: Normal entry charges - £3.50 adult, £1.50 child, £7 family, RSPB members free Broads. Facilities and toilet for disabled visitors. Booking essential: 01603 715191 Cost: Museum free, Falcon steam boat ride £2.50 Mon 27 Aug 10am-4pm Information: 01692 581681 Morse’s Wind Engine Park Open Day Sun 9 Sep 11am-3pm Marsh Road (off Staithe Road), Repps-with-Bastwick Heritage Open Day The park tells the story of Norfolk’s drainage history with working demonstrations. Stubb Mill, NWT Hickling Broad Strawberry cream teas, barbecue snacks and souvenirs on sale. Join Hazel Nudd at the newly restored Stubb Mill for a look around this wonderful Cost: Donations welcome building; look at historical photographs and climb right up into the cap to see the Information: 07796 407864 inner workings. Cost: Free Information: 01692 598276

11 Sun 9 Sep Sun 7 Oct 5.40pm-7.30pm Sun 28 Oct Dusk Watch - Hares and Deer Otter Spotting Guided Canoe Trail - Honing Lock to Barton Broad RSPB Buckenham Marshes Barton Turf Look for hares, barn owls, Chinese water deer and other secretive wildlife. You can paddle down miles of quiet, undisturbed tributaries and streams never seeing Bring a torch. another soul but with a chance of seeing some of the Broads’ best kept secrets - Cost: £5 adult, £3 child (RSPB members £3/£2) kingfishers, bitterns and even elusive otters. Booking essential: 01603 715191 Cost: £40 adult, £25 child Booking essential: TheCanoeMan 01603 499177 Mon 15 Oct 10am-12pm Catch the Spirit Thur 13 Sep 11am-4pm + train journey from and to Norwich Ranworth Catch the Spirit - Walk Walk led by Briant Smith, biologist and Methodist Chaplain to the Broads. Berney Arms Rail Station Cost: Free Walk led by Briant Smith, biologist and Methodist Chaplain to the Broads. Booking essential: 01359 220106 Cost: £5 + train fare Booking essential: 01359 220106

Sat 22 Sep 7.15pm-10.15pm Sat 6, Mon 8, Sat 20 Oct 7pm-10pm Useful numbers Eel Sett Demonstration Broads Authority switchboard: 01603 610734 Potter Heigham Broads Authority tolls office: 01603 756080 Broads Control (for reporting incidents): 01603 756056 Walk from the church through the marshes to the sett, listening and looking for bats and other wildlife on the way. Look at the tradition of eel catching and have refreshments at nearby Holt Cottage. Meet at Potter Heigham Church. Under 16s must be accompanied. Not suitable for under 8s. More Broads Explorers Cost: £10 adult, £5 child If you have enjoyed reading this edition of Broads Explorer please feel free to email it to Booking essential: Broads Authority 07900 266496 your friends and family or encourage them to sign up for their own copy by emailing us at [email protected] Sun 23 Sep 10am-4pm We will not use recipients’ email addresses for sending any other material or pass them on Broads Cultural Heritage Day to other organisations. Salhouse Broad See the 114 year-old wherry Albion, the newly refurbished wherry Norada in her Text relating to STEP and PRISMA projects reflects the Broads Authority’s views. The Programme Authorities centenary year and a host of other Broads craft from times past. of Interreg IV A 2 Seas are not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. Cost: £9 adult, £4.50 child Broads Authority, Dragonfly House, 2 Gilders Way, Norwich NR3 1UB tel 01603 610734 Information: 01603 722775 email [email protected] www.broads-authority.gov.uk Edited by Clare Weller, designed by Karen Sayer Photos by Julian Claxton, Simon Finlay, Mike Page, Bill Smith 12