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ISSN 2051-6940 ISSUE 034 The CRAB TALES 11th - 24th April 2014 The Most Popular ‘FREEBIE ’ in North Norfolk. Available at All the Best Places Between Cromer Nth Walsham, Mundesley, Sheringham & Aylsham. YOUR____________________ WILL For Only £49 PRICELESS Also @ www.crab-tales.co.uk or FREE FOR ALL For Office or HomeVisits ____________________Call : 01263 579 327 Northrepps Primary School POWER OF ATTORNEY : £99 Coffee Morning PROPERTY PROTECTION TRUSTS FOR HOME OWNERS : £99 A S WILLS Danum House, Overstrand, Norfolk With a roll of about 25 children attending many local people and former pupils of the Northrepps Primary School, you have this delightful local school, established to admit that it is indeed a small school, back in 1879. but a very good school. Village Organisations and Senior Citizens On Wednesday 2nd of April, I went along had been invited and members of the to enjoy a very pleasant Coffee Morning Royal British Legion joined them. for Senior Citizens with a gathering of Continued On Page Six Luckily we sell Rinse Aid Mops Fakenham & Bin Liners www.norfolk-cleaning-group. co.uk tel: 01692 407 690 SEE PAGE 5 FOR AUTOMATIC DRIVING LESSONS Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 1 The Village Cafe Enjoy freshly made coffee, tea or a cold drink, good home cooked food and a warm welcome. Open: 7am - 3pm: Monday to Friday & 10am - 3pm: Saturday & Sunday A new Menu from 1st April for the Spring & Summer 3 Station Road, Mundesley, NR11 8JH. Tel. (01263) 722 282. 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Buy 2lbs of Tel : 01263 514 818 Mobile : 07928 816 456 Chicken Breast Fillets & GET Chimney Sweep Jones The Sweep 1lb FREE* STOVES, OPEN FIRES AND *WITH THIS VOUCHER until the end of APRIL 2014. SOLID FUEL APPLIANCES. Telephone Harry on 01263 833 362 Cromer tel: 514 541 Sheringham tel: 823 268 Mobile phone - 07799 484 012 2 Crab Tales: 30 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk. NR27 9DS From The Editor With the clocks going forward last weekend we have to accept that the year is really rolling along. So were you April fooled on the morning of the 1st? Yes, I was, with Lis telling me that one of my brothers had emailed me to say that he was coming to stay for a couple of weeks. A case of hook, line and sinker. Going to London for the weekend to visit my sister in law in hospital, was very exhausting indeed. Maybe I am simply getting too old to drive to central London and back in two days but we were pleasantly With a roll of some 22 kids at the surprised by how much cheaper it school it was a case of closing it is to eat out in London than it is in down without any way of the roll Norfolk, I guess it is due to all the numbers increasing in the future. competition in such a large city. There were many unhappy parents Driving through London and past at the meeting voicing their wishes. Big Ben, just as it was chiming The school was closed in the end, 12 noon and then all along the despite the views of the parents River on such a sunny day and many of the former pupils. was very enjoyable. The Northrepps Primary School, Whenever I go and cover an event I hope, will remain open for many for the Crab Tales, I ask myself years with the numbers of parents what I am going write about and selecting this school despite living how honest I will have to be. in Cromer, increasing year on year. Be assured that visiting Northrepps Primary School was a walk over as “Enjoy Your Crab Tales” it really is a good and healthy local school and such a great example of keeping open small local schools. Philip Keddell I remember attending a discussion meeting about the idea of closing a very small scool in Lincolnshire, when I was a member of the local 01263 726 831 Lincolnshire County Council. HANDY NUMBERS Letters to the Editor Send to 30 West St. Cromer NR27 9DS Benefits Agency...........01603 248 248 e-mail to: [email protected] C.A.B.............................08000 855 889 OR Drop off at: ‘K’ Hardware, Church Street, CROMER (Holt)...........................01263 713 849 Dear Philip, demise of the main pirate stations - London (Nth Walsham)............01692 402 570 and Caroline – and replaced them with the Coast Guard..................01493 851 338 I always look forward reading the online issues of the Crab Tales (unless I am down in Norfolk safe, sanitised Radio One, albeit with many Council (County)...........01603 222 222 to pick up copy ! ) of the pirate stations’ jocks, but now safely constrained in the straightjacket of Aunty. (District)...........01263 513 811 Although I like to read about local news etc, Dentist...........................01263 515 229 the article about pirate radio/Radio Caroline Yours sincerely, Doctors: Aldborough ...01263 768 602 by Micky “rokkk” Peters was a brilliant and David Morris, Aylsham.........01263 733 331 informative read. Nottingham. Cromer .........01263 513 148 I look forward to reading a follow up about Mundesley.....01263 724 500 the early days of Radio 1. Dear Philip, Sheringham...01263 822 066 Yours Mark I have just returned from a walk on the beach N.H.S contact number..................1 1 1 Sheffield. with my dog and am extremely dismayed by the attitude of fellow dog walkers. Hospital (Cromer) .........01263 513 571 Dear Philip, Job Centre (Cromer).......08456 043 719 Unfortunately for us we came across the most I very much enjoyed Mick Peters’ article about rude and ignorant older gentleman that I think Mundesley Visitor Centre...01263 721 070 pirate radio and Radio Caroline in particular. I have ever had the misfortune to meet whilst Opticians.......................01263 512 345 The pirates were a source of great joy to my young staying in Norfolk. Libraries: ears at a time when the BBC “compensated” for My dog always has a ball with her and when she Aylsham ..............01263 732 320 restrictions on airplay of pop records by playing had dropped it another dog who was bounding Cromer ................01263 512 850 live versions of the latest hits by dire studio around picked it up. At first we were not aware orchestras whose members had no grasp of who the dog belonged to as there was no-one Nth Walsham.......01692 402 482 whatsoever of pop music. Mundesley...........01263 720 702 in control of it. Sheringham.........01263 822 874 The pirates played the real thing and the It turns out it belonged to an older man who was irreverent attitude of the d.j.s, combined walking in the opposite direction, I approached R.S.P.C.A.......................0870 555 5999 with their genuine love of the music, him and had to raise my voice to get his attention, Tourist Info-Cromer......01263 512 497 were an absolute delight and an and asked him to get our ball back from his dog. Travel Enquiries............08712 002 233 essential part of daily life. His reply was that if we could get it back then we National Express...........08705 808 080 How ironic then that in the same edition of could have it back. I tried to explain that the ball Rail Enquiries................08457 484 950 Crab Tales there should appear an article was an expensive one and we needed it back. in praise of Tony Benn, the very man who, Veterinary Surgeon.......01263 822 293 as Postmaster General, brought about the Letter continued on Page 4 Victim Support..............08453 030 900 POLICE..........................0845 456 4567 All material is strictly copyright. The views expressed in the CRAB TALES are * Cromer Police Station Staffed Mon 8am - 3.30pm, not necessarily those of the publishers or the Editor. Material including letters may Tues & Weds 8am - 4pm* be edited. Layout & Design by Lis Keddell. Published by The CRAB TALES. Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 3 Letter Continued From Page 3 This man continued walking and we followed to try to encourage the dog to give it back to no avail. I also tried to ask the man where he lived so that I could perhaps fetch it when he returned home with the dog.