ISSN 2051-6940 ISSUE 031 The CRAB TALES 28th Feb-13th March 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 or FREE FOR ALL For Office or HomeVisits Also @ www.crab-tales.co.uk ____________________Call : 01263 579 327 Roys Open Again After Six Weeks POWER OF ATTORNEY : £99 PRPERTY PROTECTION TRUSTS On February 14th FOR HOME OWNERS : £99 A S WILLS Danum House, Overstrand, Norfolk I have to say that when I went along to look around Roys of Wroxham’s new store in North Walsham, I was very impressed. I have always been a fan of this chain of shops across Norfolk, which was orginally set up by the Roys family back in 1895. Five generations later the family are still involved in the company’s now long successful venture. After 6 weeks the store looks great while maintaining the same, if not better, important approach, to serving their customer base. Continued On Page Six OVEN CLEANING ~~~ CARPET CLEANING ~~~ LAUNDRY Fakenham ~~~ CLEANING ~~~ HOLIDAY HOME MANAGEMENT ~~~ www.norfolk-cleaning-group. co.uk tel: 01692 407 690 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 Meeting Room Available at No Charge 3 Station Road, Mundesley, NR11 8JH. Tel. (01263) 722 282. GARAGE DOOR REPAIRS - call 01362 690 290 for prompt expert service - ALL AREAS COVERED *Repairs & Spares *New doors supplied & installed REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS ADDED TO EXISTING PLEASE CALL US FOR A FREE QUOTATION Door Services Norfolk EST. 1975 Tel & Fax: 01362 690 290 Lizzie’s Fruit & Veg Shop Cut Flowers & Plants 7 West Street, Cromer. tel: 01263 519 039 Open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 5pm. Greg thanks all his existing customers & welcomes MUNDESLEY ELECTRICAL LTD all those New Citroen owners. INSTALLATIONS & 24hr CALL OUT I am here to help you as a Citroen Specialist. Any Small Jobs To Complete Rewiring Undertaken All Work Fully Guaranteed & to Latest Standards P.A.T.TESTING, ECONOMY 7, SHOWERS Call Dave on 01263 722 517 SAVE ON YOUR GAS BILL BY INSTALLING A HIGH EFFICIENCY BOILER New installations & full service on all models LPG & NATURAL GAS Woodpecker Tree Services Experienced Engineers GAS SAFE Registered Felling Lopping Chipping Hedging Boiler Servicing 24 years experience cutting Friendly local family service near overhead power cables Lyngate Industrial Estate, Fully insured Free estimates 40ft Hydraulic Platform 10 Douglas Bader Close, North Walsham (landrover mounted) For hire Tel/fax: 01692 409 008 Tel: 01263 833 779 Proprietor: 0. Dixon Mob: 07768 625 736 G R Jenkins Carpentry and Garden Maintenance. New and old building work undertaken ~ 25 years experience. Fully insured ~ Competitive rates. Free estimates with special rates for OAP's. ~ No job too small. Buy 2lbs Tel : 01263 514 818 Mobile : 07928 816 456 of Minced Steak & GET Chimney Sweep Jones The Sweep 1lb FREE* STOVES, OPEN FIRES AND *WITH THIS VOUCHER until SOLID FUEL APPLIANCES. the end of MARCH 2014. 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 I don’t know about you but I am getting sick and very tired of this depressingly cold, damp weather which hopefully by the time this paper comes out will be history. I am not in the habit, usually of drawing attention to myself, but so far this year, I’ve been missing appointments and often relying on others to help me sort out the Crab Tales editorial etc. because of my poor health. Thank you to everyone for your help, particularly my wife Lis, who just gets on with it all and does it all brilliantly. Yet another new advertisers is Thanks to Carol Matthews for her Laura McClean (see Page 14) review of the Mundesley Panto with her cleaning business. and as ever to Paul Damen for I would also like to wish Jeff & his photos (See page 19) sadly Jayne all the very best with their I never got there, I wish I had new venture in Cromer (Page 13) been fit enough go to see it. I have always liked this couple I really take my hat off to Samuel ever since I first met them, now Lidgeley (Page 10) for setting up many years ago. his own Osteopathy Clinic, it is I wish all these people the very hard not to admire young people best wishes in their businesses doing their bit, providing such and long may they keep useful services to people and advertising with us! their pets and I wish him well. Another new advertiser with us “Enjoy Your Crab Tales” is Pauline of Yappers & Barkers (Page 11) with her shop for pets shop in Cromer, she has a great web-site where we found loads Philip Keddell of positive comments about her business, she obviously loves her work just as much as she 01263 726 831 loves dogs. 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 (Nth Walsham)............01692 402 570 Dear Crab Tales, The sensor then realises it’s gone dark again and thinks “Oh, it’s night time,” so it switches Coast Guard..................01493 851 338 Vampires and Zombies are no longer safe in Mundesley as the local authority’s street the light back on. This on off action Council (County)...........01603 222 222 lighting is making their life after death continues until daybreak. (District)...........01263 513 811 a misery. Dentist...........................01263 515 229 I have to admit that this new system saves Like any self respecting Zombie, you like the community money as the lights are Doctors: Aldborough ...01263 768 602 your bit of darkness. So there you are, out only on 50% of the time. Aylsham.........01263 733 331 for the evening, busily lurching along a But this Belisha beacon effect must be Cromer .........01263 513 148 street, when suddenly - Blam! - the street Mundesley.....01263 724 500 totally confusing for any Vampire or light unexpectedly switches on and floods Zombie out for a good time. Sheringham...01263 822 066 you with light. Nigel Holmes N.H.S contact number..................1 1 1 Your zombie instincts make you stand stock Hospital (Cromer) .........01263 513 571 still in the hope that you’ve not been noticed, Dear Editor, Job Centre (Cromer).......08456 043 719 then thankfully a few moments later - Fizz Next month I am starting a new and exciting Mundesley Visitor Centre...01263 721 070 Zomp! - the street light switches off again Farmers Market with Artisan Crafts at Opticians.......................01263 512 345 and you can continue your lurching in the Wiveton Hall Farm. black out. Libraries: There will be a large farmers market with Aylsham ..............01263 732 320 This new phenomenon of the on and off fresh local produce, plus artisan handmade Cromer ................01263 512 850 street light is indeed keeping us safe from crafts, and much more! the dark forces and I guess we should be Nth Walsham.......01692 402 482 thankful to the local authorities who are There are two barns full of stalls, plus lots Mundesley...........01263 720 702 attaching these clever light sensors. of outside stands as well. Sheringham.........01263 822 874 Yet they are not quite clever enough The first market is on Saturday 29th March, R.S.P.C.A.......................0870 555 5999 to realise that when their own lamp with subsequent markets being on the Tourist Info-Cromer......01263 512 497 switches on, it is not daylight at all, second Saturday of each month Travel Enquiries............08712 002 233 just themselves. through to December. National Express...........08705 808 080 Given a few moments of their own light Times are 10am to 2pm - Rail Enquiries................08457 484 950 they think “Oh, it’s daylight,” and the later if weather permits. Veterinary Surgeon.......01263 822 293 light goes out. 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 is a lovely venue with an award winning cafe on site, plus shop and pick your own fruit farm (in season) with amazing views over the marshes and out to sea. Entry is free and there is a large car park. Light refreshments and lunches will be available in the cafe all day. Wiveton Hall Farm is on the main A149 coast road, between Blakeney and Cley - post code is NR25 7TE. For more information visit: www.blakeneyfarmersmarketandcraftfair.co.uk I was wondering if you could put this letter Dear Philip, or see us on Facebook. Tel: 07775 741 752. into the Crab Tales about what I am doing. Two serving members of RNLI Cromer who Dear Mr Keddell, As it is self-funding I need as much publicity got engaged on 24th December, shared their as possible, so far I have done various fund- news at the January crew meeting.