Up North - Down South

If you were heading Norfolkwards overthehill you wouldn't be able to get any further north without getting very wet and muddy! That's why few people come here, it's on the way to nowhere.

As for country towns being deserted on a Saturday afternoon, ours is like that most afternoons. We are a slow town. Busy in the morning as folk come in to shop and maybe meet friends for coffee or lunch and then, apart from a small flurry around school time, very quiet. Wednesday is early closing and only the newsagents and supermarkets open on Sundays. Gives time for unwinding.

Early closing Nfk we haven't had that for about 20 years in the Thames Valley. We seem to be open 24/7.

Our town is buzzing with life most days. I sometimes feel sorry for those obviously on their own when they are surrounded by families and couples.

We do get flooded from the Thames, fortunately we live up a hill.