• Victory Housing Community Hero Awards Honour Tunstead Residents

    Wendy Atkins & Derek Kirk - Tunstead Village Hall Recreation Ground Committee
    Wendy Atkins & Derek Kirk, both members of the Tunstead Villahe Hall & Recreation Ground Committee, awarded for their service to the community

    On Friday 9th November 24 people from around North Norfolk were given recognition for their outstanding achievements in their communities by the Victory Housing Community Hero Awards. These awards recognise the sacrifice of local people working in a voluntary capacity to benefit the lives of others and four Tunstead residents were honoured during the Community Hero Awards ceremony held at North Walsham High School’s splendid Atrium. (more…)

  • Movers & Shakers of Yesteryear

    Phyllis & John Rice
    Phyllis and John with some of their coronation mugs, collected over the years, the first one being George V

    As told by Phyllis Rice

    Phyllis has a certificate relating to an award for bottled fruit and it reminds her of this story:

    “In 1954 in the village fete and produce show, there was a class for chutney on the agenda, and I made some tomato chutney and I got a 1st. So the next year, the same thing was on the agenda, and I put the same jar of chutney in (more…)

  • A Journey Down Memory Lane with Winston Finch

    Winston Finch

    Winston Finch was born and grew up in the house he lives in. For many years he worked and lived on the farms around the area, now he’s retired, he has returned to his house. He talks about some of the things he got up to as a lad.
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  • Down Memory Lane: Of a Time When You Could Shop in Tunstead

    Malcolm Bradbury & Andrew Blanch’s account of life growing up in Tunstead

    Crowgate Shop

    Former Crowgate Shop
    House of former Crowgate Shop in Tunstead
    Malcolm: The shop was started in the 1750’s and later came to my family. My grandfather had it, then my Uncle Billy, then Aunt Effie took it and then it came to me. It sold everything, from aspirin to tobacco, from sweets and groceries to paraffin. I wish I’d taken a photograph of it – there were things hung from the ceilings – pots and pans, and lots of small draws with nails, cigarette papers, razors …… There was a tailor’s shop next door, and a large scales further on where grain would be weighed in coombs (18 stone).

    The shop closed in 1971 because it couldn’t make enough money. (more…)

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