blog posts from 2012
At last, detailed route information on the Olympic torch’s street route has become available. I would guess that the Southwold beach huts will never be more occupied than on that day, as the torch appears to go right past them! The torch is due to leave Lowestoft at about 11am on Thursday 5th July, on[…]
Well, it didn’t happen this year, but there is something magical about being in Mandalay when there is snow on the ground all around. The surprising fact (to me anyway) is that the snow settles on the beach right down to the water’s edge – you would think the salt content would prevent it, but[…]
We are still trying to establish the actual route of the Olympic torch when it comes through Reydon and Southwold. We know it is coming from Wrentham, so logically, it must come down the Lowestoft Road into Reydon, then turning left, over Mights Bridge, and into Southwold. It then appears to be going past the[…]
We have a regular visitor who comes late in the season every year, a University Professor, who spends a week in Mandalay on project work. He plonks two laptops on a table in front of the French doors looking out to sea, and spends the week in splendid isolation (he relishes the fact that he[…]
Waveney Council, always keen to exploit the popularity of the beach huts along the promenade, has plans to erect 17 more! http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/politics/southwold_new_beach_huts_set_for_popular_seafront_1_1225650 Will Southwold gain from them financially? It seems that Waveney hasn’t always handed over the benefits, but this time the council says it will. More to the point is where will they all[…]
At last the work to repair the harbour wall in Southwold has started. The wall was beginning to bow outwards, and two years ago, the car park alongside it was closed, presumably for fear if it collapsed, cars would go hurtling over the edge. After much dithering and delays, the much needed work will take[…]
Those of us who have known and loved Southwold boating lakes behind the pier, will be pleased to hear that at long last, the new owners have been given permission to top up the water levels with sea water. This was something that had been prohibited, as it was said that only fresh water should[…]