Local Lynx No. 150 - June/July 2023

Allen’s studios in Glandford, which is a wonderful
space to visit. There is also an additional group
exhibition at Little Leaf studios on the same complex in
Glandford, where four of our artists are also exhibiting
their work.
To see who is exhibiting and when across North
Norfolk please look at www.northnorfolkstudios.
co.uk. More locally, I have listed in the what’s on guide
at the front of the Lynx, the dates that members of the
coastal marsh artists group are opening their studios in
Bale, Binham and Stiffkey.
The coastal marsh artists are planning group
exhibitions this year and some unique events too. For
more information about these and more, please view our
website: https://coastalmarshartist.wixsite.com/north
norfolk.
Sophia Williams
STIFFKEY PIRATES
We are the only village cricket club in the area and
are looking for new players of any age and ability. We
only have one cricket team and consist of players of all
ages from teenagers to retirees. We play on Sundays at
home in Stiffkey (our hidden gem of a ground) and
away at various other village locations.
Whether you've played before or never held a cricket
bat please come to join us for fun cricket, cake at tea or
a pint after a game.
Even if you don't want to play, but would like to get
involved, cheer (laugh), score, umpire or whatever you
will be more than welcome. Please look at the what’s on
guide at the beginning of the Lynx magazine to see
when we’re playing at home in June and July. We
would love to see your lovely faces supporting us at our
home matches. We kindly ask that you arrive no later
than 12:30pm for our 1pm kick off.
If you are interested in playing with us please get in
touch with Chris Bateman at chris.bateman78@
gmail.com.
Jeremy Bevan
decided this project needed revisiting and were more than
ready for the challenge. A working party was formed and
what seemed like an almost impossible task commenced.
Trees and brambles were cleared manually by a tireless
team of volunteers all wanting to be involved for the good
of their village.
Work on this project was, at times, very difficult but
slowly the obstacles in the way began to fall. Peter
Wordingham assisted proceedings in a most generous way
with the very kind offer of providing a digger to be operated
by his best driver and slowly but surely the path quickly
began to take shape.
The villagers turned out one Saturday morning armed
with shovels and an enthusiasm to see the project through to
completion regardless of the 50 tonnes of road planings that
stood in their way and had to be moved. Support in the form
of Steve White from Norfolk highways was also a welcome
sight. The result of this hard work was that by 6pm that
same evening the path was almost complete and all for the
cost of just under £2,000. (This money was given by some
very generous donors from within the village.)
The hard work and determination by a few people all
working for the same goal shows what can be achieved
despite often frustrating and pointless inefficiencies so often
demonstrated within local government policy seemingly
created to hinder such worthwhile community projects.
Jamie Lawrence, Chairman Stiffkey Parish Council
STIFFKEY VILLAGE PARTY
Lynx 84 June/July 2012 p24
There will be a village party on the playing fields on
Monday 4th July (Jubilee) at 1pm. Our village musicians
will entertain. Denis Lotis will sing to us from 3pm to 4pm
STIFFKEY COMES TOGETHER
Lynx 82 February/March 2012 p25
Many years ago NNDC had a plan of creating a path
alongside the very dangerous stretch of road between The
Red Lion and Greenway. The cost of this at the time was
estimated at somewhere in the region of £250,000. For this,
and many other reasons around archaic systems within local
government leading to immense frustration, the project
failed to come to light.
In May this year, the newly formed parish council
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