Category Archives: Christmas

Get Ready……

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Fi Woolcock with thanks to North Norfolk News

What involves 17 dancing monkeys, 18 screaming can-can girls, one talking Christmas pudding and is reported to be worth £10m a year to the Norfolk economy? No, it’s not Kett’s Christmas Party…. It’s the Thursford Christmas Spectacular, of course, which … Continue reading →

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Oyez! Who will turn on Holt’s Christmas lights this year?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Fi Woolcock with thanks to northnorfolknews.co.uk

The latest plans to turn a popular shopping mecca in north Norfolk into a winter wonderland have been annouced. Light Up Your Christmas at Holt The official Christmas lights switch on in Holt will take place on Wednesday, November 21st … Continue reading →

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Let it snow!

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Winter 2010 was known as the ‘Big Freeze’, the UK was thrown into chaos as road salt reserves were at an all-time low and had to be rationed out; traffic came to a halt in places and businesses lost money … Continue reading →

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Catataxis

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

A study of the state we are in….Everyone agrees that there should be a bailout for the Eurozone but no one wants to pay the bill. There is no leadership and no one to take charge because they can’t. There … Continue reading →

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Big Birds in a Stew

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Here it is, the solution to all your leftover problems. Christmas turkey Salami Serves 4 This is a classic French stew usually using game or wild duck, which has been pre-roasted, while making a rich red wine sauce using the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Weather?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

The North Sea has never been described as tepid, but Christmas swims have become a real tradition here on the North Norfolk coast and there are 3 chances to have a go this year. The first is the Hunstanton Round … Continue reading →

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Walking With The Wounded

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

With a little over six months to go before we step onto the sea-ice for our attempt on the North Pole the training is increasing in intensity. Gone are the easy days of a 3 or 4 mile run. Now … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

Well Christmas day was indeed a crisp, clear day. We had a wonderful time in Burnham Thorpe, with relatives visiting from all over. We went for some festive drinks at the Lord Nelson, and enjoyed a lovely walk at Burnham … Continue reading →

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Welcome to our blog

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

Welcome to our new Kett Blog. We thought we’d get this up now in order to wish you all a Happy Christmas and New Year. As you may know, we’ve had some pretty intense snow here the last week or … Continue reading →

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