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Cromer club fears licence may be lost
A club owner fears he may lose his licence because of the noise smokers are making outside his club since the smoking ban was imposed. Steve Cottingham, owner of Cromer's private members club, Blazers, is to appear before the North Norfolk District Council licensing committee following a series of complaints made about the club, which include grievances about the noise from smokers in the street.

Aylsham Show success
Visitors in their thousands teemed around the ringsides, browsed the colourful and creative stalls and soaked up the sunshine and the Bank Holiday atmosphere at the annual Aylsham Show yesterday.

Waste site fears aired at North Walsham
Two hundred people turned out to a meeting to air concerns about a waste site on the outskirts of North Walsham. Local company HFS want to use a former Anglian Water site at Spa Common for the transfer and storage of liquid wastes.

North Norfolk schools' GCSE results
AYLSHAM HIGH 66pc (59) (45) (51) 72pc (62) (55) (53) “English and Maths is yet another record breaking year for AHS which builds upon our recent Ofsted report which says we are a very good school with outstanding features.

£2,500 for Aylsham good causes
GOOD causes in and around Aylsham have benefited from a £2,500 handout, thanks to darts, billiards and snooker enthusiasts. Teams from all over north Norfolk have been taking part in the annual Chamberlain Shield competition, playing pub games for a variety of trophies.

Sheringham theatre hopes of Lottery cash
Staff from The Hub at the Sheringham Little are heading to London this weekend, hoping for a winning performance at the National Lottery Awards on Saturday (30 August).

Family butchery closes after a century
A century of serving up sausages and steak comes to an end when a village butcher's shop shuts in a few days' time. Ken and Lesley Lanham are calling it a day as they retire from their shop overlooking the picturesque green at Aldborough near Cromer.

Blakeney Point - a landmark under threat
Blakeney Point is among the most threatened landmarks on Britain's coastline, warns a new report. It says the narrow sand and shingle spit, pictured, is one of 10 beauty spots in England and Wales which are likely to be radically changed or lost to climate change and rising sea levels.

Coltishall cyclist makes it to Beijjing
If there were an Olympic medal for surviving the trials and tribulations of a 10,000-mile cycle ride, Michael Raven would surely have won gold. As our celebrated athletes returned home, the 22-year-old, from Coltishall, was putting his feet up after making it to Beijing, following a five-month journey, in time for the closing ceremony on Sunday.

70th anniversary for Sheringham couple
When Mary and Laurence Coley first met more than 80 years ago, they didn't quite see eye to eye. But, yesterday, the Sheringham couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and, thanks to a shared sense of humour, nowadays they get on like a house on fire.

£10,000 reward offered to find arsonists
A businessman has put up a £5,000 reward in a bid to catch arsonists who torched his vehicle rental company. David Wright, who runs East Anglia Car and Vehicle Rental in Bacton, has been left with a bill for more than £40,000 after two vans and a 4x4 were set alight on Sunday night.

More results from Aylsham Show
Sheep Any other British breed Ram: 1 Ben Harvey, Bluefaced Leicester; 2 Andrew Elliott, Hampshire Down; 3 Kenny Lincoln, Hampshire Down.

Noisy smokers put club licence in danger
A club owner fears he may lose his license because of the noise smokers are making outside his club since the smoking ban was imposed.

Air crash tragedy remembered
Victims of a horrific midair collision over Holt were remembered yesterday. Forty years after a tragic accident where two RAF planes crashed above the town killing seven airmen, St Andrews Church in Holt held a service in their memory.

Fishing boat rescued off Sheringham
A fishing boat with engine failure was towed to shore by the Sheringham lifeboat this morning. The Blue Boy, with one person on board, was drifting with the tide and wind about 1½ miles offshore.

Sun and fun for Cromer carnival day
Carnival day for Cromer cut a rainbow shaft of sun and fun into Norfolk's damp dismal summer. The big day of arena attractions, aerobatics and an evening parade only had a brief light shower as looming black clouds let the event off lightly.

Cromer pier stroll for author
With the carnival in full swing as he strode along Cromer Pier yesterday his Edwardian costume may not have seemed out of place amongst all the festivities.

Tribute to Holt air crash victim
The cousin of a brave RAF man who lost his life in a horrific mid-air collision over Holt has said she fears his memory could be lost. Forty years ago seven servicemen were killed as a thunderstorm raged and two RAF aeroplanes crashed 12,000ft above the north Norfolk town.

Second site homes plan quashed
North Walsham could face several more years of ugly, disused brownfield sites at its main entrances after a plan to build homes on a key gateway into the town was quashed - the second site to suffer such a setback in the space of a few weeks.

Cromer's big carnival day
The finishing touches were being put to carnival floats yesterday as Cromer geared up for the most important day in the seaside town's calendar. Today the town will buzz with excitement as the skies are brought to life with colour by the Red Arrows display team and the streets dance to a carnival beat.

A nice day for a walk

This glorious walk takes you across wide open fields past churches, through pretty villages and on to the Weaver's Way.

Alby Tearooms

Alby Village is dissected in two by the A140, the main Norwich to Cromer road. Located on this road is Alby Crafts and Gardens.

There is also a gift shop, museum and of course, Carole Ingrams Tea-room. Here we enjoyed tea and home-made cakes sitting outside in the sunshine. There is a large free car-park and a four-acre Plantsman's Garden to visit. There is a small admissions charge to visit the Gardens.

Tearoom telephone number is: 01263 768719 Hours of opening: 1000 - 1700 Tuesday to Sunday, Mid March to Mid December. Weekends only Mid January to Mid March.

Distance: 6.5 miles

O/S Map: Landranger 133

Starting Point: Alby Crafts car park

The Walk: Leave the car park and turn left walking past the front of the Horseshoes Public House immediately turning left at the finger post there. Continue along this footpath between houses to the metal lane.

Turn right at the Public footpath sign walking straight ahead crossing two fields. Maintain direction towards the farm building across a wide concrete area with a barn on the left and onto a country lane to reach the Church.

St Ethelbert Chuch Alby, unfortunately locked, is nestles within trees and wild flowers with a peacefully sited cemetery to the left of it.

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Walk through the cemetery gates towards the wall, turn left, then right at the finger post onto the field edge.

Turn left and maintain direction to the country lane, turning right here and walking through the farmyard some distance ahead.

Continue straight ahead until arriving at Hanworth Church.

St Bartholomew Church sits quietly amongst fields with a superb back rop of Hanworth Hall. This early 18th century hall was built by Robert Doughty.

Passing the church turn left, continue some way along the road, over a cattle grid, passing Hanworth Common on your right with woods to the left. At the crossroads and give way sign turn left, sign posted Thurgaton. Passing the pond on the left go over the second cattle grid at the sign "The Common".

This is an extremely picturesque section of the walk and on a warm day is entirely delightful.

Continue straight ahead walking uphill to the finger post on the left at the top. Turn here on to Weavers Way (a white arrow on a green circle).

Weavers Way is the long distance footpath which runs for 90kms from Cromer on the North Norfolk coast to Great Yarmouth on the East Norfolk coast.

Continue on Weavers Way to a lane and turn right. After approximately 200 yards turn left climbing a stile into a meadow. Climb the next stile on the opposite side and follow the path ahead to emerge between houses onto Aldborough Green.

Cross the Green towards the village sign, passing an Antique Wine Press given by the village of Villiers Saint Denis to mark the twinning of the two villages in October 1996 and arrive at the road.

Walk ahead along this road, turning left at the finger post beyond the Garage. Follow the footpath, turn left in front of the converted mill and pass over the footbridge.

Cross the meadow, turn left at the road and after approximately 400 yards turn right at a finger post and stile onto a field.

On reaching the road cross over to the lovely round tower church.

All Saints Church, Thwaite, is not locked and a leaflet can be purchased inside detailing its history and relevant information. We particularly liked the 15th century brass of one John Puttock and his wife, Alicia, protected under a mat in front of the Altar.

Follow the fingerpost, walking to the right of the church, along the well marked path over fields, exiting at a lane with a T-junction and a triangle of grass to the right. The walk leaves Weavers Way at this point.

Cross the lane towards the grass, turning left, keeping Thwaite Common on the right. Pass the riding school on the left, looking out for the pot-bellied pig. Continue walking straight ahead to return to the start of the walk.

Courtesy of the BBC

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