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Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

Here are the vehicles that turned up for the cruise...

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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:

Wow that brings back memories I lived about 10miles from Hemsby and went to the special weekends many times
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I only ever heard of that meeting, so come on guys, tell me more...tell me more, TELL ME MORE!....in the words of the song! Laughing

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22793 Location: UK

Looks like a great meeting - thanks for the pics!! Smile

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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

Hemsby and Caister used to compete for the best "weekend" they did rock and roll and soul weekends during the summer always attracted thousands of people from all over the country and Europe too It was usually a "Pontins" or Butlins do. As a local we used to know how to sneak in through the fence without paying when they were in the grounds of the holiday park. The cars used to "parade" into Gt Yarmouth too which was a great sight.
I met many a bad girl looking for a raunchy weekend I have some very full memories Embarassed

I left home at 19 so only had a couple of years of driving to them but I did get my Mk1 Escort RS2000 in the parade one year albiet doing about 15mpg with its 2twinchoke webers and comp engine Rolling Eyes

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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

You always get some Numpty spoiling it. Confused

Are you local to Gt Yarmouth JR
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Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

20 or so miles away - in Norwich.
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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject:

cool my old weekend stomping ground when there was no hemsby or caister weekend Embarassed

We used to use the Acle straight as our car test track, is it still there or has it been tuned into a ring road?
The Stacey arms was often being hit by stray out of control vehicles as it was the only kink in the road from an otherwise straight 12miles
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Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

The Acle straight is still there - so is the Stracey Arms, but there's now a 40mph speed limit through the kink. The pub doesn't fare too well & is often closed.
There was talk many years ago of dualling the A47 Acle straight, but it never happened.

Off topic:
The Govt. recently stated that there may be plans on the cards to let the sea come in as far as South Walsham & build new sea defences. As a result, house prices instantly dropped in a huge area & all the home owners complained. The Govt. then retracted the statement, saying it was just a thought.

Too late & damage done.
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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject:

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Have you lived there long I was there from 1970 even though only 6 yrs old and left in 1983 I went to "Greshams public school" in Holt Rolling Eyes

but lived near Filby
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Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

I was born here.

Seems I can't get away from the ruddy place. Laughing

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Craig · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 80 Location: Frome, Somerset

I've been meaning to go for years but never got round to it. Rock n roll and hotrods are 2 of my favorite things. That fenderless 34 is lovely.

gillberry · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Norwich

Norwich is a popular place, i was dragged up at weekends at Caister, Scratby, California & Hemsby as we used to rent out caravans on the sites in the area and had to go down and clean them out every weekend, luckly we now only have a bungalow still at Scratby and rent that out full time, my other half come from birmingham so loves the coast and sea but to me it is like a second home so does not hold the same feel as I was always there, the best bit was Dunston Hall School - lots of young men Smile