All Things Considered

Yurt at Drove Orchards
Posted by Kate Sullivan

A new eating venue on the Norfolk coast is about to open its canvas curtains – in a Mongolian yurt.

It’s a joint venture between the farmer of Drove Orchards and Ollie Trezise & his family. Possibly the only yurt restaurant in the country, with seating for fifty, they plan to serve simple, reasonably priced seasonal food with as much produce sourced from the farm as possible. For more information about opening times visit their website.

Some other eateries on the Norfolk coast well worth stopping at are Number 10 at Sheringham, Cookies Crab Shop at Salthouse (telephone 01263 740352) and Wiveton Hall Café. 

Posted by Kate Sullivan on June 11th, 2009

Caught By The River
Posted by Simon Lewin

It's been a real pleasure swapping mails and finally meeting the team behind Caught By The River. I was a relative newcomer to fishing - introduced by my father-in-law who fly-fished for England (not quite an Olympic sport yet...). I was running a record label at the time and I'll confess there were times when I felt it best to keep my new found passion quiet - the music/fishing connections I knew of weren't exactly the ones I felt an affinity with (Roger Daltry, Jethro Tull etc.). A bit of a guilty pleasure.

But then I remember sitting in a boat on Sutherland's Loch Hope, trying to catch sea trout. Chatting with the ghillie I asked if he'd has any interesting clients recently - and as it happened he'd had the owner of a much more established dance label (who we admired) fishing with him the week before.

As my success rate on river & loch improved I couldn't help but 'out' myself to those we worked with. That was a few years ago and I've been fishing ever since. This isn't the place to convince you of the many pleasures of fishing - it you get it, you get it.

But the last few months have been enriched by the content of Caught By The River which we've mentioned a few times here. I can't remember exactly how I stumbled across it originally but it's a site that triggers a daily visit. I've described it to friends as a fishing blog that's not really about fishing (a rather cowardly attempt, I know).

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Created by the team Heavenly Records, the site is (as The Times puts it) "...a joy, a treasure trove of stories, obsessions, anecdotes and enthusiasm" and covers angling, music, literature and much more. And it's the enthusiasm that flows through the site that has spilled over into the world of 'proper' publishing, resulting in the recent launch of a collection of "words on water", published by Cassell Illustrated.

This isn't a book review - I'll be starting to read my copy anytime now - but it's beautifully produced and illustrated. A proper review will follow.

The Times have been featuring a number of extracts and their website includes some podcasts recorded by former Cabaret Voltaire member (and now acclaimed sound recordist) Chris Watson. Visit The Times website to listen to these and find our more about the book and the team behind it.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 8th, 2009

The Gwilym Simcock Trio
Posted by Simon Lewin

 2009 sees the launch of the first Holt Festival, just down the road from the gallery, and we're very pleased to be sponsoring one of the events, a gig by The Gwilym Simcock Trio.

Fresh from a recent appearance at the recent Norfolk & Norwich Festival, the Trio will appear at The Auden Theatre, Gresham's School on Wednesday 5th August. Tickets are on sale now.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 5th, 2009

Itteringham Gardens Open Day
Posted by Simon Lewin

Just a quick post to let you know that on this Sunday (June 7th) a number of gardens in Itteringham will be open to the public between 12-5pm.

We'll be open at the gallery for the most of the afternoon. Should be a great opportunity to take a stroll around the village and view some of the gardens at their best.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 5th, 2009

More from Colin Wilkin
Posted by Simon Lewin

"Bitter Sweet, Shingle Beach" is another of the new watercolour paintings that will feature in our forthcoming Colin Wilkin exhibition which opens on Saturday 18th July.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 1st, 2009