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10:33 AM May 9, 2021
Old Catton Royal British Legion members Nathan Wride, secretary, Neil Shiach, committee member and retired RAF warrant officer, Mike Fox, committee member and warrant officer, Maureen Blackman, branch community support rep, Steve Butcher, treasurer, Lindsay Carruthers, branch chair, and Sam Carruthers, standard-bearer, at the 100th birthday walking trail launch at Old Catton Recreation Ground
- Credit: Danielle Booden
A long-serving veteran supported by the Royal British Legion (RBL) after suffering extensive hearing loss is just one of the stories which feature in a new walking trail launched near Norwich.
The Old Catton RBL branch opened its new trail on Saturday, May 8, in conjunction with the Legion’s 100th birthday and VE Day.
Oliver and Charlotte Gurney, owners of White House Farm in Sprowston. Picture: Danielle Booden
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An award-winning farm shop and enterprise hub which has grown from a small shed to employing 100 people has emphasised the power of online community.
The White House Farm in Rackheath near Sprowston, is home to 10 businesses including a nursery, an interior design store and Norfolk Raider cider.
The hub, owned by Charlotte and Oliver Gurney, has evolved from a Pick Your Own service with a farm shop and café in a small shed to now employing over 100 people.
It is followed by over 2,000 people on Instagram almost 10,000 on Facebook, with the farm using these platforms to showcase how its produce goes from farm to fork.
But while takeaway alcohol sales appear to have increased this week, it has been a different story for Debs Champion, otherwise known as Debs, who sells the biggest baps on Norwich Market .
She said: This week has been slower. With the weather and the fact children are on holiday, there has been nothing to bring parents into the city for. The parks and beaches have been chock-a-block I hear.
Debs Champion, owner of Debs, at her stall on Norwich Market.
- Credit: Danielle Booden We have only been open again for the last three weeks and trade has been very difficult to pick up again. The week before was a little bit better but we have taken a drop and are at least 40pc down.