Tom Thompson and Trish Stubbs who live on Trinity Close with nine-year-old Misse
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With car parks full and shops booming, Dereham was well and truly back open for business on April 12.
Dereham Town Centre was full of life on April 12
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After months of the Cherry Tree Car Park being half full at best, people were struggling to find spaces as pub gardens, gyms, hairdressers, and non-essential shops were given the green light to reopen.
Regulars at The Cherry Tree Pub on Theatre Street Tom Thompson and Trish Stubbs who live on Trinity Close could not wait to get back, and even brought their nine-year-old dog Misse for a pint.
Quiet streets during the Coronavirus lockdown in Dereham. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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This time last year, the country was facing its first national Coronavirus lockdown. Reporter ABIGAIL NICHOLSON explores how one Norfolk town came together and fought through the pandemic one year on.
A queue for Morrisons during the first Coronavirus lockdown in Dereham. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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It s safe to say, many of us were naive in how long we thought the pandemic would last this time last year.
But after announcing the country was heading into a national lockdown, residents in Dereham pulled together to support each other in a way that hadn t been seen before.