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By Press Association 2021 Workers make their way along rows of tulips which have burst into colour in fields near Kings Lynn in Norfolk. (Joe Giddens/ PA) Thousands of tulips have burst into colour in a kaleidoscope display near King’s Lynn in Norfolk. Belmont Nurseries, the UK’s largest commercial grower of outdoor tulips, plans to offer socially distanced visits to its tulip fields at Hillington to raise funds for a local hospice cha...

Published: 10:58 AM April 20, 2021    Nuria (left) takes a photo of her friend Marcia amongst rows of tulips which have burst into colour in fields near Kings Lynn - Credit: Joe GIddens When its spring again, Ill bring again, tulips from Kings Lynn. Fields near the town have erupted into a sea of colour as the flowers bloom. Belmont Nurseries, the UKs largest commercial grower of outdoor tulips, plans to offer socially-distanced visits to its tulip fields at Hillington to raise funds for the ...

Today is the day non-essential businesses can reopen after a long three months in lockdown - and they're certainly pleased to be welcoming customers back through their doors. 

Jonathan Meyrick The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick. Picture: ANTONY KELLY - Credit: Archant Transitions are strange – laying one thing down and picking another up. I’ve done that a number of times through 45 years of full-time ministry, but now I find myself laying one thing down and not knowing exactly what I’m going to be picking up. As of a week ago, I am no longer Bishop of Lynn. We clergy will all go through this: stepping down from a particular role in the community, knowing (hoping) tha...

Retiring Bishop of Lynn looks back in gratitude  The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick, Bishop of Lynn, retired at the weekend. The Diocese of Norwich arranged an interview with him, in which he shared some of the highlights of his role. How are you and Rebecca feeling as you prepare to leave Norfolk and Waveney? A great mixture of emotions – gratitude for all we’ve known and shared here; delight in what we have succeeded in being and doing; regret for what is left unresolved; sadness tha...

Published: 11:06 AM December 23, 2020    Karen Rust from Sculthorpe took her five miniature donkeys and two miniature horses on a parade through the village. - Credit: Karen Rust A woman raised the spirits of her village by hosting a donkey parade. Karen Rust from Sculthorpe owns five miniature donkeys and two miniature horses who live in a field nearby her home. On December 22, she, along with volunteers, took the donkeys on a tour of the village to help raise spirits among residents. The fi...