This is a diary of activities that we have done as a group, for activities planned go to the Events page.

 

2nd January 2009.  Started off with just a drink at The Bluebell in North Walsham and ended up with a meal then watching Spurs easily beat W       in the FA Cup at a social club in Sheringham. 

29th December 2009.  Darts and pool night at the sports centre in North Walsham. Bitterly cold out.

22nd December 2008.  Five of us tonight at the sports centre in North Walsham. We played some darts and tennis and hope to start using the hall again after Christmas. Happy Christmas everyone.

18th December 2008.  Christmas lunch at the White Swan in North Walsham. Very good, then some of us went on to Strikers to play some pool.

17th December 2008.  Three of us went along again to the Norfolk Unite group meeting in North Walsham. Still the same people, very friendly but needs a few more. One of the guys who likes badmington and pool, is interested in joining our club.

15th December 2008.  Monday night means darts and pool night. As the hall floor of the sports centre has now been repaired we will be including something a bit more active.

11th December 2008.  6 of us today went to Splash at Sheringham to play short tennis but found that the hall was out of use. Sheringham in winter is not the liveliest place so we went and played bowls with the wrinklies at Pinewood. After, we went to The Crown and had a meal and a good chat.

8th December 2008.  Met up as usual for darts and pool.

4th December 2008.  Went to watch  the James Bond film at the Odean at Riverside.

1st December 2008.  Monday evening darts and pool as usual. I,m beginning to win a few games now.

27th November 2008.  Tenpin bowling today at Strikers in North Walsham. I tried my best not to win but i couldn't manage it !

24th November 2008.  Monday evening darts and pool.

22nd November 2008.  This is a first for us. Five of us attended a wedding of one of our members. They met at the Yesu group mentioned on our ' support groups ' page. The wedding went very well and i'm sure they will be happy. Who's next lads ?

20th November 2008. Six of us today at a new venue, the community centre at Sheringham where we played table tennis. After we went to The Crown and had a nice meal. 

19th November 2008.  Three of us went to look at  a new friendship group, meeting at The Kings Arms in North Walsham. Found it quite interesting but they need more people. The group is called Unite and details of them are on our ' Support Groups ' page.

17th November 2008.  Darts and pool night at the sports centre. Repairs to the hall floor have nearly finished so we might be a bit more active soon.

13th November 2008. We decided to do something really naff this week for a laugh, so we went to join the old dears at Mecca bingo in Norwich. As none of us had been before it took us quite a while to figure out how to play and to our disappointment we didn't win anything, but you never know we might go again ! After, we went to the Windmill pub for a drink.

10th November 2008.  Usual darts and pool night main topics of conversation was cars and women, pity you can't trade women in for a newer model !

6th November 2008.  7 of us today for tenpin bowling at Strikers followed by a pool tournament which was won by LH.

3rd November 2008.  Monday darts and pool night at the sports centre. Don't know why we are not getting any better !

30th October 2008.  6 of us played badminton at Splash in Sheringham then went on to The Crown on the seafront for a beer and chat. One of the topics was that it's about time that we had a challenge, the end result was either a 10 km run or who could eat 10 quarter pounders in an hour ! Not sure i could do either without some training.

27th October 2008.  Usual meet up for darts and pool at the sports centre.

23rd October 2008.  7 of us today for a chinese buffet at Riverside in Norwich. After we were all full we went onto the Queen Iceni ( beer is really cheap ) then onto the Adam and Eve which we were told was built in 1249.

16th October 2008.  Got rid of some aggression today at the Kart track in Cromer.

13th October 2008.  Usual  Monday darts and pool at the sports centre.

9th October 2008.  Beautiful sunny day, suprised not more turned up for tennis at Cromer.

6th October 2008.  Darts and pool at the sports centre.

2nd October 2008.  I've been on holiday to Corfu for 2 weeks and now back to the same rainy weather as before. Back to Strikers for tenpin bowling as this is always popular and i can catch up with whats been happening.

11th September 2008.  Tenpin bowling today at Strikers in North Walsham. A good turnout and some good bowling.

8th September 2008.  Our usual meeting at the sports centre for darts and pool. The sports hall has been out of action due to flooding and being replaced.

4th September 2008.  Managed to dodge the rain and play some golf at Mousehold Heath. Definately getting better, drew on a round of 71. Can you do better ? After we went to the Adam and Eve for a beer and a chat.

1st September 2008.  Darts and pool as usual at the sports centre, threw some good arrows for a change but still ended up losing.

28th August 2008.  Golf was planned for today but hardly anyone could make it so two of us bikers had an excuse to go for a ride to Blakeney and enjoy a drink in a pub garden with the tourists. ( It will be nice when they all go back home and leave us in peace )

21st August 2008.  Got the bikes loaded up for cycling as planned but it kept raining, but did we let it put us off ? you bet it did ! So we had a drink at the Village Inn then went off in search of another activity. We ended up playing table tennis at Kelling holiday park which we enjoyed as we dont play very often.

18th August 2008.  Darts and pool as usual on Mondays at the sports centre.

14th August 2008.  Four of us today, quite a few problems with the other guys, transport , holidays, sickness etc. We met up at Riverside in Norwich for a chinese banquet which is still very good then had a drink in the sunshine at the Queen of Iceni. We had planned to see a film but we decided that the weather was too good so went off to get out a boat on the Broads, unfortunately we got there too late so settled for a drink in the garden of a pub at Sutton Staithe.

11th August 2008. Four of us and two guests met at the sports centre in North Walsham for a chat and to play some darts and pool.

7th August 2008.  Three of us went tenpin bowling at Strikers in North Walsham then on to the Bluebell for a drink in the pub garden.

4th August 2008.  Three of us met at the Haig in Mundesley during the afternoon and played snooker. In the evening four of us met up at the sports centre in North Walsham and played some darts and pool accompanied by a cool beer.

31st July 2008.  Sadly the end of July, the last couple of weeks have been really sunny and hot which we appreciate whoever is controlling it. Again a lot of excuses from people not coming out but at least most of them sounded genuine. So the three of us had a drink in Strikers then undeterred by the 29 degrees went and played tennis at the sports centre in North Walsham.

29th July 2008.  Two of us went to The Greyhound pub in Hickling, a nice friendly place with a lovely garden to enjoy the sun and open all day which is useful. After soaking up some sun we played pool and darts inside.

28th July 2008.  3 of us went off to see Norwich play a friendly against Spurs. It was a perfect evening lovely and warm but good job it was only a friendly because Spurs won 5-1 which was ok as i am a Spurs fan, god knows what the score would have been if Spurs were playing seriously. Nice to go on an activity in the evening but very hard to get people to come.

24th July 2008.  The best weather i can remember on an activity day but a disappointing turnout, what more can i do ? Answers on a postcard please. Those of us that did make it excelled ourselves, we went for a walk along the busy beach at Mundesley to look at the sights and there were quite a few i can tell you, then crossed the road to Gold Park, put the net up that i bought specially and played volleyball, which was good fun then played cricket with some impressive catching. Then true to form went and had a beer in The Haig. But wait we were not finished! Some of us then went on to play tennis for an hour at Cromer Tennis Club. All in all we had a lot of fun and got some good exercise.

23rd July 2008.  I was contacted by Kelling Park a residential home for people suffering with mental health problems to see if our charity could help with outside activities, so i went along and spent a couple of hours getting to know them. See the ' Notice Board ' page.

17th July 2008.  The planned game of golf was off due to the rain so we decided to go for a meal instead at the Witherspoon at Riverside in Norwich. We felt a bit guilty after as it was supposed to be an activity day so we went on to the ice rink and watched others do some activity.

14th July 2008.  4 of us met up at the sports centre for some darts and pool. We are getting a bit better at least we are not finishing on double one anymore.

10th July 2008.  Good turnout today, 8 of us played tenpin bowling then went off to Southreps recreation ground and played what could be called football. After, we went to the Vernon Arms for a drink in the pub garden.

8th July 2008.  We have not had a picture on the diary for a while so here is a picture of me in a microlite 2500 ft up over the Fens today. If anyone fancies giving it a go let me know.

3rd July 2008.  Four of us today. Off to the races at Great Yarmouth, lovely day and ended up winning largely thanks to Angel Rock coming in at 12/1.

1st July 2008.  Three of us went for a walk around Stalham and the Staithe then had a drink in the courtyard of the Swan pub.

30th June 2008.  Four of us played our usual darts and pool at the sports centre.

26th June 2008.  It turned into a triathalon ! Five of us turned up with our bikes at Kelling Heath Holiday Park and decided to play table tennis and boules as well. We then went on to the Village Inn at West Runton for a drink and chat in the pub garden.

23rd June 2008. Four of us played darts and pool at the sports centre in North Walsham.

19th June 2008.  A bit more active this week which is probably why not many turned up! Four of us played doubles at tennis on the grass courts at Cromer and another sat in the shade and watched.

16th June 2008.  Four of us met up today at the sports centre to play darts and pool  and have a chat accompanied by a nice cold beer .

12th June 2008.  I didn't think it would be that popular but there were ten of us today for a barbeque. ( this beats our record of 9 for crazy golf ) All went very well and some of us watched Croatia beat Germany on our big screen.

9th June 2008.  Three of us met up at the sports centre for a game of darts and pool, hopefully there will be one or two more next week.

5th June 2008.  Bit like ten green bottles today, started with 10 people and they gradually dropped out to leave 2. This is normally one of the most popular activities, taking a boat out on Wroxham Broad. The sun was out the sky was blue, sorry i keep lapsing into song, we had a really nice trip out on the broads and a drink after on a terrace watching the boats navigating.

2nd June 2008.  Three of us played pool and darts as usual at the sports centre. For some reason plumbing was the main topic of conversation.

29th May 2008.  Five of us went off to play golf at Mousehold Heath in Norwich, should have known better and got caught in the rain. Very impressed with the guys they all wanted to play on in the rain to the 18th hole. After, we went on to the Adam and Eve for a welcome drink.

19th May 2008.  Three of us met up for our darts and pool night at the sports centre in North Walsham.

15th May 2008. Six of us went tenpin bowling at Strikers then went on to The Bluebell for a drink and some pool.

8th May 2008.  Got to make the most of this brilliant weather so we ( 8 of us ) went on a chatty 2 mile walk around Felbrigg lake, one of my favourite walks. As the cafe was surprisingly closed we had an excuse to go to a the Village Inn pub garden in West Runton.

7th May 2008.  As it was such a nice day three of us met up at The Greyhound pub garden in Hickling for a drink and a stroll then went to sit by the Broad at the Pleasure Boat for another. This is what i moved to Norfolk for !

1st May 2008.  Our rainy day reserve activity, tenpin bowling, at Strikers. Six of us, had a good catch up with some of the guys that we had not seen for a while.

28th April 2008.  Two of us played short tennis and badmington at the sports centre and then played darts and pool in the bar with a couple of others.

27th April 2008.  3 of us met up at the Bluebell for a quiet drink and chat.

24th April 2008.  Adrenaline rush day ! A rainy day but four of us had some fun karting at Cromer, then we went on to the Vernon Arms in Southreps and played some pool.

21st April 2008.  Two of us played badminton at the sports centre then joined another two in the bar and played darts and pool.

20th April 2008.  Four of us turned up today for a lunchtime drink in the Bluebell.

17th April 2008.  Managed to get out again for some fresh air, four of us played golf at Mousehold Heath in Norwich then went to the Adam and Eve for a drink.

14th April 2008.  Unable to get a court for badmington but should be back to normal next week. Five of us played some darts and pool in the bar of the sports centre.

13th April 2008. Quiet drink at the Bluebell in North Walsham.

10th April 2008.  This is more like it ! 4 of us got on our bikes at Kelling Holiday Park. We had to stop after about an hour due to one of us having a breakdown ( bike not head ) but we were happy as none of us had been on a bike for two years. We then went on to The Crown for a deserved drink.

7th April 2008.  Anyone for tennis ! Don't know why i can't get people to play, anyway 3 of us played pool and darts accompanied by a beer or two, at the sports centre in North Walsham.

6th April 2008.  Sunday quiet drink time ! 3 of us had a relaxing drink and a chat.

3rd April 2008.  Five of us went off to Mundesley had a drink in The Haig then played crazy golf, after we went on to the Bluebell .

30th March 2008.  Nice sunny day ! Noticed that the locals were busy cleaning out the lovely pond next to the Blubell. Three of us met up for our Sunday drink. I don't know if it's because of our similar ages but we always find interesting topics to talk over, so far we have not had an argument. 

27th March 2008.  Four of us went off to Splash at Sheringham to play badmington. I'm starting to get the hang of it now and feel confident that i could enter a league for 12 yr olds ! We then went on to the Crown to recover.

20th March 2008.  Five of us turned up at The Haig in Mundesley for some games of snooker, had a General Meeting then went on to The Duke in Bacton to round it off with another drink in different surroundings.

17th March 2008.  Four of us today, we played darts and pool at the sports centre in North Walsham.

16th March 2008.  Three of us met up for our quiet drink and chat at the Bluebell.

13th March 2008.  Five of us again today, played tenpin bowling at Strikers then went onto The Poachers Pocket at Bacton and entered the pub quiz in aid of Sports Relief. Our team which we called Walsham Boys did better than i expected and came 5th out of seven teams.

10th March 2008.  Three of us met up at the sports centre and played darts and pool.

9th March 2008.  Four of us met for the Sunday lunchtime drink and found some interesting topics to discuss.

6th March 2008.  Five of us today for tenpin bowling and pool at Strikers. We then went on to The White Swan for a drink and chat. I,ve started a new page about support groups which is quite interesting.

3rd March 2008.  Two of us played our usual Badminton and were then met by two others for a few games of pool.

2nd March 2008.  3 of us met up at the Bluebell for a Sunday lunchtime quiet drink. 

28th February 2008.  Suprisingly 6 turned up for a walk today which was through Pigneys Wood in North Walsham. I think it was helped by starting and finishing at a pub and that i said it was only 2 miles ! We then went on to The Poachers in Bacton to get over it.

25th February 2008.  No sport today, bit under the weather, but 3 turned up at the sports centre for a drink and some pool.

24th February 2008.  Four of us today for our Sunday lunchtime drink at The Bluebell.

21st February 2008.  Five of us turned up at Strikers for tenpin bowling and then on to the White Swan for a drink.

20th February 2008. 2 of us went to look up an old group which have been meeting at Stalham every week for 6 years and renewed aquaintances and played some pool. Details of this friendly mens group are on the notice board page.

18th February 2008.  2 of us played badmington at the sports centre and were joined by 2 others for a drink and some pool.

17th February 2008.  3 of us met up at what has now become a regular meet, Sunday lunchtime drink at the Bluebell.

16th February 2008.  New venue, 3 of us and 2 ladies went to a Rock and Roll night at the community centre in North Walsham and did some jiving to a good band called Reservoir Cats.

14th February 2008.  Five of us went to The Haig today and played some pool then went on to The Duke in Bacton and continued chatting.

12th February 2008.  Two of us dusted off the cobwebs on our tackle and went fishing in the sunshine at Golden Ponds in Hickling. Neither of us caught anything but we enjoyed it.

11th February 2008.  No tennis tonight as the hall was in use at the sports centre but three of us met up anyway and played pool and had a drink and told a few jokes.

8th February 2008.  Three of us decided we needed a drink so went to The Bluebell and did our best to put the world to rights. It was interesting that we each had different views on the supernatural.

7th February 2008.  Three of us today for swimming at Splash in Sheringham, the rest chickened out as they were afraid that the dye would come out of their hair. I even went down the slide ! Had a sauna then went for a nice meal at The Crown in Sheringham.

4th February 2008.  Three of us met up at The Bluebell for a lunchtime drink, the conversation was so interesting that i was there for over three hours and missed my lunch.

31st January 2008.  Four of us went to Pinewood in Sheringham, played snooker then bowls which we hadn't done for a while.

28th January 2008.  Two of us played short tennis at the sports centre and had a drink and played pool with another two in the bar after.

27th January 2008. Lovely sunny day ! Met up with 2 new guys to our group and went for a Sunday lunchtime drink at The Bluebell. Nice relaxing atmosphere, we had a good chat and found some interesting topics.

24th January 2008.  Good turn out today at Strikers, six of us, did some tenpin bowling then went to The White Horse for a welcome beer.

21st January 2008.  Two of us at the sports centre today, decided to have a go at badminton this time. I'm still pretty sh_ _ only having played twice before but i will continue to stick at it. We played a few games of pool after.

17th January 2008.  Five of us today, we played snooker at Pinewood in Sheringham and had a good chat.

14th January 2008.  Two of us met up for an hour of short tennis at the sports centre. Two of the guys have joined a gym and are doing impressive workouts.

10th January 2008.  Four of us went to Riverside in Norwich and had an eat as much as you like buffet in the Chinese restaurant, after we went for a drink in Witherspoons.

7th January 2008.  7th January 2008  Three of started playing short tennis again at the sports centre in North Walsham and had a game of pool and a drink after in the bar.

3rd January 2008.  Six of us today went to the seaside, The Haig club in Mundesley 5 miles away. Suprisingly busy, we played pool then went on to The Duke at Bacton and continued chatting.

29th December 2007.  I've added a ' Courses ' page to the site.It covers day and evening classes and some start in the Spring.

27th December 2007.  Three of us went to Strikers and played pool and did some tenpin bowling, after, we went to the Bluebell pub which was a bit quieter for a drink and compared who got the best presents. I've added a joke page to help cheer us up.

23rd December 2007.  Winter ! Covered up the boat, put away the fishing rod and kayak, cleaned the golf clubs, polished the harley, all in store now til the Spring. I'm missing them already ! still got the snooker cue, bowling ball and indoor tennis raquet in use. Perhaps i will buy some ice skates, wait a minute i still have my ski jacket !

22nd December 2007.  Christmas outing to greyhound racing at Great Yarmouth. Although 6 of us went last year and they all really enjoyed it ( 2 even won more than they bet ) they all pulled out for various reasons. But 3 of us went this time and enjoyed it, but surprise surprise we all lost money, but i think i lost the least, only £2 on bets totalling £22. The entertainment was well worth it.

21st December 2007. I've redone ' who am i ' and ' Volunteers ' pages, see what you think.

20th December 2007. Not been much enthusiasm about lately, mainly due to the time of the year but four of us turned up. We decided not to bowl as there was a Christmas party going on and it was very noisy , so we went to The Bluebell which was very Christmasy and enjoyed a chat. 

18th December 2007.  I had not heard from one of the guys for a while and he hadn't been answering my texts or e-mails so i decided to call on him and deliver a Christmas card. As luck would have it he was in and we had a chat and caught up, it turned out he had been going through a bad time and been in hospital for 6 weeks, fortunately he seemed ok and in good spirits. A few months ago he was whizzing past me on the ice rink, no doubt he will be doing so again in the near future.

13th December 2007.  Only 3 of us again, lot of bugs around. Played some pool at Strikers, had a game of tenpin then 2 of us went to Labone's indian restaurant in North Walsham and tried out their buffet for £10.95, very good !

22nd November 2007.  Only 3 of us today, usually happens when some exercise is involved. We went for a walk around the lake at Felbrig Hall in the sunshine which took an hour, then went onto The Bluebell for a chat and a beer.

15th November 2007.  Four of us went to Strikers then on to The White Swan in North Walsham for a drink and some pool.

8th November 2007.  Five of us today. We played some tenpin bowling at Strikers then went onto The Bluebell for some more drinking and chatting.

1st November 2007.  I've been on holiday for two weeks and the guys weren't motivated enough to get together, but today four of us went to Pinewood at Sheringham and played snooker and had a chat.

8th October 2007.  Two of us have started playing our winter sport of short tennis at the sports centre in North Walsham then had a beer after.

4th October 2007.  A few problems today so we had to cancel the chinese banquet and film but two of us got together with our motorbikes for a ride to Blakeney and a pub lunch.

27th September 2007.  I couldn't make it today but four of the guys got together for tenpin and a drink at the Bluebell pub.

20th September 2007.  Four of us today, Played some tenpin bowling at Strikers in North Walsham and then went to The Bluebell for a drink and a chat in the beer garden.

19th September 2007.  A couple of us played tennis for an hour at the North Walsham Sports Centre and had a drink in the bar after.

13th September 2007.  Five of us went to play golf at Mousehold Heath, the winner being Rocket Man with a round of 79. After we tried out a new pub The Adam and Eve in Norwich, very good.

6th September 2007. And then there was one. I ended up going kayaking at Smallborough on my own as nobody wanted to do anything. I have been intending to do this for at least 5 years and really enjoyed it , so much so that i have gone and bought one.

30th August 2007. Bikers trip to the seaside. Three of us ,two on bikes and the other on a quad had a nice run out to Hunstanton, a round trip of about 100 miles. We stopped for a pub lunch on the way, played crazy golf and enjoyed looking out to sea in the sunshine.

23rd August 2007. A bit light on the ground at the moment due to holidays and illness. Three of us went to The Haig in Mundesley for a drink and a chat then went onto Adventure Island for a game of crazy golf.

16th August 2007.  New venue, three of us went to Eaton Park in Norwich and played 18 holes of golf, course easier than Mousehold Heath but better maintained. A close run game but LH ( good length ) won with a round of 67. Stopped off at The White Horse for a drink.

8th August 2007.  Three of us went to the North Walsham sports centre and enjoyed playing some tennis and had a beer after.

2nd August 2007.  Lovely day so 4 of us went to Potter Heigham and got a boat out then finished up in a beer garden. Nice lazy day.

27th July 2007.  Tenpin bowling at Strikers then onto The Bluebell to sit in the garden and have a drink.

20th July 2007.  See new notice on NOTICE BOARD.

19th July 2007.  Four of us went to have a look at the ski slopes in Norwich, very interesting, most of us want to give it a try, then onto Whitlingham Country Park to see what they had to offer, we decided that we would book up for sailing in the near future.

18th July 2007.  Two of us did a 5 hour landscaping job for a client, hot day, went to a pub garden for lunch. Don't know where i got the energy from but played 14 games of tennis after with another of the lads.

12th July 2007.  Four of us went to Mousehold Heath in Norwich and played a round of golf. LH won again with a round of 72.Finished up with a drink and a burger at The White Horse.

5th July 2007.  8 of us today, six of us played what could be called tennis at Rossis  in the sunshine, then all of us went into the bar for a welcome drink.

28th June 2007.  Magnificent 7 !  We all had a " eat as much as you want " chinese buffet at Riverside in Norwich then had a chat and a beer then onto the bowling alley.

14th June 2007.  We were due to go to horse racing at Yarmouth but the weather wasn't good enough so 7 of us went for tenpin at Strikers then went onto the Bluebell for a beer and some lively disscussion on benefits.

31st May 2007  5 of us today, played some tenpin then on to The Bluebell for a drink in the sunshine and some outside pool.

24th May 2007  4 of us turned up for golf at Mousehold Heath, perfect day course almost empty and we really enjoyed it. LH won with a score of 71 over the 18 holes, after, we went on to The White Horse for a drink.

17th May 2007  Adrenaline rush ! 6 of us had a grand prix, karting at Cromer. After 2 sessions " Danny boy " won with the fastest lap time, just over 40 secs, the record held by " Stevie wonder " being an amazing 36.578 secs. After, we calmed down with a few beers in a pub garden at West Runton.

10th May 2007   9 of us turned up at Strikers for tenpin bowling its always the most popular. Everyone seems up at the moment, lots of banter and guys going into off-roading, sailing and even talk of going scrambling and camping.

6th May 2007  Only two of us up for the trip to Yarmouth Stadium to watch Banger racing, forgot that the others are in bed by 9 ! Really good events one car overturned and several write-offs, love to have a go at the figure of eight event. You never know.

4th May 2007  We played short tennis and some pool after in the sports centre at North Walsham.

3rd May 2007  Record turnout, 7 turned up for golf at the driving range in Mundesley, i'm wearing my crash helmet next time, then onto Adventure Island for crazy golf. Mr 4x4 won with a score of 40 over 12 holes, i was well behind with 47 but i did get a hole in one. I'm sure we can do better than that if we go again.

26th April 2007  Five of us made it to Norwich for our first visit to the Ice Experience. We had a good time and one of the more competative suggested we do a timed lap skating on the ice rink. "The Rocket" came in at 29 secs which i calculate is an average of 22 mph and i managed 34 secs. Definately worth another visit later in the year.

20th April 2007  Only two of us could make it today at the Sports Centre, we played short tennis and a beer afterwards. Still a bit cold in the evening to play tennis outside at the moment.

19th April 2007  Five of us enjoyed a couple of games of tenpin at Strikers and had a drink and a chat.

12th April 2007  Good turnout for golf at Mousehold Heath, six of us had a leisurely game in excellent weather without losing any balls, which must be a first, then we went on to The White Horse, one of our favourite watering holes.

5th April 2007  We went to a bookies in Sherringham and had a betting challenge for a couple of hours. 2 of us finished up with the winner being Ken, up £2.50. After, we went onto the Social Club played some snooker then watched Spurs play Sevill on the big screen. We all lost some money on the result hoping for Spurs to win.

25th March 2007  Unable to play tennis at the Sports Centre for a few weeks as the hall is being used for cricket. We had a drink in the bar and played some pool.

22nd March 2007  Five of us met up at Strikers to play ten pin bowling and have a chat.

16th March 2007  We went to Fakenham races and enjoyed the event, they had a massive tv screen erected which meant that you could follow the horses all round the course. It was very colourful and a few horses fell at the fences. I had a good day and came away with £50 more than i bet, mainly thanks to Princess Stephanie which romped home at 20/1.We stopped at The Green Man on the way home and had a beer and a nice meal.

13th March 2007  Three of us went to Rossi's Leisure Centre in North Walsham to have a beer and watch the football.

9th March 2007  A couple of the guys played our usual short tennis then went on to a couple of pubs.

8th March 2007  We had a chinese banquet for £6.50 at Riverside in Norwich, had a beer then went into the cinema and watched ' Illusionist ' i thought it was good but at the end i had to wake the guys up.

2nd March 2007  We couldn't play our usual tennis today as the hall is in use so we went to the Prince of Bengal indian restaurant for a meal, then ended up at The Poachers at Walcott and watched ' James ' singing. E.v 6/10

1st March 2007  Went to The Haig in Mundesley and played some snooker and table tennis.

23rd February 2007  Only two of us could make it today, but did it stop us ? not likely, we had a very exhausting hour playing short tennis then had a very welcome few beers then played some pool.

22nd February 2007  Five of us met up at Strikers, had a good chat for an hour then played some good tenpin followed by knockout pool.A couple of new guys came along and we enjoyed their company.

 

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19TH JUNE 2006  This is the beginning. Found a suitable property in North Walsham for an activity/day centre, not ideal but a start and has a good feel. The vendor has accepted my offer

20thJUNE 2006  Two of the guys got together and sprayed primer and fitted new wheels to a 4x4 which one of them owns.

21st JUNE 2006  Three of us watched England play Sweden on the big screen in our temporary clubhouse. Brilliant goal by Cole but Engand shouldn't have let in that goal 5 mins from the end. Fair result.

Two of us took 50 fish including 18 inch long koi out of a pond, replaced the lining and returned the fish for a client as work experience. All the fish survived !

22nd JUNE 2006  Six of us turned up for our usual weekly activity session and played tenpin bowling at Strikers, we went for a meal afterwards. One of the lads was on form and scored 192 which is a very good score. We have only beaten that three times in 3 years.

23rd June 2006  As only three of us turned up for five a side football, which was going to be outside this week, it had to be cancelled which was a shame as the weather was excellent and I was looking forward to playing. See notice board.

Two of the lads decided to go uptown to Norwich and try their luck in one of the clubs. E-mail me if you want to know how they got on !

24th June 2006  Two of us worked hard today on repointing a patio for a client on work experience, put in 6 hours but still not finished.

25th June 2006  Get together at our temporary club for a barbeque and to watch England play Equador  on our big screen. I won my bet that Equador wouldn't score. Watched a video of the skydive that i did a few weeks ago.

29th June 2006 Only four of us turned up at Rossis today three having cried off due to lack of money. We were going to play tennis but it was too hot so we played a couple of games of tenpin then went down to a pub garden to discuss whats wrong with the world.

30th June 2006  Enough guys turned up for football this week so we didn't have to resort to plan B and play tennis.The score was close at 10-9

1st July 2006  Two of the lads decided that they would get up early and go fishing at Gimmingham. They say that they caught a lot of roach and some 4 pound tench, not sure that i believe them, more like a couple of roach and a 2 pounder.

I'm not going to comment on the England football match !

4th July 2006 The two lads doing up the 4x4 have started spraying the finishing coat and its looking good. They went off for a few games of snooker after. 

5th July 2006. Is it hot or what ! everyone is annoying me, be glad when its back to normal.Two lads are on a keep fit kick and joined a gym as well as playing football, can they keep it up ?

6th July 2006. Good turn out for the activity group, we are getting lazy in this heat, decided to play tenpin again and go down to the pub garden, and then to finish it off in style got a takeaway curry.The England football team took a real verbal bashing.

7th July 2006. Football night, not enough turned up to play . Plan B, which was to play tennis, was thwarted as all the courts were booked so we came up with plan C and played short tennis in the hall which was good fun. After, we went to our favourite pub in Bacton for live entertainment, The Poachers Pocket, and had one of our best nights ever.

9th July 2006. Final of World Cup ! We had a barbeque and then watched the match on our big screen, very entertaining match, Zidane is very good with his head ! One of the group won £50 in our football sweep.

11th July 2006. Some of the guys went to Mundesley to play snooker and have a drink.

13th July 2006. We went for a Chinese meal then decided to cool down on the broads, and got a motor boat out at Wroxham, nice and relaxing. Relaxed even more in a pub garden.

14th July 2006. We played Short Tennis today, then went to the 'Poachers' for the live entertainment, good group, everyone had a dance before we went home.

18th July 2006. A few of the lads decided to cool down at sea and went out on some jetskis at Trimmingham.

20th July 2006. Went tenpin bowling at Strikers then on to our favorite pub garden where the main topics were women and horseracing.

21st July 2006. We played short tennis at N.W sports centre, everyone getting quite good now then went to the Poachers to celebrate one of the lads 33 rd birthday.

23rd July 2006. Found a nice boat for fishing and cruising the Broads for sale on the Internet. Going to the Isle of Sheppey to look at it on Friday.

25th july 2006. Five of us had a day at the races. Beutiful day at Yarmouth, bet on every race and four of us came away with more money than we took.

27th July 2006. Poor attendance today, just a couple of guys could make it. They decided to play snooker at Sherringham.

28th July 2006. Played Short Tennis at the Sports Centre then then went for some entertainment at the Haig at Mundesley.

30th July. Bought the fishing boat off the guy at Sheppey, he crashed the boat into the slipway wall when we went out into the harbour for a test drive ! impressed with handling but needs tidying up. 170 mile tow back to Norfolk.

1st August. Two of us took the boat out on Wroxham Broad to check it out. We had trouble with the slipway as it is gravel and in very poor condition with pot holes. Every thing went ok, anchored up and did a bit of fishing .Should get the licence to go on the other Broads next week then we can give it a real trial.

3rd August. Too packed with kids at Strikers to get a game of tenpin bowling and very noisy, went for the quiet of The Bluebell pub and played some pool outside in the garden.

4th August. Played singles Short Tennis, we're getting a lot better now and its more energetic. Went back to the Haig as we thought that if the live music wasn't any good we could play snooker or table tennis. 

10th August. 5 of us played tenpin which we haven't done for a few weeks, the standard was very high, i averaged 145 but still didn't win a game. Some of the guys went onto the pub to play some pool.

11th August. Still not enough people turning up to be able to play football so playing tennis again. 2 of us went on to Mundesley and played some snooker.

The 2 lads that started working out in the gym at the beginning of July are still going twice a week and i am impressed, one of them in particular is losing his beer belly, i honestly didn't think that they would still be doing it. See the Notice Board.

12th August. Boys night out ! Four of us went for a meal in Norwich at Pedro's a mexican restaurant and had a good meal then the other three went on to do some clubbing but i chickened out as i couldn't find my white suit and madallion.

17th August. No bowling at Rossi's today due to power cut. 3 of us decided to do the fishing event of our tournament and went to St Georges at East Ruston. We decided to fish for 2 hours ( until the pub opened ).Not very productive the winner only caught a bream and a tiny roach, i came second with a nice bream, the other lad didn't catch anything which was probably due to him being hungry and eating all of his bait.Went on to the Butchers Arms for a nice meal.

For latest results of tournament see the new web page ' Tournament 2006'.

18th August. Four of us played short tennis at the Sports Centre whilst another exercised his arm at the bar. Went on for some karaoke at the Poachers Pocket at Bacton three of the guys sang some songs.

21st August. I went the general meeting of Goala Active in Norwich. The main topic was whether they would continue to support playing at North Walsham. I was not happy about some of the comments made by Chris the manager that the group was shabily run and that he doubted our enthusiasm and commitment. it was obvious that he had already decided to stop Goala's involvement at North Walsham. There was a turnaround at the last minute when someone piped up and said that he thought that we were being unfairly treated and they now want to try again with a different format.

Without more volunteers and funding i cant see Goala surviving beyond April 2007.For more details of the meeting give me a call.See Notice Board.

22nd August. Two of the guys got together and played snooker as Sheringham.

24th August. Five of us played tenpin bowling and had a good chat.A lot of us under the weather at the moment.

31st August. Played tenpin at Strikers then went back to the temp. clubhouse and played darts and pool then finished up with a takeaway.

1st September. Completed the purchase on the property i mentioned in June. There is considerable work to be done and some obstacles to overcome before i can open it as an activity centre, but i never expected it to be easy. I will keep you posted on the progress.

2nd September. Some of the guys had a night out at the White Swan in North Walsham and watched England play football on the big screen. We seem to be able to beat teams that we don't know where they are on the map.

4th September. 2 of the guys bought a small 14ft fishing boat off e-bay and took it on the broads, thats 2 we've got now , they said they really enjoyed it.

6th September. I attended the monthly meeting of the ISU ( Involving Service Users ) an organisation which allows people with mental health problems to have a say in mental health services in their area. I hope to be able to be a Service User Representative on the North Norfolk Locality Board as there are a lot of changes going on which will affect us all. Give ISU's website a look www.isu-norfolk.org 

7th September. Activity day, I didn't go as i had a damaged knee and tired from loading a massive skip on my own, funny how your friends disappear when you need them. The lads played pool and had a drink.

8th September. Some of the lads played short tennis then went for a chinese eat as much as you can at the Melbourne Club in North Walsham then onto the Poachers for a drink and some live music.

11th September 2006. Both the boats are being painted at the moment, when they are finished i will include some pictures.

14th September. Bad weekend, 2 of the guys were taken into hospital, unrelated, one guy released after a couple of days and seems ok, the other is hoping to go home at the weekend.

I was the only one to turn up for the activity day, 1 guy phoned me from his hospital bed to say that he could not make it, none of the others said that they couldn't make it so i had to ring them to check that they were ok, thanks guys !

21st September.2006. Lovely hot sunny day too good for physical exercise so we decided to exercise our brains and went to the pub garden. After 2-3 hours we were just on the brink of answering questions like" is there a parallel universe and are they sitting in a pub garden drinking beer like us " and " if a person is deeply religious does he have a mental health problem " when we ran out of beer money.

22nd September 2006. Two of us played Short Tennis and pool at the Sports Centre.

23rd September 2006. Some of the lads had a day out at tha Sherringham Social Club watching the football and live entertainment.

28th September 2006. Four of us played tenpin bowling at Strikers and then went to the Butchers Arms at East Ruston for Steak and Chips.

29th September 2006. Gave Tennis a miss and hit the town ( North Walsham ), first the Sports Centre bar then onto the Snooker and Bowls club where we had a few games, then onto the Community Centre, a new venue for us, they had a rock and roll night on with the Muskrats who were very good. Only problem was none of us could jive or line dance. Finished up with a takaway.

5th October 2006. Some of us played tenpin and pool at Strikers in North Walsham.

6th October 2006. 4 of us played Short Tennis at the Sports Centre and then went on to The Haig at Mundesley to play snooker and watch the live group who were very good.

7th October 2006. The guy who was doing up his Suzuki 4x4 mentioned in June has almost finished and has done a very good job, see pic below.

 

13th October 2006. Played short tennis then went on to The Haig to play snooker and watch Rage Concern two guitarists and a drummer who play popular dance music such as mustang sally. 6/10. I'm giving the live music marks out of ten from now on, if you disagree with me let me know.

20th October 2006. We had a very competative game of short tennis then fancied a quiet night so went on for some games of snooker in North Walsham .

26th October 2006. Five of us met up at Strikers and did some tenpin bowling then went on to The White Horse and played some pool.

27th October 2006. Unable to do any sport today as the Sports Centre has a function on. Two of the lads went on into Norwich to try their luck in the clubs, the rest of us went to The Poachers to play pool and watch the live music which was a vocallist called John Cann who sings fifties and sixties music. 6/10.

28th October 2006. Some of the guys are having a tough time at the moment, one has split up with his partner and they have 5 children, another is having a slow recovery from pnuemonia and another has just lost his driving licence.

1st November 2006. A couple of us went to the North Walsham Snooker Club and spent the evening playing snooker.

2nd November 2006. Tenpin bowling today, we have not been bowling very well lately, we have been bowling regulary for about 4 years now and can't seem to get any better, who said all you need is practice ! Went on to The White Swan and played some pool.

I have been very busy in the last month landscaping the gardens of the property i have purchased for the activity centre, i have put down over 3 tons of topsoil and seeded it for grass and hoping that the weather stays mild for long enough for it to grow. I am now laying paving at the front and building a small brick wall and patio at the back.I want to finish the outside work before winter .

3rd November 2006. 4 of us played Short Tennis at the Sports Centre then went on to The Poachers at Bacton for a few drinks and watched a vocal/guitarist called Misty who's favourites were Neil Diamond 6/10.

5th November 2006. Guy Fawkes day ! Now that i have some grandchildren i have an excuse for a bonfire and let off some fireworks, below is a pic of the guy dressed in designer labels courtesy of a charity shop ready for burning. A couple of the lads came round and we had an eventful night letting off the fireworks and eating jacket potatoes etc.

6th November 2006. I went to another meeting of the ISU ( Involving Service Users ) which lasted another 3 hours and included a dog, but he abstained from voting.I will be attending the next meeting of the North Norfolk Localities at Kelling with a view to representing the ISU.

9th November 2006. Good turn out at Strikers this week. We had a bowl then went on to The White Horse for a few games of pool and a drink.

11th November 2006. We played short tennis at the sports centre then went on to The Haig at Mundesley and watched Spider Murphy a very good guitarist who was accompanied by a girl singer who had a very good voice and was nice to look at. Good range of music 8/10.

13th November 2006. Had the first response from the Charities Commision with a few problems to solve. See Notice Board.

23rd November 2006. Four of us met up at Pinewood in Sherringham and played a snooker match for our tournament, then we went on to The Crown where, when you order a meal you get another one for £1. Excellent.

23rd November 2006. One of the lads is looking for a flatmate, see Notice Board.

24th November 2006. We couldn't use the sports hall today so we thought we would pig out for a change and went for a curry at The Prince of Bengal in North Walsham. Afterwards we went on to The Poachers and played pool and watched a young guy called Jason do his kareoke ( i can't spell that word ) act , not bad 5/10.

24th November 2006. It had to happen , the 2 lads that were going to the gym have given up, i make it 16 weeks, pretty good.

28th November 2006. Four of us met up at The Crown for a pub lunch and a chat.

I am now a ISU representative on the North Norfolk Localities Commitee and attended our first meeting, this is a serious commitee and is going to be heavy going. Whats clear is that there are changes ahead in the area of mental health services and could affect most service users.

30th November 2006. We played tenpin bowling today and then went on to the sports centre to play short tennis for our tournament. To see the results of our tournament go to the ' tournament ' page.

1st December 2006. No short tennis today as the hall is being used for something else. We decided to split up today, 2 lads went into Norwich for a meal at Pedro's and on to a club,the other 2 of us went to watch a great band called Emma Hall Band at The Duke at Bacton, the band is six strong and very good quality.9/10

7th December 2006.  Four of us played tenpin bowling then went onto The White Swan and played darts in our tournament. K's in the lead at the moment but it's still up for grabs.

8th December 2006.  We played short tennis at the sports centre then thought we would try a new venue and went to The Rising Sun at Coltishall to watch a blues and rock group called The Blues Tube. If you want a good pub with friendly staff, atmosphere and cold beer at a realistic price then don't go to The Rising Sun !The group were 3 middle aged guys who i'm afraid to say were past their sell by date. 5/10.  We went on to The Railway just down the road in search of some life and found they had a karaoke session going on so we stayed and sung some songs.

11th December 2006.  Two of the lads are now getting together to do some gym work and play badmington every week at Splash in Sherringham.

14th December 2006.  Four of us met up at Pinewood in Sherringham and played snooker and then bowls for our tournament, for results see Tournament page.

15th December 2006.  Sports night ! we had several tiring games of short tennis then went to The Haig club at Mundesley to watch Spider Murphy and relax with a drink and then a takeaway. Music 7/10.

18th December 2006.  I went to the ISU general meeting which was followed by their Christmas party, food and company was good but couldn't find any mistletoe.

A couple of us went and played some good snooker in North Walsham in the evening. I've ordered the trophy for our tournament which will be finishing soon.

21st December 2006.  We played table tennis at the sports centre today for our tournament and then some pool afterwards then finished off with a takeaway kebab.

22nd December 2006.  Christmas do, six of us went greyhound racing at Great Yarmouth and had a good laugh, needless to say all but two of us lost some money. Four of the lads continued into Yarmouth town for some more fun.

28th December 2006. Met up at Strikers and did some bowling then onto The White Swan for a drink and a chat.

29th December 2006. Some of us played our usual short tennis then onto The Poachers for a drink.

4th January 2007. Happy New Year everyone. It seems to have started with nearly everyone either sick or injured. Not enough available for an activity. A couple of us played some snooker and had a drink.

Some good news, Back on Track has now been accepted as a registered charity ( No.1117442 ) i will now start chasing funding, wish me luck.

5th January 2007. We played some very energetic and competative short tennis today then went onto The Haig at Mundesley and played snooker and then watched VJ's disco and karaoke. E.v 5/10.

7th January 2007. A couple of us had lunch at Morrisons in Cromer and then went to Pinewood at Sheringham and played snooker.

9th January 2007. The well deserved winner of the Best All Rounder tournament 2006 was Ken. The cup is pictured below.See Notice Board for Ebay Challenge.

11th January 2007. Just a couple of us turned out today, must be the time of the year. We went to Pinewood in Sheringham and played some snooker then played some very good and close bowls. We then went on to The Crown for an excellent meal.

12th January 2007. Just two of us again due to injurys which means that we had a competative and tiring hour, we then went on to the pubs for a well deserved drink.

18th January 2007. Went tenpin bowling and then on to The White Swan for a drink and a chat.

23rd January 2007. A couple of us went and played snooker in North Walsham.

25th January 2007. Did some tenpin bowling and had a good chat.

26th January 2007. Six of us for tennis today which was fun then we went on to our usual haunts of The Poachers and then The Haig where they had VJ's disco.

1st February 2007. Five of us went to Riverside in Norwich had a chinese eat as much as you like banquet had a beer then went into the cinema and watched Rocky 6. Got the adrenaline going.

2nd February 2007. Four of us played our usual short tennis then went to The Poachers in Walcott to watch Pavalotte but changed our minds when we found they were charging £5 so we went to The Kings Arms in North Walsham for a drink, some of the lads went on into the K A club.

9th February 2007. Three of us played our usual short tennis at the North Walsham Sports Centre then went into town for a few drinks.

15th February 2007. Good turnout for tenpin bowling at Rossis in North Walsham then played some pool.

16th February 2007. Had a laugh playing short tennis then went on to The Poachers at Walcott and watched a guy called Barry Lee sing some good music, even managed a dance at the end. E.v 6/10. 

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