Stories

Julie and her husband Philip live on Halvergate Marshes in a farmhouse which over the years they have renovated. Julie describes living off grid, the

Philip and his wife Julie live in a farmhouse on Halvergate marsh. He describes the processes of renovating the house and life off grid. I

Richard has had a passion for mills and machines since his youth. He lives near the working mill he built himself at South Walsham, Norfolk,

Peter farms on marshland in Norfolk. Like many others, his grandfather came from Scotland in 1922 and farmed the marginally better land to be found

Following a career in the civil service which took him around the world Mike has been involved with the restoration and upkeep of Hardley Mill

Philip had many jobs through his life. His passion has been restoring a 1897 wooden steamboat, Banjo, which he runs on the Broads. Banjo has

David has been passionate about wildlife since he was a boy. His role as head of people and wildlife at Norfolk Wildlife Trust combined managing

Robert is a founder of the Museum of the Broads in Stalham, Norfolk. The museum is perhaps one of the Broads’ best kept secrets, but

Mike volunteers at the Museum of the Broads at Stalham, after a long career as a boatbuilder and carpenter for Norfolk firms and nationally. He

Roy studied natural history most of his life and joined the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society in the winter of 1966 and soon became the