Monthly Archives: February 2012

Michael Middleton’s Wild West Norfolk – February 2012

You may not have heard of John Elfreth Watkins, but even though he died 109 years ago I’ve got a funny feeling he might well have heard of you. In December 1900 this American railroad engineer wrote a strange little … Continue reading

28th King’s Lynn Fiction Festival

9th-11th March 2012 A literary feast of talent

Never give up on your dreams

Just because you fail O-level art doesn’t mean you should stop painting! Charlotte Thorneycroft meets local artist Chris Hollick…

Out and About: Dereham

Because of its central location, Dereham likes to call itself ‘the Heart of Norfolk’ – in fact, the Tesco car park if often cited (with debatable accuracy) as the exact centre of the county – but the charming market town … Continue reading

Cafe Review – The Lounge

When you’re in the middle of town, there’s nothing better than finding a truly local spot for a quick lunch – somewhere with a bit of character that’s not part of an international corporate chain where the decor and menu … Continue reading

Restaurant Review – W-Four

We’re continuing to sample some of the area’s very best dining experiences. This month, we’re going all Italian and visit the W-Four Restaurant in Wisbech…

The local project that’s bringing art back home

A major exhibition opens at three different locations in King’s Lynn later this month, temporarily re-homing various household objects and re-energising a flat in the town’s Hillington Square…

February’s Garden

with Jeremy Bartlett

Celebrating a Dickens of a local treasure…

In the month that celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of England’s greatest-ever novelist, KL magazine looks at how the manuscript of his best book came to find a home in Wisbech…

A real living landscape…

It’s the largest surviving open heath in West Norfolk, and it’s now been saved for the future. Belona Greenwood looks at the restoration and regeneration of Grimston Warren