Sunny Hunny

Year 4 geographers had a fabulous time in Hunstanton a couple of weeks ago. We enjoyed lovely sunny weather all day. Here's a few of the images we took.

Sunny Hunny

I spent the day in Hunstanton in the sun last Friday with 45 Year 4 students and six colleagues from KEP.

This was a good way to spend the day, exploring what makes it a special place.

Image: Alan Parkinson, shared under CC license

Hunstanton Fieldtrip

Off to Hunstanton a couple of weeks ago for a fieldtrip. 

The booklet has been tweaked again and the students enjoyed the experience of visiting this seaside resort, which has been welcoming visitors since Victorian times.

Thanks to colleagues Helen and Kathryn for their work on the day.

Hunstanton aerial image - very hot Sunday 25th June #Hunstanton #aerial #image #Norfolk #coast #aerialphotography pic.twitter.com/s97kVa0QFx

— John Fielding Aerial Images (@johnfielding001) June 26, 2023

Image: Mrs. M

1953 East Coast flooding - a new resource

 A new resource I've written.

This got slightly delayed by other factors, but is now available ahead of next week's anniversary and commemorations which will take place along the coasts which were affected. I know there is a service and exhibition in both Snettisham and Hunstanton and aim to visit them this weekend, and then locations further round to the south of Norfolk and the Broads.

The Environment Agency - one of the GA's strategic partners - published a useful image of the flood defences as they were back in 1953 on a Pinterest board and it is shown below.

Download the resource below:

1953 Flooding - 70th Anniversary from GeoBlogs

More to come on this over the next few days. Look back at the posts from Southwold at the start of January as well for more related content to the floods, or search this blog using the search box top left.

There is also an associated Pinterest board.

I shall be out and about along the coast this coming weekend in a number of locations and will share some pictures in a Flickr album which I will share here.

I know there are permanent memorials in Hunstanton and Snettisham, and a search revealed one in Harwich. I would imagine there are others and would love to hear about them or see pictures of them if you know of one.

Hunstanton South Beach regeneration

Wayne Hemingway has been involved in a number of regeneration projects over the years, including a flat block in King's Lynn. He has now been asked to get involved in the South Beach area of Hunstanton: an area I know well.
A consultation questionnaire is currently live on the Hemingway Design website (where you can see other projects they are, or have been, involved in)

We have also visited this area each year with Year 7s, to explore what makes Hunstanton a special place.
The South beach is the area south from the Green. Year 7s will be familiar with this area.

Hunstanton is a unique place with a distinctive character and rich Victorian heritage. The aim of the redevelopment is to enhance the seaside resort by re-enlivening its leisure and tourist attractions and restore its once-strong personality. This could be a driver of really positive change for the town, its economy, culture and profile and for us do this we would like your help.



Image copyright: https://www.hemingwaydesign.co.uk/hunstanton-south-beach/  

An online portal is open for the next couple of weeks.

Worth a look from those planning their NEA or exploring coastal change.

Hunstanton Cliffs - a new resource

A few resources which I worked on are hitting the internet now (or soon...) in time for the last part of the summer term, when hopefully there are some decisions being made about what to teach in the new academic year in terms of curriculum resources.

First up is a resource which I wrote a while back, and which has now been added to the RGS website (although there are a few final touches still to be added I think...) The resource has the context of the Hunstanton Cliffs, and their erosion and management,
It's turned out nicely, and may be of use for those preparing students for NEAs and other situations.



While we're on a coastal theme, check out this 170+ page report on erosion at Hemsby which contains a wealth of technical detail and images on this area of the coast which has been in the news for a while since the demolition of several beach side homes.

Coastal management dilemmas:Hemsby in Norfolk faces rapid erosion & loss of homes. A plan suggesting 12 different management options considers how to save Hemsby without losing the beach aesthetics that tourism here is so reliant upon https://t.co/GhwDvU795R #Geographyteacher

— Discover the World (@DTW_Education) July 13, 2018

Hunstanton - visiting a Victorian resort

People have been heading to Hunstanton for their holidays since Victorian times.
Back then, they arrived by rail, and enjoyed the beach.
Some Victorian postcards show how the resort was back then. One of the things that has been missing most obviously is the pier, which used to be there, and which is shown on the image below that I took through the window of the heritage centre (which was unfortunately closed). You can also see the difference in the cliffs since the time the image was taken...

Many local people would like the pier to be replaced, but that seems unlikely.
There has been a campaign to have the railway replaced for years, but the track has steadily been built on and the route compromised... I used to live in a village that the railway line used to pass through. This old film shows John Betjeman taking that route...

Hunstanton Fieldtrip photos - from yesterday...

Dress appropriately...

Forecast has improved on earlier in the week, but could still be a bit damp....

 

Hunstanton Preview...

For Year 7s
Look at this embedded gallery - click the pictures and captions to find out more about what we are going to do on Thursday next week.