Water, Mills & Marshes

Thurne Mill and the Wind Energy Museum (1960s-2019)

Debra grew up visiting the Norfolk Broads on family holidays and now runs the Wind Energy Museum at Thurne Mill. She took on her role

A life’s trickle with the water (1953-2019)

Kim was born in Potter Heigham and has grown up on the Broads. Many generations of his family going back to the 1700s have lived

Preserving the fish stock (1980s-2019)

Steven spent many years visiting the Norfolk Broads to pursue his love of pike fishing. He moved there permanently six years ago and runs a

A life on the waves: barges and coasters (1960-2019)

Robin worked on cargo-carrying coastal barges in the 1960s and 70s. Later he became a River Inspector for the Broads Authority. Early life I was

Educating the younger generation about wildlife (1950s-2019)

Rodger was a motor engineer who became interested in wildlife in the 1990s and worked with young people through the RSPB’s Wildlife Explorers and outreach

Falling in love with Keswick Mill (2016-2019)

Juju tells about her home, Keswick Mill near Norwich, its history, surroundings and what it’s like to live in a mill. First view of the

And the mill came with the house (1948-2019)

Nick began his working life in his family’s holiday and marina businesses. After this, he worked many years for Brown and Root as an offshore

Twenty five years of natural history. The Wheatfen warden (1992-2017)

David spent many years working in the farming community. He then worked at Wheatfen nature reserve, where he was warden for 25 years until his

Looking back to move forward: The Wheatfen warden (2017-2019)

Will is the current warden of Wheatfen Nature Reserve, the Ted Ellis Trust. He has been there for nearly three years having taken over from

Sparkes on wherries (1951-2019)

Mike grew up by the river in Trowse near Norwich and played on the Whitlingham marshes. His great grandfather was a skipper on the old

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