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Norwich Lanes Summer Street Fayre 2022

When a vibrant community comes together, it can achieve anything.
Norwich Lanes Street Fayre 2022.

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This is the first time I’ve ever wandered through Norwich Lanes Summer Street Fayre (I am ashamed to say). This week Norwich seemed to burst alive with the Royal Norfolk Show, the Lord Mayor’s Show, the Duck Race and the Lanes Street Fayre. Seeing the crowds: everyone happy and enjoying themselves, was pretty emotional. This feels like the first time Norwich has been able to properly celebrate being free again after all the pandemic woes. It was a show of strength in community and certainly in our business community too.

The Norwich Lanes Street Fayre has been operating for 14 years and is said to attract up to 20k visitors. There seems to be real trend towards shopping with independents again which is heartening to see. Norwich has some mighty fine independent businesses that’s for sure!

Congratulations Norwich and Norfolk! I know some people have their criticisms, always expecting more, but given the fact this fine city and county are still trying to get through the after effects of the pandemic, a cost of living crisis, and what seem like never ending road works, this week proved this fine city, this fine county and all of its fine people are strong and determined to continue to thrive.

Here are some images I shot, next time I will be more prepared and hopefully have more time.

If you would like to use any of the images, please email me at MyriadLifeBooks@gmail.com

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Jarrold, the award winning independant department store promoting their amazing cheese.
Getting artistic at Jarrold’s Art Shop
Country Band – if you know their name let me know!
Singing on Pottergate
Guitarist outside Thorne’s
Thirsty?
A knight in shining armour looking pensive.
Whimsical street stall.
When life gives you lemons…
Street Food.
Display from Norwich Art Shop at Upper St Giles.
Upper St Giles.
A man who doesn’t just wear his heart on his sleeve…
Time for tea?
Street Star.
For sure!
Congratulations on an amazing Street Fayre for 2022.
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The Duck Race, Norwich 2022

Norwich Duck Race 2022
Lady Julian Bridge
Norwich Duck Race 2022
Rescuing the ducks!
Ducks & Bubbles
The Lord Mayor of Norwich
A Duck Spectator
Duck catchers
Duck Catchers
A River of Ducks
Spectator Sport
Duck Race Spectators
A Bishy Barnaby Boat glides through
Lady Julian Bridge

Images from the Duck Race 2022 held at Lady Julian Bridge on the River Wensum. What a crowd!

Proceeds from the Duck Race were given to a fund for Ukrainian children.

5000 ducks of all colours took part, but didn’t race towards the Millenium Bridge as reported in the Norwich Evening News! They only went a few meters from the bridge in the direction of Foundry Bridge.

It was a fun event and all for a good cause and brilliant to see the crowds out enjoying the spectacle, alongside the Lord Mayor of Norwich.

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My Work in Progress

Life is always busy but over the past couple of weeks it has been even busier as I have been populating this website with more notebooks, cards and now wall art – all featuring my images.

I have been a photographer for the best part of my life but it is only in the last 12 years or so that it has become my main occupation, along with writing.

Most of my photography shows my deep love of Norfolk, particularly the coast but increasingly the city of Norwich too as I came to live alongside the River Wensum two years ago. I have actually lived in Norfolk for 30 years. Although I know it well, I am constantly discovering new things to love about this incredible county.

If asked, I tend to say I am a landscape photographer but the truth is, I am passionate about most kinds of photography so you can expect to see a real mix as the website evolves further. My sneaky pleasure is street photography but I will talk about that and my influences (both famous and local) in later posts.

This site will also include wildlife and street photography, I just haven’t started uploading many of those yet (but you will find some seals…) so please be patient with me if that is your thing.

Many people have a love of photography and want to learn more about it so I will share some tips on that too if you are a beginner. Please don’t be shy to ask if you have any questions. I may not be a technical expert in all areas but if I don’t know the answer, I have photography friends who will know for sure.

This website isn’t only about my photography and products, my alter ego is @PetraKidd who writes short stories. I want to make this website a great place to discover new authors and books, both local and from all over the world. It is writing that led me to create notebooks. I love to use a nice tactile notebook to jot my ideas down so it made sense to create my own collection.

In a world full of troubles, it’s good to escape sometimes into the world of art so I hope you will enjoy your visits to this website.

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So hit the button above and let’s keep in touch. Feel free to message me at myriadlifebooks@gmail.com if you are an author who would like to be featured here. I try to be inclusive of most genres.

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