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Overflowing drains gushed silt and dust into the North Sea off the Norfolk coast.

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Chris Rammell, from Surrey is up in Cromer for a week with his family, and says it will have taken three hours to complete.

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RNLI Lifeguard Rob Riches is planning a cycle ride to raise funds for the Cromer Surf Lifesave Club and the mental health charity Mind.

He intends to pedal from Land's End in Cornwall to to Ness Point at Lowestoft, and then on to Cromer.

Peter Newstead has been working hard to keep the prom in Cromer clean.

"People have been really good on the litter front," he said.

"You always get the odd one or two [dropping rubbish].

"The town was so dead before but it’s nice to see it buzzing again.

"It sometimes keeps you too busy especially with less people going abroad."

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Steve Blatch, chief executive of North Norfolk District Council, said "the majority of [Cromer] town centre is back in business, doing very strong trade".

He said everything shut down as lockdown began at the end of March.

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"Non-essential businesses couldn't reopen until the middle of June, and accommodation and eateries couldn't until July," he said.

"Businesses are bouncing back and visitor numbers are up. Social distancing measures are in place - and we've moved on-street parking in our narrow streets to allow for queues.

"Whether it's bad weather or Covid - a seasonal loss of trade is something we can never get back. But the summer weather has been so good - we've been lucky."

But there has been one casualty: live entertainment at the Pier Theatre, with both the Summer Special and the Christmas Show cancelled this year.

"The older generation here have been more cautious about returning to a new normal but I'm confident we'll be back to full strength by next summer," Mr Blatch said.

"The increased footfall has given businesses here a confidence boost after an unsettling period.

"Visitors can be assured of a very warm welcome. Give us a try."

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There were almost 3,000 visitors to Cromer's east beach today according to the RNLI lifeguard team.

That meant up to 400 swimmers in the water at one time, 45 surfers and more than 30 pieces of individual safety advice given.

What a day!

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A coach firm has appealed for drivers to use their "common sense" when parking their cars after incidents where its larger vehicles became stuck at two coastal resorts in Norfolk.

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Sanders Coaches, which operates the Coast Hopper, external in North Norfolk, had a bus hemmed in for two hours at the weekend at Overstrand (pictured).

Co-owner Charles Sanders said: "Sitting on a sweltering bus for two hours waiting to be rescued is not pleasant for anybody.

"People parked right up to the corners, so there’s no swing for a large vehicle to get round.

"It’s inconvenient for us on buses, but can you imagine if someone needed a fire engine, the coastguards - and they can’t get where they need to?"

The company has been forced to suspend parts of its services at times to both the resort and nearby Sea Palling due to bad parking.

Mr Sanders said they had also had to call the police to get vehicles moved or help stranded bus drivers.

"They need to start thinking more about safety," he said.

"It’s left to people’s common sense, but we’re in a bit of a selfish society sometimes."