Greenpeace has reported that 10 percent of the 260 million tons of plastic the world produces every year ends up in the ocean (plastic-pollution.org).  And of that, 70 percent sinks onto the seabed. The rest? Well that’s washed up on the beaches. There’s no more a sorry sight than a beautiful sandy beach littered with tons of eroded plastic and abandoned litter. And that’s...

Great Yarmouth has long been synonymous with the British seaside resort tradition with its fun-filled beaches attracting millions of visitors every year. But it was not always so. Before its ‘discovery’ by British holiday-makers keen to escape the city smog and enjoy some fresh air and sea bathing, Great Yarmouth was no more than a sleepy fishing town. Here, we chart the Norfolk town...

Great Yarmouth is a resilient town, which holidaymakers have been loyal to for generations. Where other towns may have given up, Great Yarmouth never has. It still proudly represents the best of the British seaside. Now, especially in a turbulent political climate, staycations are rising – the time has come when we’re finally looking inwards again. Money is flowing and Great Yarmouth ...

As Britons we’re sticklers for tradition. Some might call us conservative, or old fashioned. Perhaps we are, and we couldn’t care less. If we want to sit on a beach in all weathers, we will. It’s tradition. If we want to roll a wheel of cheese down a hill, none shall stop us—it’s tradition. If we want to grumble about (whilst enjoying) the jingly din of Morris dancers...

As a nation, we share a memory The flashing lights of a penny arcade; the scraping of a plastic spade on coarse sand; the squawk of gulls overhead; the shock of cold sea on warm toes; the aroma of fried dough on the wind; half collapsed sandcastles; the warm feeling of endless holiday. Endless childhood. As we get older, our tastes change. Donkey rides no longer give us a rush, and candy floss is...