North Norfolk photographer Pierre Butikofer attended the 1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk. I cannot believe that a year has gone by and we have just finished the 1940s weekend for 2018. It is estimated that over 50,000 people attended the two days and again we were blessed with wonderful weather. In fact on the Saturday, the was no wind […]
The Red Arrows appear at Cromer carnival The Red Arrows appear at Cromer Carnival. This year Cromer carnival was blessed with fantastic blue skies which were ideal to watch the Red Arrows. The crowds lined the cliff tops from West Run-on all the way to Cromer. Also there were huge crowds on the beaches. Yet again this year, hundreds of […]
1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk 2017 Click on the text to view the photos North Norfolk photographer Pierre Butikofer attended the 1940s weekend in Sheringham North Norfolk. The whole of Sheringham town, in North Norfolk, was alive to scenes of the 1940s. From men and women in uniform from the three armed services to civilians dressed in the outfits […]
A hundred years to the day, was the beginning of the battle of Passchendaele. This was also known as the third battle of Ypres in 1917. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. British casualties alone numbered nearly […]
1940s weekend Sheringham North Norfolk 2014 on Sept 20th & 21st 2014 was the start of another weekend with the Sheringham North Norfolk Railway aka Poppy Line and the town of Sheringham putting on yet another stunning event. The streets of Sheringham resounded to the sound of 1940s jive music, the tones of the Pathe news and BBC radio announcers, […]
North Norfolk photographer, Pierre Butikofer, has just returned with his Moroccan bucket list completed. This was a trip to Fez in Morocco but ended up being more of an adventure visiting unusual sites and events across the whole of Morocco. During my trip across Morocco, there was the festival of Eid al Hada, honouring the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his young […]
Yet again, Sheringham, in North Norfolk, held its annual 1940’s weekend over the weekend of September 21st and 22nd 2013. This event goes from strength to strength and is now one of the largest events of its kind in England and North Norfolk photographer, Pierre Butikofer, spent two days soaking up the atmosphere. This event is a photographer’s dream and […]
North Norfolk photographer Pierre Butikofer continues with an additional 50 photos taken from the 1940 weekend held in Sheringham early in September 2012. You are encouraged to comment on all my photos via the contact form or here at the bottom!
Having just returned from Samana, Dominican Republic, North Norfolk photographer,Pierre Butikofer, describes his experiences in the town of Samana. We went over on a holiday in Dominican Republic and stayed at the Grand Bahia Principe Cayacoa. This resort hotel is based on the edge of the bay of Samana situated on the eastern part of the Dominican Republic. Samana bay is […]