Introducing Derek Gibbs
First sailing on Hickling Broad
Of sisters and parents…
Schooldays
Outward Bound School
Fishing - and a dangerous prank
Origins of HBSC
The Trout
Building the racing punt
Jimmy Turner
Building the clubhouse
Coypu and geese
Crystal clear water in the Broad
Skating and coots
Coot shoots
The farm horses
The plane watcher…
VE Night
Derek’s memories - page 2
DEREK’S MEMORIES:
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VE Night was celebrated in Potter Heigham with a huge fire that was used to burn the blackout materials. Derek saw lights in houses that he’d never seen before during the war because of the strict blackouts.
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