http://fakenham.org.uk Unofficial Fakenham blog, news, opinion & rumourmill Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:48:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new shop in Norwich Street now has a sign above the door. It's called 'Secrets'. Thought you might want to know that! In other news, the Fakenham chapter of BNI (makes them sound like the Hells Angels) are seeking a local florist to join their ranks. Their contact details are ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/fakenhams-open-secrets/ You know how big TV celebrities like Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry get followed on Twitter by hundreds of fans. Well the reverse kind of situation just happened to me! I run the IT side of a new company called House Advertiser, as you may have seen before on this blog. Part ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/followed-by-the-famous/ A new web poll for all you people who shop in Fakenham... Is it good, bad or just OK to shop here? Is it improving or getting worse? I've seen a few posts on Twitter which imply that Fakenham's shops are dying because of Tesco. I don't believe that's true, ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/new-website-poll-shopping-in-fakenham/ All the Fakenham Blog posts are now Tweeted automagically as well as being placed onto Facebook. There's no escaping! If you're looking for me on Twitter, I'm 'FakenhamBlog'. If you're not looking for me, there's hope for you yet! http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/fakenham-blog-tweets/ Sad news - it looks like another shop shutting down in Fakenham - Loulou's Toyshop is having a closing down sale. The premises are in a good spot, so hopefully another business can take advantage of that. Best of luck to the current owners in whatever they do next! http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/as-one-shop-opens-another-closes/ If I get the chance, I go for a bit of a walk in the afternoon. It provides a nice break from working on the ol' PC. Yesterday, it was lovely down by the river - still crisp but sunny. The adjacent fields were a tad waterlogged though. http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/weve-got-enough-water-now-thanks/   So it looks like Wetherspoon wasn't looking at the old Godfrey DIY premises after all. If you peer into the windows, you'll see loads of bathroom fittings. This is probably a good clue. Unless 'Spoons are now serving pints in bidets, a new bathroom shop is opening there. The ex-Evolve shop ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/03/a-new-shop-a-scotched-rumour/ This is a really handy bit of software. I found Dropbox when I was looking for an easy way to share files with my work colleagues at House Advertiser. I needed a solution which was easy to use, as like most companies, our directors have varying levels of PC expertise. Dropbox fits the ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/02/using-dropbox-to-share-and-backup/ If, like me, you use the BBC news website to catch up on what's happening in the world, you may have seen evidence of the presentation of news items being skewed by external influences. I just saw something on the site today which leads me to believe it's still happening, ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/02/the-6-oclock-skews/ How do you think your 'shopping experience' in Fakenham has changed since the major supermarkets arrived in town? I got an email from somebody in Saffron Walden asking this question. His town is being targeted for a new Sainsbury store and their Tesco is planning to extend. It already has a Waitrose ... http://fakenham.org.uk/2010/02/convenience-shopping-in-fakenham/