Cromer Crab Cancer Paguris
Starring the famous Cromer Crab Cancer Paguris, the story of the fishing industry in north Norfolk from Domesday to the present day is featured in a new DVD release. It uses historic photos, animations, interviews and archive footage to update a book first printed 25 years ago. The final sequence using a waterproof camera gives a crab’s eye view of being hauled up in a pot.
Fisherman Willie Cox mending pots
Entitled ‘Crabs and Shannocks, The Longshore Fishermen of North Norfolk’ , narrated by Eddie Anderson, is in the shops of North Norfolk priced £12.95. It can also be ordered from the Poppyland website www.poppyland.co.uk which also features more details and a trailer.