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It's a busy one this week — a free climate film at the Corn Exchange on Wednesday, a packed dance festival on Tuesday, a quiet walking morning on the saltmarsh at Snettisham on Monday, and the first boats of the Hanseatic Festival of Watersports roaring up the Ouse on Saturday and Sunday. We've also got a rather lovely Prince William story to share. Six picks, five headlines, three on the horizon, and one question at the end.

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The week ahead

🚶 Mon 15 Jun, 10:30am — Walking for Health at Snettisham Beach South. A gentle guided walk on the saltmarsh, paths and sea wall. Meet at Snettisham Beach South car park. Free, all welcome — See more – westnorfolkwalkingforhealth.org.uk

🎧 Tue 16 Jun, 10am & 1pm — WNSSP Dance Festival, Corn Exchange Theatre. West Norfolk primary schools take to the stage with a "Popstars"-themed showcase. Tickets £10 — See more – Box office

🎈 Tue 16 Jun, 11am — Toddler Tuesday: Tiddler, Corn Exchange Cinema. Under-4s free, over-4s £2.20. Short film, singalong, just right for a Tuesday-morning outing with little ones — See more – Lynn News What's On

🌍 Wed 17 Jun, 7pm — People's Emergency Briefing, Corn Exchange Cinema. A free community screening of the Chris Packham-fronted climate film, with a short Q&A afterwards. No booking needed — See more – Lynn News What's On

⚽ Wed 17 Jun, 9pm — World Cup 2026: England vs Croatia, Majestic Cinema, King Street. Watch the match on the big screen. Tickets via the Majestic — See more – Lynn News What's On

🎯 Thu 18 Jun, 7:30pm — Kai Widdrington – Evolution, Corn Exchange Theatre. The Strictly pro brings his solo tour to King's Lynn. Tickets £47–£93 — See more – Box office

🌊 Sat 20 & Sun 21 Jun — Hanseatic Festival of Watersports, South Quay. Motorboats at up to 100mph tearing up the Great Ouse — one of Europe's biggest water-sport events, and free to watch from the quayside — See more – west-norfolk.gov.uk

In the news this week

👑 Prince William at Anmer for Mind visit. The Prince of Wales dropped into Anmer Social Club on Wednesday to hear how Norfolk and Waveney Mind's rural wellbeing programme — co-funded by him and the Princess of Wales — is helping farming and rural communities. He met menopause-group members and beneficiary Paul Gannon, who's called the charity "life-changing". See more – Lynn News

🎮 Big names added to the Sandringham bill. Russell Howard and Josh Widdicombe are among the comedians now confirmed for this summer's Sandringham Royal Estate concerts, joining the previously announced Lionel Richie, Christina Aguilera, Dave Stewart and Joss Stone. See more – Lynn News

🍴 A new role-play centre for under-7s is coming to Hunstanton. Husband-and-wife team Claire and Neil Dack (she's a Dersingham primary teacher) are turning a unit on Beach Terrace Road into Little Village Role Play, aiming to open at the end of July next to the Oasis. SEND sessions and home-ed groups planned too. See more – Lynn News

🚚 A King's Lynn bank branch is closing. One of the town's bank branches is among dozens being shut by its parent group as high-street banking contracts nationally. The closure will feed into the running conversation about parking, access and what the town centre needs to hold onto. See more – Lynn News

⛵ Historic West Norfolk ferry needs £1.8m to keep running. Council officers estimate the "much-valued" ferry service will need a £1.8m investment to stay afloat in coming years — a useful one to keep an eye on if you cross it regularly. See more – Lynn News

On the horizon

🎧 Festival Too returns, 27–28 June at King's Staithe Square. The first of three Festival Too weekends kicks off on the Saturday with live music on the quayside, then four more nights follow on Tuesday Market Place across July. A proper Lynn summer tradition — See more – west-norfolk.gov.uk

🎭 75th King's Lynn Festival, 12–25 July. Two weeks of classical, jazz, folk, talks and walks across town. Highlights: the Kanneh-Masons (Thu 16 Jul), Boris Giltburg (Tue 21 Jul) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Sat 25 Jul). Tickets via the Festival box office — See more – kingslynnfestival.org.uk

🍴 KL Food Festival, 25–26 July, Tuesday Market Place. The Round Table's food festival is back with 32 stalls across the weekend. Sponsors are still being sought, so if you know a local producer who'd like a spot, point them at the Lynn News piece — See more – west-norfolk.gov.uk

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The Hanseatic boats are back on the Ouse this weekend. Where's your favourite spot to watch them from — South Quay, the Boathouse, or somewhere quieter? Reply and tell us.

— The This Week In Team