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It was a weekend for turning out in Lynn — hundreds formed a symbolic queue on Tuesday Market Place on Saturday over the future of the QE, while a braver few in rainbow onesies tackled an inflatable obstacle course for the hospital's children's therapy team. Over at Merthyr, the Linnets dug in for a point that pushed them up to fourth.

This week: a Town Hall talk from a travel writer who knows his footpaths, a toddler-friendly witch at the cinema, and dragons gathering on the horizon. Let's get into it.

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The week ahead

🎥 Mon 19 Oct, 4:30pm — Verity, Corn Exchange Cinema. A ghostwriter uncovers unsettling truths in her client's unpublished notes; screening through to Thursday. Book at the Corn Exchange cinema page

🧙 Tue 20 Oct, 11am — Toddler Tuesday: Room on the Broom, Corn Exchange Cinema. Under-4s free, tea and squash included. Book via the Corn Exchange toddler screening page

🌍 Tue 20 Oct, 7:30pm — Nicholas Crane: The Secret of Britain's Footpaths, King's Lynn Town Hall. The broadcaster and author on Britain's oldest paths and byways, with a book signing after. See the King's Lynn Festival listing

🚶 Wed 21 Oct, 10:30am — West Norfolk Walking For Health, Sandringham North car park. Free, sociable walk along woodland paths and flat surfaces — no booking needed, just turn up.

🎬 Thu 22 Oct, 7:30pm — No Other Choice, Majestic Cinema. King's Lynn Community Cinema Club's subtitled South Korean thriller — free for members, £6 on the door for over-18s. See the KLCCC screening page

In the news this week

🏥 Hundreds form a "human A&E queue" over the QE's future. Residents, politicians and MPs gathered on Tuesday Market Place on Saturday to protest proposals that could centralise maternity, ICU and A&E services in Norwich, warning it would hit Lynn and West Norfolk families hardest. Read the full story on Lynn News

🏢 Town centre needs more than shops, says council deputy leader. Simon Ring welcomed the Government's £210million high street regeneration package but argued Lynn's centre now needs housing, leisure and better connections — not just filled units. Read the full story on Lynn News

⚽ Linnets hold on for a point at Merthyr. Kwame Thomas came off the bench to equalise in the 70th minute as King's Lynn Town drew 1-1 away at Merthyr on Saturday, moving the Linnets up to fourth in the National League North. Read the match report on Lynn News

🏦 Halifax to close its High Street branch. The branch shuts on 22 October as part of Lloyds Banking Group's nationwide reduction of 79 branches, with the bank pointing to the shift towards online and mobile banking. Read the full story on Radio West Norfolk

🏃 QE therapy team takes on an inflatable 10K — in rainbow onesies. Occupational therapists and physios from the hospital's children's therapy team tackled an inflatable obstacle course dressed as Toy Story characters on Saturday, raising money for specialist equipment. Read the full story on Lynn News

On the horizon

🎃 Halloween Spook-tacular, Sat 31 Oct, 10am–3pm. A free day of family Halloween fun in the town centre, from Discover King's Lynn and Vancouver Quarter. See the full event listing

🕷️ The Addams Family, Wed 28–Sat 31 Oct, 7:30pm (Sat matinee 2:30pm). King's Lynn Players' new musical comedy at the Guildhall Theatre, with a dress-up night on Halloween itself. Book via King's Lynn Arts Centre

🐉 King's Lynn Dragon Festival, Sat 7 Nov, 10am–3pm. Dragons take over the museums, streets and cinema screens across town for the day. See the full Dragon Festival listing

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The QE's future is clearly on everyone's mind this week, but it also got us thinking about the High Street. If you had the keys to one empty shop unit in town, what would you put in it? Reply and tell us — best ideas go in Thursday's edition.

— The This Week In Team

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