Concur with
Pontifex. I also had a very happy 6 years at Marham in the 70s. I was married with a pre-school sprog as well. We never lived on base, but spent 3 years in Swaffham and the other 3 in Kings Lynn. 15-20 minute commute from Swaffham, a bit longer from Lynn. I understand both towns have gone downhill since I was there, but that would apply to virtually all towns in Britain. As
Beagle points out the oft quoted El Adem with grass description probably had some relevance when hardly any airmen had cars but with your own transport Marham's no worse than dozens of other RAF stations (oh sorry, we dont have dozens any more
)
I've lived in Cornwall for 37 years but still get homesick for Norfolk when I hear that lovely accent
(HTB's strange accent).
Beagle's joke about 12 fingers was quite funny - at least it was the first 37 times I heard it
