A pop-up exhibition in Sea Palling will commemorate the 1953 floods that rocked the village on their 70th anniversary.

On Monday and Tuesday (January 30 and 31), Sea Palling and Waxham Village Hall will host a display of how the villages were hit by the floods, 70 years on.

Councillor Richard Price, Norfolk county councillor for South Smallburgh division, including Sea Palling, said: “It is appropriate that we respect those who lost their lives.

"This exhibition will show what happened then and why, followed by explaining the works that have been done in the 70 years since.

Eastern Daily Press: Norfolk county councillor Richard Price.Norfolk county councillor Richard Price. (Image: Supplied)

"However and most importantly it will also pose the challenges that face both the coast and also the Norfolk Broads over the next 70 years.

"I appeal to parents and schools to bring children to this event because they are the ones who will have to make difficult decisions and adapt in the years to come.

"The exhibition will explain the future challenges and hopefully lead to greater engagement from all communities.”

Councillor Eric Vardy, the county council’s cabinet member for environment and waste, added: “Even 70 years on we are living with the legacy of the 1953 floods, and as we confront the challenges of climate change and coastal erosion this anniversary is a timely reminder of just how important it is to get flood defences and preparation right.”

Eastern Daily Press: The 1953 North Sea Floods rocked many coastal communities, including Sea Palling.The 1953 North Sea Floods rocked many coastal communities, including Sea Palling. (Image: Newsquest)

Sea Palling will also host a memorial service on Sunday (January 29), led by the Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich.

The service will commemorate those who lost their lives in the village during the floods, and pay tribute to Doris Max Fox, 42, and her baby Edwin Fox; Stephen Willmott, 13; Merle Willmott, eight; William Hamblin, 87; Isabella Hamblin, 80 and Sarah Edna Ellen Clark, 68.

Bishop Graham said: "The strength of our coastal communities continues through showing love to neighbours, even when there is a fragility about some of their futures.”

The North Sea Floods of Saturday, January 31 1953 caused devastation across swathes of England, Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands, causing 2,551 deaths in total including 100 in Norfolk.