Strong Winds series out. Locations for the narrative include Leeds and Colchester; Pin Mill, Alton Water, River Deben and Shotley, Suffolk; Lowestoft, Zeebrugge. In 2006, while working on a PhD thesis, Julia Jones decided to become a writer of adventure stories like the Swallows and Amazons series of Arthur Ransome she had read as a child. "The Salt-Stained Book", the first part of a planned trilogy, was released in June 2011. Jones hoped the trilogy would "inspire a new generation of children to mess about in boats." A fourth book followed the original trilogy, to make it a 'series'. The books contain frequent
Horning "Coot Club" and "The Big Six" were written based on his time spent in Horning. Several scenes in the books take place in the village. The books were made into a 1984 BBC television series "Swallows and Amazons Forever!". In 2016, "Swallows and Amazons" was released as a major film production. The 2015 film "45 Years" was filmed in Horning village and locally on the River Bure. Horning Community Primary School The 2008 & 2012 Ofsted reports rated Horning Community Primary School overall as 'Good' The nearest secondary school to Horning is Broadland High School in Hoveton. In addition to