Editing Hunstanton (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Paragliding over Hunstanton sea cliffs.jpg|thumb|Paragliding above the cliffs in Hunstanton]]
Hunstanton attracts thousands during a week in August, for the ITA Hunstanton Lawn Tennis tournament – the biggest in England after Wimbledon, inaugurated in 1920. All ages can play from the young (Under 8 Round Robin) to senior veterans. It acts also as a big social event.

[[Hunstanton Golf Club]], founded in 1891 by Hamon Le Strange, is an 18-hole championship links along the sandy coast of Old Hunstanton. It has a classic "out and back" design on either side of a central spine or dune ridge. The 12th, 13th and 14th holes play across the ridge.

The town has hosted several international sporting events, including the 2005 World Water Ski Racing Championships.

Lifestyles Festival was a sports festival held annually in Hunstanton until 2014. The festival had been held in the summer since 2005 and specialised in sporting events such as expert [[BMX bike|BMXing]], [[in-line skating]], and [[skateboarding]], and [[Kite Surfing]]. An estimated 12,000 people attend in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title="BCKLWN RESOURCES AND PERFORMANCE PANEL Thursday 11 November 2010 "|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326192039/https://democracy.west-norfolk.gov.uk/Data/Resources%20and%20Performance%20Panel/20101111/Agenda/Agenda%20pdf.pdf}}</ref> for the sporting activities, along with a number of cultural events including live music, visual arts, and dance. After council funding was reportedly cut by £50,000 in 2013<ref>{{cite web|title="Lifestyles Festival"|url=https://www.lingoliz.co.uk/lifestyles-festival/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210044623/https://www.lingoliz.co.uk/lifestyles-festival/ | archive-date=2024-12-10}}</ref> causing the festival to be cancelled for one year,<ref>{{cite web|title="Hunstanton extreme sports festival cancelled"|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/21075254.hunstanton-extreme-sports-festival-cancelled/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326193154/https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/21075254.hunstanton-extreme-sports-festival-cancelled/ | archive-date=2025-03-26}}</ref> the festival committee crowdfunded £20,000<ref>{{cite web|title="Lifestyles Appeal"|url=https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lifestyles-appeal}}</ref> to run independently in 2014 for the last time.

Lifestyles Festival had many sponsors over the years, some notable examples are: 
* [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk|West Norfolk Council]]<ref name="blackmore"/>
* [[Norfolk Green]]<ref>{{cite web|title="BCKLWN RESOURCES AND PERFORMANCE PANEL Tuesday 29 November 2011"|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326191558/https://democracy.west-norfolk.gov.uk/Data/Resources%20and%20Performance%20Panel/20111129/Agenda/Agenda%20pdf.pdf}}</ref>
* [[Veolia Environmental Services]]<ref name="blackmore">{{cite web|last=Blackmore|first=David|title=Hunstanton gearing up for return of Lifestyles Festival|url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/hunstanton_gearing_up_for_return_of_lifestyles_festival_1_1333190|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001602/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/hunstanton_gearing_up_for_return_of_lifestyles_festival_1_1333190|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref>
* [http://www.hunstantonsc.co.uk Hunstanton Sailing Club]<ref>{{cite web|last=Lazzari|first=Adam|title=Rain does little to deter extreme sports fans at Lifestyles Festival, at Hunstanton|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/rain_does_little_to_deter_extreme_sports_fans_at_lifestyles_festival_at_hunstanton_1_966044|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024545/http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/rain_does_little_to_deter_extreme_sports_fans_at_lifestyles_festival_at_hunstanton_1_966044|archive-date=2011-07-19}}</ref>
* [http://www.hunstantonwatersports.com/ Hunstanton Water Sports]<ref name="blackmore"/>
* [http://www.lingodesign.co.uk/ Lingo Design]<ref>{{cite web|title=Smithdon High School students help launch Lifestyles Festival 2012|url=http://norfolk-on-line.co.uk/hunstanton/news/smithdon-high-school-students-help-launch-lifestyles-festival-2012/|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="BCKLWN COUNCIL MEETING Thursday 21 February 2013"|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326191828/https://democracy.west-norfolk.gov.uk/Data/Council/20130221/Agenda/Agenda.pdf}}</ref>
* [[Adrian Flux Insurance Services|Adrian Flux]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lifestyles Festival 2008|url=http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=24448|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref>