A married couple who scooped £1million on the National Lottery's EuroMillions have vowed to live off the land after taking a sabbatical from their jobs as police officers.
Graeme and Katherine White moved to the countryside and are enjoying the "good life" after they took home the £1m reward.
The couple switched from chasing crooks to chasing chooks.
A year after winning the prize, the pair are truly living a more sustainable life, welcoming the first livestock - four hens, two of which are named 'Euro' and 'Million'.
Katherine, 37, said welcoming the pair of hens "as well as Bark Bark Hen and Jeff" were the "culmination of an incredible first year as National Lottery winners".
"(It's) another step towards us living a more sustainable life," she said.
"Since our win everything has changed for the better, we’ve fast forwarded our 20-year plan at warp speed to give us, and our two children, breathing space both physically and financially," she added.
“It’s been a crazy 12 months and we’ve learnt a lot. From ‘don’t dig a post hole too big or your fence won’t be strong enough’, to ‘remember to water your seedlings in a hot polytunnel.’"
Lottery winners Katherine and Graeme White have changed lifestyles
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The hens aren't the only new arrivals on the White family farm.
Added to the family, including the hens, their six-year-old daughter and four-year-old son, Katherine and Graeme have also welcomed a new Labrador puppy.
“We also thought about giving him a National Lottery inspired name such as ‘Lottie’ and ‘Millie’ but the children (had) other ideas, so Rusty he is," Katherine said.
While there are elements of their roles as police officers which they miss, the pair being able to put their shift life on hold capped off a "phenomenal year".
The couple have switched chasing criminals to living off the land in the countryside
“Before the win we only ever had one weekend a month together as a family due to our shift patterns," she said.
"Now we have every weekend together, and pretty much most the week too."
She said "spending time with the kids" was precious.
"When I was little we always went camping at Hunstanton, it’s a very special place for me, so to now be close enough to pop there after school for a chippy tea and a play on the beach is priceless," Katherine added.
"Well not quite, it was the price of the EuroMillions winning ticket.”
The married couple have plans to add further chickens to their stable and be as "self-sufficient" as possible.
While they don't foresee their vegetables or eggs to be plentiful, it's just the "start of the journey".
“In time we will add a few more feathered friends to the henhouse and my ultimate aim is to have a herd of goats," Katherine said.
Graeme, 36, added that he sees the farm as "our little slice of heaven, somewhere we can raise our family and build wonderful memories".
“The experiences, the challenges and the laughable ‘every day is a school day’ moments we’ve had as we get to grips with country life are etched in my memory," he said.
"I wake up each day excited about our future plans and go to sleep happily exhausted from the hard work and fresh air."
The couple had a moment in the vegetable garden where "we looked at each other and laughed", thinking that "we’ve changed in so many ways since our move from town life".