Chichester Ship Canal 2011
A short video, taken on Monday 8th August and made from photographs, showing the Chichester Ship Canal in West Sussex. It runs for 4 miles from the Southgate basin in the heart of Chichester to the Chichester Harbour at Birdham. This tranquil haven starts within easy walking distance from the railway station, bus terminus and city centre. Visit the Canal Trust HQ and Shop at the basin for refreshments, to arrange a boat trip or hire a rowing boat. The canal has sections bounded by mature trees and also travels through open farm land with good views of the cathedral and South Downs. The tow path is a designated public footpath, now part of the extended Lipchis Way and can also be used by cyclists. A wide range of birds and fish inhabit the canal area. For more information on its history please visit the following;
SWC Free Walk 167, Chichester to West Wittering, 8/7/13.
This was a lovely 12.5 miles of walking from the cathedral city of Chichester to the West Sussex resort of West Wittering.
Utilising the 'New Lipchis Way', the walker is soon passing the old basin in Chichester and walking along the pleasant Chichester Ship Canal, which is still used by pleasure craft as far as the village of Donnington. Beyond here, the canal is more overgrown, but this provides a home to more wildlife; indeed, as the walker enters the marina, the least interesting part of the walk, it even provides a watery home to a number of humans!
After the canal enters Chichester harbour, the path moves inland slightly for lunch in the village of West Ichenor.
Thereafter, it was much quieter, and very pleasant walking along the shoreline, often under welcome tree cover on this very hot day. Several miles later, the walker arrives at the National Trust's East Head, a classic sand dune spit.
Then, it's along West Wittering's busy (even on a non-school holiday Monday!) expanse of sandy beach, prior to a small detour back into the village for a bus back to Chichester.
(Though technical difficulties were experienced with the handicam today, it was possible to film some glimpses of the cathedral's famous resident, the Peregrine Falcon! A real bonus to what was a delightful day's walking!).
Tom Cunliffe squeezes through the rocks
Tom Cunliffe puts his yacht through the eye of a Nordic needle. Copyright Tom Cunliffe
Gloucester Canal Cycle 25 Aug 2019
Frampton to Gloucester
EXPLORING the beautiful rivers and canals of CAMBRIDGE ????, England
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Mock Battle of Trafalgar 2nd August 2015
On 2nd August 2015 the Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team entertained the crowd with a Mock Battle of Trafalgar. The event was organised by the Murray Club as part of the ongoing 200th celebrations for Admiral Sir George Murray who was Mayor of Chichester in 1815.
Tom Cunliffe on Keels. ©Tom Cunliffe
Tom Cunliffe takes a look under some boats ancient and modern ~
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The Lancaster Canal - Glasson Branch Locks
This video was filmed on the Lacaster Canal at the locks near Glasson Dock.
Tom Cunliffe: Crossing Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sound is about as remote as you can get but Tom still had visitors
Caen Hill Swan Story: A Busy Weekend
Alan tells us about the swans and coots living on the flight
Tom Cunliffe stops at Bassholmen boat museum, Sweden. Summer 2017. ©Tom Cunliffe
Bassholmen - a museum of real boats in a real environment. Tom Cunliffe finds the perfect way to spend an afternoon.
The Basingstoke Canal
A visit to The Basingstoke Canal at Brookwood, including locks, narrowboats and wildlife
Ep1- Leaving a life on land and setting sail as a liveaboard.
The adventure begins!
This is the very first episode of 'Sailing Fair Isle', having sold our house and most of our possessions we are embarking on a trip around the world. Join us as we sail along the South coast of the UK to Plymouth to join ARC Portugal. A rally organised by the World Cruising Club to sail from Plymouth to Lagos in the Algarve.
In this episode we sail the whole Southern coast of England spending time in the Solent, the mecca of British sailing. Play with seals in a fantastic anchorage on the Isle of Wight, Newtown Creek. We visit some of our favorite UK ports such as Dartmouth, Salcombe and Torbay. This is a shake down cruise to prepare to take on the Bay of Biscay sailing from Plymouth direct to Bayona in Spain.
What we don't know is that the whole fleet will be scattered by a force 10 storm in Southern Biscay and we will be faced with very difficult sea conditions in the notorious Bay of Biscay.
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We are sailing slowly around the world in our classic cutter rigged sailboat 'Fair Isle'. With the children leaving home we decided to sell our house in the UK and buy a boat in Holland. After two years refitting our Hans Christian 48T we have now set off a world voyage.
We are retiring early because we want to attempt this voyage in good health and while we're fit and strong enough to really enjoy it. We will have to work a bit as we go until we can draw our pensions and we honestly don't know how well that will work. In our real lives we are journalists and filmmakers so it was only natural for use to document our travels by filming the journey. We aim to produce a professional standard vlog of the whole trip and try to give the viewer a real insight into what it's like to live and travel on a 48 foot sailboat.
Our first aim is to sail South. After a winter getting iced in on the Markermeer in the Netherlands Judy insisted on warmer weather! So if you start from Episode 1 you will see us setting off from Eastbourne in the UK and travelling along the South Coast to Plymouth to enter a rally called ARC Portugal.
Our first goal is to reach the Mediterranean and that means sailing across the infamous Bay of Biscay. This was a very good test for our boat as the bay lived up to it's fearsome reputation and split the whole fleet with a force 10 storm. Storm Miguel cut through our path and meant we had to run to mainland Spain to escape the massive seas and fearsome winds. Six boats couldn't make it in time and spent several very uncomfortable days at sea. The fleet had several broken boats, but thankfully no injured people. And this was just Episode 2!
The excitement continued for the rest of our trip to the Med. Dolphins played in our bow wave, we sampled fantastic local foods and wines, great port in Porto! We found some beautiful anchorages and visit some wonderful historic places like Lisbon in Portugal, Cadiz in Spain and the fascinating port of Gibraltar.
We will show you what it's like to winter in the Mediterranean, how much it all costs and give hints and tips on where to go how to save money with your boat and the places you stay. We are also talking to other sailors. After years of broadcasting journalism we know how to get peoples stories and we regularly film other sailors to show their boats and lifestyle as well as ours. We can always learn from others.
Our long term plan is to spend a few years in the Mediterranean, on our list of place we want to visit are; Mallorca, Malta, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Italy, Tunisia, to name but a few!
When we feel we've seen the best of what the Med has to offer we will cross the Atlantic to the Caribbean, we are hoping we can fit in a trip to the Azores on the way.
We have no idea how long we might want to stay in the Caribbean but we do intend to have at least one excursion up the Eastern seaboard of the United States to visit the wonderful sailing areas of Florida, Virginia, sailing Meccas such as Chesapeake bay and hopefully get all the way up to New York.
Of course the South Pacific is somewhere every sailor wants to go and will be a real draw for us. So going through the Panama canal will be a real milestone and we really look forward to having the big doors shut behind us and sailing into the biggest sailing playground of all!
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Chris Packham on Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Chris Packham talks about Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and how it works to encourage adults and children to engage with and enjoy nature. hiwwt.org.uk/learn-discover
His Majesty's Holiday (1936)
Full title reads: His Majesty's Holiday. S. Y. Nahlin leaves Southampton.
Southampton, Hampshire.
Shots of the yacht / ship Nahlin tied up in dock. Men finish off bits of work on board and luggage and equipment is loaded.
MS Captain of yacht climbs up steps. MS of bridge of ship.
View of the prow of the ship. MS of carving on prow.
The ship is towed out to sea. LS of man waving from ship - presumably Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor).
N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 36/63.
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Swan Story at Caen Hill Lock
Canal & River Trust ecologist Laura Plenty follows the progress of a pair of breeding swans at Caen Hill Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal
Portsmouth | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:57 1 History
00:05:06 1.1 Early history
00:06:40 1.2 Norman to Tudor
00:12:14 1.3 Stuart to Georgian
00:17:39 1.4 Industrial Revolution to Victorian
00:21:23 1.5 Edwardian to Second World War
00:25:20 1.6 Post-war
00:30:36 2 Geography
00:36:00 2.1 Climate
00:37:41 3 Demography
00:40:19 4 Government and politics
00:42:47 5 Economy
00:47:32 6 Culture
00:50:43 7 Literature
00:53:13 8 Education
00:55:54 9 Landmarks
01:00:46 10 Gunwharf Quays
01:03:02 11 Southsea
01:06:06 12 Religion
01:09:14 13 Sport
01:12:07 14 Transport and communications
01:12:17 14.1 Ferries
01:13:55 14.2 Buses
01:14:39 14.3 Railways
01:15:32 14.4 Airport
01:16:47 14.5 Canal
01:18:27 14.6 Possible public transport projects
01:19:19 15 Media
01:22:04 16 Notable residents
01:26:06 17 See also
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Portsmouth ( (listen)) is a port city in Hampshire, England, with a total population of 205,400 residents. The city of Portsmouth is nicknamed Pompey and is mainly built on Portsea Island, a flat, low-lying island measuring 24 square kilometres (9 sq mi) in area, just off the south-east coast of Hampshire. Portsmouth is the only island city in the United Kingdom, and is the only city whose population density exceeds that of London.Portsmouth is located 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Southampton. With the surrounding towns of Gosport, Fareham, Havant and Waterlooville, Portsmouth forms the eastern half of the South Hampshire metropolitan area, which includes Southampton and Eastleigh in the western half.
Portsmouth's history can be traced back to Roman times. A significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth has the world's oldest dry dock. In the sixteenth century, Portsmouth was England's first line of defence during the French invasion of 1545. By the early nineteenth century, the world's first mass production line was set up in Portsmouth Dockyard's Block Mills, making it the most industrialised site in the world and birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Portsmouth was also the most heavily fortified town in the world, and was considered the world's greatest naval port at the height of the British Empire throughout Pax Britannica. Defences known as the Palmerston Forts were built around Portsmouth in 1859 in anticipation of another invasion from continental Europe.
In 1926, Portsmouth was officially elevated in status from a town to a city. The motto Heaven's Light Our Guide, a reference to the city's eight-pointed star and crescent moon emblem, was registered to the City of Portsmouth in 1929. During the Second World War, the city of Portsmouth was bombed extensively in the Portsmouth Blitz, which resulted in the deaths of 930 people. In 1944, Portsmouth was the pivotal embarkation point for the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. In 1982, a large proportion of the task force dispatched to liberate the Falkland Islands deployed from the city's naval base. Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia left the city to oversee the transfer of Hong Kong in 1997, which marked for many the end of the empire. In 1997, Portsmouth became a Unitary Authority, with Portsmouth City Council gaining powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined, responsibilities previously held by Hampshire County Council.
Portsmouth is one of the world's best known ports. HMNB Portsmouth is considered to be the home of the Royal Navy and is home to two-thirds of the UK's surface fleet. The city is home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior, the Tudor carrack Mary Rose and Horatio Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory (the world's oldest naval ship still in commission). The former HMS Vernon naval shore establishment has been redeveloped as a retail park known as Gunwharf Quays. Portsmouth is am ...
England | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:31 1 Toponymy
00:05:50 2 History
00:05:58 2.1 Prehistory and antiquity
00:10:06 2.2 Middle Ages
00:15:00 2.3 Early modern
00:19:54 2.4 Late modern and contemporary
00:23:55 3 Governance
00:24:04 3.1 Politics
00:26:46 3.2 Law
00:28:20 3.3 Regions, counties, and districts
00:31:27 4 Geography
00:31:36 4.1 Landscape and rivers
00:34:38 4.2 Climate
00:35:57 4.3 Major conurbations
00:37:02 5 Economy
00:41:54 5.1 Science and technology
00:44:35 5.2 Transport
00:47:29 6 Healthcare
00:49:22 7 Demography
00:49:31 7.1 Population
00:52:36 7.2 Language
00:55:15 7.3 Religion
00:59:02 8 Education
01:02:33 9 Culture
01:02:42 9.1 Architecture
01:05:18 9.2 Folklore
01:07:38 9.3 Cuisine
01:09:55 9.4 Visual arts
01:12:02 9.5 Literature, poetry, and philosophy
01:14:51 9.6 Performing arts
01:18:00 9.7 Cinema
01:20:22 9.8 Museums, libraries, and galleries
01:21:59 10 Sports
01:31:33 11 National symbols
01:34:05 12 See also
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.