Inverclyde Waterfront
Caribbean Princess docked at Greenock, July 1 2016. Lovely day looking toward Glasgow; not so nice looking toward the firth...!
Places to see in ( Southend on Sea - UK )
Places to see in ( Southend on Sea - UK )
Southend-on-Sea, commonly referred to as simply Southend, is a town and wider unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. Southend on Sea lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, 40 miles east of central London.
Southend on Sea is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. Southend on Sea is home to the longest leisure pier in the world, Southend Pier. London Southend Airport is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of the town centre.
Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few poor fisherman huts and farms at the southern end of the village of Prittlewell. In the 1790s the first buildings around what was to become the High Street of Southend were completed. In the 19th century Southend's status of a seaside resort grew after a visit from Princess Caroline of Brunswick, and Southend Pier was constructed. From the 1960s onwards the town declined as a holiday destination. Southend was reinvented as the home of the Access credit card, due to it having one of the UK's first electronic telephone exchanges. After the 1960s much of the town centre was developed for commerce and retail, and many original structures were lost to redevelopment. An annual seafront airshow, started in 1986 when it featured a flypast by Concorde on a passenger charter flight, used to take place each May and became one of Europe's largest free airshows.
Southend is served by two National Rail lines. Running from Southend Victoria north out of the town is the Liverpool Street line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. The services operate to London Liverpool Street via Prittlewell. London Southend Airport was developed from the military airfield at Rochford, opened as a civil airport in 1935, and now offers scheduled flights to destinations across Europe. Local public transport is provided by two main bus companies, Arriva Southend (formerly the council-owned Southend Corporation Transport) and First Essex Buses (formerly NBC/Eastern National/Thamesway). Minor companies include Stephensons of Essex, and Regal Busways.
Alot to see in ( Southend on Sea - UK ) such as :
Adventure Island
Two Tree Island
Hadleigh Castle
Southend Pier
Southchurch Hall
Kursaal
Beecroft Art Gallery
Southend Central Museum
Sealife Adventure
Priory Park
Chalkwell Park
Genting Casino Westcliff
Bell Wharf Beach
Rayleigh Windmill
Barton's Point Coastal Park
The Criterion Blue Town
Shoebury Park
Fantasy Island
Astro City
Belton Hills
Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges
Canvey Heights Country Park
Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country Park
( Southend on Sea - UK) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Southend on Sea . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Southend on Sea - UK
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Paisley Piranhas Senior Recreational Ice Hockey Team at The Waterfront, Greenock, Scotland
Nov 2006 - Paisley Piranhas, a recreational ice hockey team, reputedly the oldest players in Britain, have ages ranging from 45 to 80+. - enjoy an early shift at Greenock - Bill Fingers McBirnie goes on one of his mazy runs
Evening at Mile End Park 4K
Evening at Mile End park near Regents canal and QMUL residential area
Final Pool Session 100216 Kayak Rollin
Last of the pool sessions for the guys of rwsabc in Greenock. Special thanks to the Pro's mentoring the Newbies......Fun Time had by all!
Greenock waterfront July 2011
A busy weekend on the River Clyde at Greenock Scotland as the first of the tall ships start to arrive.
The Tontine Hotel Greenock, Greenock
The Tontine Hotel Greenock, 6 Ardgowan Square, Greenock, Inverclyde, PA16 8NG, Scotland
Click on the blue link above to read more about The Tontine Hotel Greenock or to book your stay there.Or visit for bargain prices on many more hotels in Inverclyde in the UK and around the globe.
Clydebank Leisure Centre 3D Virtual Walkthrough
Pollock's swimming
Swimming time
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Queen Mary 2 - around the British Isles to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the QM2. Greenock-Glasgow, Scotland...Pier and a southern view of the River Clyde.
Inside the new Inverclyde
A quick guided tour of the new sportscotland Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre, to be officially opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at 12pm on 30 August 2017
Quarriers Village-Greenock-Largs-Loch Lommand-Quarriers Village Time Lapse
LIGHTNING OVER GREENOCK
Lightning over Greenock 20th July at 1:32am
Lagoon Ice Rink LOST
Video campaign about the impact losing our ice rink will have on Paisley.
GLASGOW ~ SUNSET ON THE RIVER CLYDE ~ My Beautiful City ~ 2016
The River Clyde, one of the most famous rivers in the world, has always been central to Glasgow’s progression from a fledgling bare city into one of the most prominent and popular cities in the world.
A wise man once said “Glasgow made the Clyde and the Clyde made Glasgow.”
River Clyde
10. Russian Bullion & The Clyde
Did you know that according to secret diary keeping crewman Leonard H Thomas, during w.w.2, Russian gold bullion, worth millions, bound for America sank to the bottom of the Clyde, after crewman made a mistake transferring the precious metal from one boat to another. The deal between Russia and America, relating to purchase of arms during WW2, was so secret it was never discussed, registered or mentioned again.
9. Go The Distance
The River Clyde is a massive 109 miles long, beginning at Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire it ends at the Firth of Clyde which then runs into the Atlantic Ocean.
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8. Tobacco Lairds & Lang Dyke
In the 1800’s and with the rise of Glasgow’s industry the wealthy “Tobacco Lairds” began to put pressure on Glasgow Town Council to deepen the Clyde, which would allow larger merchant boats to travel further up the river to the Broomielaw instead of ejecting cargo at Greenock to be horse drawn the rest of the journey. In 1812 engineers James Smeaton, John Golbrone and Thomas Telford created the “Lang Dyke”. At low tide the engineering marvel is still visible to this day.
7. A Place in History
The River Clyde has secured its place in history many times over, but did you know the Clyde during the American Civil War built ships for both North and the South. they also claimed a workforce of more than 25,000 employees. It has been said that without Scotland’s involvement the American Civil War would have ended two years earlier. In 1871 UK Government ended up paying £3.5m pounds in reparations to the US Government.
6. River Clyde WW2
Over two days during WW.2, 439 planes belonging to the Luftwaffe attacked and attempted to destroy the shipyards along the River Clyde. Many of whom survived the Clydebank Blitz. The town of Clydebank was effectively destroyed however, out of a possible 12,000 buildings, seven remained undamaged.
5. Welcome The Welsh
Did you know ancient Welsh speaking settlers created the city of Glasgow, and helped supply the world with the first known Scottish literature in history, which ironically is written in Welsh.
4. A Pirate’s Life For Kidd
One of Britain’s most notorious pirates in history was allegedly born on the Clyde, William Kidd born in Greenock was a well respected Captain who travelled the world battling piracy, but as the rumour goes, jumped sides and became one of the most infamous pirates in history. He was hanged for his actions but his pirate loot has never been recovered and is apparently still waiting to be discovered.
3. Lusitania WW1
A boat built on the River Clyde is arguably responsible for the eventual involvement of the United States in WW1. In 1915, a time during WW1 when the US was still technically a neutral power, The Lusitania set sail from New York bound for Liverpool carrying nearly 2000 people. It was struck by a German torpedo, 1195 passengers were killed, amongst them 128 Americans. Setting in motion America’s involvement in WW1.
2. 75% Per Cent Worldwide
Did you know at one point, from the late 19th century up until the 1950’s, 75% per cent of the world’s ships were being built along the Clyde?
1. Clyde Waterfront Regeneration
After falling into a state of disrepair following the collapse of the ship building industry along the Clyde, The Clyde Waterfront Regeneration plan was initialised. Stretching 20km, and encompassing 200 projects on both sides of the river, the Clyde is currently being transformed into a world class leisure and business development. It is estimated that 50,000 new jobs will in total be created and an enormous £5-6 billion pounds spent on its revival.
Queen Elizabeth 2 #BringQE2Home #DareToDream
Background: The former Cunard Cruise Liner the Queen Elizabeth2 provided Inverclyde with massive employment opportunities during her construction, now we learn that she is sitting idle, rusting, redundant in Port Rashid, Dubai and might even be sold for scrap value. Some have even estimated her value to be only £3Million pounds in todays climate.
Proposal: Inverclyde Council should immediately put forward proposals to secure the vessel from it's desert dock and arrange towage to the Great Harbour/Inchinnan Dock in Greenock. A fundraiser aimed at previous crew, skippers or retired/serving Royal Naval staff would provide a willing 'transportation crew'. (Could MoD or Serco pull strings and provide a tug escort?!? Anyone on friendly terms with Faslane Flag Officer?) Once alongside, Great Harbour would become her permanent berth.
Stage 1: Establish an army of apprenticeships from those interested in a career in Welding, Construction, Electrical, Mechanical, Painting, Joinery, Carpet Fitters, etc etc Incorporate an Official QE2 Supporters Club made for ex-engineers, crew, supporters and former passengers. Bookings can be made for work parties as an alternative holiday for retired individuals who have an affinity for the ship or could lend knowledge of her original layout, design & presentation. Bringing the QE2 back to her original state of a luxury hotel.
Stage 2: Dockside regeneration (proper regeneration, not kid-on Fawcett-fuckups). Permanently moor QE2 at the back of Pottery Street Recycling Centre within the Great Harbour dock. There's a nice double carriageway going nowhere at the moment, how about having the QE2 as the gateway to the waterfront? QE2 provides a hotel base for holiday-makers and makes the ideal landing point for day-breaks to Loch Lomond, Edinburgh, Argyll & Bute, etc. At the quayside we could have an exhibition of maritime heritage including the Cunard Line and homage to Clyde-based shipbuilding.
Stage 3: Create an Inverclyde Watersports Centre managed & facilitated by the local Sea Cadets at Great Harbour alongside the QE2 berth. The Centre could support leisure industry with boat hire, jetski hire, diving lessons, experience days, etc as well as fully qualified RYA centre of excellence. Could there be any tie-up with the Maritime College of Glasgow?!?
Inverclyde Council are woefully inadequate when discussing regeneration plans for the area and we need a massive gesture, a huge kickstart to the local workforce... Why shouldn't we try the leisure sector and make Inverclyde the new West of Scotland Resort?!?
We've tried everything else and everyone's kinda sick of stupid 'artistic impressions' that go nowhere.
Time to think big, have some vision... Don't let it be our generation that people look back on and think... what the f*** where THAT lot doing pissing about with street sculptures. Remember it was only a few weeks ago we spent nearly £2m saving the Beacon Theatre.... £3m for QE2 (exc. transport)
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The regeneration of the River Clyde in Glasgow
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Holiday Inn Express - Best Performing Medium Business Finalist - Bees Knees Awards 2015
Holiday Inn Express were nominated for Best Performing Medium Business in The Greenock Chamber Bees Knees Awards 2015.
The award was sponsored by Holt Leisure
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