Rescue Wooden Boats has now put up some 70 short films, many of them of old time fishermen talking about their work and lives – here are some examples.
The organisation also has a substantial online photo archive.
Category: History
Faversham’s Standard Quay under threat from restaurant and car park
The public planning meeting about the future of Standard Quay on Thursday was inconclusive – I gather from Richard Fleury’s report that the councillors postponed the vote until some of them have had a chance to see the site for themselves.
Richard recorded some interesting reaction to this decision, so please take a look.
What councillors who turn out will see, of course, is an ancient wharf and boat yard that was once bustling and full of life – but which has lost its sense of purpose over the past couple of years as most vessels and maritime businesses have left. Obviously we hope that loss is only temporary.
What it does mean is that there’s more time to add your views to the debate – find out about this issue here, including a curious contribution from an organisation called VisitKent.
See this great little YouTube about what many locals think about the threat to Standard Quay by Mike Maloney of the weblog Visions of a Creek .
Broadland Holiday 1954
I picked this up from the wonderful Broadland Memories – a site that’s well worth visiting for its wonderful collection of photos of the Norfolk Broads.