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- Norfolk County Council Norfolk County Council – responsible for education, highways and social services.
Useful Links
- Aylsham Local History Society Taking the history lead in this project.
- Aylsham Town Council Giving full support to the project
- Aylsham Wildlife Trust The wildlife trust studies in and around Aylsham
- Brampton Parish Council The Parish Council for Brampton – email bopc@hotmail.co.uk
- Broads Authority Principal conservation agency for the Broads
- Broads Review website A great website reviewing locations around the Broads
- Bure Valley Railway Although not actively involved the BVR runs parallel to the navigation and great views of it are afforded from the train or footpath.
- Buxton Mill Brampton Mill Holiday Apartment
- Buxton Parish Council Buxton with Lammas PC – this site includes some Bure photographs.
- Captain Ahabs Watery Tales This is a blog site with some crackingly good photographs of the navigation.
- Coltishall Parish Council Website for Coltishall
- East Anglian Waterways Association An association with an interest in all navigable waterways in East Anglia past, present and future.
- Hautbois Activity Centre Hautbois Residential and Activity Centre offers the perfect venue for training, conferences, activity or residential breaks. Hautbois is owned by Girlguiding Anglia, and is open to bookings from Guide & Scout Groups, Schools, Businesses and private gr
- Horstead Parish Council Website for Horstead
- Inland Waterways Association The website for the local branch of the IWA
- Inland Waterways Association (local branch) Website for the Ipswich branch of the IWA
- Jim Shead Jim is a waterways historian and photographer with an interest in this and other waterways. He has a dedicated Aylsham Navigation page on his site.
- Mary Hardy's Diary The result of 25 years of transcribing and research by Margaret Bird – this is an important social history with direct relevance to the Navigation.
- Museum of the Broads The primary museum collating, conserving and displaying the history of the Broads. The Aylsham Navigation was part of the Broads network
- Norfolk Art Place Norfolk Art Place is a new business, specialising in the supply of art products from Norfolk-based artists, and services to artists. They say they are passionate about art, about Norfolk, and about the wonderful variety of art and artists in our county. I
- Norfolk Federation of Women’s Institutes Part of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, the largest voluntary organisation for women in the UK
- Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Based at Gressenhall this is the prime site and organisation for the industrial history of the County.
- Norfolk Mills A really good site with info about the navigation. This site has permitted use of some of its material by us and we are grateful. Thanks.
- Norfolk Wherry Trust Owners, preservers and operators of the Albion
- Postcards from the Broads A site full of interesting old photographs from all around the Broads.
- Richardsons Boating Holidays Richardsons have supported us – other boatyards are available
- The Canoe Man Organised trips by canoe throughout the Broads including the Aylsham Navigation.
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Living the Dream
It’s been a busy week one way and another and not an entirely happy one as Friday found me in Derbyshire attending the funeral of an old colleague. I don’t talk about my paid employment on here but suffice to … Continue reading
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A couple of updates helped by Kitty
I’ve got the kitten back from my wife’s lap as she is roasting Pork, Parsnips and Potatoes or something. Kitty’s showing a fascination for the computer when I am using it that is verging on the annoying. I left it switched on whilst … Continue reading
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It’s good to talk
If you are a school, club, society, WI or any other kind of organisation and would like to know more about the Aylsham Navigation, the Project and Trust please let us know and we can organise a speaker although you will … Continue reading
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Oxnead Fishery
We have received reports that notices placed by the Oxnead Fishery manager are being vandalised and removed. When these notices first appeared they were a little large and over-bearing but Ashe Hurst, the Manager concerned has made them less obtrusive … Continue reading
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Soap Opera
Sometimes I get really stuck for a title to these blogs so today I thought I would share with you that I am writing this as my wife watches one of her favourite soap operas. I’m sat in the computer … Continue reading
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How it was
Buxton was an important point on the Navigation just shy of half way and the second of 5 locks. It was (and is) the largest village between the two ends and the various boats using the navigation would all have … Continue reading
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A lesson learnt
To have days off together with my wife is a rarity but somehow we have managed to arrange several this week. Today we decided to visit Reedham as we hadn’t been to the church there nor seen the river for … Continue reading
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New Bure Video
The Bure Navigation Project is very lucky to have independant film makers working with us. One, John Parker (Blue Sky Productions) has just completed a short 5 minute taster covering a trip up the Navigation from Coltishall to Buxton. This … Continue reading
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Retirement – isn’t always the end !
Now I am a certain age, certainly not young and not (in my opinion at least) old either . I still work for an employer but am coming towards the end of that phase in my life although I have more … Continue reading
Posted in June 2011
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Where bound?
Wherrymen would often be asked “where bound”; it’s part of human nature to be nosey about other peoples business particularly if they were in competition with you. The question would have been asked from the bank or at bridges, when … Continue reading
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