Transport on the River Humber and Humber Rivers. On the smaller rivers and later the canals propulsion started with man power then horse drawn until steam power came along, but the same low draught keel without the sail or with a mast which could be lowered was used so as to navigate the river with bridges.

Transforming two acres of flat field and wilderness into a Japanese garden. Maitreya will be playing at the Albert Hall in Nottingham. On Sunday 16th January 2011. Has been a haven for visitors from all other the World and has become quite famous and loved by many visitors who return again and again. Pureland Japanese garden was born in 1973 as a base for the teaching of meditation and provides a peaceful and beautiful garden for guests and visitors to the centre to enjoy.

Tidal rivers are where you can see the huge forces of the solar system working on the planet - a humbling, yet wonderous, experience for us humans. This blog is about canals and rivers, people and places, boats and ships - the present and the past - of the waterways linked to the River Humber. Tuesday, 23 December 2014. Then, only a little further upstream, there is a pumping-station where, when necessary, drainage water from the Idle.

People say that community spirit is failing in the UK. We were once a proud nation who pulled together and looked after each other, but these days. WWII Except in the Isle of Axholme. Less than a year ago, the entire village of Epworth was brought to a halt for the funeral of local boy, Alexander Strong. Everyone had been working hard on fund-raising for him for years, and it was amazing to see how well everyone had come together. Anna had been preparing to run a.