Practical Boat Owner – June 2019

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Regional News

News from your cruising area

The iconic Fawley power

station chimney on the Solent,

is to be demolished and

replaced with a glass tower as

part of regeneration plans.

Fawley Waterside Ltd wants

to build a small town of 1,

homes, along with a hotel,

yacht club, shops, restaurants

and a marina on the site. It has

been told by New Forest

District Council that the

chimney has a ‘detrimental

impact’ on the New Forest

National Park landscape.

The developers are planning

to remove the chimney and

apply for permission to build a

100m high glass tower which

can be seen from the Solent’s

eastern and western

approaches.

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CLEANER ILFRACOMBE

An autonomous marine robot,

known as WasteShark, has

been launched by the charity

WWF and Sky Ocean Rescue

at Ilfracombe harbour in North

Devon. The robot can collect

in excess of 15 tonnes of

waste a year and gathers data

about the marine environment.

Bristol City Council is

considering increasing harbour

fees as well as other measures

to try and make the city’s

harbour pay its way.

In 2017/18 the local authority

spent £1.6million running the

facility but received only

£1.19million from moorings

and other charges.

Speaking to PBO, a council

spokesperson said: “Over the

next few months we will

consult widely about steps we

need to take to not only run up-

to-date fit-for-purpose harbour

services, but also how the

costs can be fairly shared

between both harbour and

council service users.”

BRISTOL HARBOUR FEE REVIEW

SCILLY ISLES PROTECTION

Boaters are being urged to have their

say on plans to extend the Isles of

Scilly Special Protection Area by

almost 13,000 hectares.

It is hoped the move will offer greater

protection to thousands of seabirds

including Manx shearwaters and

European shags. The consultation

ends on 21 May this year.

Royal Torbay Yacht Club

has been named the RYA

Club of the Year following

a public vote. Founded in

1863, the club has

modernised its historic

clubhouse over the last

two years. Volunteers

have also held open days,

hosted sailing events and

organised a range of

programmes such as the

recently launched

Squadron 13, a pay and

play initiative for 8-

year olds which has led to

an influx of new members.

WIN FOR TORBAY

VOLUNTEER TO RUN

DEEPEST LOCK

Volunteer lock keepers are

needed to man Britain’s

deepest lock at Tuel Lane on

the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby

Bridge, West Yorkshire. The

lock can’t be operated by the

public due to its 20ft depth and

proximity to a tunnel. Contact

the Canal and River Trust:

canalrivertrust.org.uk

PRESERVING HERBERT LEIGH

Lake District boatbuilder Patterson Boatworks is restoring

Herbert Leigh, the longest serving lifeboat at the Barrow RNLI

station. Work on the 46ft vessel, which served between

1951-1982, will start in the spring.

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SOUTH COAST AND CHANNEL ISLANDS

WEST COAST, WALES AND IRELAND

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A glass tower will replace

the Fawley chimney

Dredging has been carried out

to combat the progressive

silting of Victoria Dock in

Caenarfon on the Menai Strait.

Conway Marina’s Little Orme

(pictured) has successfully

dredged the western side of

the dock to maintain a

minimum depth of 2.6m. The

eastern side of the dock will be

dredged soon.

CAERNARFON DREDGING