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This is the first published
Electronic Newspaper for
Shoreham-by-Sea and the
Adur Valley & District, West Sussex, England
Local NewsState of the District Debate Discussion Groups
Date: Saturday 26 January 2002
Venue: Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham
Time: 09:00
Duration: 4 Hours
Description: Discussion Groups Organised by Adur District Council starts 9:30 am Pre-booking event.Booking: Adur District Council (Anna Mutter) Tel: 01273 263251
The West Sussex Structure Plan 2001-2016
The Structure Plan Deposit Draft
Once the new West Sussex Structure Plan is published it will be known as the "Deposit Draft" because the Plan will be "deposited" in the public domain for a period of 6 weeks.http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/PL/splan/sp2002/splan.htm
Remember only representations received during the official period which runs
from 4th January to 15th February 2002 will be considered by the Inquiry Panel.West Sussex Highways & Transport
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/HT/hthome.htm
Weather Forecast
Please send any comments to: Andy Horton
Glaucus@hotmail.com
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Wildlife Notes
4 January 2002
With the broadleafed shrubbery and woods bereft of greenery, the Robin Redbreast can be seen at this time of year, a flash of red amongst the Sycamore on the Waterworks Road. The Robin in the photograph was taken by Allen Pollard at Shermanbury.A solitary diving bird on the River Adur, just north of the railway viaduct, on a flood spring tide on a murky afternoon was not familiar to me. This black bird with a white breast turned out to be my first choice of a Razorbill. The mystery is why this bird was on its own and not out at sea with the large flocks. The bird was probably injured.
Adur Estuary pages
2 January 2002
A Bullfinch made a visit to a Shermanbury garden. This very distinctive bird is unlikely to be missed, but I have never seen one around Shoreham. Over a thousand have been ringed over the years at the Shoreham sanctuary near the Waterworks on the Adur levels, but I have never seen one.Report by Allen PollardAllen Pollard's Then & Now web pages
Adur Levels1 January 2002
On Steep Down Hill (TQ 168 075), north of Lancing, patches of snow lingered on the ground among the corn stubble on a sunny but chilly day. Near the summit the sound of Skylark was unmistakable, at least two birds could be spotted soaring overhead.Report by Ray HamblettFull Report on the Adur Valley Eforum
ADUR VALLEY NATURE NOTES 2001 WINTER Nature Notes 2001 JANUARY - MARCH SPRING Nature Notes 2001 APRIL - JUNE SUMMER Nature Notes 2001 JULY - SEPTEMBER AUTUMN Nature Notes 2001 OCTOBER - DECEMBER
Lancing Nature & History - December 2001 Newsletter
Lancing Ring Photographic Gallery for October
Poem or LiteratureHere's to the Grog
Download Midi File[extract]
I've got a shirt and a nobby, nobby shirt
I've got a shirt a-seen a lot of rough weather
For the collar's near wore out and the sleeves are flying about
And me tail's looking out for better weather
Here's to the grog, boys, the jolly, jolly grog
Here's to the rum and tobacco
I've a-spent all my tin with the lassies drinking gin
And to cross the briny ocean I must wanderJohn Renfro Davis
- British
Web Sites
Dragonflies
of the Hampshire & Surrey Borders
Flight
Times (First Seen)
I have discovered this book, which I found is a useful summary for the layman of the Anglo-Saxon world in Britain. In a lot of respects I have found all other books, including more comprehensive ones a little bit unsatisfactory as lots of questions I had were not answered. I suspect reading this book on its own may prove unsatisfactory as well e.g. there is very little on place names. So it is a good book but it is probably best read in conjunction with other books on the subject. there is a useful bibliography.Anglo-Saxon England
Martin Welch
Batsford English Heritage 1982
ISBN n/k
Sussex History PASTFINDERSSussex Archaeological Society
http://www.sussexpast.co.uk
- Words
of the Week
grog
| r | n. M18. [App. abbrev. of GROGRAM: first
as a nickname of Admiral Vernon (1684-1757), who wore a grogram cloak,
afterwards applied to the mixture he ordered to be served out to sailors
instead of neat rum.] 1 A drink consisting of spirits (orig. rum) and water.
M18. b (An) alcoholic drink of any kind, esp. (a) beer. Austral. &
NZ colloq. M20. 2 Pulverized burnt clay or pottery mixed with ordinary
clay to increase its heat resistance. L19.
Comb.:
grog-shanty (Hist., chiefly Austral. & NZ) a shanty serving as a public
house; grog-shop arch. a public house.
groggery
n. (arch.) a public house E19.
grog | r | v. Infl. -gg-. M19. [f. the n.] 1 v.i. Drink grog. M19. 2 v.t. Extract spirit from (an empty cask) by pouring hot water into it and letting it stand. L19.
grogram | rrm | n. & a. M16. [Fr. gros grain lit. 'coarse grain': see GROSS a., GRAIN n.1 & cf. GROSGRAIN. For the change of final n to m cf. buckram, vellum.] A n. 1 A coarse fabric of silk, or of mohair and wool, or of a mixture of all these, often stiffened with gum. M16. 2 A garment made of grogram. M17. B adj. Made or consisting of grogram. L16.
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Excerpted from
The Oxford Interactive Encyclopedia
Developed by
The Learning Company, Inc. Copyright (c) 1997 TLC Properties Inc.
Grog was a mixture of rum and water. It was served as a ration in the United States Navy until September 1, 1862, and in the Royal Navy until 30 July 1970 "Black Tot Day".
Image Gallery
Widewater
Lagoon looking east from the bridge
Photograph
by Ray Hamblett
- Tucows
Software Reviews
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Web
Monkey :
The Web Developer's Resource
Location:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/
Digital
Photography Review
http://www.dpreview.com/
The default files created
have the suffix *.html so anybody using the program has to be a little
bit cautious about overwriting existing files.
Computing
Net Support Site
(for computing problems) ****
http://computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/wwwboard.html
The upsurge of EFora
on all subjects (a
few have been recommended before in these bulletins) are an important way
in which the Internet
will change the world.
A list of recommended eFora
are shown in the left hand column. Please make any suggestions.
Sussex History PASTFINDERS
Archaeology in Sussex to AD 1500 ****
WSCC
LIBRARY *****
Excellent
and essential service with a full catalogue of books, CDs, videos, on-line
renewals, book ordering.
- The
Glaucus 2000 CD-ROM includes the complete Shoreham-by-Sea
and Adur Valley web sites, as well as shareware
and free programs
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ADUR VALLEY EFORUM PAGE |
Events
- State
of the District Debate Discussion Groups
Date: Saturday 26 January 2002
Venue: Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham
Time: 09:00
Duration: 4 Hours
Description: Discussion Groups Organised by Adur District Council starts 9:30 am Pre-booking event.
Booking:
Adur
District Council (Anna Mutter) Tel: 01273 263251
South Downs National
Park : Proposed Area
On
27
November 2001, the Countryside Agency
will be starting a public consultation on the designation of a National
Park for the South Downs.
South
Downs National Park Proposals: Maps
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_boundaryintro.asp
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_boundaryintroEast.asp
(the
detailed maps do NOT seem to work)
Clearest
Map (but not detailed enough)
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_draftboundary.htm
Worth
looking at:
South
Downs Landscape Character Area Map
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks/sd_lca.htm
The Countryside Agency is
to hold a series of road shows to get feedback on the South Downs National
Park proposals. Provisional details are:
Mon 14th Jan, The Steyning Centre, Steyning 11.00 - 18.00
Sat
2nd Feb, The Shoreham Centre 11.30 - 15.30
Please consult the Countryside Agency website http://www.countryside.gov.uk/proposednationalparks for latest info
Click on the URL for the complete map.
- Adur
On-line Events page
- http://appspace.nexus-solutions.net/arc/asp/diary/diaryoutput.asp
- Please send in any details of local events.
- Web
Sites
American
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth
Edition *****
- SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY
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There remains sponsorship opportunities on the BMLSS (England) web site and other publications, including Torpedo.
Sponsorship is also available for the Adur Torpedo Electronic News Bulletin and the Shoreham-by-Sea web pages (which preceded the Adur Resource Centre web site), which would be more suitable for a local firm(s).
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