Latest Seatern Diaries Entries
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26th April: Lepe Beach Defences - On a Beach Walk from NCI Stone Point on 17th April it was not possible to access the Country Park's D-Day remains due to work to put in new sea defences. The Country Park Facebook page had said "Access restriction… ...(Read More)
18th Apr: BDMLR & Palais des Vaches - I was booked for a covid booster vaccination, a new batch of NCI trifold leaflets needed collecting from the printer, the British Divers Marine Life Rescue organisation were training at Lepe, and I wanted to see the exhibition of music… ...(Read More)
29th Mar: Jetty – Weeks 4 & 5 - (Week 4: 16th to 21st March) With all the new uprights in place the river end of the jetty could be demolished. When the wooden structure was disconnected from the metal piles and ladder at the river end, the latter… ...(Read More)
21st Mar: Head of River Race - According to the Local Notice to Mariners during the Head of the River Race there was going to be around 130 rowing skiffs racing from Riverside Park to the Itchen Bridge. I must admit that when the day came I… ...(Read More)
19th Mar: Exbury again! - I visited Exbury again on Thursday 29th March mainly to see the Lachenalia and Orchid exhibition in the Five Arrows gallery which I had missed on my last visit thinking it was not yet open. However first I walked past… ...(Read More)
13th Mar: Jetty Rebuild – Week 3 - (Week 3: 9th to 14th March) With Seatern having gone to Germany the river end of the jetty was now fully accessible, and even more so when the pontoon with the Seafly was moved onto the hard standing near the… ...(Read More)