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AIRSHIPS ONLINE |
Airships online
houses the online archive of the Airship Heritage Trust. Inside you will
find an extensive history relating to all of the British Airships from
1900 to the present day. |
ASKAM HERALD |
An unofficial
community website containing news from Askam and Ireleth.
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ABOUT
ULVERSTON |
This part of
Cumbria is a walker's paradise. There is a network of footpaths, green
lanes and bridleways which link the villages and ancient sites, and
pass through an idyllic pastoral countryside
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ASKAM
& IRELETH HISTORY |
A site is
devoted to the history of Ireleth and Askam, two villages on the Furness
peninsula on the west coast of Cumbria (formerly Lancashire), England.
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BARROW
EVENING MAIL |
The Barrow Evening
Mail welcomes you to their collection of complete nonsense. hoping that you
take a look around and read a few articles. They are in no way connected to
the North West Evening Mail and do not try to emulate their succinct and
detailed reporting style... They rely more on the seat of our pants than
good reporting.
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BARROW-IN-FURNESS.INFO
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A site designed to
link all local sites in the area of the sites title. Well worth a look if
you're interested in any of the Furness area. Trade or submit your links for
free with this Barrow website. |
BBC CUMBRIA |
Includes such things as weather, local
news and features...
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BARROW TRANSPORT WEBSITE |
This Website has been designed to
inform young and old of past public transport in Barrow-in-Furness. How things have changed the old blue and cream
Corporation Vehicles, the great battle of Barrow Buses, Ribble Mini Link
everywhere, free buses, blocking in of buses at stops then The Transport
Giant Stagecoach taking over and peace reigned whether it be for better or
worse you all have your views.
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BARROW-IN-FURNESS
BOROUGH COUNCIL
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A council site relating to all things
Barrow-in-Furness.
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BARROW
IN FURNESS DOG TRAINING CLUB
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A club founded in 1991 by a small
group of enthusiastic dog owners who were having to travel 40 miles to the
nearest club that could provide agility training.
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BARROW
TOURISM
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BARROW
AFC
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An independent web-site devoted to all
things related to Barrow AFC, which also includes such things as a memory
page, fans forum and photo gallery.
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BARROW
SHIPYARD BAND
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Barrows local ship yard band site.
quite interesting and informative...
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BARROW
ISLAND WEB SITE (THE)
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Information on this site derives from
the barrow museum, library ,chatting to people who live or have lived on
the island for most of or all their lives not to mention the heritage
archives.
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BARROW
ROTARY CLUB
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Home of the Barrow Rotary Club.
Founded in 1932
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BARROW
& FURNESS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION
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A 'non party political' association
formed as a result of a meeting held in Barrow in 1997 when over 100
Pensioners and supporters met representatives from the North West
Pensioner Rights? Campaign.
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BARROW
BOROUGH SPORTS COUNCIL
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Barrow Borough
Sports Council was established in December 1999, after the old Sports
Advisory Committee was wound up. The old Advisory Committee was primarily
set up (in 1987) to advise Barrow Council on sporting issues.
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BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS |
Broughton-in-Furness is located on the
Furness Peninsula the ?Undiscovered Lakeland? and dates from the 11th
Century. Situated in the Lake District National Park, it has within its
borders the River Duddon so immortalised by Wordsworth.
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BARROW
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB |
A 'local' club that has been formed to
advance the knowledge of all aspects of digital photography for all of it?s
members whatever background and experience in photography they have. |
BARROW CIVIC AND LOCAL
HISTORY SOCIETY |
A site headed by well known teacher,
local historian and author Alice Leach |
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CENTRAL
& SOUTHERN LAKELAND & THE LAKELAND PENINSULAS
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This site allows the visitor to discover
a multitude of hidden treasures, spectacular coastline, meandering rivers
and crystal clear lakes, high fells, and peaceful valleys, bustling market
towns and picturesque villages...
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CUMBRIA
DIRECTORY
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This site covers all of Cumbria and
includes many interesting articles including such delights as tradition,
tourist attractions and an excellent database of towns and
villages...
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CUMBRIA COUNTY
COUNCIL
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For local government information at
all levels. includes many useful statistics pages and local
government news and events. Local media etc. etc...
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CUMBRIA CONSTABULARY
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Cumbria Constabulary has gradually
evolved for over more than a century, but on a local basis it was only
officially formed in April 1974 with an establishment of 1044 officers.
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CUMBRIA
RECORD OFFICE |
Included amongst the 10 miles of
records the Cumbria Archive Service cares for are parish registers, other
ecclesiastical records, wills, electoral registers, maps and plans,
poor law records, title deeds, and photographs. The archives of many
families, businesses, local authorities, solicitors, societies and schools
are also deposited in the Record Offices.
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CLIMBING HIGH |
Provides a safe, challenging
introduction to the sport of Rock Climbing for all ages and abilities. By
bringing the "mountain" to you in the form of a 7.2 meter high mobile tower.
With four graded routes and an automated belay system, the wall makes a
safe, cost effective teaching platform for those wishing to try one of
Europe's fastest growing sports.
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DUDDON ESTUARY |
The Duddon is a large sandy estuary
lying between Morecambe Bay and the West Cumbrian coast. It opens into the
Irish Sea just north of Barrow and Walney Island. A total length of
shoreline of 45 kms encloses a total area of 3500 ha. making it the second
largest estuary in Cumbria after the Solway Firth.
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DOCK
MUSEUM |
Home of the widely acclaimed Dock
Museum. includes details of all forthcoming events and exhibitions at the
Dock Museum, as well as detail of permanent galleries such as
'Shipbuilders to the World'. In addition the site has details of the
Museum's social and industrial history collections and education services.
The site also includes thousands of shipbuilding images from the Vickers
Photographic Archive.
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ECASTLES
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On this site you will find information
on over 950 English and Welsh castles, fortified houses, Pele towers and
coastal forts built since the first century, with maps to show you where
they are and which others are nearby.
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EXPLORE LOW
FURNESS
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Here you can discover a corner of
hidden Britain and plan a visit to one of the cradles of Celtic
Christianity. Low Furness is an area steeped in history and Druidic,
Roman, Viking, Puritan and Victorian influences all add to the atmosphere
of mystery that swathes the countryside.
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ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP
- Walney Churches |
For all things to do with the islands
churches: Walney has three Christian denominations working closely
together, Roman Catholics, Methodists and Anglicans. Sadly for the
partnership, Walney Baptist Fellowship has closed down, and the members
now worship in Barrow and with the other Walney Churches.
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ENGLISH
NATURE |
A site about all that is nature... |
EDUCATIONALISTS.co.uk
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Your online resource for education
specialists, resources and support - including consultants, organisations,
charities, companies, universities, colleges and schools, researchers,
analysts and experts! In addition, articles, case studies, reports,
features, conferences, seminars....... to support school based, further,
higher and lifelong learning across the United Kingdom.
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FOUR
AM DESIGNS
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A local compilation of animated gifs,
by Jill Lawson. Well worth a visit...
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FURNESS
TRADITION
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Now in their
fifth year Furness Tradition is a folk-arts development group based in the
Furness market town of Ulverston. The group was initiated by volunteers to
celebrate, encourage and make familiar the musical inheritance of the
Furness and South Lakeland area of South Cumbria.
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FLEETWOOD
MARITIME HERITAGE |
Covers many interesting nautical
issues with lists of wreckages and tales of trade-links amongst its
content. Also some nice pictures...
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FURNESS
GOLF CLUB
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Situated on the Western tip of the
Furness Peninsula, Furness Golf Club provides both an invigorating and
difficult challenge to both professionals and amateurs alike.
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FURNESS
FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
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Contains a summary of the Society's
organisation and services, a basic introduction to family history research
in general (for those who are new to the pastime) and a brief review of
resources available for family history research in the Furness district.
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FRIENDS
REUNITED
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Looking for old friends? Finding them
is easy. You can search by school, college, university, workplace,
regiment and even where you have lived. So whether you're looking for a
school friend or an old neighbour, friends reunited should be able to
help?
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FURNESS
RAILWAY TRUST
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Official website of Furness Railway
Number 20, Britain's oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive.
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FURNESS ENTERPRISE |
Established in 199, 1Furness
Enterprise are Southwest Cumbria's main business support agency whose
objectives are to help the people and businesses of Furness create wealth,
and to help create a more diverse economic base for the Furness area.
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FURNESS COMMUNITY NETWORK |
Furness Community Network is the voice of the community and
voluntary sector. It is an initiative that aims to help local groups, their
individual members and residents of the Borough of Barrow have their say on
the future of their neighbourhoods how services are delivered... |
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GLEASTON VILLAGE
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See also Gleaston
Watermill.
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THE GOOD BEACH GUIDE |
Each year millions of people enjoy the
beauty of Britain?s beaches. The Marine
Conservation Society (MCS) Good
Beach Guide will help you to plan your trip to the seaside with information
on clean seas and (where available) lifeguard cover, facilities, activities,
parking and transport. |
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HOMECYCLE |
A site
about your home, past, present, and future. "The
social networking site with a property twist"
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IRELETH
& ASKAM-IN-FURNESS HISTORY SITE
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An excellently
put together site devoted
to the history of Ireleth and Askam-in-Furness, two villages on the
Furness peninsula on Cumbria's west coast.
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LINDAL &
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A local community web-site serving
both Lindal and Marton.
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LAKE
DISTRICT PENINSULAS |
Nature and
heritage jostle for your attention in this special area of Cumbria.
Bustling towns and picturesque villages nestle against a scenic backdrop
of countryside and coast, stretching from the endless expanses of
Morecambe Bay to lush, gentle, countryside inland.
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LAKESIDE
RAILWAY
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The main
supporting group of the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Co. Ltd?
Volunteers are found throughout the railway, working behind the scenes on
track, signaling, carriage and locomotive repairs, also as booking clerks,
buffet attendants, ticket inspectors and guards, right through to the
engine footplate as cleaners, firemen and drivers.
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LAKELAND
MOTOR MUSEUM
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Over 30,000
motoring related exhibits including many reminiscent rarities, tastefully
presented in a rather quaint former Shire Horse Stables and courtyard
setting. A curious and educational atmosphere generating intrigue and
nostalgia.
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LAUREL AND
HARDY MUSEUM |
Everything you want to know about
Laurel & Hardy is in the museum. The late Bill Cubin, founder of the museum,
devoted his life to these famous comedians and collected an amazing variety
of memorabilia, believed to be the largest in the world, including letters,
photographs, personal items and furniture. |
LAKES GLIDING CLUB |
Based on the North End of Walney
Island the Lakes Gliding Club caters for all flyers. The airfield is a
former wartime RAF station and has been the Lakes' base for 43 years. It is
a good year round training site for gliding. The site is owned by BAE
SYSTEMS
who operate 2 Beechcraft King-airs there during the week. Other
than a few private light aircraft the club has the airfield to themselves
most if not all weekends. |
LOW IN THE LAKES |
This is the first and presently
only site to be dedicated to military low flying in the area known as
LFA17 (of which there are 20 nationwide) and that has been both produced
and maintained by a keen aviation enthusiast. |
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MORECAMBE BAY
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This website gives information about
Morecambe Bay's wildlife and shows how people are working together to
ensure we continue to use the Bay in a sustainable way.
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MARITIME
BRITAIN
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An
online guide to
maritime heritage facilities and organisations in the UK. 315 museums detailed
, ships, shore side attractions and maritime bodies in their museum &
attractions directory and maritime organisations pages as well as
providing a handy links page and an interesting almanac of notable
historical events in their notable maritime anniversaries pages.
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MALCOLM'S
GALLERY |
Malcolm's site seems to have been born
out of an individuals talent for spotting a good picture. A member of a
local photography group, he has created this site to share his images. A
good site displaying many Walney images and well worth a visit, I think that
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NETTING THE BAY
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Visit Galleries
with past and present images of fishing people, the boats they used and
their equipment. Take a look at the marine life in and around Morecambe
Bay and learn something about it's natural history and ecology.
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NATIONAL SERVICE MEMOIRS |
The site shares
local man 'Alan Parkinson's army and military experiences whilst serving
in the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment, as a national serviceman in the
Cameroons and also contains the true story of his time training from
Fulwood to Barnard Castle, to the Cameroons and back to Barnard Castle.
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NORTH
WEST EVENING MAIL
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Home of the local newspaper covering
all current affairs and topics, with quite a large build up of backdated
news stories beginning to accumulate...
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NATIONAL
GRID FOR LEARNING
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The
gateway to educational resources on the internet. The NGfL provides a
network of selected links to websites that offer high quality content and
information. Whether you are learning, supporting, teaching or managing,
there are resources on the NGfL for you.
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NORTH
WEST KITE SURFING |
Bringing the fastest growing extreme
sport to Cumbria and Lancashire. Situated in Barrow-in-Furness and having
access to many beautiful and uncrowded beaches allowing for teaching in all
wind directions.
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NORTH WALNEY
NATURE RESERVE |
This site has no association with Natural
England but has been put together by people who love the North
Walney Nature Reserve and spend time working to improve the basic habitat of
the area by providing nesting facilities and food to encourage the great
variety of bird species to flourish and by monitoring the wild flower and
amphibian populations. The purpose of the site is to inform and hopefully
educate those interested in wildlife on their doorstep with a library of
photographs and a regularly updated blog of frequent sightings. |
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OLD
BARROVIAN'S ASSOCIATION |
The OBA has existed since 1904 and has
been an enjoyable, friendly forum for the ex-members of the Barrow Grammar
School for Boys to meet and entertain themselves with good company and and
pleasant discussion over the past, present and future times. |
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PIEL
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Piel Island is an island off the south
end of Walney Island. It is owned by the people of Barrow and is
managed by the 'King of Piel' a title given to the Landlord of the Ship
Inn public house the islands only pub.
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PRINCES
SELANDIA (THE)
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One of South
Cumbria?s newest tourist attraction, which can be found moored along
side Morrisons in Barrow-in-Furness's Buccleuch Dock within a new,
developing marina.
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RAF
MILLOM
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Official web-site of the museum. It
contains pictures of some exhibits and staff, visitor information, an
index of local RAF personnel and quite a comprehensive links page. The
site also contains archives of Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal
Canadian Air Force who had local accidents in Cumbria.
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RADIO
LONSDALE
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Radio Lonsdale are a charitable
organisation that have been broadcasting to patients of local hospitals
for over 35-years. They have volunteers who all contribute to the success
of the station, whether it is presenting, request collecting, fund-raising
or ward visiting.
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ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE
PROTECION OF BIRDS |
Radio Lonsdale are a charitable
organisation that have been broadcasting to patients of local hospitals
for over 35-years. They have volunteers who all contribute to the success
of the station, whether it is presenting, request collecting, fund-raising
or ward visiting.
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ROTARY
CLUB OF BARROW-IN-FURNESS |
Meetings at 12.45 p.m. each Tuesday at
the Lisdoonie Hotel Abbey Road Barrow Tel.01229 827312 |
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SUBMARINE HERITAGE
CENTRE |
The Submarine
Heritage Centre is a Charitable Trust that has been established to create
a Centre that will celebrate the design, build and operation of
Barrow-in-Furness built Submarines since 1886. It will serve both as an
absorbing educational venue and a worthwhile visitor attraction for
present and future generations.
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SOUTH
LAKES
UK
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The South lakes Web Site for Barrow and
the Furness Peninsula. Hosted by Bill Clark.
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SUBMARINERS
ASSOCIATION (BARROW-IN-FURNESS)
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SAINT PAUL'S
CHURCH
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On our this site you will find an
assortment of things ranging from the details of service times, to
editorials on the nature of life the universe and everything.
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SAINT
MARKS CHURCH
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St. Mark's is part of the
Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle and has a regular
worshipping congregation of approximately 110 people.
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SOUTH
LAKES WILD ANIMAL PARK
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A local zoo,
which is constantly changing, in the years since it opened (1994), it has
changed beyond recognition, from converted farmland with a basic animal
collection to a world recognised centre for conservation, breeding and
education.
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SOUTH
END CARAVAN PARK
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A site opened
in 1976 by the Mulgrew family who also
own and run the adjoining farm.
The site has been added to and improved ever since. The park caters for
privately owned static caravans all with full services, also tourers and
motor homes with electric to all bases.
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SECOND
WORLD WAR EXPERIENCE CENTRE, (THE)
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A site with a
mission of collecting, document, preserve, exhibit and encourage access to
the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and
women who participated in the war in whatever capacity whether military,
civilian or conscientious objector and therefore not really Walney
related, but it does give an insight in to 'Warrent Officer Ernie Reynolds
life and his time at Number 10 AGS (Air Gunnery School) Walney
Island.
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SIR
JOHN BARROW MONUMENT |
A site
designed by the "Friends" of the Sir John Barrow Monument with the aim of
raising general understanding of both the Monument and Sir John Barrow.
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SOUTH CUMBRIA
COASTGUARD |
A site that is run and
maintained by the two southern most stations within Cumbria Sector.
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TWENTIETH
CENTURY DEFENCE ARCHITECTURE IN CUMBRIA |
Within this site
you will find a gazetteer of pill-boxes, air-raid shelters, Royal Observer
Corps posts, and other defence infrastructure in Cumbria that is quietly
mouldering away, the threat of invasion and warfare it was constructed to
stand against long gone.
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THROUGH
MIGHTY SEAS
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A website
covers the maritime history of the merchant sailing ships of the North
West of England and the Isle of Man, through the period from the late
1700's until the First World War. There are histories of more than 650
ships, indexed by region, and over 80 historic photographs.
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ULVERSTON ONLINE
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Ulverston is
the birthplace of Stan Laurel and can boast many other firsts including a
senior world champion Town Crier and the world's shortest, widest and
deepest canal. The town is credited with inventing pole vaulting as a
sport in 1879 at the Flan sports event in Ulverston. It is also the
birthplace of Sir John Barrow, whose monument stands proudly on Hoad Hill
overlooking the town.
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VISIT CUMBRIA
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A guide
to the many attractions and places of interest in Cumbria, The Lake
District, England, including historic buildings, lakes, preserved
railways, churches, the National Trust, and much more. There are about 700
pages, and 1400 pictures.
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WALNEY ISLE
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Explore the pictures which take you on
a visual virtual tour of the island's many attractions. More than 1,500
Walney Isle Images of local features and events are free to send as
e-greetings cards or to save as widows wallpaper to brighten up your
desktop.
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WATTSY'S
PAGE
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It is recorded that never before in
England
has an industrial town grown so quickly, from a village to a town. It is
believed to have been over a period of five years. or so?
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WEST LAKES
RENAISSANCE |
West Lakes Renaissance is the Urban Regeneration
Company for Furness and West Cumbria, which is attempting to turn around
the economy of the region that stretches from Morecambe Bay to the Solway
Firth. An area that was and still is suffering from industrial decline,
resulting in out-migration (particularly of our young people),
unemployment and a worn out infrastructure. |
WEST SHORE PARK |
Cumbria's Premier Residential Park is located on one
of the most picturesque beaches on the Cumbrian coast, which also has a
background of spectacular hills and only a mere half an hour from the
English Lake District. Connected to the mainland by a road bridge Walney
Island boasts a protected nature reserve and a bird sanctuary. |
WORKINGTON
TRANSPORT HERITAGE TRUST |
Our mission is to develop in
Workington a bus and rail based Visitors Centre and to assist in the
preservation of Workington's rich transport heritage.
In combination with the restoration of road and rail
vehicles that have local connections, the Trust is dedicated to the
preservation of all manner of records, artefacts, images, documents,
memorabilia, and memories
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WINGS OVER
WALNEY |
The official web site of the now very successful
Walney Air Show. This site doesn't only inform the visitor to the most
recent news of the present show in the planning, but also gives a good few
historical details. |
WALNEY
AIRFIELD |
A site totally dedicated to Walney's only Airfield,
full of the stats needed for any detailed project. |
WORLD TRAVEL BLOG |
Here you'll be able to keep track of all my visits
to the world's more unusual destinations and find out some great travel
tips, read interesting travel articles and pick up essential travel
advice. |
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