ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Canals and Waterways</TITLE> <STYLE type=text/css> body, td, p { font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; } pre { font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; } ul { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: disc; font-weight: bold; } a { color: #000000; text-decoration: none; } a:hover { color: #888888; } h1 { margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; } h2 { margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; } h3 { margin: 0px; color: #339900; font-size: 8pt; } h4 { margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 0px"> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=761 align=left border=0> <TBODY> <P> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #DF5900" align=left><B></font><A href="#"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- // Store the date in a variable d = new Date() dateText = "" // Get the current day and convert it to the name of the day dayValue = d.getDay() if (dayValue == 0) dateText += "Sunday" else if (dayValue == 1) dateText += "Monday" else if (dayValue == 2) dateText += "Tuesday" else if (dayValue == 3) dateText += "Wednesday" else if (dayValue == 4) dateText += "Thursday" else if (dayValue == 5) dateText += "Friday" else if (dayValue == 6) dateText += "Saturday" // Get the current month and convert it to the name of the month monthValue = d.getMonth() dateText += " " if (monthValue == 0) dateText += "January" if (monthValue == 1) dateText += "February" if (monthValue == 2) dateText += "March" if (monthValue == 3) dateText += "April" if (monthValue == 4) dateText += "May" if (monthValue == 5) dateText += "June" if (monthValue == 6) dateText += "July" if (monthValue == 7) dateText += "August" if (monthValue == 8) dateText += "September" if (monthValue == 9) dateText += "October" if (monthValue == 10) dateText += "November" if (monthValue == 11) dateText += "December" // Get the current year; if it's before 2000, add 1900 if (d.getYear() < 2000) dateText += " " + d.getDate() + ", " + (1900 + d.getYear()) else dateText += " " + d.getDate() + ", " + (d.getYear()) // Get the current minutes minuteValue = d.getMinutes() if (minuteValue < 10) minuteValue = "0" + minuteValue // Get the current hours hourValue = d.getHours() // Customize the greeting based on the current hours if (hourValue < 12) { greeting = "Good morning!" timeText = " @ " + hourValue + ":" + minuteValue } else if (hourValue == 12) { greeting = "Good afternoon!" timeText = " @ " + hourValue + ":" + minuteValue } else if (hourValue < 18) { greeting = "Good afternoon!" timeText = " @ " + (hourValue) + ":" + minuteValue } else { greeting = "Good evening!" timeText = " @ " + (hourValue) + ":" + minuteValue } // Write the greeting, the date, and the time to the page document.write(greeting + " It's " + dateText + timeText) //--> </script> </A></TD> </B> </P> <TR> <TD> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #999999" height=55><IMG src="iwa/Dscf0096.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=23> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #DF5900" align=middle><PRE>- Sheets Heath Bridge early morning - 16-April-2005 </PRE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d6d5d5" vAlign=top width=1200> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d6d5d5 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD <borderColor=#d6d5d5> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P> I have been fascinated by canals and the canal movement for as long as I can remember. Canals were, I suppose, the forerunner to our modern motorways and railways - the railways saw the demise of the canals as a commercial cargo carrying opportunity. It is thanks to the foresight of a number of people and organisations that the canals still exist today for some commercial use and a lot of recreational use. </P> <P> <a href="http://www.lifeafloat.com/">Click here details of a beautiful Dutch Barge <B><I>Vrijheid</I></B></A> </P> <P> <a href="http://www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk/">Click here for the Surrey and Hampshire Canals Society's website</A> </P> <P> <A href="http://www.basingstoke-canal.co.uk/">Click here for information on the Basingstoke Canal</A> </P> <P> <A href="http://www.waterways.org.uk/">Click here for information on the Inland Waterways Association</A> </P> <P> <A href="http://www.barges.org/">Click here for information on the Dutch Barge Association</A> </P> <P> <a href="arques.html">Click here for some pictures of a short trip to Arques in Northern France in May 2005</A> </P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d6d5d5 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <P> <table width="854" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0037.jpg" alt="Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005" title="Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0038.jpg" alt="An interesting boat in the style of a working boat" title="An interesting boat in the style of a working boat" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0039.jpg" alt="A general view of the rally" title="A general view of the rally" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0040.jpg" alt="Another general view of the rallyl" title="Another general view of the rally" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005 </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> An interesting boat in the style of a working boat </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> A general view of the rally </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Another general view of the rally </font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0041.jpg" alt="A very nice smaller boat" title="A very nice smaller boat" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0042.jpg"alt="As always well organised by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society" title="As always well organised by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0043.jpg"alt="Tony Clarke's wonderful single cylinder Bolinder engine" title="Tony Clarke's wonderful single cylinder Bolinder engine" width="150" height="200"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0044.jpg" alt="Another view of Tony's engine" title="Another view of Tony's engine" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> A very nice smaller boat </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> As always well organised by Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Tony Clarke's wonderful single cylinder Bolinder engine </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Another view of Tony's engine </font></td> </tr> <table width="854" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0051.jpg" alt="Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society's trip boat 'John Pinkerton'" title="Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society's trip boat 'John Pinkerton'" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0054.jpg" alt="Safely in with upper gates closed " title="Safely in with upper gates closed " width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0058.jpg" alt="The water is let out of the lock - a place to keep well clear of" title="The water is let out of the lock - a place to keep well clear of" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0060.jpg" alt="The water level is going down but is still hiding the dangerous cill" title="The water level is going down but is still hiding the dangerous cill" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society's trip boat 'John Pinkerton' nosing into to Ash Lock - Basingstoke Canal - April 2005 </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Safely in with upper gates closed </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> The water is let out of the lock - a place to keep well clear of </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> The water level is going down but is still hiding the dangerous cill </font></td> </tr> <table width="854" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0062.jpg" alt="Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005" title="Tug 'White Heather' at Bridge Barn rally - Easter 2005" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0065.jpg" alt="Down 10 feet, lower gates open, 75,0000 gallons of water used !" title="Down 10 feet, lower gates open, 75,0000 gallons of water used !" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0068.jpg" alt="An empty lock is left behind" title="An empty lock is left behind" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dscf0074.jpg" alt="From a lock to an aqueduct" title="From a lock to an aqueduct" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> The dangerous cill is now exposed </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Down 10 feet, lower gates open, 75,0000 gallons of water used ! </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> An empty lock is left behind </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> From a lock to an aqueduct - crossing the A331 Blackwater valley Relief Road </font></td> </tr> <table width="854" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0001.jpg" alt="A general view of the WRG (BITM) work" title="A general view of the WRG (BITM) work" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0002.jpg" alt="Tug and work barge" title="Tug and work barge" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0003.jpg" alt="The Wharf" title="The Wharf" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0004.jpg" alt="Disposing of the trees in an environmentally friendly way" title="Disposing of the trees in an environmentally friendly way" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> A general view of the WRG (BITM) work in preparation for the May 2006 Brookwood Campaign Rally</font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> The tug and work barge were used a lot </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> You can easily see the professional looking wharf </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Disposing of the trees in an environmentally friendly way </font></td> </tr> <table width="854" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0005.jpg" alt="Where once were trees" title="Where once were trees" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0007.jpg" alt="Work barge approaching" title="Work barge approaching" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0009.jpg" alt="About to collect another load of logs" title="About to collect another load of logs" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="iwa/Dsc_0011.jpg" alt="Fine adjustments" title="Fine adjustments" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> This bank was a mass of trees - in May it will be a mass of boats</font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> The work barge appearing around the corner of the house boats </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Manouvering to collect another load to logs</font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Some fine adjustments with the manouvering </font></td> </tr> </P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d6d5d5 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #DF5900" align=middle height=35> <H4>www.dodington.net © 2005 • <script type="text/JavaScript" language="JavaScript"> <!-- // // format date as dd-mmm-yy // example: 12-Jan-99 // function date_ddmmmyy(date) { var d = date.getDate(); var m = date.getMonth() + 1; var y = date.getYear(); // handle different year values // returned by IE and NS in // the year 2000. if(y >= 2000) { y -= 2000; } if(y >= 100) { y -= 100; } // could use splitString() here // but the following method is // more compatible var mmm = ( 1==m)?'January':( 2==m)?'February':(3==m)?'March': ( 4==m)?'April':( 5==m)?'May':(6==m)?'June': ( 7==m)?'July':( 8==m)?'August':(9==m)?'September': (10==m)?'October':(11==m)?'November':'December'; return "" + (d<10?"0"+d:d) + "-" + mmm + "-" + (y<10?"0"+y:y); } // // get last modified date of the // current document. // function date_lastmodified() { var lmd = document.lastModified; var s = "Unknown"; var d1; // check if we have a valid date // before proceeding if(0 != (d1=Date.parse(lmd))) { s = "" + date_ddmmmyy(new Date(d1)); } return s; } // // finally display the last modified date // as DD-MMM-YY // document.write( "This page was last updated on " + date_lastmodified() ); // --> </script> • <A href="index.html">Home Page </A></H4></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY>