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AdnamsGirl
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Well done! You are braver than I. I did once do a small abseil as a fearless 11 year old at a Butlins, but these days I don't think I'd even be able to peer over the edge let alone step over it !!
If you, or anyone else, fancies giving it a go on the Broads then there is a Thurne Mill abseil planned for the 14th September to help raise funds for the ongoing restoration and upkeep of the mill. More details here: http://www.windengines.co.uk/4.html
Carol
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There doesn't seem to be any way of donatinmg via Paypal. It is a BT giving page so should be secure - I guess they need an address to verify you are the card holder as with making any purchase online and it also went through the Verify Visa security check when I sent a payment.
I am sure they would also be happy to recieve donations via cheque or cash in the post (not usually recommended ... but...). Their address can be found on their website:
They have been going for a good number of years now and do great work.
Carol
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I don't usually make posts like this .....
I find it very hard to comprehend how people can be so unbelieveably cruel at times, but this story in the EDP made me cry today. This poor puss was shot in the face and left to die. He managed to survive for several weeks before being found by someone who took him along to the feline care rescue centre at East Harling. He's not out of the woods yet and donations are being sought to help with his vets bills which could total more than £4,000.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/plug_the_cat_needs_your_help_after_being_shot_1_2325119
If you can help in some small way then please do so through his donation page
https://mydonate.bt.com/events/weloveplug
Many thanks
Carol
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I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1 a few months ago. Having previously only owned Fuji digital cameras, I have to say that I am extremely impressed with what it can do and it is most certainly a "pocket" camera. The reviews on the Panasonics were pretty good whilst researching a replacement point & shoot for me and the ability to shoot HD film swung the choice in the end.
I also wondered how I would cope without a viewfinder, but it has been fine. Obviously it does get a bit awkward in strong sunlight at times, but I seem to have managed so far. To be honest, although there are lots of scene settings etc. I have so far just left it on auto scene recognition which is quite clever ... even to the point it recognises when you are shooting into the light and compensates amazingly well for it. I am also impressed with it's macro capapbilities too:
Bee by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrAn example of a landscape view with it:
The view from Hardley Mill by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrThe HD film it shoots is very good quality - it's only drawback is the amount of wind noise picked up by the mic but I'm investigating ways to try to cut this down. There are some examples of film shot with the camera on my YouTube channel - the quality was reduced for upload however:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BroadlandMemories
All in all, I am very pleased with it!
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Here is the last bit of footage I took on the day - some of the action at Potter Heigham bridge during the afternoon. I've left the soundtrack as is, despite the wind noise, as it does capture some of the atmosphere (and panic!) of the day nicely.
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Indeed ... many congratulations Clive, it's a fabulous achievement! I do still think you're all just slightly mad however !
You did look like a well rehearsed team at Potter, and the prospect of watching Raisena negotiating that bridge attracted a lot of spectators. It was astonishing just how long it took for the tip of her mast to disppear through that hole!
Carol
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I've managed to edit down the film I took of all the entrants of the 3RR at the start to just over 13 minutes and it is now on YouTube.
It was really done as a trial for my new compact camera - a Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1 which shoots HD movies too. It's actually quite impressive for such a tiny little camera, although wind noise was a major issue ...... hence having to add a soundtrack to mask it! I'll sort out the Potter Heigham footage when I get the chance.
Carol
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I'm still beavering away with my "Then & Now" project when I get the chance. A recent week on the southern rivers saw me armed with a stack of old photos and postcards to try to reproduce. They will all eventually make their way onto the main website, but for now I am uploading them to Flickr in a higher res as I work my way through them. I've got some more to come but here are a few of the newbies!
Surlingham Ferry c1935 and 2013 - it's not changed a great deal has it?
Surlingham Ferry Then & Now by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrLoddon High Street and the SWwan Hotel c1910 and 2013:
Loddon Swan Then & Now by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrIt's wonderful that the High Street in Loddon has changed so little really. This is down the other end of the High Street at farthing Green:
farthing Green, Loddon Then & Now by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrI did a few in Norwich too. This is Norwich Riverside and Bishops Bridge c1910 & 2013, taken from almost opposite Pulls Ferry.
Bishops Bridge, Norwich - Then & Now by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrAnd one from the city centre .... London Street c1910 and 2013:
London Street, Norwich Then & Now by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrThe full set on Flickr so far:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28466597@N04/sets/72157633781760971/
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Raisena negotiating Potter Heigham Bridge ...
Carol
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Ooooh ... the Flickr set preview box thing is quite clever. I didn't know it was going to do that.
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Raisena at the start of this years 3RR
3RR 2013 Raisena at Horning by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrRaisena's crew at the start of the race
3RR 2013 Raisena crew by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrRaisena preparing to head upstream through Potter Heigham Bridge. Hang on .... that chap on the left looks familiar ....
3RR 2013 Raisena at Potter Heigham 01 by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrPutting their backs into it ....
3RR 2013 Raisena at Potter Heigham 02 by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrWill she fit?
3RR 2013 Raisena at Potter Heigham 03 by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrPhew!
3RR 2013 Raisena at Potter Heigham 04 by AdnamsGirl, on FlickrA few more photos from the race here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28466597@N04/sets/72157633861763751/
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I've got some more 1960s footage of the Norfolk Broads for you - this is my latest purchase for the Broadland Memories Archive which I had transferred last week by Video Impact at Loddon http://www.videoimpactuk.com/
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about the couple featured in this film, but it dates from 1962 and was shot on 8mm colour film stock. There is some lovely footage of Horning as they pass the Norfolk Holiday Boats yard (ex Banham's) and H.T. Percivals and the Petersfield House Hotel. Lots of shots of sailing, motor cruisers and some rather naughty speedboats!
Carol
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Another interesting new YouTube find. "The History of the Broads Boating Holiday" was made by the East Anglian Film Archive for the Broads Authority in 1987. The BA have just uploaded it to their YouTube channel. There is some fabulous old footage of the Broads, some of which will be familiar to visitors to the EAFA website, but I'm sure there is stuff that I haven't seen before here. The 1920s film of Horning is truly stunning!
Carol
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This thread has reminded me of a fabulous bit of cine footage I found on YouTube a couple of weeks ago which was taken at Bognor Regis Butlins in 1961 - it captures the whole Butlins experience of the time beautifully!
I went to Minehead Butlins as part of a school group, aged about 10, in 1976. They used to open up the whole camp to school groups from across the UK for one week a year. My abiding memory of the whole experience was the awful bright orange bobble hats which all our mums had to knit for us before we went so that the teachers could identify us.
Mine ended up in the boating lake when I managed to capsize the canoe I was in .... whether that was by accident or on purpose, I couldn't possibly comment!
Carol
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An Anglia News reporter contacted me last week after I posted links to these films on Twitter - they ran a piece about them on tonight's programme:
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2013-02-18/films-show-life-in-1940s-norfolk/
As hard as he tried to persuade me to be interviewed on camera about it, I refused!
Thankfully they found a local historian who stepped in - it's a lovely little tribute to my grandfather and the legacy he left.
Carol
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Not strictly the Broads, but I thought these might be of interest to some.
I've finally got round to editing some of my grandfathers collection of cine films which I had transferred about six years ago! He was a very keen amateur cine-photographer and captured some amazing footage of Norfolk life during the 1940s and 1950s. He apparently used to create a makeshift cinema in the bakehouse (he was a baker) to show his films. I didn't really know my grandfather - he died when I was four - but he left an amazing legacy in these films which are a fantastic piece of local social history. I've still got some more to work on but here are a few of those which I have done:
The first one was filmed on a relatives farm at Waxham and dates from the early 1950s. It includes some great colour footage of gathering the harvest in the second half of the film.
The second one is a compilation of film he shot of the Royal Norfolk Show. I've listed this as being 1950s, but think some of it may actually be late 1940s as I think there are at least three or four different shows here:
This is one of my favourites and is some rare footage taken during the harsh winter of 1947. He filmed the people of Diss in South Norfolk skating on the frozen over Mere. The thaw which came was quick and he filmed the resulting floods in the Waveney Valley, traveling on the old main road from Diss to Bungay filming scenes of flooded fields and roads, the swollen river at Shotford Bridge and a submerged Bungay Football Club pitch. It's a remarkable record of that winter.
And finally, for NCFC or Ipswich fans - is this the earliest known footage of a Norwich vs Ipswich match? There are actually two different matches at Carrow Road here - the first was labelled as Norwich v Ipswich. Having done some limited research on the kits being worn, I think this mat actually be a wartime friendly match, so late 30s or early 40s. The kit had changed by the second match seen so I think this is later. It's not the greatest quality bit of film but I've uploaded it as I thought it might be of historic interest to fans.
Carol
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Actually, I wonder whether the dyke and building in the background when the film moves to the northern rivers may be Boundary Farm, on the Bure near Thurne Mouth?
Carol
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Hi Howard
The bridge at the start of the footage was the old calender-hamilton bridge which crossed the Bure roughly where the new road bridge does. It was installed in 1952 to replace the old suspension bridge (which had actually been closed sine the 1930s) to meet the demands of increased road traffic going in and out of Yarmouth. It was meant to be a temporary bridge but wasn't removed until the early 1970s!
The next shots are of Marine Parade at Yarmouth and then back to the river where the Queen of the Broads passenger steamer passes beneath the bridge. The family then cross Breydon and there is footage of Lowestoft and Oulton Broad (including powerboat racing).
After some general river scenes, there seems to be a ****** of some buildings and a bus which don't quite fit .... I think they must be from a different holiday elsewhere in the UK?
I think the film then moves to the northern rivers - can't place the dyke and building seen at the moment. There are then a couple of Broads Tours passenger launches followed by ..... I'm not quite sure ... it looks like a Broad but you see what looks like a rail bridge in the background. Could this be Bridge Broad at Wroxham? This section is a bit shakey and over so quick!
They then pass "Burefield" at Horning with it's distinctive summerhouse and head upstream into Horning - the first riverside cottages you see were downstream of the Ferry, past the pub itself and then houses upstream. They also pass Turners boatyard (you get a brief glimpse of the houseboat Heather on her moorings there) and Chumley & Hawke with it's houseboats. More riverside properties at Horning including the old Petersfield cottage then they pass Percivals boatyard.
The film then moves to Wroxham - the building with the verandah and passenger launch outside was the Broads Tours base - the film cuts just as they are about to pass beneath the rail bridge.
B763 certainly looks like one of the Glitter/Glimmer/Flicker/Shimmer of Light class from Woods - again it's a bit too fuzzy to make out which!
More footage of Breydon, I think and then I can't place the final scene after the sailing shots ... Coltishall?? St. Olaves ??
Carol
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Yet more 1960s cine film has been uploaded to YouTube this week. I'm guessing that this colour footage dates from the early 1960s, certainly pre 1965 as Horning Ferry Inn still has a thatched roof (it burnt down in April 65). It's part of an hour long collection of holiday cine films of various UK locations which have been uploaded as one, but the Broads footage begins at 39 mins 42 secs in and runs for about 11 or 12 minutes. I can't fathom out how to embed a YouTube video which starts at a specified point on here so this link > http://youtu.be/I6KkUxb9yZg?t=39m41s should take you straight to the start of the Broads section if you don't want to wade through the whole film embedded below.
Great footage of Horning riverfront.
Carol
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I stumbled across an absolute gem of a film on the East Anglian Film Archive website over Christmas called "The Case of the Missing Scene".
It's a children's mystery drama set on the Norfolk Broads and was made by Rank in 1951. The plot involves bitterns, poachers and a film crew and features an early cinematic appearance by Carry On stalwart Peter Butterworth !! What makes it all the more interesting is that it was filmed at Surlingham Ferry Inn and surrounding area - it's fascinating to see how different the pub looked in 1951, yet it is still instantly recognisable.
The film was apparently the directorial debut of Don Chaffey who later went on the direct the classics "Jason and the Argonauts" and "One Million Years BC".
Very much a period piece, but a charming little film ... it runs for 45 minutes.
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/213709
Carol
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Some of you may have heard this before, but I've finally got round to uploading the Norfolk Broads version of Santa Baby to YouTube.
Hopefully, I'll manage to put a better video together in time for next Christmas .... this was thrown together very quickly but will do for now!
Happy Christmas!
Carol
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Many thanks all!
Perry - Norada may or may not have had an electric motor installed to assist when "winds and tide become adverse"
Mind you, I believe that there were electric motors installed in boats at the time Norada was built in 1912 weren't there? I know there were certainly electric cars around.
I think Magix are a German company. I have to confess that I have never used any other movie editing software apart from Magix so have nothing to compare it to (other than Windows movie maker). I have been using an older version for the last 8 years or so and only upgraded when I discovered that my existing version couldn't cope with the video files produced by Kev's camera. I am lazy really .... although I read some reviews of Sony Vegas and others, I decided I couldn't be bothered to learn how to use new software and, as I was already familiar with the way Magix worked thought it would do me! I find it straightforward to use but haven't really explored all that my latest version has to offer. Movie Edit 17 is not the latest version, but as I managed to pick it up on Ebay for under £20 it will do! I don;t really need too much in the way of whistles and bells.
We've used other Magix software - Kev has had three versions of their audio cleaning lab for transferring vinyl and creating music CD's. I have to say that although their software is extrenmely good value, I find it to be a little flaky at times. The audio cleaning lab is prone to crashes. The reviews I read for Movie Edit 17 also mentioned problems with crashing but I decided to give it a go - it has crashed once already! I haven't really played about with too many of the advanced features yet either so will see how things go.
Carol
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I've put together a short film using some of the footage Kev shot whilst we were sailing on the wherry yacht Norada in September.
It was one of the Wherry Yacht Charter Trusts public sailing days which is an affordable way to get afloat on one of these iconic vessels - it was a whole day's sailing from Stalham to Wroxham at £35 per head. They run several such trips during the year alternating annually between the wherries they have under their care. More details on their website: http://www.wherryyachtcharter.org/
The film was shot on a Fuji HS10 bridge camera - not a dedicated camcorder but gives pretty impressive HD footage .... despite the camerman being rather shaky! (You just can't get the staff these days .... pay peanuts ....
) I really haven't had much time to put it all together but wanted to try out my upgrade to the Magix Movie Edit Pro 17 plus software - handily, it also created a soundtrack for me! Carol
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Another new bit of historic cine film of the Broads has appeared on YouTube. By the clothes and hair styles I'm guessing probably mid 1960s. The holiday was taken onboard one of the Sea Huntress class of Elysian 34's from A.G. Ward's of Thorpe.
Lovely to see the passenger steamers Resolute and Queen of the Broads, plus the Golden Galleon and a wherry or two along the way .... also a very close encounter between a coaster and Reedham Bridge!
Carol
) I really haven't had much time to put it all together but wanted to try out my upgrade to the Magix Movie Edit Pro 17 plus software - handily, it also created a soundtrack for me!
Conflict of Wings - 1954 film
in The Historic Broads
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I've been alerted to the fact that someone has uploaded the entire 1954 feature film "Conflict of Wings" to YouTube.
This was set and filmed on the Norfolk Broads and is a fantastic period piece ... and quite a good film too! Filmed on Hickling Broad and surrounding area and also in Ludham village. Well worth a watch if you have time to spare!
Carol