{"id":4508,"date":"2021-04-11T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T15:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/?p=4508"},"modified":"2021-04-21T11:40:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T11:40:56","slug":"chichester-harbour-events-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsulapartnership.org.uk\/chichester-harbour-events-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Chichester Harbour Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
Walks and Talks in Chichester Harbour:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In line with the Government\u2019s roadmap for emerging out of the pandemic lockdown Chichester Harbour Conservancy is pleased to announce that we hope to begin reinstating our events and boat trip programmes from mid-May.<\/p>\n These will include the monthly walks (5 miles or more) and strolls (up to 3 miles).\u00a0 From now on advance booking will be necessary for all walks and numbers will be limited to enable us to keep to all restrictions still in place at the time.\u00a0\u00a0 Bookings for Conservancy events are hosted by Ticketsource and there will be a fee payable on booking which will be \u00a33 per person to join a walk.\u00a0 The income will go towards covering the costs of the booking service.<\/p>\n Solar Heritage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The solar boat, Solar Heritage<\/em>, will begin 1\u00bd hour trips again, hopefully\u00a0from 22 May. \u00a0Numbers will be limited in order to maintain social distancing. See the Conservancy\u2019s website for more details nearer the time.\u00a0 We are currently working on setting up the sailing schedule and plan to include longer trips with the aim of seeing\u00a0seals\u00a0when the tides allow.<\/p>\n Oyster boat <\/strong>Terror<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Victorian oyster sailing boat Terror<\/em>, managed by volunteers from the Friends of Chichester Harbour, will begin two-hour \u00a0trips from mid\u00a0May.<\/p>\n Numbers will be limited initially to four\u00a0passengers per trip for social distancing rules until\u00a021\u00a0June when it is hoped that the full load of six\u00a0passengers will be allowed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 50 Years Anniversary Review:\u00a0 Part 4<\/strong><\/span> In the 1980s Philip Couchman, the new AONB Manager and Anne de Potier, Conservation Warden, began a long-term project of tree planting which still happens today. They decided\u00a0that a tree planting scheme\u00a0along stretches of the shoreline would enhance the views of the natural landscape of the Harbour from the water and would also help to protect the shoreline from erosion.<\/p>\n This tree planting scheme was begun during the era of partnership working with the Manpower Services Commission whereby unemployed people could gain work experience by helping the Conservancy to deliver projects such as planting trees.\u00a0 In addition Philip and Anne saw the potential benefit\u00a0of volunteer support in delivering this project and new volunteer work parties were established. Young bare-root saplings were purchased, along with canes and rabbit guards to help protect them as they settled in.\u00a0 One big planting strip was completed on the public footpath between Itchenor and Rookwood.\u00a0 Another one was north of Dell Quay on the shoreline path towards Apuldram.<\/p>\n Philip learnt that decision making in\u00a0managing the AONB was hampered by the fact that the Conservancy didn\u2019t own the land.\u00a0 Everything had to be done by consent.\u00a0 He decided to tune into the farming world so that he could approach the farming landowners with an understanding of what they were having to deal with generally in their work.\u00a0 Note from\u00a0Judi \u2013 I always wondered why there were copies of \u2018Farming Weekly\u2019 in the office back in the 1990s!<\/p>\n
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