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Snowdrops at Bank Hall
An insight into the beautiful snowdrop trail at Bank Hall, Bretherton, Lancashire.
Installing Owl boxes at Lytham Hall
Two new owl boxes made by Urban Organic were installed at Lytham Hall by HMA Tree Care. We're keeping our fingers crossed ...
Lytham Hall grounds update January 2025
Snowdrops and storms get the New Year off to a flying start.
Lytham Hall Grounds update Nov / Dec 24
A brief round up of activity in the grounds of Lytham Hall towards the end of 2024.
Lytham Hall grounds update October 2024
Theres plenty going on in this autumnal update.
Lytham Hall grounds update Sept 24
Path construction commences in the South Prospect.
Lytham Hall grounds update August 2024
A brief summary of work going on in the grounds of Lytham Hall during August 2024.
Lytham Hall grounds update July 2024
A monthly round up of what's new in the grounds at Lytham Hall.
Lytham Hall grounds update June 24
A quick update of the grounds at Lytham Hall for June 2024.
Lytham Hall Grounds Update May 2024
A brief summary of what's being going in in the grounds at Lytham Hall during May 2024.
Lytham Hall Grounds Update April 2024
In this first of this series of short updates from the grounds of Lytham Hall we look at rose beds, wood milling and other ...
First time skiing on snow
After a few trips to the dry ski slope many years ago I was treated to a skiing trip on real snow for the first time. Not without some ...
Sailing a Pocketship : Winter haul out
We're now into January so I've decided to take the boat out of the water and carry out some adjustments and maintenance to get ...
Sailing a Pocketship : New Year's Day sail
A fortuitous break in the wintry weather on New Year's Day meant an opportunity to have an idyllic trip out on the water and play ...
Sailing a Pocketship : Under sail but only just
Heading out in light winds to try out the sails for the first time I had a set back, but still it was good to get out on the water.
Sailing a Pocketship : A new home
Having moved my boat to the River Ribble a couple of weeks ago it was time to launch the boat again at last. I took up residence ...
AHAF 28 Building a Pocketship
It's been quite a while since the test launch with too few opportunities to go sailing so when a chance came to take a pontoon ...
Borrello SENC project (Social enterprise natural capital)
During this Erasmus project in Borrello in Abruzzo, Italia, we learned from each country how to make a national dish, preparing ...
AHAF 27 Building a Pocketship
After putting some finishing touches to the boat I tow her new home at the boat club.
Chatama Forest Centre, Bulgaria
As part of the Erasmus+ project "Protected Areas: A playground for the inclusion of young people" we had the pleasure of staying ...
AHAF 26 Building a Pocketship
With the test launch under my belt, I now had the benefit of experience of how the boat and more to the point the trailer performed.
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twenty five
Having worked on the boat build for the past three years (including pondering and dithering time) I decided that a test launch was ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twenty four
In this episode I strengthen the gaff jaws and fit the gooseneck.
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twenty three
Preferring the more traditional method of gaff jaws for attaching the gaff to the mast I set about making some.
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twenty two
In this episode I complete the Galley Box and decide on the roller reefing system I'm going to use which in turn means that I first ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twenty one
With the winter weather either freezing cold or non stop raining I manage to find some jobs I can do to keep the boat build moving ...
AHAF Inspiring Nautical YouTubers
These are my pick of the best Nautical YouTubers who have inspired me throughout the time spent building my Pocketship.
AHAF Boat building tips 2
More tips from my experience of building a Pocketship. In other words, what I would do differently next time. I hope this is useful to ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twenty
An assortment of jobs were tackled in this episode as I'm now working in short winter days where daylight and fine weather need ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part nineteen
In this episode I'm doing a bit of interior work fitting the hatches and some adjustable vents.
AHAF Boat building tips - part one
Drawing from my own steep learning curve of easy lessons learned the hard way, here are some tips which I hope will be useful ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part eighteen
Preparations are afoot before the mast is raised, a momentous occasion which reminds me that before too long this boat will ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part seventeen
Now it's autumn and I'm turning my attention to jobs that use epoxy resin as there are probably only a few weeks before ...
Donkeysciotte
On a visit to Borrello in Abruzzo, Italy, we were introduced to an amazing onotherapy project - an organisation that helps people ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part sixteen
For a while I've been searching for a cheap boat cover and think I may have found a solution.... a car cover!
AHAF Building a Pocketship part fifteen
The rudder was made quite a long time ago and has been hanging around in the workshop ever since. So it was good to hang it ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part fourteen
The lazarette hatches have arrived so it's time to fit them along with the tabernacle and bowsprit. It was a bit scary cutting a hole in ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part thirteen
After a short break from boat building I'm glad to get back to it, finishing off the portholes and dry fitting the gallows and tabernacle.
AHAF Pollinators workshop
An overview of the workshop on Pollinators that took place in Borrello, Italia 3rd-11th June 2022 as part of the Erasmus+ project ...
AHAF Arrosticiini
What is Arrosticini? It's a tasty dish and a source of pride in the Abruzzo region of Italia. Watch this video and see how much ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part twelve : Dropboards and portholes
There are lots of decisions to make in building a boat and in this episode I decide to make my own brass porthole surrounds, but is ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part eleven
Things don't always go to plan but you can usually learn something when they don't. Plans had to change for my Pocketship in ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part ten
Work has begun on the spars with long lengths of timber wobbilng around, scarf joints a plenty and a mysterious smoking shed?
AHAF Tornareccio
In this video we visit the Tornareccio and Atessa in the beautiful region of Abruzzo, Italia to find out about some amazing and ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part nine
It's stormy outside so it's into the workshop we go, light the stove and make some of the last wooden parts of this boat build.
AHAF Building a Pocketship part eight
With winter weather continuing to hamper access to the boat, it's great to fit the companionway hood and slide then get a whole ...
AHAF Building a Pocketship part seven
It's mid winter but fortunately there's lots to do in the workshop preparing the companionway, rudder, tiller and timber for the spars.
AHAF Wetherlam
We're back in the Lake District for another day of hillwalking, this time heading up Wetherlam and Great Carr.
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