Mastodawn

I read that using groups is more effective than hashtags for wider circulation in the fediverse.

A new FediGroup is now live. It's for any toots concerning the UK's navigable waterways, whether #canals or #rivers managed by the #Canal and #River #Trust, the #Environment #Agency, the #Broads #Authority or other body.

If anyone mentions the address:
@ukwaterways
in a post, it will be boosted to everyone who follows the Group.

You can follow the group at:
https://fedigroups.social/@ukwaterways

Public posts and replies are boosted. Private messages to the Group are rejected.

Please boost!

#boat #boatlife #boating #boatsthattoot #canallife #ukcanals #norfolkbroads #broads #sailing #yacht #cruiser #narrowboat #widebeam

NorfolkGreg Mar 23

The #BVR is a 15" gauge line and we started out from #Wroxham, within the #Broads #NationalPark headed for #Aylsham.

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NorfolkGreg Feb 15

@JugglingWithEggs
Wish I had a good answer to that one. Being a #boater I have never tried actually seeing the #Broads by land. Places like #Wroxham and #Horning have plenty of possibilities for #riverside views but not broads.

Most Broads have edges too soggy to have roads near them and most of the banks are in private hands or the hands of organisations such as the #NationalTrust and #Norfolk #Wildlife Trust, whose priorities do not to encourage unencumbered access by the masses.

Malthouse Broad, near Ranworth, must be one of the best exceptions. I've never tried to reach Salhouse or Wroxham by road, but the owner of the first offers moorings which are accessible from a car park some 800yds away and it's probably possible to explore the grounds around the sailing club at Wroxham Broad.

If you don't mind being part of a party then the #NWT do have guided walks at #Hickling.

Juggling With Eggs Nov 16

‘Dr John Packman, who is about to step down as chief executive of the #Broads Authority (BA), has warned #climatechange is “already biting” in the waterways and that swathes of land will have to be given up to be used as #floodplains to protect homes in the upper reaches from major flooding’

Flooding is a difficult conversation which will have to be had at a local, regional and national level.

Whoever takes on this BA role will sadly find themselves in a political mine field.

ButterWord Aug 3, 2025

Mujeres al timón: un fin de semana de navegación de mujeres en el Norfolk Broads | Norfolk Holidays #Broads #fin #holidays #mujeres #navegación #Norfolk #semana #timón #ButterWord #Spanish_News Comenta tu opinión 👇
https://butterword.com/mujeres-al-timon-un-fin-de-semana-de-navegacion-de-mujeres-en-el-norfolk-broads-norfolk-holidays/?feed_id=35339&_unique_id=688f027fac25c

Mujeres al timón: un fin de semana de navegación de mujeres en el Norfolk Broads | Norfolk Holidays – ButterWord

The mazy channels, reeds and and big skies of the Broads are the perfect setting for a sailing holiday with wellbeing on the agenda

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NorfolkGreg Jun 15, 2025

While the #Britsh #canals have much to recommend them, when you have the open spaces of the #Norfolk #Broads on your #doorstep it's hard to say which are best.

I like to think I can balance the various differences fairly as we are lucky enough to have a small #canal #workers #cottage that fronts the #Bridgewater #Canal at #PrestonBrook where we plan to keep our #canoe after our house move.

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NorfolkGreg Jun 15, 2025

Just realised! All the #dinghies on that Pontoon are #Yeoman (if not the drop keel variant the #kinsman

They used to be one of my favourite #halfdecker designs on the #Broads. Cheaper to maintain than the #traditional #wooden #classes found on the Broads, but I succumbed to the #SeaHawk which is a fabulous design for #solo #weekend #sailing
https://seahawk17.org.uk

hervé Jun 5, 2025

working on new field recordings

listening w headphones is like being there (without having to do the tree stance with mikes for hours... 😅)

nature reserves, seaside, fields, broads and surprise encounters

excited to present this new addition to the 'english soundscape' soon
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/

#fieldrecordings #soundscape #broads #englishlandscape #norfolk

nexTTime

nexTTime production studios releases the work of sound artist, composer and improviser Hervé Perez in association with the label Discus music. Presented here is a selection of compositions, collaborative work, performances and field recordings.

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The Arthur Ransome Society May 17, 2025

From Broads Beat

"Amy & Tom out on Hi-Vis patrols of the inland waterways of the #Norfolk #Broads in between Crime enquiries & welfare checks, on some vulnerable boat owners."