Tag: video
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Drone Footage Test #2
Here is my second attempt at using a drone, this time focusing on the ruined church known as Burrow Mump. I’ve pieced together a couple of minutes of footage, it’s a bit raw and unprofessional but please keep in mind that I am teaching myself how to use a drone so it’ll probably take me…
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Drone Footage Test #1
I’m very new to the whole drone photography thing and this is my very first attempt at capturing some footage. Taken with a DJI Mini 2
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Episode 19 – Bridgwater Docks
We explore Bridgwater Docks, at the northern end of the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal. Join us as we discover some of the history of this place. From the 11th Century and the Domesday book, all the way through to today, including the dock’s heyday in the mid-19th Century. Do you know who engineered the floating…
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Episode 18 – The Bridgwater & Taunton Canal
In this episode we visit the historic Bridgwater & Taunton canal. This often overlooked part of the inland waterways, disconnected from the rest of the network, has a long and interesting history from its initial concept as the start of a gateway from the Bristol Channel to the English Channel (a project that sadly didn’t…
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Episode 16 – Lots of Locks
This is the final episode in our short trip down memory lane… re-visiting a trip on the Cheshire Ring, in the ABC hire boat Glaucous Gull. In this episode we encounter a lot of locks (too many to count!), and a little rainfall (but not enough to put us off our journey). Once again, here’s…
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Episode 15 – Catching A Lift
In this episode, we explore the Anderton lift as part of our canal journey around the Cheshire Ring, and moor up for a much welcomed barbecue. This video (as with all of our Cheshire Ring set) shows us on the Glaucous Gull, an ABC Hire boat. You can find ABC’s Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QeIfJtTdgKNUa3VoiYv8A
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Episode 14 – Entering the Ring
This video comes from the archives (edited and posted here for the first time), this shows the first part of our journey around the Cheshire Ring. In this episode we start at Anderton Marina and make our way through Manchester.
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Episode 13 – Food, Glorious, Food!
Today we have a special video, all about food – as well as some of the trials and tribulations of trying to cook on a canal hire boat. In this episode, you will see: Scones, Fifteens (see here for more info on these amazing treats!), oat biscuits, rocky road, Eggs Washington(™) – Harry Special edition,…
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How To Operate A Lock
In this episode we explain how we operate a canal lock. We are obviously not experts but believe we are doing things correctly. Always check with the CRT (or your hire boat company) for “official” advice.