Photographers have snapped some brilliant images of the ship graveyard Purton Hulks in Berkeley over the last few years, a fantastic location for a day out in the sun. Dan Rose, Nik Hill and Sue Cobb captured the rusting hulls and chains of purposely abandoned ships that were beached to reinforce the bank of the River Severn. In 1909, the river bank in Purton collapsed, leaving the Gloucester and Sharpness canal open to erosion from the Severn’s strong currents. The solution: to beach barges, trows and schooners on the bank and make holes in them, allowing the tides to deposit silt inside.
Photographers have snapped some brilliant images of the ship graveyard Purton Hulks in Berkeley over the last few years, a fantastic location for a day out in the sun. Dan Rose, Nik Hill and Sue Cobb captured the rusting hulls and chains of purposely abandoned ships that were beached to reinforce the bank of the River Severn. In 1909, the river bank in Purton collapsed, leaving the Gloucester and Sharpness canal open to erosion from the Severn’s strong currents. The solution: to beach barges, trows and schooners on the bank and make holes in them, allowing the tides to deposit silt inside.
An extraordinary life
01-26-2021
01-26-2021
The beginning of each chapter in Sue Cobb’s latest memoir,
, begins with an inspirational quote. Her favorite, by Anais Nin, starts at the beginning of Chapter 1: “Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
“This quote conveys a life lesson that I tried to communicate throughout the book,” said Cobb via Zoom from her home in South Florida. “Many opportunities come along in life and they all carry some type of risk, so it’s all about analyzing the risks and being willing and able to say ‘yes’.”
Her latest book shares the rags-to-riches story of a woman who grew up on a small farm in California and who boldly said “yes” to many opportunities that came her way.
Jan 16, 2021
The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the George B. Weaver Jr. Footprints Award. The public is encouraged to honor the contributions and achievements of those making a difference in northern Chautauqua by submitting a Footprints nomination.
Since the pandemic began in early 2020, we all have seen the good that happens in our community as neighbors take care of neighbors. Please look around your neighborhood and submit a nomination for someone who’s hours as well as dollars donated are worthy of recognition – someone who has left those footprints that we should all strive to follow. It is not a requirement that nominees have an affiliation with the NCCF.