Collins/Nicholson Inland Waterways Map of Great Britain

Collins/Nicholson Inland Waterways Map of Great Britain
Author: HarperCollins
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Total Pages:
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780007452644

The map companion to the Collins/Nicholson Waterways Guides, covering the entire network of canal and river navigations in England, Scotland, and Wales, including newly restored/opened canals and rivers.

Birmingham and the Heart of England

Birmingham and the Heart of England
Author: Collins Maps
Publisher: Times Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03
Genre: Canals
ISBN: 9780007538997

This guide covers the canals and waterways around Birmingham and central England. Colour Ordnance Survey maps clearly show locks, towpaths and boating facilities. Also featured are navigational notes as well as descriptions of the towns and villages, pubs and restaurants alongside the waterways.

Four Counties and the Welsh Canals

Four Counties and the Welsh Canals
Author: Collins Maps
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Canals
ISBN: 9780007452590

"Popular guide covering the canals and waterways in Wales and to the south of Liverpool. Colour Ordnance Survey" -- Publisher description.

Collins Nicholson Inland Waterways Map of Great Britain

Collins Nicholson Inland Waterways Map of Great Britain
Author: Nicholson Waterways Guides
Publisher: Nicholson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-02-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780008652876

The best-selling guides to Britain's canals and rivers for more than 50 years. The map companion to the Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides, covering the entire network of canal and river navigations in England, Scotland and Wales, including newly restored/opened canals and rivers. The map identifies: narrow and broad canals navigable rivers tidal river navigations waterways under construction Also: contact telephone numbers and dimensions for each waterway internet links Clear insets of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, Scottish inland waterways, the Norfolk Broads and the London area.

Water Ways

Water Ways
Author: Jasper Winn
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2018-06-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 178283334X

For a hundred and fifty years, between the plod of packhorse trains and the arrival of the railways, canals were the high-tech water machine driving the industrial revolution. Amazing feats of engineering, they carried the rural into the city and the urban into the countryside, and changed the lives of everyone. And then, just when their purpose was extinguished by modern transport, they were saved from extinction and repurposed as a 'slow highways' network, a peaceful and countrywide haven from our too-busy age. Today, there are more boats on the canals than in their Victorian heyday. Writer and slow adventurer Jasper Winn spent a year exploring Britain's waterways on foot and by bike, in a kayak and on narrowboats. Along a thousand miles of 'wet roads and water streets' he discovered a world of wildlife corridors, underground adventures, the hardware of heritage and history, new boating communities, endurance kayak races and remote towpaths. He shared journeys with some of the last working boat people and met the anglers, walkers, boaters, activists, volunteers and eccentrics who have made the waterways their home. In Britain most of us live within five miles of a canal, and reading this book we will see them in an entirely new light.

Know it All, Find it Fast

Know it All, Find it Fast
Author: Robert John Duckett
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1856046524

There is a queue, the phone is ringing, the photocopier has jammed and your enquirer is waiting for a response. You are stressed and you can feel the panic rising. Where do you go to find the information you need to answer the question promptly and accurately? Answering queries from users is one of the most important services undertaken by library and information staff. Yet it is also one of the most difficult, least understood subjects. There are still very few materials available to help frontline staff - often paraprofessional - develop their reader enquiry skills. This award-winning sourcebook is an essential guide to where to look to find the answers quickly. It is designed as a first point of reference for library and information practitioners, to be depended upon if they are unfamiliar with the subject of an enquiry - or wish to find out more. It is arranged in an easily searchable, fully cross-referenced A-Z list of around 150 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks. Each subject entry lists the most important information sources and where to locate them, including printed and electronic sources, relevant websites and useful contacts for referral purposes. The authors use their extensive experience in reference work to offer useful tips, warn of potential pitfalls, and spotlight typical queries and how to tackle them. This new edition has been brought right up-to-date with all sources checked for currency and many new ones added. The searchability is enhanced by a comprehensive index to make those essential sources even easier to find - saving you valuable minutes! Readership: Offering quick and easy pointers to a multitude of information sources, this is an invaluable reference deskbook for all library and information staff in need of a speedy answer, in reference libraries, subject departments and other information units.

Stand-up Paddleboarding in Great Britain

Stand-up Paddleboarding in Great Britain
Author: Jo Moseley
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2022-06-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1839811501

Stand-up Paddleboarding in Great Britain is the essential companion to anyone curious about one of Britain's most exciting water sports. Providing details on how to get started in stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) in a safe and environmentally friendly manner, this guide then suggests over 30 incredible places to SUP in England, Scotland and Wales. Enthusiastic paddleboarder Jo Moseley captures the joy of SUP by weaving together her experiences with suggestions for your own adventures. These routes will inspire you to gaze at fell tops from Derwent Water, drift along the Afon Teifi, stroll along the Isle of Mull's Calgary Bay or spot another SUPer on London's Regent's Canal. Including information on each route's difficulty, public transport, parking, refreshments and equipment hire, as well as stunning photography and overview maps, this book has something for both SUP enthusiasts and beginners. But most importantly, it exudes a passion for SUP which will inspire anyone who reads it.