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1. Goodbye
2. Hello
3. Slumdog
Millionaire
4. Robert
Mitchell Live
5. Small News
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1. Goodbye to
you, my trusted friend
136 passengers enjoyed the final
crossing of the Old Dartmouth to Kingswear Higher Ferry on
Sunday 7th June. Kerry Southern from the Higher Ferry gave a
speech to the passengers during the final voyage, and hundreds
more looked on from the bank. A special toast was also enjoyed
at the Floating Bridge Inn after the final crossing to celebrate
the retirement of a vessel that has provided 48 years of loyal
service.
 
 
 
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Goodbye to the beloved
Dartmouth higher ferry
A poem by Kevin Pyne
It was a still warm night on the seventh of June
When vast crowd descended
Down the old higher ferry slipway
Under the beginnings of a newly rising full moon
And the reason they had come so late
On that fine balmy early summers day
Was to say their fond goodbyes
To the old so well loved cable guided paddle ferry
For the very last time before she was
Taken out of service and towed away
But as the well wishing crowd went to board
In a happy jovial celebratory throng
They were told “they had to wait one more trip”
Because the announcement in the chronicle
Had the timing of last trip ever so slightly wrong
However the whole thing became a spirited affair
And those assembled kind of got the feeling
That Paul and Terry and all the old hands
Who had worked on her since nineteen sixty?
Were mingling together with Bob and Nobo and Morris
And the one time Philip (her builders) apprentices
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Then Kerri from the
bridge off the old ferry
Made a touching heartfelt farewell speech
And glasses of Champagne were past around
To all aboard (that’s if you were lucky) one for
each
Before those assembled cheered the last car away
Purportedly a group of happy lads who got out
And danced on the car roof whilst on route to Torbay
Before it was ,we all went back over the river the
other way
Then we all gave “three rousing cheers” and sang
auld lang syne
With roofer Ossy being the very last passenger
After forty nine years in service
To finally walk away down wooden deck ramp incline
But the fun and games will start on the 15th of June
When the new super ferry is scheduled to first cross
again the tide
Because it’s twice as big and another lane wide
However company stalwart Tony Tucker says “it will
be ok”
So let hope that for another almost five decades
It won’t need the lifeboat and stay’s very much that
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2.
Now that the spring is in the air
On Monday 15th June the people
of Devon are invited to witness the final leg of the new
Dartmouth to Kingswear Higher Ferry’s epic journey, which
will see the Ferry arrive up the River Dart. The new Higher
Ferry, which will be accompanied by an official Naval
escort, should be arriving in Dartmouth at approx 9.00am –
weather permitting.
In 2007 super yacht builders Pendennis, of Falmouth in
Cornwall were awarded the contract to build the new Dartmouth
Higher Ferry. The hull was constructed in Holland and towed
to Cornwall in December 2008.
Tony Tucker from Dartmouth Higher Ferry comments: “It has
been an exciting journey from the initial planning stages
until today, and now we hope as many people as possible are
able to enjoy the final part of that journey with us on the
15th June.” The new Higher Ferry will be able to carry
32 cars across the River Dart in around three minutes - the
current ferry takes 18 cars and chugs across the River in a
whisker under five minutes. The result will be reduced
waiting times and a quicker crossing, which will be
especially beneficial in peak season. Also an improved
traffic management system on the Dartmouth side of the river
and on-board traffic lights spanning the car deck should
ensure even better turnaround times. Tony continues:
“The new Higher Ferry’s engines are also exceptionally quiet
and fuel-efficient which means vast reductions in the level
of carbon emissions, as well as a reduction in the wash
created.
The new Higher Ferry’s propulsion will be provided by a pair
of hydraulically driven ‘bull wheels’ on each side of the
vessel, which pull the ferry along two steel wires anchored
to each side of the river. We spent time with the pioneers
of ‘bull wheel’ technology who coincidentally were based in
Dartmouth, Canada, to learn how to adapt it for our own
River Dart last year. Our system is based on theirs, however
in Canada they operate with a single bull wheel whilst ours
operates with two, meaning our Higher Ferry is in fact one
of a kind in the world.” |
Why not come down
for the weekend, or even a week?
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3.
Slumdog Millionaire Thursday June 11th.
For those who missed it and for those who would like to see
it again the Dartmouth Film Society are showing….
Winner of 8 Academy Awards and 7 Baftas including Best Film
and Best Director.
Today is the biggest day in Jamal Malik's life.
A penniless, eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of
Mumbai, he's one question away from winning a staggering 20
million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
But when the show breaks for the night, suddenly, he is
arrested on suspicion of cheating. After all, how could an
uneducated street kid possibly know so much? Determined to
get to the bottom of Jamal's story, the jaded Police
Inspector spends the night probing Jamal's incredible past,
from his riveting tales of the slums where he and his
brother Salim survived by their wits to his hair-raising
encounters with local gangs to his heartbreak over Latika,
the unforgettable girl he loved and lost. Guest
tickets available on the night from the Windjammer 7.30/7.55
pm for only £3.50. Bar opens at 7.30 |
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4.
Robert Mitchell Live
A treat is in store for all jazz
lovers. On the 24th June at 8pm the Robert Mitchell 3io will
be performing at the Flavel, as part of their UK tour
promoting their sparkling new album “The Greater Good”.
Robert Mitchell has been an influential figure on the UK
jazz scene for a number of years.
His music is well known from
many recordings : the Panacea album “Voyager” (2001) ,
“Trust” (2005), “Bridges” with the Cuban violinist Omar
Puente and his solo piano album “Equinox” (2007).
Call The Flavel on 01803 839530
or drop in to get your ticket? |
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5. Small News
Saturday
13 June - Farmers' Market in the Old Market
Come along and buy fresh local produce from local traders.
Why not come and visit Dartmouth?
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