Four Counties and the Welsh Canals
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Four Counties and the Welsh Canals by Collins Uk
Popular guide covering the canals and waterways in Wales and to the south of Liverpool. Colour Ordnance Survey® maps clearly show locks, towpaths and boating facilities. There are also comprehensive navigational notes as well as descriptions of the towns and villages, pubs and restaurants alongside the waterways. In print for over 30 years, the Collins/Nicholson guides to the waterways have always been a vital part of journeys along Britain’s canals and rivers. They are designed for anyone and everyone with an interest in Britain’s inland waterways – from experienced boaters to those planning their first boat trip, as well as walkers, cyclists and visitors. The Ordnance Survey ® Maps have added information showing: • Locks, bridges, tunnels, aqueducts, winding holes and towpaths. • Waterpoints, sanitary stations, pump out facilities and refuse disposal. • Boatyards, pubs, restaurants and local shops. • Mile markers and milestones (distance in miles and number of locks to strategic points along the waterways). Text includes: • The history and background to each canal. • Local services and places of interest, pubs and restaurants and NEW for this edition: postcodes added for each place. • Opportunities for walking and cycling. • NEW for this edition: notes on wildlife to be found along the waterways. Comprehensive navigational notes include: • Maximum dimensions and low bridges. • Mileages, advice and potential hazards. • Navigation authorities and contact details. Waterways covered in this guide – Caldon and Leek Canals, Llangollen Canal, Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, Neath & Tennant and Swansea Canals, Montgomery Canal, Shropshire Union Canal, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal, River Weaver."Taste in guide books can be a very personal thing, but few serious boaters will venture out without a Nicholson's GuideThere is a wealth of information that even the most experienced cannot hope to keep abreast of, and the guides are welcome valuable for cyclists and walkers too." The Inland Waterways Association.
Born in Australia, trained and worked as a teacher there, worked as a researcher for the Ministry of Education in South Australia, completed a PhD at The University of Minnesota, and since then worked at University level in New Zealand. The last 15 years worked at The University of Auckland, New Zealand's premier University. The University of Auckland is ranked very highly in international research surveys and our last Vice Chancellor has recently been appointed to the same role at Oxford University.
An experienced teacher workshop presenter. Awards: Alexander Onassis Fellowship; International Reading Association doctoral award.
Worked as a magazine columnist on education issues.
Currently directing and teaching in a long-term research project to improve the reading achievement of children who are not responding to normal school interventions. The project involves three reading clinics situated in schools in Auckland. Pupils come from both middle class as well as low-income parts of the city. Parents bring their children after school for one-to-one tuition, one hour each week. Each year up to 20 University students receive training and work as tutors in the clinics. The reading project uses The Phonics Handbook as the teaching manual. This is the 5th year of the project and hundreds of children have benefited from the tuition. The project also offers an annual 3-week reading summer school aimed at children in poverty areas of Auckland who might benefit from free tuition. Funding for the project comes from private donors and parent donations.
SKU | GOR006171384 |
ISBN 13 | 9780007281640 |
ISBN 10 | 0007281641 |
Title | Four Counties and the Welsh Canals |
Author | Collins Uk |
Series | Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides |
Condition | well read |
Binding type | Spiral bound |
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Year published | 2009-03-05 |
Number of pages | 184 |
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