ROYAL PAGEANT (3 June 2012)

ROYAL PAGEANT (3 June 2012)

Postby teesships » Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:57 pm

In the scheme of things our NEM region representatives put up a reasonable show.

There was a live interview on board the WHELDALE (Goole-based) with the COB (Tees-built) in the background. The COB just about came into view later in the wake of the old tug BARKING. And in the latter stages the SPIDER T (Keadby-based) showed her paces. Sorry if there were others I did not spot, but hope they all thoroughly enjoyed their day.

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Re: ROYAL PAGEANT (3 June 2012)

Postby Whickham » Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:47 pm

Yes, indeed. The weather could have been kinder, but then I suppose it could have been an awful lot worse. Cheers to the Queen. No matter how you may view Royalty, I think you have to agree that she has done a fine job.
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Re: ROYAL PAGEANT (3 June 2012)

Postby northeast » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:02 pm

I am a Republican convert but felt sorry for this 86-year old lady, as I would for any other, condemned to stand for 3 hours in the wind because no-one had thought to put some screens around the prepared 'thrones'. The ship was spoiled for the ha'porth of tar, as it were.
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Re: ROYAL PAGEANT (3 June 2012)

Postby teesships » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:56 pm

The COB taking part in the pageant is still making our local news this week. There was an item in our local Evening Gazette earlier this week. Unfortunately, I could not find any link to the content online. However, it has now more or less been repeated in the local freebie Herald & Post and for those who may not have seen it, or do not live locally, this is the link:
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.c ... 3d82&skip=
Click on Next at bottom of page to move onto page 3 and the article. (I suspect this will show for only one week?)

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Re: ROYAL PAGEANT (3 June 2012)

Postby Whickham » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:14 pm

The article from the Herald & Post
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