Dismantling the Pipe Organ at George St Chapel, Oldham

Spent two days 26-27 November watching the dismantling of the pipe organ at George Street Chapel, Oldham. Work was carried out by David Wood Organs of Huddersfield.

David Wood Organs, Huddersfield
left to right: Paul Rayner, David Wood, Michael Hynes, Michael Leadbeater

So many bits....

Ecosal-Atlantis Conference 21-22 November 2012

UK team at the conference centre at Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava
Roger Herbert, Andrew Fielding, Mark Brisbane, David Cranstone

The Salt Valley at Salinas de Annana.
A major restoration project bidding to become a World Heritage Site.

Salt samples from around the world at the exhibition centre
at Salinas de Annana includes salt from Halen Mon, Wales

A themed sweater for Ecosal-Atlantis, knitted by Annelise Fielding

Ecosal-Atlantis Conference 21-22 November 2012

Andrew will be speaking at the final Ecosal-Atlantis Conference in Vitoria, Spain.
21-22 November 2012
He will be making a presentation about
1. The Themed Route for Salt in the European Route of Industrial Heritage  - ERIH
and
2. The proposed salt network suggested as a co-ordinated network for salt sites in the UK
it is proposed that ECOSAL-ATLANTIS can act as the co-ordinator for the salt route in ERIH.
Brian Irving, Manger at the Solway Coast AONB will also be speaking about the role the AONB's can play in developing a salt network as a theme within all coastal AONBs in England, wales, Scotland and N Ireland.
Conference Programme

Solway Coast Visit with Katia Hueso

We re-visited the Solway Coast this week to show Katia Hueso salt making sites from Whitehaven to the Solway Coast. Katia is the founder of the Association of Friends of Inland Salinas in Spain, and a member of the ECOSAL-ATLANTIS project. See also the Wetland Link International listing.
Over two days we visited The Beacon at Whitehaven to see the portrait of William Brownrigg.
Crosscanonby salt works.
St Johns Church, Crosscanonby to see the tomb of John Smith, Salt Officer at Crosscanonby.
Solway Coast AONB Discovery Centre and meet Brian Irving, the AONB manager.
Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve and meet with reserve manager Norman Holton.
The weather was dreadful, cold, driving rain and low cloud, but we persevered and completed the itinary that will for a basis for the Cumbrian part of the UK's Ecosal-Atlantis network of salt making sites, heritage and cultural route.

Salt making site at Crosscanonby, Solway Coast AONB.
Note the brine well structure in the sand below high water mark.

Katia Heuso standing by the brine well structure with the sea-defenses that protect
 the Crosscanonby salt making site located below Swarthy Hill.

Meeting with Brian Irving, manager of the Solway Coast AONB.
Brian, Katia and Andrew Fielding at the Solway Coast Discovery Centre, Silloth. 

Katia and Norman Holton, Reserver Manager at the RSPB Reserve at Campfield Marsh.
They are standing in front of a barn which will be refurbished for use of the RSPB for receiving
visitors, school groups and  as a base for the volunteers who help at the reserve.
Work starts on the centre in coming weeks and should be opened by mid-2013.