RIVER SEVERN

NEWS UPDATE

	New ....... BORE RECEIVES A LADY Lady Apsley watches the bore for the first time		....... GLOUCESTER FLOODS Major disaster for the City of Gloucester
	RESCUED FROM THE FLOODS Came to see the bore, then had to be rescued!		RESCUE BOAT IN ACTION Upton-upon-Severn rescue boat used for first time
	SEVERN TO BECOME TOURIST ATTRACTION Ambitious plans for Shrewsbury		IRONBRIDGE RESCUE BOAT VANDALISED Icy conditions hamper recovery
	SHROPSHIRE FLOODS Shropshire suffering from the floods		IRON BRIDGE RIDDLE SOLVED Computers and the old Iron Bridge
	YOUNG LADS DIE IN SEVERN Two young lads drown as car plunges into River Severn.		DOG SAVED FROM RIVER Postal workers save dog from Severn
	BOAT SINKS AT WORCESTER Following sinking of boat at Worcester, swans have to be rescued		MARGARET BECKET VISITS FLOOD SCHEME Minister in Shrewsbury
	CHRIS WITTS & THE BBC New page on the BBC web site devoted to this man!		SARA LAUNCH NEW LIFEBOAT Tony Bullimore launched new lifeboat at Sharpness.
	DREDGING AT LLANIDLOES The residents of Llanidloes wish to see the Severn dredged.		HARBOUR GATES OPEN The outer lock gates at the historic Lydney Docks were once again opened .
	TRAINING FOR A DISASTER Fire Service practise rescuing stranded passengers at Worcester.		SEVERN FERRY RETURNS Lower Lode ferry begins crossing the Severn again.
	SEVERN FERRY STOLEN Lower Lode ferry has been stolen.		NEW TUNNEL UNDER THE SEVERN Transco are to lay new pipeline under the Severn
	LEVELS OF THE SEVERN AT RECORD LOW Low water levels are causing concern for the Severn.		SEVERN BRIDGE ANNIVERSARY Today is the anniversary of the Severn Bridge Disaster
	PLENTY OF RAIN - NO FLOODS! Although much rain has fallen over Britain, local rivers are not flooded.		THE GREAT BRITISH TORSO MYSTERY A new book published about the infamous 1938 Severn torso.
	THREAT OF FLOODING Many flood warnings issued for the River Severn		NEW PLANS FOR THE SEVERN Two exciting plans were unveiled this week
	FERRY BERTHING ABORTED High winds prevent the berthing of the SEVERN PRINCESS		CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRIDGE Construction begins on a new bridge across the Severn at Gloucester
	SKELETON FOUND IN SEVERN ESTUARY Gruesome discovery made by fisherman in Severn Estuary		MOVING AGGREGATE Its been talked about for years, but soon aggregate could be moved again.
	TRAGIC ACCIDENT ON THE SEVERN A woman has died following a tragic accident on the Severn.		NEW CITY FLOOD DEFENCE A new flood defence for Worcester is to be tried out this winter.
	STONEBENCH INN Plans to turn this derelict inn into a bore visitor centre.		ESTUARY PILOT LAID TO REST A sad day as the ashes of a well liked pilot and lifeboatman are scattered on the Severn
	POACHERS ON THE SEVERN There is to be a crackdown on elver fishermen who fish the Severn with no licence.		NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE SEVERN Another piece of the jigsaw complete, the new bridge across the Severn.
	SHIPPING RETURNS TO THE CANAL The German coaster KORMORAN comes to Gloucester to load a cargo.		NEW BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION A new bridge across the Severn at Gloucester nears completion.
	TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT UPPER LODE LOCK Diver killed whilst working at Tewkesbury		EYESORE OF THE WEST Steel eyesore erected in Gloucester Docks
	TRAPPED Three mud hoppers trapped above Upper Lode weir.		NEW BRIDGE OPEN Another section of the Gloucester South West Bypass opened this week.
	CARRYING CARGO AGAIN Albeit for only 2 miles, but sand and gravel is moved on the Severn.		....... DRILLING FOR GAS Jack up Rig moored at Newnham on Severn gets Council hot under the collar!
	LONGEST VESSEL ON SEVERN ABOVE GLOUCESTER Trials took place at Gloucester Lock to see if Dutch "Rhine Barge" would fit into lock.		SEVERN TALES OWN WEATHER STATION Now you can see what the weather is like at Gloucester before visiting the Severn to see the Bore.
	CUTTING OFF THE BENDS With planned movement by water of sand & gravel into Gloucester, the bends need to be removed.		LONGEST VESSEL ON THE SEVERN The ex Dutch barge TRANSIENT makes her first trip on the Severn above Gloucester.
	BORE WATCHER GETS WET Lady motorist is stranded in flooded car at Stonebench after the Bore has passed.		WORLD SURFING RECORD BROKEN Local surfer, Steve King, has broken the world surfing record on the Severn.
	HEALINGS MILL AT TEWKESBURY TO CLOSE 40 workers to be made redundant when ADM Milling close their flour mill in December		18 REDUNDANCIES BY BRITISH WATERWAYS 18 jobs are to be lost along the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and River Severn
	GRAIN BARGES ARE FOR SALE The grain barges TIRLEY and CHACELEY are for sale at Tewkesbury.		TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIERS Temporary flood barriers erected at Upton upon Severn
	GRAIN BARGE LEAVE TEWKESBURY The two grain barges leave Tewkesbury for the last time		UNSEASONAL WEATHER LEADS TO FLOODING The wettest June on record leads to flooding along the Severn
	£100M REQUIRED AT IRONBRIDGE GORGE Engineers concerned for the Ironbridge Gorge

RIVER SEVERN

NEWS UPDATE

New ....... BORE RECEIVES A LADY Lady Apsley watches the bore for the first time

....... GLOUCESTER FLOODS Major disaster for the City of Gloucester

RESCUED FROM THE FLOODS Came to see the bore, then had to be rescued!

RESCUE BOAT IN ACTION Upton-upon-Severn rescue boat used for first time

SEVERN TO BECOME TOURIST ATTRACTION Ambitious plans for Shrewsbury

IRONBRIDGE RESCUE BOAT VANDALISED Icy conditions hamper recovery

SHROPSHIRE FLOODS Shropshire suffering from the floods

IRON BRIDGE RIDDLE SOLVED Computers and the old Iron Bridge

YOUNG LADS DIE IN SEVERN Two young lads drown as car plunges into River Severn.

DOG SAVED FROM RIVER Postal workers save dog from Severn

BOAT SINKS AT WORCESTER Following sinking of boat at Worcester, swans have to be rescued

MARGARET BECKET VISITS FLOOD SCHEME Minister in Shrewsbury

CHRIS WITTS & THE BBC New page on the BBC web site devoted to this man!

SARA LAUNCH NEW LIFEBOAT Tony Bullimore launched new lifeboat at Sharpness.

DREDGING AT LLANIDLOES The residents of Llanidloes wish to see the Severn dredged.

HARBOUR GATES OPEN The outer lock gates at the historic Lydney Docks were once again opened .

TRAINING FOR A DISASTER Fire Service practise rescuing stranded passengers at Worcester.

SEVERN FERRY RETURNS Lower Lode ferry begins crossing the Severn again.

SEVERN FERRY STOLEN Lower Lode ferry has been stolen.

NEW TUNNEL UNDER THE SEVERN Transco are to lay new pipeline under the Severn

LEVELS OF THE SEVERN AT RECORD LOW Low water levels are causing concern for the Severn.

SEVERN BRIDGE ANNIVERSARY Today is the anniversary of the Severn Bridge Disaster

PLENTY OF RAIN - NO FLOODS! Although much rain has fallen over Britain, local rivers are not flooded.

THE GREAT BRITISH TORSO MYSTERY A new book published about the infamous 1938 Severn torso.

THREAT OF FLOODING Many flood warnings issued for the River Severn

NEW PLANS FOR THE SEVERN Two exciting plans were unveiled this week

FERRY BERTHING ABORTED High winds prevent the berthing of the SEVERN PRINCESS

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRIDGE Construction begins on a new bridge across the Severn at Gloucester

SKELETON FOUND IN SEVERN ESTUARY Gruesome discovery made by fisherman in Severn Estuary

MOVING AGGREGATE Its been talked about for years, but soon aggregate could be moved again.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT ON THE SEVERN A woman has died following a tragic accident on the Severn.

NEW CITY FLOOD DEFENCE A new flood defence for Worcester is to be tried out this winter.

STONEBENCH INN Plans to turn this derelict inn into a bore visitor centre.

ESTUARY PILOT LAID TO REST A sad day as the ashes of a well liked pilot and lifeboatman are scattered on the Severn

POACHERS ON THE SEVERN There is to be a crackdown on elver fishermen who fish the Severn with no licence.

NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE SEVERN Another piece of the jigsaw complete, the new bridge across the Severn.

SHIPPING RETURNS TO THE CANAL The German coaster KORMORAN comes to Gloucester to load a cargo.

NEW BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION A new bridge across the Severn at Gloucester nears completion.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT UPPER LODE LOCK Diver killed whilst working at Tewkesbury

EYESORE OF THE WEST Steel eyesore erected in Gloucester Docks

TRAPPED Three mud hoppers trapped above Upper Lode weir.

NEW BRIDGE OPEN Another section of the Gloucester South West Bypass opened this week.

CARRYING CARGO AGAIN Albeit for only 2 miles, but sand and gravel is moved on the Severn.

....... DRILLING FOR GAS Jack up Rig moored at Newnham on Severn gets Council hot under the collar!

LONGEST VESSEL ON SEVERN ABOVE GLOUCESTER Trials took place at Gloucester Lock to see if Dutch "Rhine Barge" would fit into lock.

SEVERN TALES OWN WEATHER STATION Now you can see what the weather is like at Gloucester before visiting the Severn to see the Bore.

CUTTING OFF THE BENDS With planned movement by water of sand & gravel into Gloucester, the bends need to be removed.

LONGEST VESSEL ON THE SEVERN The ex Dutch barge TRANSIENT makes her first trip on the Severn above Gloucester.

BORE WATCHER GETS WET Lady motorist is stranded in flooded car at Stonebench after the Bore has passed.

WORLD SURFING RECORD BROKEN Local surfer, Steve King, has broken the world surfing record on the Severn.

HEALINGS MILL AT TEWKESBURY TO CLOSE 40 workers to be made redundant when ADM Milling close their flour mill in December

18 REDUNDANCIES BY BRITISH WATERWAYS 18 jobs are to be lost along the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and River Severn

GRAIN BARGES ARE FOR SALE The grain barges TIRLEY and CHACELEY are for sale at Tewkesbury.

TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIERS Temporary flood barriers erected at Upton upon Severn

GRAIN BARGE LEAVE TEWKESBURY The two grain barges leave Tewkesbury for the last time

UNSEASONAL WEATHER LEADS TO FLOODING The wettest June on record leads to flooding along the Severn

£100M REQUIRED AT IRONBRIDGE GORGE Engineers concerned for the Ironbridge Gorge

BOOK NEWS

THE MIGHTY SEVERN BORE

GLOUCESTER SHIPYARD

See the Vessels Currently in Drydock

RIVER REPORT

New .......
BORE RECEIVES A LADY
Lady Apsley watches the bore for the first time

.......
GLOUCESTER FLOODS
Major disaster for the City of Gloucester

RESCUED FROM THE FLOODS
Came to see the bore, then had to be rescued!

RESCUE BOAT IN ACTION
Upton-upon-Severn rescue boat used for first time

SEVERN TO BECOME TOURIST ATTRACTION
Ambitious plans for Shrewsbury

IRONBRIDGE RESCUE BOAT VANDALISED
Icy conditions hamper recovery

SHROPSHIRE FLOODS
Shropshire suffering from the floods

IRON BRIDGE RIDDLE SOLVED
Computers and the old Iron Bridge

YOUNG LADS DIE IN SEVERN
Two young lads drown as car plunges into River Severn.

DOG SAVED FROM RIVER
Postal workers save dog from Severn

BOAT SINKS AT WORCESTER
Following sinking of boat at Worcester, swans have to be rescued

MARGARET BECKET VISITS FLOOD SCHEME
Minister in Shrewsbury

CHRIS WITTS & THE BBC
New page on the BBC web site devoted to this man!

SARA LAUNCH NEW LIFEBOAT
Tony Bullimore launched new lifeboat at Sharpness.

DREDGING AT LLANIDLOES
The residents of Llanidloes wish to see the Severn dredged.

HARBOUR GATES OPEN
The outer lock gates at the historic Lydney Docks were once again opened .

TRAINING FOR A DISASTER
Fire Service practise rescuing stranded passengers at Worcester.

SEVERN FERRY RETURNS
Lower Lode ferry begins crossing the Severn again.

SEVERN FERRY STOLEN
Lower Lode ferry has been stolen.

NEW TUNNEL UNDER THE SEVERN
Transco are to lay new pipeline under the Severn

LEVELS OF THE SEVERN AT RECORD LOW
Low water levels are causing concern for the Severn.

SEVERN BRIDGE ANNIVERSARY
Today is the anniversary of the Severn Bridge Disaster

PLENTY OF RAIN - NO FLOODS!
Although much rain has fallen over Britain, local rivers are not flooded.

THE GREAT BRITISH TORSO MYSTERY
A new book published about the infamous 1938 Severn torso.

THREAT OF FLOODING
Many flood warnings issued for the River Severn

NEW PLANS FOR THE SEVERN
Two exciting plans were unveiled this week

FERRY BERTHING ABORTED
High winds prevent the berthing of the SEVERN PRINCESS

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRIDGE
Construction begins on a new bridge across the Severn at Gloucester

SKELETON FOUND IN SEVERN ESTUARY
Gruesome discovery made by fisherman in Severn Estuary

MOVING AGGREGATE
Its been talked about for years, but soon aggregate could be moved again.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT ON THE SEVERN
A woman has died following a tragic accident on the Severn.

NEW CITY FLOOD DEFENCE
A new flood defence for Worcester is to be tried out this winter.

STONEBENCH INN
Plans to turn this derelict inn into a bore visitor centre.

ESTUARY PILOT LAID TO REST
A sad day as the ashes of a well liked pilot and lifeboatman are scattered on the Severn

POACHERS ON THE SEVERN
There is to be a crackdown on elver fishermen who fish the Severn with no licence.

SHIPPING RETURNS TO THE CANAL
The German coaster KORMORAN comes to Gloucester to load a cargo.

NEW BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION
A new bridge across the Severn at Gloucester nears completion.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT UPPER LODE LOCK
Diver killed whilst working at Tewkesbury

EYESORE OF THE WEST
Steel eyesore erected in Gloucester Docks

TRAPPED
Three mud hoppers trapped above Upper Lode weir.

NEW BRIDGE OPEN
Another section of the Gloucester South West Bypass opened this week.

CARRYING CARGO AGAIN
Albeit for only 2 miles, but sand and gravel is moved on the Severn.

.......
DRILLING FOR GAS
Jack up Rig moored at Newnham on Severn gets Council hot under the collar!

LONGEST VESSEL ON SEVERN ABOVE GLOUCESTER
Trials took place at Gloucester Lock to see if Dutch "Rhine Barge" would fit into lock.

SEVERN TALES OWN WEATHER STATION
Now you can see what the weather is like at Gloucester before visiting the Severn to see the Bore.

CUTTING OFF THE BENDS
With planned movement by water of sand & gravel into Gloucester, the bends need to be removed.

LONGEST VESSEL ON THE SEVERN
The ex Dutch barge TRANSIENT makes her first trip on the Severn above Gloucester.

BORE WATCHER GETS WET
Lady motorist is stranded in flooded car at Stonebench after the Bore has passed.

WORLD SURFING RECORD BROKEN
Local surfer, Steve King, has broken the world surfing record on the Severn.

HEALINGS MILL AT TEWKESBURY TO CLOSE
40 workers to be made redundant when ADM Milling close their flour mill in December

18 REDUNDANCIES BY BRITISH WATERWAYS
18 jobs are to be lost along the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and River Severn

GRAIN BARGES ARE FOR SALE
The grain barges TIRLEY and CHACELEY are for sale at Tewkesbury.

TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIERS
Temporary flood barriers erected at Upton upon Severn

GRAIN BARGE LEAVE TEWKESBURY
The two grain barges leave Tewkesbury for the last time

UNSEASONAL WEATHER LEADS TO FLOODING
The wettest June on record leads to flooding along the Severn

£100M REQUIRED AT IRONBRIDGE GORGE
Engineers concerned for the Ironbridge Gorge