Mortimers Cross Mill Photos 1 16-18 June 2006

Coracle Society River Festival at Mortimers Cross Mill Photos Part 1 16-18 June 2006 Photos Page 1 , Photos Page 2 , Photos Page 3 , Report & Results



Photos courtesy of Conwy Richards

If any photographers would like to submit their 5 (or more) best photos of the Coraclers Gathering on June 16-18 2006 with the proviso that I (Chris Partington of Mortimers Mill) can use all or any of the 5 (or more) in publishing brochures, articles or adverts etc. I will get them judged and the best photo entered will win a prize of £20. Contact Chris @ mortimersmiller@btinternet.com

Left to right Dave Purvis, Quentin Page, Johannes Prosser, Chris Partington, Peter Falkner, Antonia Prosser, Paloma Prosser. (the little boy is Johannes and smallest girl Antonia)

Coraclers enjoy the river	Coraclers enjoy the river

Coraclers enjoy the river	Dave Purvis,Chris Partington, Quentin Page, Johannes Prosser, Peter Faulkner, Antonia Prosser, Paloma Prosser



My e-bay special is at bottom of photo obviously leading by massive margin. The other shows the Prossers models made on site slowly disintegrating but winning the race before they did totally. Actually one sank with all hands but was rescued and refloated. The enthusiasm for the model races was massive with everyone shouting. By Sunday the models were more sophisticated and bitumen painted purple bed sheet was used.

Jeremy Haggart in my rogers coracle with SARA man standing behind	Dick Mundy in his coracle with SARA man standing catching a model

Carmarthen Coracle Netsmen

Dick Mundy and the SARA men catching the models at the finish line	Dick Mundy and the SARA men catching the models at the finish line

Sandra Prosser climbing out of millstream on "The Millers Mile" and just starting her run to the river Right Man unknown	Sandra Prosser in her willow coracle and another keen coracle (name unknown)

Sandra Prosser on "The Millers Mile"	"The Millers Mile"

Approaching the Millers Mile finish line	The Actual finish line!

Peter Faulkner just getting started on the "Millers Mile"	Peter Faulkner just getting started on the "Millers Mile"

The Chairman gets a ducking

Assistance tipping coracle out	SARA to the rescue

Sandra Prosser`s willow coracle Whole thing is held together by red baler string	Wendy Gee left Dave Nicholl in cream back and Sandra Prosser right

Sandra Prosser in her willow coracle	Paloma Prosser in the family willow coracle. (Apparently they use this boat on the Thames around Richmond dodging shipping and water taxis and coping with the tides and currents)

Action photography Conway doing a duck impression with body and head actually under the water and only camera above surface. He is totally dedicated to getting the best shot

Coraclers mingling at the start line

Man lighting pipe with Wendy Gee in the background	Johannes and Paloma Prosser with Jeremy Haggart far right

Johannes Prosser not far behind his sister	Dave Nicholl taskes a breather Reflecting on setting a new World Record on the Millers Mile on June 17th. (Beaten by 5 seconds a day later by Peter Faulkner)

Foreground Alice Keating Background Quentin comes to the rescue

Johannes Prosser	Alice Keating

Dave Nicholl	Wendy Gee

The SARA Rescue people had this strange yellow inflatable banana boat	The SARA Rescue people had this strange yellow inflatable banana boat

Paloma Prosser	Ye Olde Miller of Mortimers Cross Mill

A strange apparition was seen floating about the Coracles during the weekends coraclers gathering. Some say it was a long dead olde miller from the adjoining mortimers cross water mill. His 18th century smock identified him.	Quentin Page limbering up for the one handed challenge

Saturday`s one arm challenge race


Alice and her Father Bruce in the foreground of both photos