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Dave Purvis, Coracle Society Member who represents the Ripon (Yorkshire) Youth Trust
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2005
21st - 26th June 2005
Dave Purvis, Coracle Society Member who represents the Ripon (Yorkshire) Youth Trust
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2005
21st - 26th June 2005
Scottish
Traditional Boat Festival 2005 at Portsoy
21st - 26th June 2005
One of our key long-term objectives is to increase the "come and do" opportunities at the Festival. In 2004 we carried out a hugely successful programme of music master classes in a local school, and this year we also want to create a similar initiative for children and young people with boat and craft building and sailing.
Coracle Building and sailing:
Children will be tutored by Dave Purvis ("Coracle Dave") in the ancient science of coracle building and sailing.
Visitors will be able to watch Jane Wilkinson make a full size Spey Coracle:
a unique design which was woven from wicker and then covered in cow hide.
SPLASH Dinghies will be returning to Portsoy for the weekend of the Festival
In 2004 they put 70 plus children through basic sailing experience and were delighted at the very positive response they got.Working with James Crombie, we are planning to help a group of children build dinghies which they will sail at the Festival.
Other than the SPLASH activity, all of the above is planned to take place over the weekend preceding the Festival.
Do please get in touch with us on any thoughts you might have on how we can extend this programme for children and young people.
We really do see the Festival as a great "vehicle" to get kids on water:
We have reserved the services of the RYA Scotland
They have been booked to come to Portsoy with their six boats and six instructors to provide sailing taster sessions and then Stage 1 and 2 Courses, all designed for children between 8 and 14.
Please let us know how you think we might be able to make this programme even more effective.
For more information contact :
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
The Mill Office
Burnside Street
Portsoy
Banff
AB45 2QN
Scotland
Tel (01261) 842951 Fax (01261) 843384
or Dave Purvis Tel (01765) 690318
E-Mail :
contact@scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk
The full Festival Programme and Itinerary are available on the website:
http://www.scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk
21st - 26th June 2005
One of our key long-term objectives is to increase the "come and do" opportunities at the Festival. In 2004 we carried out a hugely successful programme of music master classes in a local school, and this year we also want to create a similar initiative for children and young people with boat and craft building and sailing.
Coracle Building and sailing:
Children will be tutored by Dave Purvis ("Coracle Dave") in the ancient science of coracle building and sailing.
Visitors will be able to watch Jane Wilkinson make a full size Spey Coracle:
a unique design which was woven from wicker and then covered in cow hide.
SPLASH Dinghies will be returning to Portsoy for the weekend of the Festival
In 2004 they put 70 plus children through basic sailing experience and were delighted at the very positive response they got.Working with James Crombie, we are planning to help a group of children build dinghies which they will sail at the Festival.
Other than the SPLASH activity, all of the above is planned to take place over the weekend preceding the Festival.
Do please get in touch with us on any thoughts you might have on how we can extend this programme for children and young people.
We really do see the Festival as a great "vehicle" to get kids on water:
We have reserved the services of the RYA Scotland
They have been booked to come to Portsoy with their six boats and six instructors to provide sailing taster sessions and then Stage 1 and 2 Courses, all designed for children between 8 and 14.
Please let us know how you think we might be able to make this programme even more effective.
For more information contact :
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
The Mill Office
Burnside Street
Portsoy
Banff
AB45 2QN
Scotland
Tel (01261) 842951 Fax (01261) 843384
or Dave Purvis Tel (01765) 690318
E-Mail :
contact@scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk
The full Festival Programme and Itinerary are available on the website:
http://www.scottishtraditionalboatfestival.co.uk
Dave Purvis - Newspaper Article Portsoy June 2005
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Dave Purvis - Newspaper Article Portsoy June 2005
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Dave Purvis with Admiral Lord Nelson (Alex Naylor) and Lady Emma Hamilton (Finni Golden) at the Sctottish International Boat Festival - Portsoy 24-26 June 2005 - Waiting for the Tide!!!
Words of wisdom from Dave Purvis - You must have been accident prone Heratio - First you lose an eye, then the arm, then you try to stop a bullet ! Portsoy 24-26 June 2005
Dave Purvis puts the "Boyne Beast" through her paces
Euan and the "Boyne Beast" at Ripon Racecourse 2005
The "Boyne Beast" built by Dave Purvis
and Euan Raffel (Grandson) Christmas 2004
Sprey and Boyne Coracles built by Jane Wilkinson (Left)
Portsoy 24-26 June 2005
Boyne Coracle by Jane Wilkinson
Portsoy 24-26 June 2005