What is Solway Firth Partnership?
Solway Firth Partnership is an independent charity that works to support a vibrant and sustainable local economy while respecting, protecting and celebrating the distinctive character, heritage and natural features of our marine and coastal area.
We do this by working with people on both sides of the Solway Firth and further afield on a wide range of projects. We also contribute to development of policies for management of the coast and sea. We aim to engage with as many people as possible to help ensure that local views shape the future of the area.
National Marine Plan Interactive
National Marine Plan Interactive (NMPi) is a tool designed by Marine Scotland to assist in the development of national and regional marine planning. NMPi allows you to view different types of information and, where appropriate, links have been provided to the related parts of Scotland’s Marine Atlas and will also be provided to the National Marine Plan in due course.
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Nearly 1000 people have joined this year's Great Global Nurdle Hunt, organising and taking part in more than 180 nurdles hunts across all 7 continents earlier last month. From the Americas to Australia, people have been looking for these plastic pellets along the coast, including one hunt in Antarc...
Fidra News April 2020
Nearly 1000 people have joined this year's Great Global Nurdle Hunt, organising and taking part in more than 180 nurdles hunts across all 7 continents earlier last month. From the Americas to Australia, people have been looking for these plastic pellets along the coast, including one hunt in Antarc...
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Another great video of forts in Borgue parish on the Scottish Solway coast. great places to visit when we can get out and about once more. #travelsomeday
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Unesco Biosphere
Explore on screen the forts in the countryside in the parish of Borgue, SW Scotland. An initiative by Borgue residents reveals place names as part of the PLACE in the Biosphere project. #travelsomeday
https://vimeo.com/402917356
https://vimeo.com/402917356
Quiz question 1;
How many Marine Conservation Zones are designated on the English side of the Solway? 🤔
How many Marine Conservation Zones are designated on the English side of the Solway? 🤔
SMILE Project
Quiz question 1;
How many Marine Conservation Zones are designated on the English side of the Solway? 🤔
How many Marine Conservation Zones are designated on the English side of the Solway? 🤔
SMILE Project wants to help keep everyone entertained over the next few weeks!
So, just for fun we'll be popping wee quiz questions on facebook!
Bragging rights will be earned, fun facts will be learned!
No google-ing, multiple choice questions
We look forward to quizzing you all 😁
🌊🌞🐬
So, just for fun we'll be popping wee quiz questions on facebook!
Bragging rights will be earned, fun facts will be learned!
No google-ing, multiple choice questions
We look forward to quizzing you all 😁
🌊🌞🐬
Like many of the self employed in the creative arts industry, Covid 19 has pretty much killed my business and income for the foreseeable future.
The kind of photography I do cannot work with social distancing.
And with at least 2, possibly all 3 of us in our household being in higher risk groups, I can't afford to take risks to do photo shoots with people, even if there was any kind of market for it.
For us, this won't be over in 3 months. It looks like we'll be in isolation for the long haul – waiting for a vaccine, which by current estimates is at least a year away.
Like many people at the moment, my mind and emotions keep swinging wildly in different directions – from trying to find solutions, to blind panic.
However, the wisest piece of advice in almost any circumstance, is focus on the things you do have some control over, not the things you don't.
With that in mind, I'm sitting here with more than a decade's worth of professional photography knowledge and experience, which is more or less completely useless if I keep it to myself.
So I may as well share it with anyone who's interested.
Of course, I tend to do this anyway, as anyone who has ever been on one of my photo shoots, or at any of my presentations or demonstrations, will tell you.
But I'm trying to think of things that might be of interest to you.
Possibilities include:
Short, live videos showing how to compose or light people and things with your phone cameras
Revisiting some of the bigger photo shoots I've done and talk you through how I did them.
Some of those were filmed, so I could re-edit the behind-the-scenes videos to give more insight into the processes
I could do question and answer sessions on ways to get better photos with the cameras or phones you have
I could do live or recorded video interviews with other photographers I know who are experts in their fields and amazingly creative.
And of course I'm open to suggestions!
So if any of this has an appeal, please leave a comment about the kind of thing you'd like to see from me over the coming weeks and months.
Please tag or share this with any of your friends who you think might be interested, and I look forward to your feedback :)
The kind of photography I do cannot work with social distancing.
And with at least 2, possibly all 3 of us in our household being in higher risk groups, I can't afford to take risks to do photo shoots with people, even if there was any kind of market for it.
For us, this won't be over in 3 months. It looks like we'll be in isolation for the long haul – waiting for a vaccine, which by current estimates is at least a year away.
Like many people at the moment, my mind and emotions keep swinging wildly in different directions – from trying to find solutions, to blind panic.
However, the wisest piece of advice in almost any circumstance, is focus on the things you do have some control over, not the things you don't.
With that in mind, I'm sitting here with more than a decade's worth of professional photography knowledge and experience, which is more or less completely useless if I keep it to myself.
So I may as well share it with anyone who's interested.
Of course, I tend to do this anyway, as anyone who has ever been on one of my photo shoots, or at any of my presentations or demonstrations, will tell you.
But I'm trying to think of things that might be of interest to you.
Possibilities include:
Short, live videos showing how to compose or light people and things with your phone cameras
Revisiting some of the bigger photo shoots I've done and talk you through how I did them.
Some of those were filmed, so I could re-edit the behind-the-scenes videos to give more insight into the processes
I could do question and answer sessions on ways to get better photos with the cameras or phones you have
I could do live or recorded video interviews with other photographers I know who are experts in their fields and amazingly creative.
And of course I'm open to suggestions!
So if any of this has an appeal, please leave a comment about the kind of thing you'd like to see from me over the coming weeks and months.
Please tag or share this with any of your friends who you think might be interested, and I look forward to your feedback :)
Kim Ayres Photography
Like many of the self employed in the creative arts industry, Covid 19 has pretty much killed my business and income for the foreseeable future.
The kind of photography I do cannot work with social distancing.
And with at least 2, possibly all 3 of us in our household being in higher risk groups, I can't afford to take risks to do photo shoots with people, even if there was any kind of market for it.
For us, this won't be over in 3 months. It looks like we'll be in isolation for the long haul – waiting for a vaccine, which by current estimates is at least a year away.
Like many people at the moment, my mind and emotions keep swinging wildly in different directions – from trying to find solutions, to blind panic.
However, the wisest piece of advice in almost any circumstance, is focus on the things you do have some control over, not the things you don't.
With that in mind, I'm sitting here with more than a decade's worth of professional photography knowledge and experience, which is more or less completely useless if I keep it to myself.
So I may as well share it with anyone who's interested.
Of course, I tend to do this anyway, as anyone who has ever been on one of my photo shoots, or at any of my presentations or demonstrations, will tell you.
But I'm trying to think of things that might be of interest to you.
Possibilities include:
Short, live videos showing how to compose or light people and things with your phone cameras
Revisiting some of the bigger photo shoots I've done and talk you through how I did them.
Some of those were filmed, so I could re-edit the behind-the-scenes videos to give more insight into the processes
I could do question and answer sessions on ways to get better photos with the cameras or phones you have
I could do live or recorded video interviews with other photographers I know who are experts in their fields and amazingly creative.
And of course I'm open to suggestions!
So if any of this has an appeal, please leave a comment about the kind of thing you'd like to see from me over the coming weeks and months.
Please tag or share this with any of your friends who you think might be interested, and I look forward to your feedback :)
Castle Haven on the coast near Kirkandrews may have been the inspiration for the place name Borgue.
PLACE in the Biosphere
Borgue or Borg People from the Borgue community have been researching the place names and gathering the field names of the parish. Borgue, the name of the parish and village, derives from the Old...
biosphereplace.tumblr.com
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Check out Fidra's April Newsletter!
Read about Fidra's PFAS Free Project, the Great Global Nurdle Hunt, and Best Fishes!
Read about Fidra's PFAS Free Project, the Great Global Nurdle Hunt, and Best Fishes!
Fidra News April 2020
Nearly 1000 people have joined this year's Great Global Nurdle Hunt, organising and taking part in more than 180 nurdles hunts across all 7 continents earlier last month. From the Americas to Australia, people have been looking for these plastic pellets along the coast, including one hunt in Antarc...
mailchi.mp
Happy Monday everyone!
Want another quiz question...of course you do!
When was the original Solway Review, the SMILE Project aims to update, published? 🌊🤔
The answer will be posted at the end of the 7 days (the poll shows a tick regardless of which answer you give to show your vote compared to others so sadly a tick doesn't necessarily mean the answer is correct)
Want another quiz question...of course you do!
When was the original Solway Review, the SMILE Project aims to update, published? 🌊🤔
The answer will be posted at the end of the 7 days (the poll shows a tick regardless of which answer you give to show your vote compared to others so sadly a tick doesn't necessarily mean the answer is correct)
Remember the Consultation period on the Draft North West Marine Plan ends on the 20th April! The original deadline of the 6th April has been extended! If you want to submit feedback on the draft plan, this is your chance!
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-for-the-draft-north-east-north-west-south-east-and-south-west-marine-plans
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-for-the-draft-north-east-north-west-south-east-and-south-west-marine-plans
Consultation for the Draft North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans
The Marine Management Organisation is currently consulting on the Draft North East, Draft North West, Draft South East and Draft South West Marine Plans and associated documents.
gov.uk
Another quizzical question for you all...
How long is 1 nautical mile in metres?🌊🤔
How long is 1 nautical mile in metres?🌊🤔
Quiz question 1;
How many Marine Conservation Zones are designated on the English side of the Solway? 🤔
How many Marine Conservation Zones are designated on the English side of the Solway? 🤔
SMILE Project wants to help keep everyone entertained over the next few weeks!
So, just for fun we'll be popping wee quiz questions on facebook!
Bragging rights will be earned, fun facts will be learned!
No google-ing, multiple choice questions
We look forward to quizzing you all 😁
🌊🌞🐬
So, just for fun we'll be popping wee quiz questions on facebook!
Bragging rights will be earned, fun facts will be learned!
No google-ing, multiple choice questions
We look forward to quizzing you all 😁
🌊🌞🐬
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