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http://web.mac.com/beachhutman/iWeb
The editor's own blog site, "Beach Hut
Man."
www.gocoastal.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
A growing A-Z of beach huts, chalets, cottages, apartments, hostels,
guesthouses, hotels or campsites and other amenities around the UK
coastline.
www.beach-huts.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
The ever-growing beach-huts.co.uk site. Take a look around the site by
clicking on huts, news and views, care and repair or services - and
think of the site as an online magazine, with features, news, letters
and ads. We're always looking to update our listings, so if you're
involved with beach huts, send your details in.
www.mudeford-beach-huts.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
Mudeford Beach Huts website for news, rentals/sales and what's
happening now. The aim of this site is to act as a notice board to
advertise huts for rent, for sale and wanted. We welcome local
advertisements and news updates from hutters and locals.
www.mudeford4u.co.uk
Includes
beach huts for sale or to rent.
http://www.beachhutworld.com/
A beach
hut and beach hut accessory site.
http://www.readersheds.co.uk/
A
website for shed lovers.
http://www.beachhuts.org.uk/
A
website for huts!
http://www.msbha.org.uk/
The
official beach hut association website mainly for hut owners
http://www.beach-huts.com/
A beach
hut rental site, apparently.
http://beachhuts.proboards25.com/
The
official website of the (claimed) National Beach Hut Association.
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| Political |
www.christchurch.gov.uk
How they describe their
site...
Your route to all the information you need on Christchurch, Dorset,
England. It is the official Christchurch Borough Council Web Site.
Topics include the community, shopping, business, tourism, transport,
events and information. See the link to the Discussion Group hosted by
Yahoo.
www.bournemouth.gov.uk
How they describe their
site...
This is the Bournemouth Borough Council Web Site. It deals with
business, leisure, learning and living in Bournemouth, Dorset. There is
a latest news and web-enquiry service. Bournemouth Council is
reponsible for the management of Hengistbury Head and is the ground
landlord for much of Mudeford Sandbank which it has leased to
Christchurch Council.
www.hants.gov.uk
How they describe their
site...
HantsWeb is a comprehensive gateway to information on nearby Hampshire.
It is provided by Hampshire County Council.
www.dorset-cc.gov.uk
How they describe their
site...
This is Dorset County Council's official website. DCC provide most of
the services in the County of Dorset.
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| Media |
www.south-central-media.co.uk
How they describe their site...
South-Central Media is a campaign site to promote the region as a media
centre - coverage of local-interest writers, film-makers etc.
www.presswise.org.uk
How they describe their
site...
Presswise is a media watchdog which seeks to promote high standards of
journalism and provides assistance to those with complaints about
innacurate, intrusive or sensational media coverage.
www.mediachannel.org
How they describe their
site...
MediaChannel is a worldwide network of the media compiled in the public
interest covering news and issues facing us all, avoiding the possible
parochialism of single national news sources. It is updated daily.
www.cfoi.org.uk
How they describe their
site...
The Campaign for Freedom of Information campaigns against unecessary
secrecy and provides practical web guides to help people use their
rights of access to personal and public information.
www.framleyexaminer.com
How they describe their
site...
The Framley Examiner is a somewhat satirical look at small town
community newspaper coverage, included here as it may be of interest.
www.thisisdorset.net
How they describe their
site...
Dorset's news and information site with town-centred local news.
www.thisisbournemouth.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
All the latest news for Bournemouth and Dorset provided by the Daily
Echo. (part of the Newsquest Media Group which controls some 300
newspapers.)
Ian
Tilsed
For research, Ian Tilsed's
reference library links are a good place to start.
BBCi
Southampton
How they describe their
site...
BBC Southampton...everything you need to know for what's going on in
Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
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Natula Publications
How they describe their site...
We are a small publishing company, based in Christchurch, Dorset,
specializing in books of local history and and interest.
www.archive.org
How they describe their
site...
This site includes the useful "Wayback Machine" which is an internet
archive of how sites used to look in the past. Typing in a site's URL
will hopefully access its past incarnations. Free access is provided to
a digital library for researchers, historians, scholars and the general
public.
Christchurch
Local History Society
How they describe their
site...
The Christchurch Local History Society studies and attempts to preserve
the past of the ancient borough of Christchurch, with an archive in the
Christchurch Public Library, the library itself being under the care of
Dorset County Council.
www.tuttons-well.org.uk
A site
to commemorate Christchurch's most famous mineral water from a well in
Stanpit, now providing exceptionally clear water again after a
restoration funded by a sympathetic stockbroker. Your editor has served
on the committee.
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| Hengistbury Head and the
Environment |
environment-agency.gov.uk
On this site...
See the flood warnings for this area and any other in the country and
weep. You may search by postcode. This area is BH6 4EW
www.mudefordferry.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
The Mudeford (Run) Ferry operates between Mudeford Quay and the beach
at Mudeford Sandbank approx. every 15 mins (at advertised times) during
British Summer Time.
Dr
Ian West
How they describe their
site...
Dr Ian West of the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences at Southampton
University offers this academic geological field guide for Hengistbury
Head. (Also check out Bournemouth University for any school links on
its website for similar treatment.)
Bill
Rees
How they describe their
site...
This Web Site by Bill Rees details the geology and history of
Hengistbury Head.
England-in-particular
How they describe their
site...
Following on from the success of Common Ground which celebrated the
River Stour from source to sea, ending at Mudeford,the new project,
England-in-particular, celebrates the local, the particular and the
distinctive in this country. It tries to give sense and pride to the
concept of place. We will be in their frame and they in ours, recording
what is special about this area in particular.
Christchurch
Harbour Ornithological Group
How they describe their
site...
CHOG watches and records the birds of Christchurch Harbour, which is
situated on the south coast of England and includes the well known
birdwatching areas of Hengistbury Head and Stanpit Marsh.
www.channelcoast.org
This
site includes online aerial photographs of the area (Hint: seek the
'online GIS')
www.dcda.org.uk
This is the Dorset Coast Digital Archive
with interactive maps and images for the areas geography and history.
www.nfdc.gov.uk
New Forest District Council website
portal.
www.naturalengland.org.uk
How they describe their site...
Natural England works for people, places and nature to conserve and
enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal
and marine areas.
www.south-coast-central.co.uk
South Coast Central is an online guide to
the natural heritage of England's south-central region.
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| Leisure & Sport |
bournemouth-surfing.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
Includes a webcam of the current swell at Southbourne beach and the
surf conditions at Bournemouth Pier with weather and other items of
interest to surfers.
www.mudeford.org.uk
How they describe their
site...
The Mudeford Personal Watercraft (jet-ski) Club which operates out of
Mudeford Quay most weekends.
www.highcliffecharityplayers.co.uk
An amateur musical, revue and pantomime
charity production company. Local-grown Helen Cristofoli was Goldilocks
in 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' in 1986 and others since like her
have closed for a while the gap between the world as it is and
the world as it should be.
http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx
The official Admiralty tidal predictor by
the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.
www.ahayball.co.uk
The
website of Alan Hayball, a local artist who paints humourous scenes of
beachfront life,
including Hengistbury Head.
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| Commercial and Residential |
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Risk Solutions Ltd.
How they describe their
site...
TL Risk Solutions offer beach hut and chalet
insurance.
www.dorset-list.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
The Dorset List is a classified directory for businesses using the
internet in the Dorset and west Hampshire region. It is useful for
local and out-of-town customers.
www.avon-beach.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
Avon Beach lies to the North-East of Mudeford Sandbank across the
harbour mouth, with access to Mudeford Quay and the Mudeford Ferry. A
fine retail shop, restaurant/cafe open for 364 days of the year and car
parking for 100 cars allows for a good safe family beach that provides
an alternative or additional destination to visiting the sandbank.
www.highcliffedorset.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
Just a couple of miles North East of Mudeford Sandbank lies the village
of Higncliffe which is covered by this web site.
www.theblackhouse.co.uk
How they describe their
site...
The Black House is a dramatic local landmark built circa 1842 on the
extreme end of Mudeford Sandbank guarding the entrance to Christchurch
harbour. There are 4 holiday apartments available to let with full
details on this site.
http://hosted.george2.co.uk/samra/
How they describe their
site...
The official site for the Stanpit and Mudeford Residents Association
with news, views, links and contacts. SAMRA is probably the largest and
most active association in the area.
www.bournemouthboating.co.uk
The Christchurch Harbour excursion/ferry
service from Wick Ferry, Tuckton Bridge and Wick ferry to Mudeford
Sandbank. If you want to visit the Sandbank on a sunny day, this is the
best way, you might park near Christchurch Priory for the day
and later spend some time in the town as well.
www.saxonsquare.com
An exclusive Business Directory for the town.
www.christchurchdorset.co.uk
Where to visit, stay or eat.
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