Blackpoolcam – Digital Pictures

dispite all the cold and snow work on the new headland seems to be moving ahead very quickly over the last couple of weeks.

It is promised that much of Blackpools stunning new £70 million sea front will be open in time for the holiday season.

The whole project stretching from south to north piers and including 5 new headlands is expected to be completed next year.

One of the huge concrete blacks for the outer wall of the headland ready to be lifted into place.

Flock of Starlings

One of many large flocks of Starling coming to roost under the North Pier Blackpool just after sunset.

North Pier just after sunset. The Snowden range can be seen in the background on the RH horizon.

frost on the Car roof

Several mornings lately when we have had heavy frost on the cars. Being only 100 metres from the see this is very unusual and shows just how cold it has been.

Sea Fog on Blackpool Prom.

Plus the odd foggy day not much to take a picture of!

Sun Rise over Blackpool Tower

Sun Rise just catching the north Pier.

But when the sun does come up it could be summer.

Strolling on the prom.

The giveaway is the winter coats and the long shadows.

A bit of snow on the hills above Barrow across Morecambe Bay.

Bright sunny day.

The Norbreck Castle Hotel

The Norbreck Castle at Bispham in a patch of bright sun. Morecambe Bay and the Lake District in the background.

Barrow in Furness

Zoomed across Morecambe bay to Barrow and the dock yards.

BAE Yard at Barrow

Digitally zoomed in further to clearly see the huge BAE ship yard buildings at Barrow.

Blackpool Winter Gardens

Zoomed in on Preston

The City of Preston in the distance.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Sandcastle and South Pier

Central Pier

South Beach

Towards the pleasure Beach without any zoom. Clearly shows the construction of the new prom and three of the new headlands. You could easily get a couple of football pitches on each one.

North Pier

Close up

Wind Farm

Part of the wind farm near to Barrow. Hardly visible with the naked eye from the top of the Tower but each one is a similar height.

Digitally zoomed in further.

Blackpool and Fylde College

Blackpool and fylde College, the River Wyre estuary behind, then Morecambe Bay and Haysham power station.

the lifeboat station

lots of construction work still taking place on the new prom.

The Gasometer at Kew near Southport

I can just make out the shape of the gasometer at Kew in the haze above the Ribble estuary.

Published Date: 23 October 2008

THE no-go zone around the almost demolished Riverdance ferry will remain in place for at least three weeks.

Hugh Shaw, the Government representative in charge of the operation, said it was necessary to keep people away from the beach for their own safety.

Diggers and other cutting equipment remain inside a 500m cordon around the site, opposite Anchorsholme Park, and could pose a risk if people were to interfere with it.

Mr Shaw, the Secretary of State’s representative, said: “The exclusion zone will remain in place until the last piece has been removed and sonar scanning has been carried out to check there are no remains on the beach.

“We do not want any local people and particularly children to be put at risk.

“We thank the public for their continued support and understanding.”

The last piece of the ferry is expected to be removed next week.

Sub-contractors PGC Demolition, who have planned and carried out the operation to cut the 6,000 tonne ship to bits, had hoped to remove the final piece last week.

But bad weather and tidal conditions caused the delay.

Despite this, Mr Shaw said he was thrilled by the work of the contractors and delighted the environment had not been affected by the clean up.

He also revealed the process which saw the ship cut up on the beach could become an example to follow elsewhere.

“When I proposed that the ship would be cut up on the beach, there was concern due to the amount of oil on board,” he said.

“But that was dealt with through working together and, with a lot of planning, has ultimately proved successful.”

Gordon Whitaker from the Environment Group said he was satisfied with the way the operation had been carried out and that Blackpool’s beach and its water had not been adversely affected.

Riverdance – a Sea Trucks ferry – ran aground in severe storms on January 31.

The full article contains 327 words and appears in Blackpool Gazette newspaper.

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* Last Updated: 23 October 2008 9:20 AM

* Source: Blackpool Gazette

* Location: Blackpool

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The Steam Packet co. ferry leaving from Heysham heading for Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland. A bit hazy but it was taken from about 15 miles away in Blackpool. To the left of the ferry you can make out one of the Wind Tubines in the sea off Barrow.

Steam Packet

North Pier from the beach

The newest ride – Infusion

Pepsi Max Big one

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