p@rsons_world of weird and wonderful links...
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– Some Lincolnshire-related websites....
These have been selected because of their high quality, specific personal interest or in one or two cases a certain wacky awfulness.
I do not do "reciprocal" linking, but am pleased to learn of sites which might fit.
"Any fool can appreciate mountain scenery. It takes a man of discernment to appreciate the Fens."
[Harry Godwin - pollen analyst - circa 1932]
- Touchdown Online – Steve Gray's website.
- This is England – Lincolnshire Web Radio. Listen to the late Cesspool Sid!
- Glenn Carter's stained glass – in the churches of St Mary Magdalene, Rothwell
and St Margaret, Hemingby. A very talented former cathedral colleague.
- Lincolnshire Bird Club – Pretty much what it says!
- Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust –
Médaille d'Or Award winner.
Conserving wildlife and wild places in Lincolnshire.
Useful species photo database, reserves, events etc.
- The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire – Médaille d'Or Award winner.
Protects, preserves and promotes the rich heritage of the county.
- John Ketteringham is working up an interesting Lincolnshire site.
- The Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union – the only amateur Natural History Society
covering the whole of Lincolnshire. Join it now!
- Free weekly email newsletter – sign up on the site. [I edit it!]
- Images of Lincolnshire A superb site by Paul Fenwick.
- GENUKI's introduction to Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire archives &c.
Lots for family history researchers.
- The High Tides of Lincolnshire – with a link to Jean Ingelow's famous poem:
The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire. Link may be down.
- The Mary Gordon – Famous Electric Boat.
- BBC Radio Lincolnshire
- "Humberside" Airport – in Lincolnshire! What is Humberside?
- Bateman's – Lincolnshire real ales. Tremendous!
- Tom Wood Beers – Jolly Ploughman from the Highwood Brewery. Superb!
- Spilsby Theatre – Superb setting for excellent programme.
- Kinema In The Woods – Unique and wonderful place.
- Alkborough and other British turf mazes – Marilyn Clark.
– and a few "local" pages which may lead on to useful places.....
- Charity Consultancy – What I do! Helpful charity-type links.
- Education Links – Helpful teaching-related links.
- Lincs Jobspot – selection of links for the Lincolnshire job hunter.
- Lincs Media – contact list for Lincolnshire's TV, Radio and Press.
- Vertebrate Checklist – Amphibia, Reptiles and Mammals.
– and now, the interesting stuff – in no particular order.....
"Les absents ont toujours tort." Philippe Nericault (1717)
- Anything Left handed on-line.
The best place worldwide for left handed people and left handed products.
- Sundials on the Internet – Fascinating. But where's the Sun?
- Ultimate ESP Evidence? – from Cliff Pickover.
- Digital Clock – with a difference!
– Maps, Places, Geology, Weather....
- The Weather Outlook – short to long term forecasts.
- Admiralty EasyTide – Tide Table information on-line.
- The Megalith Map – A resource for finding any stone circle in
England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales.
Pity there's none in Lincolnshire.
- British Geological Survey at Keyworth.
- Volcano and Earthquake resources – lots of earthscience links and information,
news of eruptions and other geological happenings.
- Earthquake Activity The latest Earthquake Information – with maps.
- Ordnance Survey and the Environment Agency's useful websites.
EA gives flood and pollution risk maps and related information.
- Old Maps and New Maps – More maps, old and new. Try a search.
– Drink, Food....
- The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – an association of lovers of single malt Scotch whiskies,
whose object is to promote an appreciation of whisky's diversity. So much to try – so little time....
- Laverbread.org – tells you about the traditional Welsh delicacy produced from the edible seaweed, "Laver".
You can order it on line – don't worry – it comes in tins! Cheaper than driving to Carmarthen or Swansea!
- Wales Direct sell tinned laverbread on-line.
- Parsons Pickles supply excellent tinned laverbread too
- Ashton Fishmongers of Cardiff on 02920 229201 supply tubs of fresh laverbread by mail.
– Wales....
- Harbour Lights Gallery at Porthgain in Pembrokeshire – a good website with some wonderful work,
well presented. Worth a visit.
- The Castles of Wales – A great website about what it says! Another Médaille d'Or Award winner!
– Music....
- "A" Net Station – Ross Ice Shelf Radio – streaming excellent music. Try it.
- CONCERTINA! – WWW sites related to concertinas. Yes, I'm still at it! [Lachenal No: 154565]
The definition of a gentleman is "someone who can play the accordion [concertina?] and doesn't!"
- Left Handed Guitars – Gibson, Fender &c.
- Joji Hirota. – Percussionist, flautist, singer and composer.
- Mugen Taiko Dojo – performances and Taiko Drumming courses.
– Other interesting stuff....
In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything.
In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter.
Chinese proverb
- Taoism and the Philosophy of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Link down?
Taoism is a major world religion, but few people know much about it
Put that right with a visit here. [I'm still trying to keep up my T'ai Chi!]
- The Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu's classic, translated by Gia Fu Feng and Jane English.
- The Art of War – Sun Tzu's military treatise, as translated by Lionel Giles.
– Current Affairs and News....
"A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning,
and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste."
Gibbon - Decline and Fall, Chapter 1 - on the Antonines.
- Hansard (House of Commons Daily Debates) – What your MP really said!
If you are interested in UK politics, a regular visit here is called for.
- Political Corruption – links on politics, political corruption and financial scandals.
- New Scientist's Site of the Day – The well known science mag's view of what's of interest on the Web.
Worth a bookmark and a weekly check.
- The Daily Telegraph Internet – [Médaille d'Or Award winner] and
Private Eye websites – always worth a visit!
– Service Providers and Useful Software....
Thomas J. Watson – Head of IBM - 1945
"I think there is a world market for maybe five Computers"
- GOOGLE – The Search Engine!
- Enterprise – Website host and ISP – has now been taken over by Advance Group.
- Adobe Acrobat and Reader – free downloads.
- Symantec – Antivirus Downloads and info on real and hoax virus warnings.
- AVG – download and install AVG Anti-Virus system.
- Zone Labs – download and install free ZoneAlarm Firewall.
- Xenu's Link Sleuth – allows Webmasters to check website hyperlinks – and it's free!
- SpyBot – free download to destroy unwanted spyware on your system.
I hope you have enjoyed these links and find some of them useful. Suggestions for interesting additions are always welcome...
"How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn;
for what purpose we know not, though sometimes sense it. But we know
from daily life that we exist for other people first of all for whose smiles
and well-being our own happiness depends."
Albert Einstein
©2006
