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Monday 24 June 2013

Wales 15 - England 23 - famous England JWC rugby final victory

The final #JWC scoreboard showing the first try that went to Newlyn foishing family's son Jack...

and fellow Cornsh boy, Luke Cowan-Dickie as he steps up to receive his winner's medal...

and the team hold the cup aloft...

scorer of the first try and one of five Exeter Chief's in the side Jack Nowel gets a hug...

while Luke Cowan-Dickie gets to hug the cherished cup!

Brixham Trawler Race videos - live from the race!

One of the areas biggest maritime events, the Brixham Trawler Race, was on Saturday 15th June 2013.

The annual event has brought together two of the port's biggest one-day festivals - the famous Trawler Race and the Fisherman's Mission Open Day.

Skippers dress the boats with bunting and battle it out with two lap race around the Bay and fun and festivities on the quayside all raising money for local charities.

The winner is not always the first across the line as there is a very strict handicapping system.

9.30am Gates open
11.00am Race starts
3.30pm Race Prize Giving
4.00pm Raffle Draw

On the quay there will be various stalls and activities including Craft Stalls, STORM, Hot Food, Ice Cream, Brixham Mission, RNLI and other charity stalls, Face Painting, Children's Rides, Pirates, Jewellery and many other stalls.

Programmes are on sale from Brixham Visitor Information Centre for £1 - raising money for the community.

Supporting Seafarers Awareness Week

This week (24th June -- 30th June 2013) is Seafarers Awareness Week, the annual campaign coordinated by Seafarers UK - the leading charity for seafarers in need - to raise awareness of Britain's dependence on seafarers.

Seafarers UK is keen to emphasise the crucial work that seafarers do for our 'island nation', on a day to day basis. Many have tough working lives, facing the challenges of working at sea during inclement weather, long periods of isolation and rare opportunities to keep in touch with family and friends.

Members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines put their lives at risk to defend us, whilst sea fishermen have the most dangerous civilian job in the UK -- 227 fishing boats were lost at sea between 2001 and 2010 and 657 fishermen were injured at work.

Fisherman Colin Dolby went missing in 2008 due to a freak storm. His body wasn't found for more than eight months. In the period after his disappearance, and following discovery of his body, his widow Jane relied on the support she received, both emotionally and financially, from the Fishermen's Mission - one of the key charities supported by Seafarers UK.

Second Sea Lord, Vice-Admiral David Steel, is keen to emphasise the importance of Seafarers Awareness Week and continued support for Jane and others affected by the dangers of seafaring. Watch our video to hear Jane's story first hand and to find out more about Seafarers Awareness Week.

http://www.seafarersawarenessweek.org/

The Monday morning megrim and monk show

It is just possible that this Monday morning will herald the arrival of summer proper with the forecasters predicting long periods of unbroken sunshine...

which will make sailing days all the more pleasant for boats like the crabber Emma Louise as she heads for the Low Lee buoy leaving a flotilla of swans in her wake...

the latest of Newlyn's big new netting fleet are back in port seen here at high water on the biggest tide of the year...

June means scallops so there are always a handful of scallopers passing through the port at this time of year...

the port's biggest trawler, Crystal Sea II basks in the early morning rays of sunshine...

back in the busy Monday morning market megrim soles...

and monk tails make up the bulk of the landings from the beam trawl fleet, megrim soles, like hake need a real push to UK customers at this time of year as the weak Spanish economy has seen affected the price for both fish - megrims are very tasty flat fish and well worth eating...

turbot, of course, are always going to make good money as they provide a succulent pristine white fillets...

last of the netters to make a landing this tide, the Govenek of Ladram is seen here having just rounded Penlee Point at high water bound for Newlyn...