Proposed English Coastal Path (South) Making Progress. The English Coastal Path (South) is part of the proposal by Natural England (NE) to achieve as full a coastal path as possible along the area bordering the Solent. It is part of the coastal path project around the whole of England brought about by the Marine and … Continue reading Coastal Access
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SPS Away Day – 2018
The 2018 Solent Protection Society Away Day was advertised as a cruise around Chichester Harbour on the solar electric powered “Solar Heritage” vessel, an opportunity to view Chichester Harbour and get up-close to the harbour seals and bird life followed by lunch at Emsworth Sailing Club. Thirty six SPS members and guests signed-up for the … Continue reading SPS Away Day – 2018
2017 Member’s ‘Away Day’, 7/9/2017
There are major and interesting redevelopment plans afoot within the City of Southampton and one of our Society’s roles is to examine the impact any proposed development may have on the local environment, and upon the seascape This year we shall again be waterborne as we explore the River Itchen and the upper reaches of … Continue reading 2017 Member’s ‘Away Day’, 7/9/2017
SPS Annual General Meeting, 2016
The Annual General Meeting of the Solent Protection Society will be held at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, 1 Channel Way, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3QF on Monday 5th December, 2016, at 12 noon. Please select the following links to view the Agenda and the Chairman's Report.: 2016 AGM - Agenda 2016 AGM - Chairman's Report … Continue reading SPS Annual General Meeting, 2016
The SPS Autumn 2016 Newsletter is now available
Members should already have received a printed copy of the 2016 Autumn Newsletter by post. A PDF copy of the Newsletter may be downloaded by selecting the following link: sps-newsletter-autumn-2016
The SPS Autumn 2014 Newsletter is now available
Members should already have received a copy of the 2014 Autumn Newsletter by post. A PDF copy of the Newsletter can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: SPS Newsletter Autumn 2014
A new President for SPS
The Society is delighted that The Hon Ralph Montagu agreed to replace Peter Nicholson CBE as its President. Peter Nicholson had been President of the Society since 2005 and has made a major contribution to its work, due to his active involvement, and for which the Society remains in his debt. However he decided that, having … Continue reading A new President for SPS
Bill Pimlott takes over as Chairman of SPS
Bill Pimlott, has taken over from Jeremy Clark as Chairman of the Council of the Solent Protection Society. Bill is a keen sailor and member of the Island sailing club having been Commodore from 2007-2010. Bill is a retired Solicitor and is a former President of the Island Law Society. Jeremy has remained as Vice chairman and will … Continue reading Bill Pimlott takes over as Chairman of SPS
First shout of the year for RNLI Portsmouth.
http://www.rnlivideolibrary.org.uk/swf/rnli_player.swf?vid=zeUgnj5s Video from RNLI For the full story, click here to go to the RNLI webpage Search and Rescue operations like this are directed by HM Coastguard. But that will change during 2014 as a result of a major reorganisation of Coastguard. Lee on Solent Coastguard will close, and be integrated into the new Coastguard … Continue reading First shout of the year for RNLI Portsmouth.
SPS Newsletter number 2
The second SPS e-mail newsletter has been published and sent to over 300 recipients. Why not join our e-mail List to receive a personal copy of future newsletters? To sign up, click on the 'Subscribe' button on the Home page of this website. Click here to go to the Home page, and scroll to the … Continue reading SPS Newsletter number 2