Posted on 27 Oct 2009 The Development Office Associated British Ports Ocean Gate Atlantic Way Southampton SO14 3QN 16th October 2009 Dear Sirs Port of Southampton Master Plan 2009 – 2030: Consultation Draft The Council of the Solent Protection Society has considered the consultation draft of the Port Master Plan and wishes to register its … Continue reading SPS response to ABP Port Master Plan 2009 – 2030 Draft
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Laser Lights Will Not Shine
Posted on 07 Jul 2007 The 'Laser Gateways' planned for Southampton have been scrapped. New Forest protestors successfully argued that the proposed lasers – four beams of light stretching 15 miles from the clock tower in the Southampton Civic Centre – would create unacceptable urban light pollution in the New Forest National Park. City councillors … Continue reading Laser Lights Will Not Shine
Southampton Lasers
Posted on 04 Apr 2007 Members may have read of Southampton City Council's intention to install four lasers in the clock tower in Southampton, to start beaming in April this year on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The cost would be around £200,000 to construct and a further £10,000 per year to … Continue reading Southampton Lasers
West Solent Marine National Park Report
Posted on 07 Jan 2006 Introduction and Summary A 'Solent National Waterpark' was proposed by the Society fifty years ago, at the instigation of leading members Sir Hugh Casson and Maldwin Drummond. Unfortunately the time was not right for this imaginative idea to take shape, but there has recently been a massive renewal of interest, … Continue reading West Solent Marine National Park Report
Council visit Vessel Traffic System at Southampton
Posted on 02 Jan 2006 The SPS Council were guests of the Harbour Master ABP Southampton, Captain Steven Young, visiting the operational Vessel Traffic System (VTS) at the port of Southampton. Visits to this centre are rare. Captain Young started our visit with an illustrated talk on their overall operations at the port, one of … Continue reading Council visit Vessel Traffic System at Southampton
Important historic buildings of the Solent
Posted on 22 Aug 2005 In this second article of an occasional series about different faces of the Solent (the first was Solent Birds) the focus will be on important and historic buildings of The Solent and its shores. For ease of orientation the area will be divided into four sections: The West Solent between … Continue reading Important historic buildings of the Solent
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