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Sources & Links

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OVER 300 Sources of Information relating to the Wey Valley & UK Waterways

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Information Resources

ALTON

Alton Library Vicarage Hill, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1HT Tel: 01420 83147
Curtis Museum High Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1BA Tel: 01420 82802
Alton Tourist Information Centre 7 Cross and Pillory Lane, Alton, Hampshire Tel: 01420 88448

FARNHAM

Farnham Library Vernon House , 28 West Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7DR Tel: 01252-716021
Museum of Farnham 38, West Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7DX Tel: 01252 715094
Farnham Tourist Information Centre Council Offices, South Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7RN Tel: (01252) 715109

The Rural Life Centre Old Kiln Museum, Reeds Road, Tilford, Surrey GU10 2DL Tel: 01252 795571 NB: £5 entrance fee

GODALMING

Godalming Library Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HT 01483 422743
Godalming Museum 109a High St, Godalming, GU7 1AQ - 01483 426510

GUILDFORD

Guildford Institute Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH 01483-562142 Extensive library of printed works on Guildford. Prior appointment only.
Guildford Library 77 North St, Guildford, GU1 4AL Tel: 01483 568496
Guildford Museum Castle Arch, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3SX Tel: 01483 444750. Prior appointment for access to library.
Guildford Tourist Information Centre 14 Tunsgate, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3QT
Tel: 01483 444333

National Trust : Dapdune Wharf for Wey Navigations. Navigations Office and Dapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford GU1 4RR Tel: 01483 561389 NB: £3.50 entrance fee or NT membership required

HASLEMERE

Haslemere Library 91 Wey Hill, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1HP Tel: 01428 642907
Haslemere Museum 78 High Street, Haslemere, GU27 2LA. Tel: 01428 642112
Haslemere Visitor Information Centre Haslemere Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, GU27 2LA. Tel: 01428 645425

RIPLEY

Send & Ripley Local History Museum High Street (near Village Hall), Ripley, Surrey Tel: 01483 224876 Limited opening: Saturday 10.00 - 12.30 (although advised to phone).

WEYBRIDGE

Weybridge Library Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DE 01932 843812
Elmbridge Museum Church Street, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DE Tel: 01932 843573

Brooklands Museum for Motorsport and Aviation Brooklands Road, Weybridge,
Surrey KT13 0QN Tel: 01932 857381 NB: £7 entrance fee

WOKING

Woking Library Gloucester Walk, Woking, Surrey GU21 6EP 01483 770591
Woking Museum & Art & Crafts Centre Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 1HX Tel: 01483 725517
Woking Visitor Information Centre Crown House, Crown Square, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6HR Tel: 01483 720103

REGIONAL

Surrey History Centre 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 6ND Tel: 01483 518737 Email: shs@surreycc.gov.uk
NB: Advance booking recommended. Surrey County Libraries ticket, County Archive Research Network (CARN) card or proof of ID needed to access library collection.
Replaced and amalgamated the Surrey Record Office, the Guildford Muniment Room and the Local Studies Library. It also houses the County Archaelogical Unit.

Surrey Archaeological Society Castle Arch, Guildford GU1 3SX Tel: 01483 532454 Private library by appointment only usually restricted to members.

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Printed Media

BOOKS & PAMPHLETS

Captain White’s River Life Edited & Illustrated by Nancy Larcomber Towed Haul 1985 (ISBN unknown)
Damnable Inventions – Chilworth Gunpowder and The Paper Mills of the Tillingbourne. Glenys & Alan Crocker Surrey Industrial History Group 2000 ISBN 0 9538122 0 0
English Canals Explained Stan Yorke Countryside Books 2003 ISBN 1 85306 825 X
Farnham. Ten Town & Country Rambles. Chris Howkins (self-published) 1990 ISBN 0 9509105 6 2
Field Guide to the Water Life of Britain. Reader’s Digest. 1985 ISBN 0 276 36008 7
Godalming Ronald E Head The Francis Frith Selection 2005 ISBN 1 84589 048 5
Godalming 400 David Coombs Godalming 400 Committee 1974 (no ISBN)
Grayshott - The Story of a Hampshire Village J.H.Smith 2002 ISBN 1-873855-38-9
Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Surrey Editor Glenys Crocker Association for Industrial Archaeology 1990 ISBN 0 9508448 4 5
Guide to the Waterways: River Thames & The Southern Waterways Nicholson Harper Collins 2003 ISBN 0 00 713670 6
Guildford. 10 Town & Country Rambles. Chris Howkins I 1991 ISBN 0 9509105 8 9
Guildford Memories. Michael Green. Stylus Press Publications. (no published date nor ISBN recorded)
Guildford YMCA: An Illustrated History. Helen Chapman Davies Guildford YMCA 2006 (ISBN unknown)
Haunted Inns of Surrey. Roger Long. Conservatree Print & Design 2002 ISBN 0 9534735 4 6
Identifying British Birds. Dominic Couzens. Collins 2005 ISBN 0 00 719922 8
Life in Late Victorian Surrey Michael Palmer Source Books (no published date nor ISBN recorded)
London's Lost Route to the Sea P A L Vine David & Charles 1986 ISBN 0-7153-8844-4
Old Surrey Receipts & Food for Thought Editor Daphne Grimm Phillimore & Co for Surrey Local History Council 1991 (ISBN unknown)
Seen in Surrey Chris Howkins (self-published) 1993 ISBN 0 9519348 4 8
Some Personalities of Godalming’s History Stanley Dedman (self-published) 1969 (No ISBN)
Southern River Wey The River Wey Trust 1990 ISBN 0-9514187-0-X
Surrey’s Industrial Past Editor Glenys Crocker Surrey Industrial History Group 1999 ISBN 0 9523918 8 0
Surrey Memories and Families at War. Michael Green. Stylus Press Publications (no published date nor ISBN recorded)
Surrey Nature Walks David Weller Countryside Books 2004 ISBN 1 85306 610 9
Surrey Place-names Gavin Smith Heart of Albion Press 2005 ISBN 1 872883 84 2
Surrey Waterways P.A.L. Vine Middleton Press 1987 ISBN 0 906520 517
Tales of Old Surrey Matthew Alexander Countryside Books
The Diaries of George Langton 1647 - 1727 (an owner of Navigation) D.H.Hamilton (self-published) 1998 ISBN 0 9534743 0 5
The History of Mount Browne Publicity Information Department, Surrey Police (no published date or ISBN)
The River Wey & Godalming Navigations : National Trust – Environmental Strategy Final Report. Chris Blandford Associates April 1997 (No ISBN)
The Southern Wey, a Guide The River Wey Trust 1990 ISBN 0 9514187 0 X
The Victoria History of the County of Surrey Vol II Editor H.E. Malden Victoria County History 1967 ISBN 0712902376
The Way We Were : wartime evacuees in Guildford Toni Savage Isis Reminiscence Series ISBN 0 7531 9344 2
The Wey & Arun Junction Canal P A L Vine Tempus, Stroud 1998 ISBN 0 7524 1721 5
The Wey Navigations. An Historical Guide Alan R Wardle Surrey Industrial History Group 2003 ISBN 0 9538122 2 7
Townscapes with Figures - Farnham: Portrait of an English Town Richard Hoggart Chatto and Windus 1994 ISBN 0 7011 6138 8
Trees of Britain & Northern Europe. Ed. David More & John White. Cassell 2003. ISBN 0 304 36192 5
Waterside Walks in Surrey. David Weller. Countryside Books 1999 ISBN 1 85306 563 3
Wheels Within Wheels, The Jackson Brothers. Marion May. 2006. ISBN unknown
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MAPS

Basingstoke, Alton & Whitchurch. Ordnance Survey Explorer Map. 144 (2004) ISBN 0 319 23606 4

Guildford & Farnham. Ordnance Survey Explorer Map. 145 (2004) ISBN 0 319 23580 7

Haslemere & Petersfield. Ordnance Survey Explorer Map. 133 (2004) ISBN 0 319 23602 1

Windsor, Weybridge & Bracknell. Ordnance Survey Explorer Map. 160 (2004) ISBN 0 319 23614 5

Wey Valley & Arun Link. Oaktree Routes Off-road Maps. (1999)

CDs

Woking Palace, The History. Phillip Arnold 2006 Edition 6.1

Web Sites

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ART, ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS & WRITERS

Andy Finney : specialising in infrared photography www.atsf.co.uk/ilight/index.html
Audrey Laycock : watercolour artist www.surreyartists.co.uk
Canalware : narrowboat decorators www.rosesandcastles.org.uk/
Christiane Zschommler : fine art photographer www.surreyartists.co.uk
David Drury : watercolour & acrylic artist with an interest in the Wey www.surreyartists.co.uk
Garth Allan : watercolour artist specialising in waterways www.garthallan.co.uk
Guild of Waterway Artists www.chaninweb.co.uk/gowa/
Guildford Arts www.guildfordarts.org.uk/
Jacqui Slade : watercolour artist with an interest in river scenes www.jacquisladeart.com
Jim Shead : waterways photographer & writer www.jim-shead.com
John Healey : watercolour artist www.surreyartists.co.uk
Melanie Cambridge : waterways artist www.melaniecambridge.com/
Meath Arthouse : The Godalming Meath Centre's groundbreaking art initiative for epilepsy sufferers www.the-arthouse.co.uk/
Mini Gallery : find local artists www.minigalleryworld.com/
Sarah Pressland (Chanin) : waterways artist www.sarahpressland.co.uk/
Surrey Artists : art & prints from local artists www.surreyartists.co.uk
Terry Harrison : waterways artist with Basingstoke Canal collection www.terryharrison.com/
Waterways Craft Guild : support and promote the skills of the waterway boat artists http://canaljunction.co.uk/guild/
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ARCHAELOGY & HISTORY

Addlestone Historical Society www.ahsoc.fsnet.co.uk/
All Archaeology : directory of resources worldwide www.allarchaeology.com/
Association for Industrial Archaeology www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk/
BBC History Online www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/
BBC History Timelines www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml
Bramley History Society www.bramleyhistorysociety.org.uk/
British Brick Society : archaelogy & history of brickmaking www.britishbricksoc.free-online.co.uk/
British Civil Wars www.british-civil-wars.co.uk
British History Online www.british-history.ac.uk/
Byfleet Heritage Society www.geocities.com/byfleetuk/
Civic Heraldry www.civicheraldry.co.uk/surrey.html
Curious Fox : genealogical links to village level in UK www.curiousfox.com/
Curtis Museum : history particularly relevant to the Alton area www.hants.gov.uk/museum/curtis/index.html
Diggers Movement : 17th century social movement www.diggerstrail.co.uk/the-diggers.cfm
Domesday Book Online www.domesdaybook.co.uk
Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey) www.dbrg.org.uk/SURREY/
Farnham Society : caring for the architectural future of Farnham www.farnhamsociety.org.uk/
Friends of Woking Palace www.woking-palace.org/
Gen UK : UK & Ireland Genealogy http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/SRY/
Ghost Tour of Guildford : Philip Hutchinson's tour has been widely featured on TV www.ghosttourofguildford.co.uk/
Grayshott Village Archive www.grayshott-archive.org.uk
Historical Metallurgy Society http://hist-met.org/
History.uk.com www.history.uk.com
History of Thursley Society http://homepage.ntlworld.com/norman.ratcliffe/
Local Heritage Initiative : helping communities celebrate their heritage www.lhi.org.uk/
Old Maps : extensive digital historical map archive www.old-maps.co.uk/
Peper Harow : history & heritage www.barrow-family.co.uk
Picturesque England : online facsimile of Victorian book of tour of 19th C England www.mspong.org/picturesque/contents.html
Portable Antiquities Scheme : records archaeologically interesting finds in England and Wales www.finds.org.uk/
Screen Archive South East : film archives of historic public service films http://sasesearch.brighton.ac.uk/
Send Parish Church www.sendparishchurch.co.uk/stmary.html
Send & Ripley History Society www.sendandripleyhistorysociety.co.uk/
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) www.spab.org.uk/
Society of Genealogists www.sog.org.uk/prc/surrey.shtml
Subterranea Britannica (for Basingstoke Canal’s Greywell Tunnel) www.subbrit.org.uk
Surrey Archaeological Society www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/
Surrey Industrial History Group www.sihg.org.uk
Surrey Historic Buildings Trust www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite
Surrey Old Maps http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/
Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society www.tilesoc.org.uk/
Tweedsmuir Military Camp, Thursley www.tweedsmuirmilitarycamp.co.uk
UK Mills www.ukmills.com
Vision of Britain : extensive resource of statistical and historical information from 1801 to 2001 www.visionofbritain.org.uk
Wealden Iron Research Group : including a project to replicate Roman smelting techniques www.wealdeniron.org.uk/
Woking History Society http://freespace.virgin.net/barry.d/history/index.html
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MUSEUMS & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Curtis Museum Alton www.hants.gov.uk/museum/curtis/index.html
Domestic Buildings Research Group www.dbrg.org.uk/
Directgov www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en
Elmbridge Museum www.elmbridgemuseum.org.uk/
Farnham Museum www.waverley.gov.uk/museumoffarnham/
Farnham Town Website www.farnham.gov.uk/
Godalming Museum http://www.godalming-museum.org.uk/
Godalming Town Council www.godalming-tc.gov.uk/
Guildford Borough Council www.guildford.gov.uk/guildfordweb/home
Guildford Institute www.guildford-institute.org.uk/
Guildford Museum www.guildfordmuseum.co.uk
Hampshire County Council www.hants.gov.uk
Haslemere Education Museum www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/
Haslemere Local Information Centre www.haslemere.com/vic/
Museums Information www.information-museums.co.uk
The National Register of Archives www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk
River and Rowing Museum : located at Henley-on-Thames www.rrm.co.uk/
Runnymede Borough Council www.runnymede.gov.uk/
Rural Ways (sponsored by 5 county Councils) www.ruralways.org.uk/
South East England Regional Assembly promoting the region's interests to Government www.southeast-ra.gov.uk/
Surrey County Council www.surreycc.gov.uk
Surrey History Service www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite
Southern Life www.southernlife.org.uk/Surrey/surrey_index.htm
Waverley Borough Council www.waverley.gov.uk/
Weybridge Society http://freespace.virgin.net/weybridge.society/
Woking Borough Council www.woking.gov.uk/
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NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

Add an Adder : UK site dedicated to the welfare of the adder snake www.adder.org.uk/
Alice Holt Forest www.aliceholt.org/
Amateur Entomologists' Society www.projects.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/aes.html
ARKive : 'images of life on earth' including British section www.arkive.org/species/ARK/
Bat Conservation Trust www.bats.org.uk/
Biological Records Centre : database of 12,000 of terrestrial and freshwater species www.brc.ac.uk/
Botanical Society of the British Isles : can help with identification of plants www.bsbi.org.uk/
British Bee Keepers' Association www.bbka.org.uk/
British Deer Society www.bds.org.uk/
British Dragonfly Society www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/
British Trees www.british-trees.com
British Trust for Ornithology www.bto.org/
British Wildlife : magazine 'for the modern naturalist' www.britishwildlife.co.uk/
Buglife : the UK inverterbrate conservation trust www.buglife.org.uk/
Bumblebee Conservation Trust www.bumblebeeconservationtrust.co.uk
Butterfly Conservation www.butterfly-conservation.org
Dragonfly Project (formerly National Dragonfly BioMuseum) www.dragonflyproject.org.uk/
Dragonflies of NE Hampshire & Surrey Borders http://website.lineone.net/~dragonflies.dells/
Elmbridge Natural History Society http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/nathist/enhs/
English Nature (formerly Nature Conservancy Council) www.english-nature.org.uk/
Field Studies Council : environmental education charity www.field-studies-council.org/
Flora Locale : restoring and protecting wild plant communities www.floralocale.org/
Freshwater Life www.freshwaterlife.org
Froglife : protecting amphibians and reptiles in the wild www.froglife.org/
Garden Organic : UK charity for organic growing www.gardenorganic.org.uk/
Greening Campaign : grass-roots group tackling global warming at a local level www.greening-campaign.co.uk
Hampshire Bat Group www.bats.hampshire.org.uk/
Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust www.hwt.org.uk/
Harlequin Ladybird Survey : UK project to track the spread of this foreign invasive ladybird species www.harlequin-survey.org/
Haslemere Natural History Society http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/hnhs
Herpetological Conservation Trust (HCT): dedicated to the UK conservation of reptiles and amphibians www.herpconstrust.org.uk/
Jeremy Early : nature photographer whose pictures are featured on this site. www.natureconservationimaging.com/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee : UK Government's wildlife adviser www.jncc.gov.uk/
Landlife : urban environment charity www.landlife.org.uk/
Meon Valley Bee Keepers' Association www.meonvalleybeekeepers.com/
National Biodiversity Network : UK biodiversity information www.nbn.org.uk/
National Forest : not about the Wey Valley but good on trees(!) www.nationalforest.org/
National History Museum - Nature Navigator : online guide to British wildlife www.nhm.ac.uk/
National Insect Week : 'creating a buzz about insects' www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/
National Rural www.nationalrural.org/default.asp
Natural News :'non-profit collection of public education websites covering topics that empower individuals to make positive changes in their health, environmental sensitivity, consumer choices and informed skepticism www.naturalnews.com
Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) : UK site dedicated to the threat from non-native plants and animals to our biodiversity www.nonnativespecies.org/
North Downs Way : one of 15 National Trails through breathtaking countryside www.nationaltrail.co.uk/northdowns/
Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) www.defra.gov.uk/paw/
People's Trust for Endangered Species www.ptes.org
Plantlife : flora conservation in the UK & worldwide www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/index-uk.html
Ponds Trust www.pondstrust.org.uk/
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew www.rbgkew.org.uk/
Royal Entomological Society : disseminating information about insects www.royensoc.co.uk/
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds www.rspb.org.uk/
SongBird Survival : group dedicated to reversing the decline of songbirds www.songbird-survival.org.uk/
Surrey Bat Group www.surreybats.org.uk/
Surrey Birders : website for bird watchers of Surrey www.birders-online.co.uk/
Surrey Bird Club : founded in 1957 www.sbclub.ukonline.co.uk/
Surrey Wildlife Trust www.surreywildlifetrust.co.uk
Surrey Wildlife Trust Consultancy www.awtc.co.uk/surrey/
Sussex Wildlife Trust www.sussexwt.org.uk/
West Surrey Badger Group http://badger-groups.org.uk/west-surrey/
Wild About Gardens : joint initiative between Royal Horticultural Society & the Wildlife Trusts www.wildaboutgardens.org
Wilderness Logistics : although a Kenyan travel company, bizarrely has a good birding article on the Wey www.wildernesslogistics.com/birds_of_the_wey.htm
Wildlife Aid : the only organisation left in Surrey caring for wildlife in distress www.wildlifeaid.org.uk/
Wildscreen : UK charity promoting conservation through wildlife imagery www.wildscreen.org.uk/
Wild Trout Trust : conservation of wild trout www.wildtrout.org
Woodland Trust : dedicated to protection of our native woodland heritage www.woodland-trust.org.uk/
Woods Under Threat : ancient woods and trees under threat www.woodsunderthreat.info/
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WATERWAYS

Association of Inland Navigation Authorities www.aina.org.uk/
Basingstoke Canal www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk
Basingstoke Canal Boating Club www.boatingclub.org.uk/
Boat Museum www.boatmuseum.org.uk/
Boats and Canals Forum www.boatsandcanals.co.uk/
British Waterways www.waterscape.com/
Canal Card Collectors Circle : canal picture postcard enthusiasts www.gongoozler.org/
Canal Cuttings Magazine : online magazine www.canalcuttings.co.uk/
Canal Interactive : interesting personal site about building and living on a canal boat www.freewebs.com/canalinteractive/index.htm
Canal Navigation : Bill Chambers UK canal images & information www.1waterways.freeserve.co.uk/
Canal Navigations : featuring canals including Basingstoke www.canalnavigations.co.uk/
Canals & Waterways - Roots & Routes : well researched site www.canalroutes.org/
George's Canal Boating UK : informative site with great links www.canals.com/
Historic Canal Boat : enthusiast's site www.fuller28.freeserve.co.uk/indexheritage.htm
Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club www.hnboc.co.uk
Ice Boats of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal www.abc.se/~m10354/mar/iceboat/niffany2.htm
Inland Waterways Advisory Council www.iwac.org.uk/
Inland Waterways Association www.waterways.org.uk/
International Canal Monuments List www.icomos.org/studies/canals-toc.htm
Internet Marina : boatyards, moorings & services on UK waterways www.internetmarina.co.uk/
Just Canals : inland waterways community site http://justcanals.com/
Mike Steven's UK Inland Waterways Pages : enthusiast's site www.mike-stevens.co.uk
Narrowboat Trust : dedicated to preserving canal craft www.narrowboattrust.org/
Narrowboat World : informative newsy non-commercial site www.narrowboatworld.com/index.html
National Association of Boat Owners : helping river & canal boat owners www.nabo.org.uk/
National Waterways Museum www.nwm.org.uk/
NCBA : national waterways charity & inland waterways training provider www.national-cba.co.uk/
Not The Narrowboat News : interesting newsy site about English canals www.notthenbnews.blogspot.com/
Railway & Canal Historical Association www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/external/rchs/index.html
River Thames Guide : 6 language guide www.riverthames.co.uk/
River Thames Society www.riverthamessociety.org.uk/
Save Our Waterways : campaigning site following cuts by DEFRA in 2006 www.savethewaterways.co.uk/
Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society : for the Basingstoke Canal www.basingstoke-canal.org.uk/society.htm
Tony Brooks Training : technical help and training for waterways boaters www.tb-training.co.uk/
The Horseboating Association : preserving horseboating heritage www.horseboating.org.uk/
Tim's Waterways : an enthusiast's site with interesting links www.timlewis.org.uk/Index.html
Towpath Action Group : campaigning for better access to towpaths www.towpath.org.uk/TAG.htm
Towpath Talk : online 'No. 1 newspaper for all waterway users' www.towpathtalk.co.uk/
UK Canals Network www.ukcanals.net/
UK Rivers Guidebook : online resource listing UK navigable rivers http://ukriversguidebook.co.uk/
UK Rivers Network : "Helping communities to help rivers across the UK & Ireland" www.ukrivers.net/
Visit Thames www.visitthames.co.uk
Waterways Science Group : co-ordinating academic research into waterways www.waterways-science.org.uk/
Wey & Arun Canal Trust www.weyandarun.co.uk/
Wooden Canal Boat Society www.wcbs.org.uk/
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WATERWAY RELATED BLOGS & FORUMS

Boats and Canals Forum : independent forum www.boatsandcanals.co.uk/.com/
Boats & Cruising : starting life on NB Valerie http://boatlife.blogspot.com/
Good Morning, Lethargy : life on board the NB Green Man http://valonia-goodmorninglethargy.blogspot.com/
Granny Buttons : 'Canals and waterways from a perspective of chocolate buttons' www.grannybuttons.com/
Mortimer Bones : highly amusing and talkative blog about life on the water http://mortimerbones.blogspot.com/
Narrowboat Bristol Fashion : "I live on London's canals on a 50 foot long Dutch barge style narrowboat." www.afloat.org.uk/
Narrowboat Epiphany : the story of the building and cruises of new narrowboat Epiphany http://nbepiphany.blogspot.com/
Narrowboat Hadar : the fit out of a narrowboat http://narrowboathadar.blogspot.com/
Narrowboat Herbie : http://nbherbie.blogspot.com/
Narrowboat Navigator II : based at Pyrford basin www.navigator2.bravehost.com
Narrowboat Quidditch : www.nb-quidditch.blogspot.com/
Narrowboat Warrior : http://nbwarrior.blogspot.com/
Snecklifter www.snecklifter.com
Steev's Canal Pages : useful enthusiast's site www.canalpages.co.uk
The Grey Nomad Travelog : 'what it's like to be a liveaboard boater on the English canal network' www.greynomad42.blogspot.com/
Canal World Discussion Forums : 'a virtual waterways community' www.canalworld.net/
Just Canals Forums : 'a narrowboaters heaven: We provide a friendly, interesting, helpful and free forum!' http://justcanals.co.uk/forums/
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ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION

Alice Holt Forest www.aliceholt.org/
Allotment Forestry www.allotmentforestry.com
Allotments Regeneration Initiative www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari/resources/-growing-in-the-community.html
Anglers’ Conservation Association www.a-c-a.org/
Association of River Trusts www.associationofriverstrusts.org.uk/
BBC Nature : topical coverage of environmental issues www.bbc.co.uk/nature/
Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership www.blackwater-valley.org.uk
British Environment & Media Awards (BEMA) www.wwf.org.uk/bemas/index.asp
British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) http://firsthand.bura.org.uk/
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) www.btcv.org
Campaign to Protect Rural England : 80 year old charity championing rural causes www.cpre.org.uk
CEFAS : Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science www.cefas.co.uk/
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology www.ceh.ac.uk/
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management www.ciwem.org.uk
Countryside Agency www.countryside.gov.uk
Countryside Management : conserving and restoring Surrey's countryside www.countryside-management.org.uk/
Countryside Restoration Trust : farming & conservation charity www.livingcountryside.org.uk
Cultivating Communities : Soil Association CSA and organic buying groups project www.cuco.org.uk/
DeFRA : Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs www.defra.gov.uk/
Ecologist Online : campaigning for the environment www.theecologist.org/home.asp
England in Particular : looking after local places www.england-in-particular.info/
English Charcoal www.englishcharcoal.co.uk/
English Heritage www.english-heritage.org.uk/
Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
Farnham Food Initiative : A food cooperative dedicated to keeping food miles local http://farnhamfood.com/
Forestry Commission www.forestry.gov.uk
Forestry Stewardship Council www.fsc-uk.org/
Freshwater Action Network (FAN) www.freshwateraction.net
Friends of the Earth www.foe.co.uk
Farnham Local Food Initiative : new (2008) Community Supported Agriculture project http://farnhamfood.com
Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) : Surrey & Hampshire www.surreyandhampshirefwag.org.uk/
iGreen : environmental pressure group www.igreens.org.uk/index.html
IUCN : World Conservation Union www.iucn.org/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee www.jncc.gov.uk/
Making Local Food Work : reconnecting people and land through local food www.makinglocalfoodwork.co.uk/
Natural England : the new environment agency formed in October 2006 by merging English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service. www.naturalengland.org.uk/
National Environment Research Council www.nerc.ac.uk/
National Farmers' Retail & Markets Association (FARMA) www.farma.org.uk/
National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk
National Wildlife Trusts www.wildlifetrusts.org
NFU (National Farmers Union) Countryside www.nfucountryside.org.uk
Open Spaces Society : Britain's oldest conservation society www.oss.org.uk/
PAN (Pesticide Action Network)UK www.pan-uk.org
Pesticides Campaign UK : Georgina Down's campaign site for reducing exposure for people in rural areas www.pesticidescampaign.co.uk/
Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) www.pesticides.gov.uk
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands www.ramsar.org/
River Restoration Centre www.therrc.co.uk/
River Wey Trust www.riverweytrust.org.uk
Royal Agricultural College www.royagcol.ac.uk/
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution www.rcep.org.uk/
Royal Forestry Society www.rfs.org.uk/
Royal Horticultural Society www.rhs.org.uk
Rural Index www.ruralindex.net
Save Surrey Hills www.surreyhills.blogspot.com/
Soil Association www.soilassociation.org
Southern Water www.southernwater.co.uk/
Save Surrey Hills Action Committee : site campaigning specifically against Eashing Farm Quarry www.sshac.org.uk/index.html
Surrey Hills www.surreyhills.org/
Surrey Hills Society : independent organisation promoting enjoyment of Surrey Hills www.surreyhills.org/Surrey-Hills-Society.aspx
Thames Water www.thames-water.com
Tongham Wood Improvement Group www.tonghamwood.org.uk/twig.html
Transition Farnham http://transitionfarnham.wordpress.com/
Transition Godalming www.transitiongodalming.co.uk/
Transition Guildford http://transitionguildford.co.uk
Transition Town Haslemere http://transitiontownhaslemere.wordpress.com
Transition Towns Movement : communities working together to tackle climate change and Peak Oil www.transitiontowns.org/
Tree for All : Woodland Trust tree-planting project for children www.treeforall.org.uk
UK Biodiversity Action Plan : core content was migrated to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee website in 2011 after a government review http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5155 All content from the original ukbap.org.uk was archived by The National Archives
UK Rivers Network : co-ordinating action to benefit UK rivers www.ukrivers.net/index.html
Water for Wildlife www.wildlifetrusts.org.
Water UK www.water.org.uk/
Waterway Recovery Group www.wrg.org.uk/
Waterways Trust www.thewaterwaystrust.co.uk/
Waterwise : a UK NGO dedicated to reducing water wastage www.waterwise.org.uk/
Wey Valley Project : environmentally friendly land management in the Wey floodplain www.surreyandhampshirefwag.org.uk/
Wild About Britain : online wildlife and environment community www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/
Wild Over Waterways (WOW) www.wow4water.net/
Wildlife Trusts www.wildlifetrusts.org/
WWF Freshwater www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/index.cfm
Young People’s Trust for the Environment www.yptenc.org.uk/
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COUNTRYSIDE SKILLS

Ancient Art of Coppicing www.coppicing.com/index.html
Guildford Beekeeper's Association www.members.aol.com/sbkawebsite/guildford/index.htm
Guild of Straw Craftsmen www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/
National Hop Association of England www.hops.co.uk/
Surrey Beekeeper's Association www.surreybeekeepers.org.uk/
Surrey and Sussex Coppice Group www.coppicegroup.org.uk/
Weybridge Beekeepers http://pyrford.com/weybridgebees/
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MISCELLANEOUS

Bikeley : international site with bike trails but good Wey coverage www.bikely.com/listpaths
Boat Jumble Association www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/
Cyclists Touring Club www.ctc.org.uk/
Do-it National database of volunteering opportunities in the UK www.do-it.org.uk/
Welcome to Elstead Informative village site www.elstead.org.uk/
Elstead News Informative village site http://surreycommunity.info/elsteadnews/
Godalming Cycle Campaign www.godalmingcycle.org.uk/index.html
GOLO - The Godalming Lottery: the first small town lottery in England supporting local causes in and around the Godalming area www.golo.org.uk
Icons - A Portrait of England www.icons.org.uk/
Inn Sign Society www.bjcurtis.force9.co.uk
Meon Valley Bee Keepers' Association www.meonvalleybeekeepers.com/
Merrow Residents Association : informative site about Merrow, Guildford www.merrowresidents.org.uk/
National Rural www2.nationalrural.org/default.asp
Peper Harow : informative site about ancient hamlet near Godalming www.peperharow.info/home.htm
Puttenham Camping Barn : converted listed barn providing simple overnight accommodation www.puttenhamcampingbarn.co.uk/
Queen Elizabeth Park : 'a community site for our little bit of Guildford' www.qepark.co.uk/
Ramblers Association www.ramblers.org.uk/
River Thames Society www.riverthamessociety.org.uk/
Surrey Community Info : information on community and voluntary organisations in Surrey www.surreycommunity.info/
Sustrans : sustainable transport charity www.sustrans.org.uk/
Thames Online www.thames-online.co.uk/
The British Bee Keepers' Association www.bbka.org.uk/
Transition Farnham : preparing for a post-oil world http://transitionfarnham.wordpress.com/
Transition Godalming : preparing for a post-oil world www.transitiongodalming.co.uk/
UK Agriculture www.ukagriculture.com/
UK Book World : useful links to specialist booksellers supplying out of print books http://ukbookworld.com/
University of Surrey : 360° virtual tour including Wey at Guildford www.surrey.ac.uk/virtualtour/
Voluntary Action - South West Surrey : contact point for volunteers in Guildford and Waverley http://www.voluntaryaction.btik.com/
Volunteer in Surrey : volunteer centre putting people in touch with organisations www.do-it.org.uk/
Wikipedia : the free online encyclopedia compiled by the people for the people www.wikipedia.org
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COMMERCIAL & CLUB WEB SITES

Angling

Albury Estates : for Tilling Bourne www.alburyestate.com/
Do Free Fishing : directory of free fishing around the UK www.dofreefishing.com/
Farnham Angling Society www.farnhamangling.co.uk
Godalming Angling Society www.godalminganglingsociety.co.uk/
Guildford Angling Society www.guildfordanglingsociety.com/
Haslemere Angling Society www.haslemere-as.co.uk/
RMC Angling : commercial angling co with stands along the river Wey at Papercourt & Addlestone www.rmcangling.co.uk
Total Fishing www.total-fishing.com/
Wey Valley Disabled Anglers Association www.wvdaa.demon.co.uk/
Woking & District Angling Association www.woking-angling.co.uk/
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Water Leisure

A Home Afloat : guide to living on the waterways with links www.ahomeafloat.com/
Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs www.awcc.org.uk/
Barge Association www.barges.org/
Boat Dweller : info & support for those living on the water boatdweller.com/
Boatr :'The search engine for boaters in the UK' www.boatr.org.uk/
Boats & Outboards : sellers & buyers online resource www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk
British Canoe Union : www.bcu.org.uk
Byfleet Boat Club : rowing boats for hire www.byfleetboatclub.com
Canal Boat Magazine www.canalboatmagazine.com/
Canal Junction www.canaljunction.com
Canalmedia www.canalmedia.co.uk
Canal & Riverboat Magazine www.candrmag.hostinguk.com/CanalRiverBoat/
Canalia : online magazine with useful links www.canalia.com/
Canal Org www.surftech.co.uk/canal/
Canal Vacations UK www.canal-vacations.com/
Electric Boat Association www.electric-boat-association.org.uk
Farncombe Boat House : boats for hire www.farncombeboats.co.uk
Floating Abode : a personal diary of the fitting out of a narrowboat www.floatingabode.co.uk/
Friends Afloat : staying in touch whilst travelling the waterways www.friendsafloat.co.uk/
Godalming Packetboat Company : only company providing horse drawn trips on the Wey www.horseboat.org.uk/
Guildford Boat House : boats for hire and boat trips www.guildfordboats.co.uk
Houseboat Magazine www.houseboatmagazine.com/
Living On Boats www.livingonboats.co.uk/
National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) www.nabo.org.uk/
Narrowboat World www.narrowboatworld.com
Residential Boat Owners Association www.rboa.org.uk/
River & Lake Swimming Association www.river-swimming.co.uk/
River Canal Rescue : breakdown assistance for cruisers & narrowboats www.rivercanalrescue.co.uk/
Stolen Boats : online UK database of stolen boats and marine equipment www.stolenboats.org.uk/
UK Canoe Club Directory http://uk.geocities.com/rapidrunnerscanoeclub/Directory/index.htm
UK Rivers Guidebook : site for leisure users especially kayaks www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/rivers.htm
Walk This Wey : Walks along the Wey towpaths and places of interest nearby www.walkthiswey.co.uk
Waterways Directory www.waterwaysdirectory.com/
Waterways Guides (Greg Chapman's) www.waterwaysguides.co.uk
Waterways Interactive www.waterwaysinteractive.com/
Waterscape (British Waterways) www.waterscape.com
Wey Kayak Club www.weykayak.co.uk/
World Wide Waterweb www.thewaterweb.net/
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