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  Waveney Valley Canoe Club
The upper reaches of the River Waveney have long been recognised by canoeists in Norfolk and Suffolk as a stretch of river of great beauty and with interesting and varied paddling.
This is partly in line with plans for the development of canoeing in the area but also generally speaking the river in section (i) has rather more portages and other problems to negotiate and would only be suitable for canoeists with a wider experience.
The river above (and to a lesser extent below) Shotford Bridge is becoming silted, and with weed growth and low levels of water in the Summer it can be difficult to paddle.
www.bcusuffolk.org.uk /wvcc/cuw.html   (1890 words)

  
  River Waveney - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads National Park.
The ditch on the other side of the road is the source of the River Little Ouse which continues the county boundary and, via the Great Ouse, reaches the sea at King's Lynn.
The river flows in an easterly direction though the towns of Diss, Bungay and Beccles.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/River_Waveney   (383 words)

  
 River Little Ouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Little Ouse is a river in the east of England, a tributary of the River Great Ouse.
The most distinctive feature of the headwaters of the Little Ouse and the Waveney is the valley in which they flow; the Little Ouse westwards and the Waveney, eastwards.
In the Fens and Norfolk Marshland, it was quite possible for the course of a river to change as the result of a flooding episode so it is not surprising to find that the Great Ouse used to enter The Wash by way of the Old Croft River, the Wellstream and Wisbech (the Ouse beach).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Little_Ouse   (506 words)

  
 River Waveney Navigation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
These rivers are now festooned with hire boat bases and holiday cottages but before the holiday onslaught there was a thriving commercial trade which often provided small communities with their only means of transport.
It forms a junction with the River Yare (in effect the River Waveney is a tributary of the River Yare).
The dyke appears to be wider than the river as it heads north west for ½ a mile to the village of Geldeston where the Wherry pub is situated to the north of the two-pronged terminus.
www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/waveney.htm   (3240 words)

  
 river --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The upper reaches of the river are in a...
The principal tributary of the Paraná River, the Paraguay is the fifth largest river in South America.
One of the major rivers of Central Africa, the Ubangi is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo, or Zaire, River.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9109500   (782 words)

  
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Some of Norfolk's rivers have for a century or so been important recreational resources, particularly the Broads rivers, when the landscape of their valleys has been an important contributor to people's enjoyment of the rivers.
Elsewhere, however, in a lowland county where road communication routes are not significantly constrained by relief to follow river valleys as they are in the uplands, the valleys tend to be appreciated in discrete areas where they contain settlements as at Norwich, Thetford, or Castle Acre for example or where they are crossed by roads.
Landscape The Broadland rivers and their associated valleys have long been recognised as being of national importance and the short valleys of the Glaven, Stiffkey, Burn and Heacham rivers contribute towards the designation of north Norfolk as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
www.herts.ac.uk /ltdu/projects/hilp/pages/river.doc   (1797 words)

  
 River Bure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
To the west of the confluence of the two rivers is Breydon Water which leads to the upper reaches of the River Yare and to the River Waveney.
On the bend the river passes the Stracey Arms wind pump and pub (TG438090) which are both accessible from the river and from the A47.
The mill straddled the river and it is still possible to stand in the mill grounds and watch the Bure rushing beneath your feet.
www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/bureaylsham.htm   (5459 words)

  
 River Waveney: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about River Waveney
The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, within The Broads National Park.
The river meanders on towards Somerleyton; Oulton Dyke runs off the Waveney and through Oulton Broad[?] into Lowestoft and into the sea.
It flows into Breydon Water at the confluence of the two rivers.
www.encyclopedian.com /wa/Waveney.html   (144 words)

  
 River Yare Navigation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
A few miles upstream of St. Olaves the River Waveney connected to Oulton Broad (via Oulton Dyke), he suggested these could be made navigable, along with Lake Lothing, allowing vessels to enter the river network from the sea at Lowestoft.
The River Yare Navigation continues south westerly from the junction with the River Waveney and immediately passes the remote Berney Arms on the northern bank (TG465049).
The River Wensum is the bigger of the two rivers here and it is it which takes the navigation into the city, through Trowse Swing Bridge (TG245076) which carries the main line railway to London and Carrow Road Lift Bridge (TG238077) which carries the A147 over the navigation.
www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/yarenavigation.htm   (6134 words)

  
 St Olaves on the River Waveney in Norfolk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
St Olaves on the River Waveney in Norfolk
All are within easy walking distance of the moorings on the river, where there is also a good selection of River Boat hire centers.
Close to the restaurant are the remains of the 13 century priory.
www.aboutnorfolksuffolk.co.uk /stolaves.htm   (291 words)

  
 Rivers Waveney Bure River Ant Yare Thurne Norfolk Broads National Park UK.
Rivers Waveney Bure River Ant Yare Thurne Norfolk Broads National Park UK.
Moorings available at the Waveney River Centre, which has a wide range of facilities for the visitor, including a heated indoor swimming pool.
The river splits here, to the north is Geldeston dyke leading to the village with an attractive village pub.
www.easyroute.com /water/information/riverwaveney   (549 words)

  
 ::: Redcare...always there :::
The first stage of the project was to lay the fibre optic cable between the monitoring centre and cameras that would allow Waveney District Council to tackle crime in the area while keeping disruption to a minimum.
However, the control room was located on a north side of the River Waveney while some of the cameras were based on the South side of the river.
Steve and his team still had to lay the cable between the ducts already in place on the north side of the river and the control room that was situated between 250m and 2.5 km.
www.redcare.bt.com /vision/public/pride.htm   (963 words)

  
 Welcome to the Rivers Access Campaign - we want ACCESS FOR ALL
Other activity in hand is for the Local River Advisor, Environment Agency and consultants to survey particular sections of the river from the water.
Origins of the scheme are based on, and mirror the Upper Waveney Valley Countryside Project (circa 2000) for canoeing where the BCU was in partnership with the Environment Agency, local authorities and East of England Development Agency.
River Teme - the Environment Agency consultants are understood to have completed their negotiations with the riparian owners and Ludlow Council for the 1.6km of river through the town.
www.riversaccess.org /pages/pv.asp?p=rac40   (1686 words)

  
 River Waveney: Geldeston Lock to Burgh St Peter
The River Waveney rises at Redgrave Fen and is navigable from Geldeston Lock, at Shipmeadow until it flows into the River Yare at Breydon Water, a distance of 22 miles.
Also available for groups and families is the Waveney Stardust a purpose built broads cruiser, centrally heated with wheelchair access and full disabled toilet facility, designed to offer people, who would not otherwise be able to use a traditional boat, the opportunity to see the Norfolk and Suffolk waterways.
The Waveney River Centre at Burgh St Peter (photo) is in a delightful setting surrounded by trees with a grassy bank rising gently from the river with good views over the Waveney valley towards Lowestoft.
www.broadsnet.co.uk /html/waveney1.htm   (1406 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 4 - Cigarete On The Waveney 26/07/05
Canoeing the Waveney from one Suffolk mill to the next you enter another world, quiet except for the sounds of the river and its wildlife.
Cigarette on the Waveney combines a personal narration by writer and conservationist Roger Deakin, recorded during the journey over several days and nights, with an evocative soundscape of the River Waveney and its changing moods.
The Waveney is a secret, reclusive river that forms the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk, and steeped in history; from the martyrdom of St Edmund at Hoxne to the stalking of the wily chub in the reeds of Medham Marshes.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/science/cigaretteonthewaveney.shtml   (305 words)

  
 The River Waveney - Bungay, Suffolk
The prefix of the name WAVENEY has not got the mystery to it one may at first presume.
Suffolk County AAA was in the forefront of the struggle with the Waveney Regeneration Project, eventually achieving the introduction of 600 tons of gravel into the reach upstream to recreate riffles and flow removed by an environmentally erroneous flood policy by the old National Rivers Authority.
Another 600 tons went into the Golf Course stretch at Diss, off River supplements, haven and escape dykes at Billingford again, for which a Council for the Preservation of Rural England award was achieved.
www.bungay-suffolk.co.uk /history/waveney.htm   (924 words)

  
 Norfolk broads - facilities for the disabled
The cruiser is normally based at Hippersons Boatyard Gillingham Dam, Beccles, where the Charity has a permanent undercover mooring with purpose-built walkway and access ramp leading directly to the stern of the boat.
Trips from Beccles are taken on the River Waveney, occasionally extending to Oulton Broad.
Waveney Stardust is available for trips both during the week and at weekends throughout the season from 1st April to 16th December.
www.waveneystardust.co.uk /operations.htm   (229 words)

  
 The Restaurants Guide - Dining Out UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Our elegant restaurant offers a wide range of menus to suit all tastes, which are regularly updated to match the seasons.
The bar has a selection of real ales in addition to the expected range of drinks, a delicious variety of bar snacks and light meals with glorious views of the river.
We are situated in the heart of the Waveney Valley between the market town of Beccles and the seaside town of Lowestoft.
www.dining-out-uk.com /norfolk/beccles/Waveney_River   (152 words)

  
 Waveney Stardust - broads cruising for the disabled and elderly
Waveney Stardust - broads cruising for the disabled and elderly
Waveney Stardust, a modern, comfortable, centrally heated cruiser with wheelchair access and full disabled toilet facility.
We offer trips along the river Waveney from Beccles to Oulton Broad, also South Walsham and Stalham.
www.waveneystardust.co.uk   (187 words)

  
 Waveney House Hotel : Xmas and New Year Events
Unwind this Christmas at the Waveney House Hotel, located in an idyllic spot alongside the River Waveney and overlooked by the Parish Church of St. Michael's in the delightful historic Suffolk town of Beccles.
At 7pm return to the Waveney Suite Bar to meet your fellow guests and members of the management team, and enjoy pre-dinner drinks and canapes.
Meet in the main bar overlooking the River Waveney at 9am for a glass of Bucks Fizz before breakfast which will be served at 9.30am, a festive offering from our team of chefs.
www.waveneyhousehotel.co.uk /Xmas_and_New_Year_Events.html   (580 words)

  
 Beccles. A river centre and thriving market town on the River Waveney in Suffolk.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The river traffic is now Broadland cruisers which moor in the staithe.
The river is bordered by the Town Common or Fen once amounting to 1,400 acres.
This was given to the townspeople by a charter of Elizabeth 1.
www.aboutnorfolksuffolk.co.uk /beccles.htm   (270 words)

  
 Your official guide to the market town of Beccles.
This enabled the Waveney to be embanked and the land reclaimed and used for marshland grazing.
The coming of the railways in the 1860's affected the commercial trade on the river and hopes of Beccles becoming an inland port were dashed.
The river is still the lifeblood of the area with the navigation extending as far as Geldeston.
www.beccles.info /leisure/riverwaveney.asp   (243 words)

  
 BECCLES - LoveToKnow Article on BECCLES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
, a market town and municipal borough, in the Lowestoft parliamentary division of Suffolk, England; on the right bank of the river Waveney, 109 m.
Ithasapleasant, well-wooded site overlooking the flat lands bordering the Waveney.
The church of St Michael, wholly Perpendicular, is a fine example of the style, having an ornate south porch of two storeys and a detached bell tower.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BECCLES.htm   (133 words)

  
 Beccles Online: Where is Beccles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Beccles is situated on the river Waveney, around 10 miles upstream of the estuary at Lowestoft the most easterly town the Great Britain.
Beccles is a market town, with a market every Friday, historically it was used by the Saxons as a sea port with herring coming in from the north sea, to be sold at the market, on the river Waveney which is now used by pleasure cruises and small yachts.
Now the plastics manufacturing industry is becoming the largest employing trade with the M and H Plastics company and Algroup Wheaton Plastics (Fibernlye) factories around the town.
www.mountaingoatonline.com /becclesonline/tourist/where   (225 words)

  
 Norfolk Mills - Ellingham
The mill was built on an artificial semicircular cut made to the north of the River Waveney.
The Waveney was fully navigable for many years using a series of locks, one of which was next to Ellingham mill, thus grain and flour were both transported to and from the mill via wherry as well as road.
John Munnings also mentioned that apparently the Armfield turbine proved to be too large for the river and could only be used to full capacity when the river had a good head of water and the tail water in the millpool was low.
www.norfolkmills.co.uk /Watermills/ellingham.html   (3503 words)

  
 River Waveney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The explanation of this oddity is that the valley in which the rivers rise was formed, not by these rivers but by water spilling from Lake Fenland.
This valley was its spillway into the southern North Sea basin, thence to the English Channel basin.
This page was last modified 12:18, 3 September 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Waveney   (449 words)

  
 haunted rivers and waterways in the uk and ireland, from the paranormal database
Further Comments: The river is home to some kind of entity that has been known to grab people and hold them underwater until drowning occurs.
Unrelated to this, the river is also home to the King Otter - this large water mammal is said to be much larger than its more common siblings, and if caught will grant a single wish in return for its freedom.
Further Comments: This area of the river under the bridge is thought to be the location where dozens of Jews drowned in 1210, when a ship removing them from the country sank.
www.paranormaldatabase.com /reports/riverdata.php   (1036 words)

  
 Norfolk House For Sale
The location is absolutely unbeatable and it has one of the best views of the River Waveney obtainable.
Six or seven of these have views of the River Waveney and surrounding marshes.
The property also has 2 river plots; one which borders directly on the River Waveney suitable for mooring and launching small boats.
www.wayfarersthailand.com /house_for_sale.htm   (642 words)

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