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  Suffolk
Suffolk (pronounced SUF-f'k) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England.
Suffolk was part of the kingdom of East Anglia which was settled by the Angles in the 5th century.
Suffolk encompasses one of the most ancient regions of the UK: A monastery in Bury St. Edmunds founded in 630AD, plotting of the Magna Carta in 1215; the oldest documented structural element of a still inhabited dwelling in Britain found in Clare.
www.whatsonin.co.uk   (554 words)

  
 Suffolk
Suffolk (pronounced 'suffuk') is a large, low-lying county in East Anglia in England.
The Suffolk Broads area is part of The Broads National Park.
The Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/s/su/suffolk.html   (121 words)

  
 Norfolk Broads - Boating Sailing Water Activities Pictures Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes (known locally as broads) in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
The Broads and some surrounding land was constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national park by The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act of 1988.
Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are used to identify those areas within the two counties repectively, the whole area is sometimes referred to as the "Norfolk broads".
www.travelbritain.com /England/norfolkbroads/index.html   (299 words)

  
 The Broads, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Broads is situated in eastern England, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
The Broads extends over the lower valleys of the Rivers Bure, Waveney and Yare, together with the two tributaries of the Bure, the Ant and Thurne, and the Chet, tributary of the Yare.
The traditional Broads habitats are open water (12% of the area), fen, ‘carr’ or wet woodland and grazing marsh.
www.livinglakes.org /broads   (1051 words)

  
 Suffolk Cottage Holidays - North Suffolk & the Broads
Suffolk cottage holidays, holiday cottages in Suffolk, East Anglia, Southwold, Aldeburgh, Woodbridge, Orford, England.
Suffolk holiday cottages - comfortable, well equipped self-catering holiday accommodation in fantastic locations close to or on the Suffolk coast, deep in rural Suffolk, UK Suffolk Cottage Holidays introduces North Suffolk and the Broads
Made famous as the centre of Queen Boudicca’s kingdom the South of Norfolk and the Suffolk and Norfolk Broads National Park (to give the area its true name) is an area of slow-moving rivers, fens, marshes, woodland and open countryside.
www.suffolkcottageholidays.com /norfolkandthebroads/index.php   (883 words)

  
 Suffolk With e-travelguide.info
Suffolk is a county in East Anglia, and became part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom after being settled by the Angles in the 5 th Century BC.
Suffolk ’s county town is Ipswich, and this is the largest city in this part of the UK.
Suffolk is also home to the UK’s most easterly town; Lowestoft occupies a rather remote spot on the coast, between the Broads and the North Sea.
www.e-travelguide.info /suffolk   (292 words)

  
 Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association
The Broads Authority has at last introduced an ‘incident reporting’ system — and is consequently being forced to face up to the fact that the hooliganism the NSBA has been complaining of for months is genuine and a very real threat to the safety of boats moored in the Yacht Station.
The provisions must also enable the Broads Authority to adopt the same approach as, or in any event an approach which is entirely consistent with, that now being or to be adopted by BWB and the Environment Agency.
Broads tolls were compared to those on other waterways such as the Thames and the canals.
www.thegreenbook.org.uk /campaigns/campaigns.asp   (10502 words)

  
 Complaint1
The Broads Authority has consistently mismanaged river maintenance, although they have been warned on countless occasions, over many years, that their approach to river maintenance was unsustainable.
Senior sources within the Broads Authority have advised that the Authority spends 60% of its navigation income on administration and overheads, and indicated that their target was to reduce this percentage to 50%.
Delusions of renaming the Broads a National Park persisted six months after senior DEFRA civil servants had restated their 1983 position in a letter dated 28th May. This position was further reinforced by a letter from Natural England.
www.broads-nav.com /complaint1.html   (1880 words)

  
 Seamaster Club Norfolk Broads
The Broads has special legal status protected under the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988, equal to that of a national park because of its importance for wildlife, it's unique landscape and recreation facilities.
The Broads is the perfect place for boating, Seamaster style whether it is power or sail, taking time away from the rat race to slow down, enjoy the scenery and meet new friends.
The Broads can be accessed from the sea at Lowestoft into Oulton Broad and Great Yarmouth into the River Bure for the north broads or the River Yare for the south, all the way into the city of Norwich.
www.seamasterclub.org /pages/club/regions/norfolk/norfolk.html   (797 words)

  
 Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
The Broads today are a mecca for those wanting holidays afloat, be it on cruisers, yachts, wherries or just a day trip on one of the large tour boats or by themselves on a small day boat.
There are few towns in the Broads area, but there are several villages for you to stock up on provisions and souvenirs, and many a river-side pub to call at for a meal or drink..
The Broads are unique in that there are no locks to hamper your travels, but there are one or two bridges where you may need help or have to wait for low tide to get under!.
www.oldcity.org.uk /eastanglia/towns/broads.php   (277 words)

  
 The Broads - VisitBritain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Broads is truly an enchanted land: waterways; wet, tangled woodlands; mysterious fens, and immense grazing marshes stretching as far as the eye can see.
The Broads is also home to exceptional plants and animals, like the swallowtail butterfly, which is found nowhere else in Britain.
The broads were formed in medieval times (in the 9th-13th centuries), when peat was dug out to use as fuel.
www.visitbritain.com /VB3-en-SG/destinationguides/england/eastofengland/Destinations/the_Broads.aspx   (214 words)

  
 Suffolk History
Suffolk is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England.
The Suffolk Broads area, and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Suffolk is a truly pretty county in every sense.
www.classifieds.uk.com /suffolk_history.htm   (286 words)

  
 News | Telegraph
Although the waterways are often referred to as the Norfolk Broads, the original legislation which established the authority and the area it controlled was called the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988.
Initially, the waterways were known as the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads but more recently the county names have been dropped in favour of the Broads.
The Broads are thought to have been formed between the 12th and 14th centuries as inhabitants excavated peat for use as a fuel.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/04/nbroads04.xml   (695 words)

  
 Broads Online Introduction Page
The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads are a sailing environment that continues to attract generation after generation of holiday makers who come to experience the thrill of Broadland sailing.
Despite their idyllic appearance, the various Broads were in fact Medieval peat diggings that subsequently flooded to become an attractive part of the Broadland environment.
These rivers were once the commercial hub of the Broads with the movement of cargoes from both Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft to Norwich.
www.broadlyboats.com /intropages/broadsonline/broads.html   (591 words)

  
 The Norfolk Broads National Park
The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads is a unique area of water, grazing marshes, fen and woodland, and home to some of the rarest plants and creatures in the UK.
The Broads Authority was set up in 1989 to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Broads, promote the enjoyment of the Broads and protect the interests of navigation.
The potential for recreation on land and water in the Broads is immense.
www.greateryarmouth.co.uk /the_broads.htm   (175 words)

  
 UKtouristinfo.com [the ultimate guide to the UK]
The area known as "The Broads", or more correctly "The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads", is a region located between Norwich and the North Sea in Eastern England.
The Broads are large shallow lakes which arose from peat diggings in mediƦval times where mediƦval man dug peat for his fires.
The Broads covers an area which spans 2 counties, Norfolk and Suffolk.
www.uktouristinfo.com /area.php?area=42&county=suffolk   (71 words)

  
 IWA : Broads Bill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
IWA has broadly supported the intentions of the Broads Authority’s Private Bill to amend the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988, but is concerned to keep navigation to the fore.
The Agreements, which are available on the Broads Authority’s website, www.broads-authority.gov.uk, cover agreed amendments to the Bill, limitations on how the Authority will exercise its powers and agreed processes for how parts of the Bill will be implemented.
The Broads Authority Bill was deposited in Parliament on 27th November and had its 1st reading in the House of Commons on 23rd January and 2nd reading on 30th January.
www.waterways.org.uk /News/OtherCampaigns/BroadsBill   (872 words)

  
 Suffolk History
Suffolk is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England.
The Suffolk Broads area, and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Suffolk is a truly pretty county in every sense.
classifieds.uk.com /suffolk_history.htm   (286 words)

  
 Norfolk Broads: A history
During Roman times, much of the area of the Broads was under the sea.
By the time the Normans invaded, the area was an established centre for farming and wool, with the abundant peat used as fuel.
With increased car ownership, visitors flocked to the Broads to holiday on motor cruisers, which had largely replaced the wherries.
www.edp24.co.uk /Broads/asp/History.asp   (391 words)

  
 GNN - Government News Network
"The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Authority wrote to the Secretary of State in February 2004 requesting that its composition be reduced from 35 to 21 members.
This is allowed for under the provisions of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988.
Some concerns were raised over the ability of a reduced Broads Authority to represent a wide cross section of views and deal with conflicts of interest, particularly as the Broads, unlike the National Parks, has the additional responsibility of navigation.
www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=154421&NewsAreaID=2   (556 words)

  
 Norfolk Broads Boating & Cottage Holidays with Norfolk Broads Direct
Forming the border between Suffolk and Norfolk the winding Waveney is the least typical of the Broadland rivers in its upper reaches.
Villages and broads on the River Waveney include Beccles, Burgh Castle, St Olaves, Somerleyton and Oulton Broad.
The quay is one of the most attractive in the Broads and has its own Harbour Master.
www.broads.co.uk /broads.asp?page_id=56   (343 words)

  
 The Broads, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is the biological richness of the Broads which makes it so significant and worthy of protection.
Hickling, largest of the broads, is proposed as a Special Area of Conservation.
Chara intermedia, now grows there profusely; but the broad is also important for boating, so an experimental cutting programme is being carried out in order that a future management plan can be developed.
www.livinglakes.org /broads/index.html   (1051 words)

  
 The Broads Act - Broads Authority
The Broads benefits from being part of a wider family of specially protected areas, including the national parks, yet also has the advantage of its own tailor-made legislation in order to deal with specific issues in the Broads, notably the protection of navigation interests.
The original Broads Authority took on the management of an area which was suffering from severe environmental problems, so it was faced with the task of instituting a programme of restoration.
After five years the non-statutory Broads Authority was the subject of a review by the Countryside Commission which concluded that the Broads should be looked after by one body with adequate powers and resources to manage the whole Broads area, both land and water.
www.broads-authority.gov.uk /authority/about-us/the-broads-act.html   (606 words)

  
 Bob Blizzard MP for Waveney - Speeches
That is all in Suffolk, which is why there is a Broads Authority, not a Norfolk broads authority or the mouthful of a Norfolk and Suffolk broads authority.
Oulton broad has sailing, cruising craft and motorised craft large and small, and the great tradition of motor boat racing is represented by the Oulton broad motor boat club.
Dredging is needed not just to enable people to enjoy the broads, but for the well-being of the natural environment of the broad and the sustainable management of its natural beauty and biodiversity.
www.bob-blizzard.co.uk /pages/list.asp?T=Speeches   (2187 words)

  
 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Broads Authority is the agency which has statutory responsibility for The Broads National Park.
In 1978, the forerunner to the present-day Broads Authority was established by the {then} Countryside Commission (now the Countryside Agency).
Ten years later, it had become clear that a statutory body was needed, and a special Act of Parliament, The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act of 1988 (referred to as the Broads Act) made the Broads Authority into a Special Statutory Authority which gave it parity with national park authorities.
www.wikiworld.biz /broads_authority   (164 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Two toll levels for Broads boats
Boating on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads is to be more expensive next year but the bulk of increased costs are to be borne by private owners.
The Broads Authority has confirmed its new tolls for use of the waterways.
John Packham, chief executive of the Broads Authority, said the decision to introduce the increases had been made deliberately.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/england/4473460.stm   (171 words)

  
 Norfolk Broads Message Board Forum Norwich Suffolk East Anglia UK.
In addition to tourism, the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads are a traditional centre of boatbuilding and supports building, repair, moulding and marine fabrication estimated as comfortably exceeding £100m, a figure which includes significant export earnings.
We wish to register a formal complaint that the Broads Authority has been negligent in its statutory duties of protecting both the interests of navigation on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and promotion of the enjoyment of the Broads by the public.
The Broads Authority’s tightly drawn boundaries often mean that for example one side of Langley Street near Loddon falls under South Norfolk DC and the side nearest the river is within the Broads Authority’s remit.
www.speakerscorner.com /forum/topic483;proper-broads-management-petition   (3088 words)

  
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Visitors to the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, Europe's leading lake restoration project, northeast of London, can now tour this fragile wetland aboard a 9-metre, solar-powered catamaran made of nickel-containing stainless steel S31600.
Home to some of the rarest plant and animal species in the United Kingdom, the Broads is a maze of rivers, dykes and shallow lakes, called broads, bordering on the North Sea.
A bank of rechargeable lead-acid batteries is capable of driving the boat at 12 knots, while at a modest 4 knots, on a reasonably sunny day, the solar panels on the roof deliver enough power to keep the batteries fully charged.
www.nickelinstitute.org /index.cfm/ci_id/12535.htm   (218 words)

  
 Norfolk and Suffolk Broads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Broads Authority : The navigation authority for the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
The Norfolk Broads by W A Dutt, Edition: 4th edition 407 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1930 The book is in two parts the first, being on the broads and rivers, is written by Dutt but the second part, on various broadland topics, is by local writers.
The Broads Society : Promote the future well-being of the Broads area, and provide a focus for all who are interested in the region
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Norfolk-and-Suffolk-Broads.html   (1483 words)

  
 Broads Authority
The Broads Authority (hereinafter called "the Authority") was incorporated by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988(c.
The 1988 Act and this Act may be cited together as the Broads Authority Acts 1988 and 2007.
For the purposes of this Act "adjacent waters" means any broad, dyke, marina or other substantially enclosed waters connected to the navigation area and from which a vessel may be navigated (whether or not through a lock, moveable barrier or any other work) into the navigation area but does not include—
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/privbill/new/005/07005--a.htm   (2126 words)

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