Whilst this was the catchphrase from a woman’s deoderant advert from the early 1980s, it has a much greater local relevance, and relates to an ongoing maritime saga that’s happening just off our immediate coastline in Pevensey Bay.

The ‘She’ in question is the HMS Resolution (known to have foundered in Pevensey Bay during the Great Storm of 1703), or could it be a Dutch Warship (lost during the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690)…

The mystery deepens…
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Friday 9th Feb was a busy night for members of the Planet Divers scuba diving club as they were treated to not one, but two guest speakers.

Paul Stratford, club member and licensee of the recently discovered wreck in Normans Bay(believed to be the British warship Resolution built in 1665) invited Ian Barefoot from the Nautical Archaeological Society (NAS) to discuss the role that this voluntary organistion has in educating, recording and interpreting British Maritime History. Read more »

Kate Cole of Sussex Seasearch gave an informative and entertaining presentation to members of the Planet Divers scuba diving club on Friday 9th Feb at the Pevensey Bay Aqua Club.

Seasearch is a national project that encourages divers to help build an accurate picture of the marine life encountered on their dives. Read more »

The header graphic for this blog is made up of the following images…
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Dr Frances Dipper, the author of British Sea Fishes, is leading this educational seminar to help anyone improve their understanding and recognition of fish in local British waters.

The event is being held at the Hastings Aquarium on Sunday 25th March 2007, starting at 10am. It’s been organised by the Kent and Sussex branches of Seasearch.
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Wow!

This has been way too long coming, but at least I’ve achieved one of my New Year’s resolutions (to get a Blog up and running) - but I won’t say which year ;-)

I’ve always loved Eastbourne, Natural History, and have been scuba diving for over six years so it made sense trying to bring all that together in my Blog.

For the last seven years, I’ve lived in Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour development in the South Harbour, near to the locks and looking out over the English Channel. This area is still too much of a building site for my liking, but the amount of wildlife, especially birds, has grown in both volume and variety.

The same is true of life in the marina itself. I belong to Planet Divers scuba club which has used the North Marina as a regular dive site for a number of years, and whilst the visibility in there is often poor, the marine life, from crabs, eels, fish, and jellyfish, has flourished.

I hope you enjoy the posts and thoughts here, please feel free to comment, and to contact me if you have photos or stories of interest…

Wishing you health, wealth and happiness in everything you do,

Jon

The following article first appeared in Issue 11 of Waterlines (April 2006) and describes the route that Harbour resident Ray Battersby has taken to chase Southern Water to refund the charges they are making for a service they aren’t providing - rainwater drainage.

Read on to discover what he recommends you do to get your money back.
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This post isn’t intended to put you off buying a property in Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour developments, but as the saying goes ignorance is no excuse and I always think it’s better to have all the facts up front, rather than a nasty surprise later.
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