Tag: Cathy Chapman

Photos for Calendar, Please

July 15, 2013 /

Volunteers, Cambria Shop Managers and prime movers in making last year’s lovely Cambria Calendar happen, Mark and Cathy Chapman have sent me the following request.

Becalmed Thames 2013, from the Cliffe shore. Picture by Mark Chapman, 2013.

As you will have all been out at the weekend in the sunshine watching the almost windless Thames Match, please does anyone have any “Photos of Cambria that are large enough to be printed on A4 for next year’s possible calendar which would obviously need printing this year. Could they please be emailed to us on our Email address markandcathychapman@yahoo.co.uk. We would be looking at putting it together mid August on”. Past and present photo’s would be appreciated. Thank you.

If you do not know what this translates to, I think anything bigger than about 2 Meg would do. I take mine at about 4 meg. Find the image on your computer and right-click “Open With Paint”. If it more than fills the screen it is probably detailed enough. Most mobile phone images would not be useful but check with Mark and Cathy on the email address given.

Thank you all for that. I sadly cannot help this year as I now live 500 miles from the nearest barge and haven’t so much as set foot on Cambria since last autumn. Ah well. Such is life.

Faversham Stories

May 26, 2013 / / 0 Comments

It is a bit of a Faversham based post today starting with the fact that I have now received and been able to watch my copy of the latest film by Mike Maloney of ‘Red Sails’ fame; this one called Visions of a Creek. In this, which was never intended originally as a DVD for sale they tell the story of the controversial saga of Faversham’s Standard Quay being pretty much closed down as a barge-repair and maintenance centre (all be it we may see it retained as a safe haven for mooring in winter). It also discusses the current efforts to repair and reinstate the swing bridge which gives access to large craft to the Upper Basin and the project to establish the old gasworks Purifier Building as a venue for Marine Trades and related apprenticeships. Well worth a look if you can get hold of a copy. I think there were a limited number made; I bought mine through Mike’s Countrywide Productions website (link from our useful links tab).

Faversham Nautical Festival stand manned by Hannah and Miranda Pihama with Cathy, Mark and Kess Chapman; Pic by Griselda Cann-Mussett

Earlier I advertised the Faversham Nautical Festival as a ‘date for your diary’. This has now happened this weekend and by the look of all the pictures on Facebook, many by Nathalie Banaigs, it was a bright, warm sunny event well supported by folks clad in summer wear. I have now had from Griselda Cann-Mussett (Faversham Creek Trust) a lovely picture of our own effort, the manning of the Cambria Trust Shop by (pictured here), Hannah and Miranda Pihama with Cathy, Kes and Mark Chapman. Nice to see you all, guys and well done on keeping on the Volunteer bit. It must have been nice to do a bit in warm sunshine for a change.

A Mother’s Gratitude!

November 12, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Starlings in the Rigging; a random picture by Matt Care

If I may indulge myself for one post, I will relate how delighted my dear aul’ Mum (84) was with the Cambria Calendar ordered by me and posted to her by Cambria Shop Manager, Cathy Chapman. “What a lovely surprise!” she writes to me, “The Cambria Calendar – Thank You, and Cathy too, for something that is already a pleasure. Tom (my brother) put it up although it is 2 months early ‘so that we wouldn’t lose track of it’ and it distracts me every time I go by. I can see it raising a comment or two… especially as the Thames Watermen’s Homes are in the Parish”

The ‘lose track’ comment is a family in-joke – Mum and Dad were always very churchy and our place was always so busy with church stuff, boxes of 2nd hand books for sale in aid of charities, junk and the paraphernalia of bringing up three boys that things would always get lost. Dad is no longer with us, but Mum still has plenty of parish types dropping by. She was born and raised in Bromley by Bow and grew up when barges were still in trade; she was delighted that one of her boys moved to Faversham and got involved with barges and the Cambria. She ‘dines out’ on her barge stories with the old boys at “Watermens” where the church (St Helen’s, Ore) still does ‘away’ visits to hold Communion services for the residents. It will give her a massive buzz to have a visitor spot the calendar hanging up and ask about it.

So thanks again Cathy for organising this calendar and then subsequently getting them on sale and posting this one to Hastings for me. You have made a little old barge-fan lady very, very happy.

Calendar Price

October 26, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Aft cabin and lamp; Picture by Matt Care

Cambria’s Shop Manager, Cathy Chapman has emailed me to tell me that the price on the Calendar is now fixed at £7.50 plus UK postage of £1.10. Cambria will be open this weekend and there will be a supply of calendars on board so please do drop by and secure yours. If you need yours posting please email markandcathy@mail.com

Please do buy these – remember that we are a charity and strongly dependent upon income from shop sales to keep us going and support our work. The shop also has a range of publications including the recently published Robert Simper book, “The Cambria Story” as well as videos such as “Red Sails” and mugs, pens, key-rings and other gift items. For more detail go to our home page, hover your cursor over “shop” and then click on “Cards, Books and Videos”. Fill those Christmas Stockings and support Cambria at the same time.

2013 Calendar

October 4, 2012 / / 0 Comments

2013 Calendar, designed by Rita Phillips, of Phillips Design, assisted by Peter Phillips

Word comes from our Membership Secretary and Shop Manager, Cathy Chapman, that she has been working away on a Calendar for 2013, with Peter Phillips of Thalatta. I have seen the whole thing, all 13 images and can vouch for the beauty and quality of each one. They are mainly ‘whole barge’ shots, generally in bright sunshine while racing, though August has us moored up and December is a 3/4 hull close-up with the new stripey leeboards. They are all this year’s, so we have the Rotary club logo tops’l.

Cathy is now trying to estimate how many to print so that she can also firm up on price. Please if you would be interested in any calendars please let us know on markandcathy@mail.com