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There are a lot of different regeneration projects on the go in #Somerset at the moment (as I pointed out in last week's #LDReporter newsletter). And with updates for a couple of schemes on the horizon this week, here's a handy thread to help you keep track of what's going on :)
Here's a handy map - I'll zoom in on the relevant settlements as we go through each part, and I'll be going by parliamentary constituency from west to east. #LDReporter #Somerset #Watchet #Wellington #Taunton #Bridgwater #Chard #Yeovil #Glastonbury #Wincanton #Frome
Let's start in #Bridgwater and West #Somerset - we've got two settlements which have been targeted so far, one by private investment (#Watchet) and one by the @mhclg #townsfund (Bridgwater). #LDReporter
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The first confirmed discovery of #gold in #NovaScotia was made in 1858 at #Mooseland. However, there is reason to believe that gold was found in #NS prior to then - even if in some cases people were unaware of what they had discovered!
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An 1868 book by Alexander Heatherington called “A Practical Guide for Tourists, Miners and Investors, and all Persons interested in the Development of the #Gold Fields of Nova Scotia” discusses examples of potential earlier discoveries.
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Gold may have been sighted as early as 1578 when explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert was given a patent by Queen Elizabeth to search for #gold and silver in the New World. The patent reserved 20% of any discoveries for the Crown.
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#Mining is part of the fabric of #NovaScotia in ways we don’t always appreciate. For example, this image of a prospector panning for #gold is in the floor of the #Mineville Medical Centre. Many people probably walk over it without being aware of the area’s mining history.
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Indications of #gold in #Mineville were first found by William Crooks. Young William’s father ridiculed him for thinking he had found gold so William threw the rock away.
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A few years later in 1861, amid the excitement of the discovery of #gold in #Tangier, William went back to where he had found the rock and found several nuggets of gold. We now consider this the discovery of gold in #Mineville.
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#NovaScotia has 64 historical #gold districts – areas in which gold exploration and/or #mining took place in the 1800s and 1900s.
Check out this threat to learn more!
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Establishing #gold districts allowed @nsgov to administer NS mineral rights. It also helped avoid the crime, violence and disease that accompanied gold rushes in California (1848) and Australia (1851) by establishing a legal process for staking claims and managing areas.
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Some #NovaScotia #gold districts saw a lot of #mining but many saw very little.
The #Tangier gold district was one of the first established. Gold was discovered there in 1860 and over 600 miners and prospectors arrived in the Tangier area within a year.
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Last week, July 1-7, the #AlarmPhone worked on four distress situations in the western #Mediterranean region. One boat was rescued to #Spain while three were returned to #Morocco. (1) Image
On July 1, we were alerted to a #boat with 57 people on board, including seven women, who had left from Nador, #Morocco. In the evening we received the confirmation that the Spanish search and rescue organisation @CGTsalvamento had rescued the group. (2)
On July 4, we were alerted to 2 boats trying to reach #Spain. 1st boat carried 7 ppl (incl. 1 woman) left from #Tangier & was later intercepted by the Moroccan Navy. 2nd boat , 57 ppl on board (incl. 4 women) left from Nador, and was also later returned to #Morocco by its navy(3)
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On June 10 we learned from survivors that a #boat was in severe distress between #Tangier in #Morocco & #Tarifa in #Spain. A man fell overboard. By the time he was recovered by the other 7 people on board, he had lost his life. Our deepest condolences to his family & loved ones.
Le 10 juin, nous avons appris par des survivantes qu'un bateau se trouvait en grande détresse entre #Tanger et #Tarifa. Un homme est tombé à l'eau, il a perdu la vie lprsque que les autres 7 ont été recuperées. Nos plus sincères condoléances à sa famille et proches. #FronteraSUR
El 10 Junio, supervivientes nos informaron de una patera en peligro entre #Tanger #Marruecos y #Tarifa. Un hombre cayó por la borda. Una vez rescatado a bordo por los otros 7 ya había perdido la vida. Nuestras más sinceras condolencias con la familia y seres queridos #FronteraSUR
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