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The
Filey Bay Initiative
Promoting
Filey, its culture and environment as a Heritage destination for the
benefit of the Community
2010
has seen a new focus
on Filey and its Heritage. Complimenting our rich Maritime
Heritage, 2010 is the 100th anniversary of
early flight and
development by Robert Blackburn on Filey's sands.
Driven by The Filey Bay Initiative and with the assistance of generous
funding from Filey's Town Council, a successful planned celebration of
the event was held at Filey to mark
the occasion. The Initiative has published another pamphlet based
upon the researches of Dave Newbury giving a potted history of early
flight at Filey and can be seen by accessing the link under FBI
PROJECTS.
Robert Blackburn formed the successful Blackburn Aeroplane Company
which is now part of British Aerospace.
It's Filey, It's Yorkshire, It's a
British Company and it started HERE
While
investigating, promoting, educating and
advertising the assets of this exclusive and beautiful area that is
integrated into our community, the Initiative has formulated the format of a Filey John Paul Jones Heritage Coast which has
generated a lot of interest.
The format for the Filey John Paul
Jones Heritage Coast is featured in this site to compliment the Town
of Filey's Cultural Link with Calvert County, Maryland, USA. In
the Cultural Link section we look at maritime projects and some
aeronautical history in Calvert County
that are linked to our own in the Bay. This is a part of our "British History in
America" which helped to shape the County during its early turbulent`
times. We have visited two maritime projects in Calvert County and
Delaware on behalf of the Town,
the HMS De Braak project and the wrecksite of the USS Scorpion
of the War of 1812. the wreck of the Scorpion is the subject of a
major investigation in 2010. We also have a link to our work in the Bay with a Maritime Rescue Squad
of Calvert County.
The "Friends of Filey Bay
Initiative" are still enjoying success and are hosting their
popular and guided walks. Our very own Kath Wilkie continues to research a little known aspects of Filey folk law
including her Filey Dragon
(things that go bump on the Filey Brigg). Another local
group the "Filey Rocks and Fossils" are featured here as they take a peek into our
local geology with young students.
On
the question of a possible undiscovered early period settlement of North
Filey, Archaeologist Dan Eaton's own researches into this fascinating
subject are featured here.
Our own maritime history
continues to be investigated, expanded and featured here and surfers can
interact with a plan of a shipwreck on the Trawler Skegness page to see the actual underwater
condition of the vessel as it is today. In the Shipwrecks
Project, surfers can visit an underwater wreck form the comfort of
their own homes.
Sponsorship - You can
become a sponsor of the Filey Bay Initiative in its work for the
community, please
contact us
for details.
On a broader front, the Initiative has an
interest in the Conservation work at Flamborough and the Filey Bay Initiative supports The Flamborough Head European Marine Site Management Scheme.
All the material in this site is the subject of
copyright (see disclaimer). While we take a relaxed view to material being used for
educational and personal use we request that individuals using this
material for commercial, promotional and publication purposes contact us
first. To those professional organisations who have already
requested use of our material, we extend our gratitude and we hope
that you have found the information useful.
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