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Falmouth, Cornwall | The West Country of England is a sailor’s dream. Small, picturesque and historic ports and harbours pepper the coast, many with deep water berths, long navigable rivers and excellent pubs. Falmouth in Cornwall is one of our favourites, where we stopped off for a few days to visit a good friend. This was one of the major ports for Britain’s shipping trade from the 18th to the early 20thCentury, with ships from all around the world anchoring in the harbour to await instructions from their agents as to which port in the British Isles had the best market at that moment. It was also a major fishing port, especially for Pilchards. As a consequence, the town has a rich maritime heritage which lives on to this day, with serious racing for the fine historic Falmouth work boats (with their distinctive coloured tops’ls) and six sailing clubs throughout the Falmouth Estuary. It is also a popular cruise ship destination. The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth is a gem, with exhibits ranging from the first Mirror Dinghy, to a workshop demonstrating traditional boatbuilding and a 1.68m long ‘boat’ called Fathers’ Day that crossed the Atlantic in 1993! There was even a surf exhibition when we visited, as this part of the UK has a strong surf culture, borne of the Atlantic rollers and swell that land on the exposed Cornish and Devon coasts. The shanty-style music that accompanies this video is called ‘The Wellerman’ and has its origins in the whaling industry in Otago, New Zealand.

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I snart 60 år har vi på Varbergs Sparbank delat ut ungdomsledarstipendier till ledare som gör ovärderliga insatser för att bygga det fantastiska föreningsliv vi har här i Varbergs kommun och Horred. Ungdomsledare som ger av sin ideella tid och som varje vecka ser, bekräftar och får barn och ungdomar att växa. I år har vi fått in: • 55 nominerade ungdomsledare • Som representerar 31 olika lokala föreningar Från och med i morgon ger vi oss ut på turné med checkar under armen, blomsterbuketter och konfettiregn och överraskar ledaren i sitt rätta element - tillsammans med föreningen - i en digital stipendieutdelning som pågår hela oktober. 10 ungdomsledare får 10 000 kr. Även föreningen som ledaren är aktiv i får 10 000 kr. Hoppas du följer med och hyllar Varbergs fantastiska ungdomsledare tillsammans med oss från och med 5 oktober.

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