Gale In Liverpool
Walking throught Wavertree Park last month I saw this giant that had fallen victim to the gale of the previous week. The demise of this tree enabled me to photograph parts I wouldn’t normally be able to access; the last time I climbed a tree was around 50 years ago!
Fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
Fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
Exposed roots of the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
Exposed roots of the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
LCC tag on the the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
Bark of the the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
Bark of the the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
A previously cut branch of the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
A previously cut branch of the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
A previously cut branch of the fallen tree in Wavertree Park (detail). January 2018.
A branch snapped off by the fall. January 2018.
A branch snapped off by the fall (detail). January 2018.
Break in another branch snapped off by the fall. January 2018.
A clean break in a branch snapped off by the fall. January 2018.
Bluecoat school in the distance viewed through the branches of the fallen tree in Wavertree Park. January 2018.
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River Thames From The Air
Taking photographs from a passenger plane is precarious at the best of times. Unpredictable aircraft movement, clouds, constantly changing light and the distortion from porthole glass offer less than perfect conditions for aerial photography. Unlike departing aircraft, there are no set routes leading to the final approach for aircraft arriving at Heathrow; neither are there any noise limits or fixed heights. This is because arriving aircraft approach in a random pattern and then have to be sequenced to ensure safe separation. These photographs were taken recently on board an internal flight from Manchester to Heathrow. Presented in the sequence they were taken it’s as if the river was acting like a beacon for the pilot. Look out for Battersea power station and other landmarks.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
The river Thames from the air. February 2018.
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Buckie In Scotland
Buckie is a town on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county of by some thousands of inhabitants before 1975, when the administrative county was abolished.
Sign for Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
Fishing trawler gear. Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
Buckie Harbour mouth. Scotland, August 2017.
Fishing trawler chains. Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
A view of Buckie from the Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
Fishing trawler gear. Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
Chloe Ella moored in Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
In Buckie. Scotland, August 2017.
Fishing trawler gear. Buckie Harbour. Scotland, August 2017.
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Liverpool February 2018
Man with a woolen hat on Wavertree High Street. Liverpool, February 2018.
Inside St John’s shopping centre. Liverpool, February 2018.
Wavertree Park. Liverpool, February 2018.
Man wearing a baseball cap on Wavertree High Street. Liverpool, February 2018.
Woman with her shopping in Bold Street. Liverpool, February 2018.
Next to Central station. Liverpool, February 2018.
Inside St John’s shopping centre. Liverpool, February 2018.
Near Picton clock. Liverpool, February 2018.
Man wearing headphones on Wavertree High Street. Liverpool, February 2018.
Wavertree Park. Liverpool, February 2018.
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Fight To Save The NHS!
Thousands of demonstrators from across the UK marched through central London last Saturday calling for an end of the Tory butchering of the NHS. We must fight to save the NHS from destruction. The threat is real. It is happening now. Hospitals, GPs, mental health, ambulance and community services are on their knees.
Private companies are gaining an ever greater foothold within the NHS. Years of pay restraint has seen the value of NHS staff salaries reduce by 14% since 2010. The Government’s Sustainability and Transformation Plans are a smokescreen for a massive programme of hospital and community service closures, and are its latest instrument for privatisation.
The NHS is one of our greatest achievements. We cannot allow it to be undermined and ultimately destroyed. Here are some images from NHS campaigns in 2016/17.
NHS campaigner, Sam Semoff outlines the case for retaining the Liverpool Women’s hospital on its present site, 2016.
Humanitarian crisis. NHS demonstration. London 2017.
Sam Semoff an NHS campaigner outlines the case for retaining the Liverpool Women’s hospital on its present site, 2016.
NHS demonstration. London 2017.
NHS demonstration. London 2017.
Bad decisions. NHS demonstration. London 2017.
No Trident. March against the privatisation of the NHS. London 2017.
NHS is not for sale. Manchester, October 2017.
Save Our NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Save Our NHS demonstration, Liverpool 2017.
