Street by Street Cannock Midi has been fully updated with a stylish new cover design, in a handy glovebox size. Quick to navigate & easy-to-use, the maps clearly show AA recommended restaurants, pubs, hotels, one-way streets & car parks. Featuring a clever use of colour to ensure they can be read under street lighting, & National Grid referencing, the Street by Street Cannock Midi map is all you need to keep you on the move. ...

Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley & Tamworth Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in a paperback format slightly smaller than A5. Map scale is 1:15, 840 (4” to a mile). Coverage

Includes:: Burntwood, Dordon, Great Wyrley, Hednesford, Huntingdon, Polesworth & Norton Canes. Current edition of this title was published in 2011. To see other titles in this series of A-Z street atlases of towns & cities please click on the series link. A-Z also publish a series of County Street Atlases, for a list of titles in that series please search for SI00000917.A-Z street atlases present motorways plus A & B roads highlighted by colouring & shown with route numbers. One way or restricted access streets & car parks are marked, as are in more recently published titles locations of speed cameras. Also shown are selected cycleway routes. Where appropriate, A & B roads are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Railway lines are shown with stations & level crossings. Colouring indicates different types of buildings: educational, hospitals & healthcare, industrial, leisure & recreational, shopping centres & markets, public buildings, & places of interest. Symbols mark locations of facilities usually indicated on street mapping: post offices, emergency services, public toilets, etc. Also marked are postcode & local authority boundaries. Each page has the lines & coordinates of the British National Grid. The indexes list streets, places & areas, hospitals, industrial estates, blocks of flats on housing estates, railway stations, & selected places o interest; the latter are printed in contrasting colouring to make them easier to find.

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This is the second edition of the guide book ` White Water Lake District`. The new title better shows the wide coverage of the guide book. The first edition soon built a reputation as being the `must-have guide to paddling in North West England`. The book covers some 110 rivers with 700km of river descriptions from the Scottish Border to Greater Manchester. It covers just about every river or stream that can be paddled
- from gentle family trips on scenic friendly rivers to extreme white water gorges
- all in one of the most beautiful & popular tourist regions of Great Britain. A key feature of the book is the quality of the 150 detailed maps. The book also

Includes:: a full section of advice, summary tables, information sources, etc.



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Written by enthusiastic & current British Canoe Union coaches & practitioners, this book is an invaluable source of information for both novice & expert alike. For the newcomer it will provide a firm foundation in their chosen aspect of the sport. The coach or experienced paddler will find it invaluable as: 1. An update to current theory & practice. 2. An introduction to new aspects of the sport. 3. A pointer to other sources of information such as relevant books & websites. ...

In this book Tim Gent shares his enthusiasm for & experience of travelling & camping from an open canoe. He covers planning a journey; selecting the right canoe & equipment for the journey you are planning & how to pack your canoe. All the traditional skills of campcraft such as fire lighting, cooking on an open fire, campsite selection & many more are explored, as are the more modern lightweight options. If you read Tim`s book you will be inspired to paddle off into the distance & experience the joys of a waterborne nomadic existence.. .even if only for a break from our modern sedentary lifestyle. ...

A canoeing adventure (flatwater, river or whitewater) can lead the reader on water trails to explore new places, exciting adventures, peaceful relaxation & a lifetime of recreation & fitness with other canoe enthusiasts all over the world in one of the fastest growing outdoor sports. Learning to canoe could not be easier with expert teachers instructing basic techniques & skills so the reader can quickly gain the essentials to go canoeing. ” Preparing for a Canoe Adventure” introduces different types of canoeing & canoes, selecting the right equipment for outfitting the reader & their boat, learning canoe fitness basics, travel safety & survival skills. The book also covers how to develop canoe handling techniques, paddle skills, strokes & manoeuvres. Starting with easy river trips, the reader will move on to more challenging waterways, overnight & extended trips or paddling adventures for groups & families. The book provides a self-instruction guide to learning by reading & viewing the basics to become a competent beginner in this outdoor sport. ...

This guide to canoeing & kayaking by the well-known British Canoe Union coach Marcus Bailie provides sound, practical advice to help make a better canoeist, whether learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques & tactics, or reviewing the fundamentals of the sport. ...

This is a thoroughly modern book on the traditional open canoe. It covers all aspects of the open canoe, from design to wilderness travel. What really sets it apart is its focus on canoeing techniques. Ray Goodwin is the UK`s best known & (many would go so far as to say) foremost canoe coach. By introducing some of the latest canoeing performance skills, based on what he has discovered through decades of coaching & guiding, he sets out to inspire a new generation of paddlers. Through clear language & the use of photographs acquired over many years of paddling around the world, he shares some real insights of the reality of canoeing; sometimes gritty, but always enthralling. New in the 2nd edition is a section on `vision pattern`, a method for creating a mental map of a rapid. There is an expanded & re-written chapter on canoeing with children. There are more techniques for improvised sailing & more on advanced lining & tracking. It describes new solo rescue techniques & has many new inspirational canoe expedition examples. ...

Canoeing the Congo narrates the journey of Phil Harwood, who undertook an epic five-month solo attempt to canoe the Congo River in war-torn Central Africa. It was a historic 'first descent' from the true source in the highlands of Zambia. Just short of 3, 000 miles long, the Congo River is the eighth longest in the world & the deepest river in the world, with a flow rate second only to the Amazon. Along the way, Phil encountered numerous waterfalls, huge rapids, man-eating crocodiles, hippos, aggressive snakes & spiders' webs the size of houses. He faced endemic corruption, was arrested, intimidated, bullied, chased & he received numerous death threats. He also collapsed from malaria. The people were mostly friendly, however, & Phil received tremendous hospitality from a proud & brave people, especially from the riverside fishermen who helped him wherever they could. On one stretch of river known as ' The Abattoir' due to its past history of cannibalism & current reputation for criminal activity, he hired four brothers with a shotgun to accompany him as bodyguards. They paddled & floated for five days & nights on the river. Common questions from locals were, why haven't you cut his throat yet? & if you don't want to do it, tell us where you're camping & we'll come & do it for you.. . We'll share his money. It was an exhilarating, terrifying & wonderful journey but Phil managed to survive, despite the odds, to tell his story. Canoeing the Congo will appeal to fans of adventurous travel writing & people who love the nature & wilderness. Phil, who is a fan of adventure stories himself, enjoys the work of Ranulph Fiennes & Bill Bryson. ...

An exhilarating & terrifying account of the historic first source-to-sea descent of the Congo. At 2, 922 miles, the Congo is the eighth longest river & the deepest in the world, with a flow rate second only to the Amazon. Ex-Marine Phil Harwood embarked on an epic solo journey from the river`s true source in the highlands of Zambia through war-torn Central Africa. With no outside help whatsoever he faced swamps, waterfalls, man-eating crocodiles, hippos, aggressive snakes, & spider webs the size of houses. He collapsed from malaria, & was arrested, intimidated, & chased. On one stretch, known as ” The Abattoir” for its history of cannibalism & reputation for criminal activity, the four brothers he hired as bodyguards were asked by locals, ” Why haven`t you cut his throat yet?” But he also received tremendous hospitality from proud & brave people long forgotten by the Western world, especially friendly riverside fishermen who helped wherever they could. ...