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Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Youtube: First recording of City of Adelaide song
Arne Sneddon introduces a fine debut performance of 'City of Adelaide' by Sunderland musicians Paul Jackson and Pete Dodds and their band at Paddywhacks.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Press letter: City of Adelaide rescue bid
HAVING recently attended a campaign event in aid of bringing the historic City of Adelaide clipper back to its home city of Sunderland – which involved the launch of the excellent moving song, City of Adelaide, by Sunderland musicians Paul Jackson and Pete Dodds – it struck me what an emotive thing the issue has become.
Friday, 12 February 2010
Press article: Song to help steer the Adelaide home
"City of Adelaide set sail for home."
That was the message that rang out loudly in Sunderland as campaigners fighting to save Wearside's most historic ship launched their campaign song.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Press article: Is the clipper, The City of Adelaide, set for the breaker´s yard?
The City of Adelaide, a clipper as iconic in Australia’s history as the Mayflower is in America’s, faces demolition
By tonight the fate of one of Britain’s finest ships will be sealed. That fate, to be determined at a meeting involving the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and National Historic Ships, may well be demolition.
Friday, 13 November 2009
City of Adelaide debate - Live in Scottish Parliament
See the debate live as Adelaide was discussed in Parliament 11th November. Simply click the link to view highlights:
Monday, 19 October 2009
Cllr Maddison on-board the Adelaide
A DETERMINED campaigner who has fought for ten years to save the Carrick has moved aboard the historic clipper in a last ditch bid to save it from certain destruction.
Councillor Peter Maddison travelled up from Sunderland on Monday and has began living on the 150-year-old-ship in an effort to bring wider attention to the plight of the 150-year-old boat, which now faces demolition after the task of dismantling it was put out to tender last week.
The persistant politician and chair of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Foundation told the Times he had brought a sleeping bag and enough food and water for a week for his fight to rescue the boat. As police officers approached him, he said:
"After ten years of persevering and ten years of talking with all these people and agencies it hasn't worked.
"All this talking hasn't worked and the ship will be destroyed. In just six or seven weeks it will be taken to pieces.
"The ship is far, far too important and that cannot be allowed to
happen."
Meanwhile, in recent months the City of Sunderland councillor had been making headway with his plans to have the boat returned to the Wearside where it was originally constructed.
He had won the backing of his council leader and had gleamed several high-profile business backers and celebrity endorsements.
Councillor Maddison, who named his daughter Adeliade after the boat, said: "We have to think long and hard about this. The ship isn't just very dear to me but also very, very dear to the people of Sunderland."
The Carrick was previously the responsibilty of the Scottish Maritime Museum and sits on a Harboursde mooring owned by Ayrshire Metals, who now want the area vacated.
Councillor Peter Maddison travelled up from Sunderland on Monday and has began living on the 150-year-old-ship in an effort to bring wider attention to the plight of the 150-year-old boat, which now faces demolition after the task of dismantling it was put out to tender last week.
The persistant politician and chair of the Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Foundation told the Times he had brought a sleeping bag and enough food and water for a week for his fight to rescue the boat. As police officers approached him, he said:
"After ten years of persevering and ten years of talking with all these people and agencies it hasn't worked.
"All this talking hasn't worked and the ship will be destroyed. In just six or seven weeks it will be taken to pieces.
"The ship is far, far too important and that cannot be allowed to
happen."
Meanwhile, in recent months the City of Sunderland councillor had been making headway with his plans to have the boat returned to the Wearside where it was originally constructed.
He had won the backing of his council leader and had gleamed several high-profile business backers and celebrity endorsements.
Councillor Maddison, who named his daughter Adeliade after the boat, said: "We have to think long and hard about this. The ship isn't just very dear to me but also very, very dear to the people of Sunderland."
The Carrick was previously the responsibilty of the Scottish Maritime Museum and sits on a Harboursde mooring owned by Ayrshire Metals, who now want the area vacated.
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