Time and Tide: Stories

Tideman

By Peter Stevenson for Time and Tide

Did you know that the tides are caused by Tideman? The man who sits on the tide? When he stands up the tide goes out, when he sits down it rises.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Thursday 30 April 7-9pm, The Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane, Christchurch

Tales on the Tide is a brand-new storytelling performance piece inspired by the strange tides in Christchurch Harbour. Through the Time and Tide project, professional storyteller Martin Maudsley has been working with youth groups, local residents and oceanography experts to highlight and communicate the science behind the dramatic tides and their wide-ranging effects on the local area.

The result is a tapestry of tales from magical myths to salty yarns, featuring a colourful cast of characters including devastating dragons, sly smugglers, fortunate fishermen and epic eels. The spellbinding stories will be interwoven during the evening with specially-arranged live music from multi-instrumental musician Fiona Barrow.

This event is free. The bar will be open and food can be purchased. Please register using the link below to be sure of a seat! As a guide no children under 11 please.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Tales on the Tide Venue

New Venue Announced!

Day: Thursday 30 April 2015
Time: 7:00 - 9:00
Venue: The Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane, Christchurch

We're delighted to be moving the performance of Tales on the Tide to the Thomas Tripp on Wick Lane. A true haven for smugglers and the perfect place for the first full performance of work developed during the Time and Tide Project.

The result is a tapestry of tales from magical myths to salty yarns, featuring a colourful cast of characters including devastating dragons, sly smugglers, fortunate fishermen and epic eels. The spellbinding stories will be interwoven during the evening with specially-arranged live music from multi-instrumental musician Fiona Barrow.

This event is free. The bar will be open and food can be purchased. Please register using the link below to be sure of a seat!

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Tides talked

On Tuesday 24 March, Highcliffe Sailing Club was full to the gunnells (93 people) to hear from storyteller, Martin Maudsley and oceanographer and coastal scientist Ivan Haigh.

Ivan managed, with just one equation and a whole series of fabulous graphics, to explain the effect of the moon and sun on our tides and how friction, inertia and land constrain and distort the way the tide comes in and goes out. It seems the Isle of Wight has nothing to do with the double high tide, despite it being a commonly held myth. The main reason is the tides sweep up along the south coast through the channel, hit Holland and then bounce right back, giving the second tide.

Martin told the story of Raven and the very first tide, and then followed this up with how we have been working with young people to explore other myths, stories and impacts of the double high tide.

Calls for more such events will be considered!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Mudeford Mud Monster

The creativity of the Time and Tide participants in helping to create and build stories, linking the tides in the harbour to historic events and activities has been amazing.

Of course all the water in the harbour has been treated and well cared for by Wessex Water! But do be careful what you flush down the loo!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Tide tales from Year 5

Mudeford Stories

some tide stories from Year 5 pupils at Mudeford Junior School

Dancing Tache Cream And Mermaid

Once upon a time there was an ice cream with a moustache called Tache Cream. He loved doing swimming and one day he drowned at the bottom of the ocean but swallowed some seaweed and he could suddenly breath. And then he got engaged to a mermaid and together they pulled the sea back and forward.

And they danced every night at the bottom of the sea, and their swaying and their fro-ing made the waves go in and out and created the tide.

To the light of the silvery moon.

To the light of the silvery moon, yeah.

Fish Feng

So there was a Sea God called Fish Feng and a Rock God called Stone Stag and every day when the Sea God got angry the tide went out. The Rock God made Fish Feng angry by putting boulders in the sea to wind up Fish Feng. And whenever he's calm he breathes it in, the tide.

A horse came down from the sky and splashed into the sea. Two massive boats came either side with men in each of the boats. The horse wanted to find out how to get the sea in and out, so they could eat all the food. The first man in the two boats said "you have to heave it". The other two said "blow it". The horse tried to heave it but it didn't work so he tried to blow it and now all the fishes can eat.

Mud Man Hair Washing

Once there was a woman who was so clean her hair sparkled like diamonds. But one day evil Mud Man came along and made the woman's clothes dirty. Immediately the woman dipped her clothes in the sea and swished them around until they were sparkly again.

Then the woman would hang her clothes on the washing line to dry. This made the tide go down. Every day the Mud Man did this and every day the woman washed and dried her clothes, but sometimes the woman washed her clothes twice just to be sure. This made a double high tide.

Stressed Octopus Orpheus

Well our idea was an octopus that pulls the sea back when he gets stressed because all the fish around him they stress him out, so he pulls the sea.

It's the full moon, the fish like the full moon and they go all over the place, and they stress the octopus out. And the octopus pulls the sea back to make the tide happen.

Undersea Bobalobba

Once there was a gigantic creature who lived under the sea. It ventured through deep waters and went wherever it wanted to. Until one day two rocks fell on its arms and to this day it's continuously wriggling making the tide move in different directions.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Macronutrients in the harbour

Athena Drakou and Jack Billinge of Southampton University joined the TNT club on Saturday to talk about the study they are involved in looking at the nutrients in the harbour.

For the past 12 months the macronutrient study has been monitoring the nutrient water quality in the harbour and in the Avon and Stour Rivers, part of their work has been examining pollution levels when the sediments are stirred up by storms.

From their website live data feed, you can see how the levels and the salinity of the harbour change with the tide.

As well as practical activities were learned about the differences between phytoplankton and zoo plankton

come along to the Fair in the Square on 21 March to find out more!

Nutrients come from run off from farming land. The nutrient enriched water can cause major problems by causing growth of algae, using up the oxygen in the water that can damage fish stocks or lead to poisonous algal types.

After the science club we visited the pontoon on the sandspit and heard about the measurements that are being made. The video below shows the sampling systems being set up.

Monday, March 09, 2015

Event 02 24 March

Join our oceanographer and tide expert Ivan Haigh and find out more about the mystery of the double high tide. Ivan will be joined by our storyteller Martin Maudsley and together they will explore the fact, fiction and myths around our harbour and tides.

Please help us by registering to attend by clicking through this link, emailing Helen@katalytik.co.uk or calling 0797 4011278

Click and register

There is plenty of parking on Mudeford Quay and the sailing club bar will be open.

There is no charge for the event
Please note their is no level access

Doors open 6:45

Agenda

7:15 Welcome - Jan Peters - Time and Tide Project Lead
7:25 Martin Maudsley, the Raven
7:35 The tides, and tidal influences, Ivan Haigh
8:05 Discussion
8:15 On stranger tides - creating a story to share the science, Martin Maudsley
8:30 Discussion
9:00 Close

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Life in the sea

With the help of Dawn Powell, marine biologist, we explored the different creatures that live in the oceans from microscopic plants and creatures to blue whales. Dawn was joined by the project storyteller, Martin Maudsley who created songs and sounds for different creatures and mythical monsters that might inhabit Mudeford.

We used the sports hall to explore how deep the oceans really are - measured in sheets of loo roll - and how deep different creatures can dive to.

Dawn also brought along lots of specimens from the National Oceanography Centre to show and plenty of books as well as books and mints to take home thanks to the In Deep run by Maria Baker. http://www.indeep-project.org/

Dawn with a polystyrene cup that has been down to the deep ocean and our graphic artist's drawing of the 'how deep is the ocean?' activity

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Half Term Activity Day

Half Term Outdoor Activity Day

Wednesday 18th February

Meet at Somerford Youth Centre 10:00

Collect 4pm Somerford Youth Centre

For ages 8 - 13

We’ll be exploring Christchurch Harbour and the Mudeford mud with storyteller Martin Maudsley as part of our Time and Tide Project, making monsters, driftwood rafts or whatever sparks your imagination.

And find out about this month’s SuperTide.

We’ll be walking around Hengistbury Head (transport by insured Minibus), taking the ferry across to Mudeford Quay and lunching at Highcliffe Sailing Club before exploring the harbour shoreline and creating props.

Bring warm clothes, wellies or trainers and a waterproof. Water bottle and packed lunch required. The activity is led by qualified and DBS checked staff. Maximum 20 places

How to book:

Phone Jan on 0797 4011278 or

Jae on 07785 9354928

Find out more about Time and Tide here: http://christchurchtides.blogspot.co.uk

Christchurch Activities for Young People Registered Company Number: 7509556

Katalytik Ltd Registration Number: 5277291

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Discussion meeting 3 Feb

Join us to find out more about the Time and Tide Project and how you can get involved. We are keen to hear stories and myths of smugglers or personal experiences as well as how you or your business are affected by our special tide. Jan Peters, project lead and Martin Maudsley, project storyteller will lead the meeting.

Time and Tide is a community project funded by the Dept for Business Innovation and Skills and is exploring the science behind our strange double tide in Christchurch. As part of the project we are also running a Saturday science club with young people in the area and will bring all of the information together in a unique storytelling performance and a science fair in Saxon Square on 21 March.

Register online here: https://timeandtidefeb3.eventbrite.co.uk
or call 07599 992098
or email helen@katalytik.co.uk

Keep in touch and find out more http://christchurchtides.blogspot.co.uk/

Monday, January 12, 2015

Project TNT - for kids

CAYP in partnership with KatalytiK, a local science based group, are running a free 9 week Saturday morning club for 8 -12 year olds based on all things watery and sea-like exploring things about Christchurch harbour. The club is called TnT -Time and Tide and will take place at Somerford Youth Club from 10 am-12pm starting Saturday 10th January.

Consent medical and emergency contact forms will need to be filled out.

Participants will need drinks and snacks each week.

Those who attend will have a chance to present what they have done at the club at an event which will be held in Saxon Square on Saturday 21 March.
The club will also involve some of our DofE participants who will be undertaking this project as part of their DofE Award and who will also be working to gain a prestigious science CREST award.

For more information or to book a place please contact Jae on 07785 9354928.

Thursday, January 08, 2015

What is Time & Tide?

Launching for the Raft Race 2013

The Time and Tide project is a community science project, funded by Business Innovation and Skills, that will raise awareness of the tides and the impact they have on our local environment. The project is managed by local Christchurch business Katalytik. We're delighted to be working with Christchurch Activities for Young People (CAYP) and the National Oceanography Centre to engage young people in exploring the tidal system and the harbour environment around Christchurch.

Have you ever wondered why we have a double high tide?

Is it because of the Rivers Stour and Avon emptying into the harbour?
Is it because of the Isle of Wight?

Over the next 6 months we'll be exploring this phenomenon and then sharing it with you on 21/22 March 2015.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is pleased to support this project which takes science into a community setting. It is our hope as a result of the audience being engaged with this project that they will feel better informed about science issues affecting them and be inspired to be involved further in the future.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Time and Tide