Welcome To The Whitby Welcome Portal

A website bringing together my closest passions within the same website for the first time, each with their own unique style.

I'm a keen fan of most genres of music and I want to share with you a new album that I hope you will consider buying. "The Soldiers", Sergeant Major Gary Chilton, Sergeant Richie Maddocks and Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi are three serving soldiers with a talent and enthusiasm for singing! Their album "Coming Home" was released on the 26th October and can be purchased on the Amazon website, if you visit the SOS website from the link further down the page even more money goes to good funds. Having heard the lead track the vocal trio are outstanding.
As yet another added bonus part of the album’s proceeds are planned to go directly to charities which include Help For Heroes, the British Legion and the Army Benevolent Fund.
There is so much more I could add but that would spoil the fun of finding out for yourself, use the link to to the right to access their website.

Please Get A Copy

I introduced the uk4u charity intending to leave it online for the Christmas period however, as a worthy cause I have chosen to leave it here. The charity was founded to provide Christmas gift boxes as 'a gift from the nation' to all those serving in the armed forces overseas or in hospital separated from their family and loved ones.
I have also just updated the page adding references to the "Help For Heroes" campaign, another worthy cause.
I am also pleased to add a new page which although similar to the existing support facilities has many ways in which you can show support some costing little more than a postage stamp.
I hope you felt encouraged as I did, and consider contributing to the charities here.

A real worthy cause

Help4Heroes Shop

Support Our Soldiers

Ready To Dive

Whitby Dive Site

Representing my passion for diving, this part of my new site still retains elements from my original website. With accurate GPS co-ordinates and brief information for popular wrecks off Whitby.

 

Rohilla Sketch

The Wreck of the Rohilla

Many people recognise my main passion today as the hospital ship Rohilla which was lost in tragic circumstances in 1914. The wreck site is possibly the most frequently dived wreck off Yorkshire.

 

William Riley

Whitby Historic Lifeboat Trust

The charity treasurer has confirmed the boat has raised in excess of £25.000 for the RNLI through various fundraising ventures.

Flying High

Whitby Lifeboat Station

Whitby lifeboat station, one of the busiest stations on the north eastern coast and one with an eclectic heritage.

Ocean Dancer

Ocean Dancer, an ex trawler with numerous charters for Clive Cussler and many varied interests.

 

Mary Ann Hepworth

Mary Ann Hepworth, Whitby's longest serving lifeboat and one with a ongoing passion for Whitby.

 

A Morning Sunrise

The Galleries

A selection of gallery pages where I have been able to present not only own photographs but also images belonging to those that have helped me when writing my books.

 

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Megan Armstrong

Megan Armstrong, a child struck down from birth with a vicious brain tumour.

My Proud Son Karl

A parachute jump to raise funds for the Megan Armstrong Cancer Appeal.

Clive Cussler

The legendary international best selling author "Clive Cussler" and his shipwreck endeavours working out of Whitby Harbour.

Ralph Wilbanks

Ralph Wilbank a side scan sonar specialist and advisor to "Clive Cussler" during his endeavours to find the Bonhomme Richard.

>>>>>>>>>>    ** My Books **    <<<<<<<<<<

My First Book

My first foray as an author in my own right. Now out of print, it was nevertheless quite an achievement. This photograph was taken just prior to my first tumour surgery.

Lets Dive 1st Edition

Invited to tender as an author for a diver training agency, it was quite a scoop to be awarded the commission.

Into The Maelstrom

My third book and the one I hold as the most dear to me. I am always adding to the book as more research is acquired.

Lets Dive 2nd Edition

The second print / edition of the
SAA Club Diver Manual.

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Please feel free to use the search facility above to search the whole of this website.  I could not have designed and built this website without the support of some professional software and Internet utilities. The website as a whole continues to do well with the last check of the statistics revealed below.

Scuba Diving

I have added a page with links and some brief information and hope you find them as useful as I have.

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