Endeavour joined with the modern cockle boat
Renown to illustrate modern cockling methods with those of yesteryears.
Renown skippered by Andrew Lawrence and crewed by Graham Osborne also
had on board Radio Essex's own Peter Holmes. Peter interviewed Andrew and
Graham and also Roy West and Trevor Osborne about their experiences
cockling. Peter included extracts of these interviews on his Saturday morning breakfast programme. Filming took place from Endeavour and Renown. These will be merged and edited to create both an archival record and an aide to our blossoming community and educational programmes.
Andrew and Graham landed cockles using modern suction methods and a few were
boiled and sampled on board. "Delicious!" said Peter between mouthfuls. Both
boats anchored off Thorpe Bay and when the tide went out were joined by Roy
and Trevor who had 'walked off' and enthusiastically took to the task of
hand raking using rakes and lavnets. The cockles were loaded into baskets
which were hooked onto the yokes and carried to the boat. It was amusing to
see Peter try his hand, puffing and blowing under the weight. Two officers from Kent & Essex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation joined us to assess the cockles for the coming season and are keen to use our filming for their own purposes.
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