Kits World | RETURN TO PLANET THANET: Manston, Wildwood, & Reculver @kitsworld | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
In this FOUR-PART series, I return to the KENT coast, where I lived for 20 years. Beginning on the ISLE OF THANET, known by the locals as "PLANET THANET".
In the FIERY FINALE to my weeklong THANET odyssey, I return to R.A.F. MANSTON, also known as MANSTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, where 25 years ago I was given UNPRECIDENTED access to film the AVIATION FIREFIGHTERS in TRAINING at the DEFENCE FIRE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE. Myself and two colleagues were given UNRESTRICTED ACCESS to film all areas of the fire ground, and we spent two weeks following the trainees, day and night.
The footage I use here is all from my PRIVATE PERSONAL ARCHIVE, consisting of material I filmed on my cheap camcorder, so I apologise for the poor quality of the shots. However, they still show the SPECTACULAR and DRAMATIC nature of the AVIATION AIRCRAFT FIRES which were ignited and extinguished multiple times daily.
Sadly, according to research I carried out since completing this episode, the FIRE SCHOOL is now permanently closed.
However, when I visited the site for this episode, there was still an active presence of some sort on the base, as I was swiftly SEEN-OFF BY SECURITY!
My next stop was the DOG AND DUCK at PLUCKS GUTTER, an amusingly named place that provided an UNEXPECTED and MOVING DISCOVERY.
I then visited the WILDWOOD TRUST at WEALDEN FOREST PARK, CANTERBURY. This is essentially a ZOO where foreign and indigenous WILD ANIMALS are exhibited. I didn't like the small size of the cages, but apparently the trust conducts important CONSERVATION and RE-INTRODUCTION work, returning endangered species back into their natural habitat, so that is commendable and worthy of support, even though I still think the enclosures are too small!
My final stop in this journey was at RECULVER TOWERS, a 12th CENTURY MEDIEVAL CHURCH occupying the same site as the RUINS of a more ANCIENT ROMAN FORT.
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In this FOUR-PART series, I return to the KENT coast, where I lived for 20 years. Beginning on the ISLE OF THANET, known by the locals as "PLANET THANET".
In the FIERY FINALE to my weeklong THANET odyssey, I return to R.A.F. MANSTON, also known as MANSTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, where 25 years ago I was given UNPRECIDENTED access to film the AVIATION FIREFIGHTERS in TRAINING at the DEFENCE FIRE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE. Myself and two colleagues were given UNRESTRICTED ACCESS to film all areas of the fire ground, and we spent two weeks following the trainees, day and night.
The footage I use here is all from my PRIVATE PERSONAL ARCHIVE, consisting of material I filmed on my cheap camcorder, so I apologise for the poor quality of the shots. However, they still show the SPECTACULAR and DRAMATIC nature of the AVIATION AIRCRAFT FIRES which were ignited and extinguished multiple times daily.
Sadly, according to research I carried out since completing this episode, the FIRE SCHOOL is now permanently closed.
However, when I visited the site for this episode, there was still an active presence of some sort on the base, as I was swiftly SEEN-OFF BY SECURITY!
My next stop was the DOG AND DUCK at PLUCKS GUTTER, an amusingly named place that provided an UNEXPECTED and MOVING DISCOVERY.
I then visited the WILDWOOD TRUST at WEALDEN FOREST PARK, CANTERBURY. This is essentially a ZOO where foreign and indigenous WILD ANIMALS are exhibited. I didn't like the small size of the cages, but apparently the trust conducts important CONSERVATION and RE-INTRODUCTION work, returning endangered species back into their natural habitat, so that is commendable and worthy of support, even though I still think the enclosures are too small!
My final stop in this journey was at RECULVER TOWERS, a 12th CENTURY MEDIEVAL CHURCH occupying the same site as the RUINS of a more ANCIENT ROMAN FORT.
Thank you for watching. Please remember to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, COMMENT, and hit the NOTIFICATION BELL.
Music by Epidemic Sounds
If you liked the music in this video, please follow the link below to visit Epidemic Sounds and get a month's FREE TRIAL.
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#Vanlife
#Kent
#Campervan
