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Yarmouth has a very rich history including religious, political, cultural and more recently, a long history of carnival and sailing events. One historical sailing event took place in 1924 when the first Yarmouth Scow was built in Theo Smith’s Boatyard (the current site of CHOYD) by boat apprentice Bernard Hayward, who fought in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.Although scows had been built in Lymington, the Yarmouth scow was designed slightly differently to cope with the Western Solent ‘sea chop’....

A walk from Saint James’ Church Yarmouth to All Saints Church Freshwater (buildings, birds and bullrushes). The first mention of Yarmouth was in AD 991 under the name of Eremue, meaning muddy estuary. Yarmouth was sacked twice by the French in 1377 and again in 1544 resulting in Henry the VIII building Yarmouth Castle to provide protection. Yarmouth first sent a representative to Parliament in 1295 and from 1584 to 1832, actually returned two members of Parliament. From the Harbour head down...

A fantastic turnout on a chilly blustery day for our Dog and Pet show. Thank you to all that braved the weather and to Freshwater Petstore for providing the prizes. So many happy pets and their owners! 1. Most unusual pet 2. Best dressed pair 3. Best sausage catcher 4. Pet most like their human 5. Most gorgeous golden oldie 6. Pet judges would most like to take home