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Ships’ return heralds a bright future

WELCOME to this supplement dedicated to the return of the Tall Ships’ Race, at a very special time, namely Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture year, 2008. Read

Wanderlust on canvas

TED Walker’s working life has been inextricably caught up with the romance of sail. The pursuit of his art as one of Britain’s finest portrayers of ships and seascapes in oil has taken him all over the world from his north Liverpool home. Read

The first timer

Peter Elson talks to Nigel Green Read

The woman steering the ships to Liverpool

Judith Feather tells Peter Elson about the past nine years of hard work Read

Could Liverpool make a home for the tall ships?

THE tall ships presence in Liverpool must be the cue for reviving use of the city centre docks by big vessels. Read

The Mersey’s proud pathfinders

Peter Elson speaks to the river pilots Read

Memories of 1984

The first visit of the iconic tall ships to the banks of the River Mersey Read

Memories of 1992

Looking back on the tall ships’ second visit to the River Mersey, eight years after their first stay Read

The maritime musketeers

Peter Elson chats to a trio of tall ships veterans Read

Discovering life on the ocean waves

The Liverpool Spirit guide to a better life Read

Centenarian sailing tall

Glaciere in Liverpool Marina Read

Tall ships in trouble

The wreck of the Royal Charter - the ship that never reached home Read

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Dates for the tall ships Liverpool Read

The tragic journey of the Mexico

IT IS almost impossible to imagine the distances that Liverpool seamen undertook in ships that were hardly bigger than today’s Mersey Ferries. Read

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Dates for the tall ships Liverpool Read

Hidden beauty of Merseyside’s gardens is revealed to the public

Liverpool is tentatively putting a toe in a national scheme to open private gardens for charity. Peter Elson reports Read

Honey mangoes make the perfect summer soup

THE mango has come a long way in recent years. Until relatively recently, it was seen simply as an exotic delicacy to be sampled on trips to the East. Read

Les still shakes off the knocks

Actor and comedian Les Dennis takes a look at Liverpool in its cultural year, but it’s not all laughs, reports Peter Elson Read

A cube of cans at the Bidston recycling plant

The planet’s future is in all our hands

EMMA Pinch looks at how we can minimise the damage caused by household waste. Read

Sea Shanties: Songs to help you work, rest and play

WE have rock and roll and cellar clubs, but songs of the sea are the true soul music of our city, as will be heard at this year’s shanty festival. David Charters reports. Read

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