That's quite a long way to take it! They do similar here in Suffolk - they continually (and I mean continually!) have to dredge sand from Felixstowe port entrance to allow the big container ships in and they then truck it north up the Suffolk coast and dump it on beaches - from where, through the process of longshore drift, it goes back south again to Felixstowe... they replenished Southwold beach with sand a few years ago and it has now almost all gone again.

Back in 1086, Dunwich, on the Suffolk coast, was one of the largest ten towns in Britain, with a thriving port. Now almost all gone through coastal erosion. As a child I used to play on cliffs there that are gone now. I remember seeing human bones sticking out of graves that were exposed by cliff falls.

So does Southwold!

as a youngster we camped at Ulrome https://map.what3words.com/pacemaker.sla...5PGHQAAAA%3D%3D
where was pitched is now in sea! the shop / cafe that was behind to side with the statics on front, has now also all gone.
memories are left

Do you remember the Daf

This is off Facebook Group "Retro Diddy Caravans"

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those of us of a certain age will remember them well - but never saw one towing anything

Did they not have a strong rubber band in place of a normal gear change....................

MikeT

I think it used centrifugal force from the rotation of the engine to push the rubber band up a cone to vary the car speed. Hence there was a inherent delay when trying to accelerate which wasn't popular.

there was a daf sold at thornton le moor on telly last year interesting how explained the belt

That looks just like me in my 70's mechanic's attire except as I remember it there was no sunshine. Instead, it was black winter's nights, freezing cold and I was attempting to replace the CV and ball Joints on a Mini Clubman. It was 1979 and I had a handlamp with a trailing cable from my parent's front room into the garden drive in. The handlamp required several bulbs from being clonked and dropped and was one of the many reasons for the colourful expletives. You knew what regular jobs had been completed by the well thumbed and blackened pages in your 'Haynes Manual'. Oh the joys of motoring !!
Oh.. the Hayne's Manual chap had a 'ball joint pullers'. Imagine. Special Tools! I was reduced to 2 hammers. Thinking back, I eventually sold the car on to a friend of mine. Don't ask.

The Haynes Manual, I remember it well. My first car was a Ford Anglia 105E, I had the manual and despite being a girl (my Dad and brother) I was out there on the street with the bonnet up having a go. It was possible in those days, now the computer says NO!