The River Keeper 1978 - The River Test Romsey
with Bernard Aldrich
Narrated by Tom Salmon
As well as the River Keeper 1978, Bernard Aldrich can also be seen in the following programmes :
Down Your Way in Romsey 1980 - (Audio)
Romsey with David Gower 1994 - Four Market Towns
Highway Romsey with Sir Harry Secombe 1989
This is Test Valley 1980's
The book by Bernard Aldrich is called :
"The Ever- Rolling Stream"
Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
Back Cover :
Bernard Aldrich as the river keeper on the Mountbatten Estate at Broadlands, has looked after one of the most beautiful and unspoiled chalk streams in England for over thirty years.
A true countryman, he has worked tirelessly to protect the flora and fauna of his stretch of the River Test against the ever-present threat of pollution, drainage, poaching and vandalism. The author's deep concern for the plants and animals of the riverside, as well as his determination to improve the fish life for the anglers, is told with optimism and good humour.
Broadlands is, of course, a Royal estate and woven into the story of the river is that of the Mountbatten family : of how deeply the death of Lord Louis affected the estate and of the extraordinary episodes when Broadlands came under siege from the Press while the Prince and Princess of Wales were there on honeymoon. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, who as a young boy received fly fishing training from the author, has written the Foreword to this book.
Manuela Smith is a painter and Illustrator of the countryside working from her home in Southampton. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Spanish Institute in London.
Blandford Press : ISBN 0 -7137 - 2111 - 1
12 июл 2022
