Kris Gate (born January 1, 1985 in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English football player.
A big admirer of Alan Shearer and David Beckham, Kris, a keen pool player, ultimately aims to play for Barcelona, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and then go on to play for England.
He Made his reserve team debut in the Northumberland Senior Cup at Blyth on 23 April 2003 and signed his first professional contract with United on 26 March 2004. Gate made the traveling squad for the 2004/05 Premiership opener at Middlesbrough though he is still to make his first team bow.
In 2005/06 he was an unused substitute in the Premiership match at Blackburn and then spent November 2005 on trial at Grimsby Town.
In the summer of 2007, Gate was released on a free transfer by the new manager of Newcastle Sam Allardyce and signed for Gateshead in September.
A big admirer of Alan Shearer and David Beckham, Kris, a keen pool player, ultimately aims to play for Barcelona, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and then go on to play for England.
He Made his reserve team debut in the Northumberland Senior Cup at Blyth on 23 April 2003 and signed his first professional contract with United on 26 March 2004. Gate made the traveling squad for the 2004/05 Premiership opener at Middlesbrough though he is still to make his first team bow.
In 2005/06 he was an unused substitute in the Premiership match at Blackburn and then spent November 2005 on trial at Grimsby Town.
In the summer of 2007, Gate was released on a free transfer by the new manager of Newcastle Sam Allardyce and signed for Gateshead in September.
The earliest record of public river trips in Peterborough dates back to 1939, just before the Second World War. A steam launch, called 'The Swan' was brought by rail from Oxford to Peterborough by local boat builder Vic Jackson. The train stopped in the middle of the 'Black Bridge' over the Stanground cut, closing the line, and the boat was lowered directly into the river.
Trips operated for a number of years, and at the same time Mr Jackson also operated a fleet of rowing boats at The Embankment - the area becoming arguably the centre of social activity in the city for many years after the war.
Passenger boat trips appear to have ceased, however, sometime after the Second World War - though the river did attract the interest of The Admiralty. In 1946, as part of The Admiralty's attempt at "promoting sea-mindedness" the Motor Torpedo Boat 777 visited Peterborough and acted as HQ for the Sea Cadets. Moored alongside the Customs House, this wooden boat had seen active service in 1945 on the Dutch and Belgian coasts. She remained in Peterborough until the early 1950s.
In 1978 the Ferry Meadows Country Park opened. The Park was developed around gravel pits that resulted from the excavation of millions of tons of sand and gravel. This 'ballast' was used in the construction of roads and houses and the infrastructure for the massive expansion of Peterborough in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the then Government's 'New and Expanding Towns Scheme'.
Two years later, in 1980, a Mr Wright from Kettering had the 'Nene Star' built and started operating boat trips from the park, around the lake and for short distances out onto the River Nene.
Meanwhile, in Stratford upon Avon, a boat (or more correctly, a 'Passenger Ship') called "Gigi" was being launched. She was built for two gentleman friends to operate river trips at Stratford upon Avon. However, within a couple of years the friends had fallen out and it is believed that by the early 1980s Gigi was lying idle.
A few years later, in 1985, a local Peterborough businessman Paul Hook, brought Gigi to Peterborough and renamed her the ‘Key Ferry”. In April of 1985, trading as the Nene Charter Company, he obtained a lease from the Peterborough City Council for some moorings on The Embankment. From here, he was able to pick up and set down passengers for river trips.
Mr Hook was a publican, the owner of the Brewery Tap and later, Charters Bar. He was a pioneer of the 24 hour licensing laws. The City Council at the time had a rule limiting Night Clubs and late night drinking. With his new boat, Mr Hook would set off at about 10 pm and cruise up and down through the city with customers on board drinking and playing music. If any body was standing at the jetty he would pick people up or drop them off and keep going as long as people were drinking.
Later on he started doing daytime public trips and meal trips to the Dog-in-a-Doublet public house at Whittlesey. Thorughout this period, both boats operated from their respective moorings.
By the early 1990’s Mr Hook had bought Charters Bar and put a manager on the Key Ferry. However, that didn't really work out and in 1995 Allan Renton took over the business, renamimg it.
At around the same time, up in Ferry Meadows Country Park, Mr Wright’s Son-In-Law took over, but there were a few problems with his operating procedures. By 1995 his contract had been ended and Allan Renton had been invited to put the Key Ferry in place of the Nene Star.
This he did and the Key Ferry started operating casual trips at Ferry Meadows as well as in the city; whilst still operating private charters from the city centre. Mr Renton carried on like this for only a short time before in 1996 selling the business to David Cogin.
He in turn continued with both Ferry Meadows and the city centre public trips until around 1998, eventually discontinuing the city centre casual trips in favour of Ferry Meadows.
In December 2004, the current owner, Robert Currell, took over. By mid 2005 he had realised that it was uneconomical to keep moving the boat between the city and Ferry Meadows and ceased operating in Ferry Meadows.
In 2006 Key Ferry Cruises was operating private and public charters from the city centre and there were no boat trips available in Ferry Meadows Country Park. Sometime around 1995 the original "Nene Star" had been moored up in Stanground cut and she never moved again - in 2006 still continuing to rot away on her moorings.
Trips operated for a number of years, and at the same time Mr Jackson also operated a fleet of rowing boats at The Embankment - the area becoming arguably the centre of social activity in the city for many years after the war.
Passenger boat trips appear to have ceased, however, sometime after the Second World War - though the river did attract the interest of The Admiralty. In 1946, as part of The Admiralty's attempt at "promoting sea-mindedness" the Motor Torpedo Boat 777 visited Peterborough and acted as HQ for the Sea Cadets. Moored alongside the Customs House, this wooden boat had seen active service in 1945 on the Dutch and Belgian coasts. She remained in Peterborough until the early 1950s.
In 1978 the Ferry Meadows Country Park opened. The Park was developed around gravel pits that resulted from the excavation of millions of tons of sand and gravel. This 'ballast' was used in the construction of roads and houses and the infrastructure for the massive expansion of Peterborough in the 1970s and 1980s as part of the then Government's 'New and Expanding Towns Scheme'.
Two years later, in 1980, a Mr Wright from Kettering had the 'Nene Star' built and started operating boat trips from the park, around the lake and for short distances out onto the River Nene.
Meanwhile, in Stratford upon Avon, a boat (or more correctly, a 'Passenger Ship') called "Gigi" was being launched. She was built for two gentleman friends to operate river trips at Stratford upon Avon. However, within a couple of years the friends had fallen out and it is believed that by the early 1980s Gigi was lying idle.
A few years later, in 1985, a local Peterborough businessman Paul Hook, brought Gigi to Peterborough and renamed her the ‘Key Ferry”. In April of 1985, trading as the Nene Charter Company, he obtained a lease from the Peterborough City Council for some moorings on The Embankment. From here, he was able to pick up and set down passengers for river trips.
Mr Hook was a publican, the owner of the Brewery Tap and later, Charters Bar. He was a pioneer of the 24 hour licensing laws. The City Council at the time had a rule limiting Night Clubs and late night drinking. With his new boat, Mr Hook would set off at about 10 pm and cruise up and down through the city with customers on board drinking and playing music. If any body was standing at the jetty he would pick people up or drop them off and keep going as long as people were drinking.
Later on he started doing daytime public trips and meal trips to the Dog-in-a-Doublet public house at Whittlesey. Thorughout this period, both boats operated from their respective moorings.
By the early 1990’s Mr Hook had bought Charters Bar and put a manager on the Key Ferry. However, that didn't really work out and in 1995 Allan Renton took over the business, renamimg it.
At around the same time, up in Ferry Meadows Country Park, Mr Wright’s Son-In-Law took over, but there were a few problems with his operating procedures. By 1995 his contract had been ended and Allan Renton had been invited to put the Key Ferry in place of the Nene Star.
This he did and the Key Ferry started operating casual trips at Ferry Meadows as well as in the city; whilst still operating private charters from the city centre. Mr Renton carried on like this for only a short time before in 1996 selling the business to David Cogin.
He in turn continued with both Ferry Meadows and the city centre public trips until around 1998, eventually discontinuing the city centre casual trips in favour of Ferry Meadows.
In December 2004, the current owner, Robert Currell, took over. By mid 2005 he had realised that it was uneconomical to keep moving the boat between the city and Ferry Meadows and ceased operating in Ferry Meadows.
In 2006 Key Ferry Cruises was operating private and public charters from the city centre and there were no boat trips available in Ferry Meadows Country Park. Sometime around 1995 the original "Nene Star" had been moored up in Stanground cut and she never moved again - in 2006 still continuing to rot away on her moorings.
The WLS-TV minivan crash incident occurred on December 23, 2007. Gerald Richardson, a 25-year-old man with a reported history of mental illness, drove a Mazda MPV minivan into the glass-walled WLS-TV building during a live evening news broadcast. News anchor Ravi Baichwal was visibly startled, and videos of the incident and Baichwal's reaction were rapidly posted on YouTube, becoming an Internet meme.
No one was injured during the collision, but station meteorologist Phil Schwartz stated that the crash "shook the entire building." For his role in the crash, Gerald Richardson was charged with felony criminal damage to property, and ordered to appear in court on Christmas Day, 2007. He was also charged with resisting arrest, and issued several minor traffic citations. As of December 26, 2006, it was not clear whether or not the crash was deliberate. According to Richardson's family, he had a "history of behavioral problems" and was scheduled to receive psychiatric care following the holiday season.
No one was injured during the collision, but station meteorologist Phil Schwartz stated that the crash "shook the entire building." For his role in the crash, Gerald Richardson was charged with felony criminal damage to property, and ordered to appear in court on Christmas Day, 2007. He was also charged with resisting arrest, and issued several minor traffic citations. As of December 26, 2006, it was not clear whether or not the crash was deliberate. According to Richardson's family, he had a "history of behavioral problems" and was scheduled to receive psychiatric care following the holiday season.
The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra based in Sammamish, Washington.
The orchestra was in incorporated in 1994, and originally played at the Providence Point housing community. It later moved its base to Eastlake High School.
Players come from various communities in the Puget Sound Eastside. The current conductor is Joseph Scott, under whom the orchestra performs five concerts a year, including two Pops concerts and one based on operatic music. It also promotes outreach to young people, and holds an annual youth concerto competition.
The orchestra was in incorporated in 1994, and originally played at the Providence Point housing community. It later moved its base to Eastlake High School.
Players come from various communities in the Puget Sound Eastside. The current conductor is Joseph Scott, under whom the orchestra performs five concerts a year, including two Pops concerts and one based on operatic music. It also promotes outreach to young people, and holds an annual youth concerto competition.