Trafalgar: Why?

[FullCircle]

Why does the sea area 'Trafalgar' only get a forecast at 00:15 (00:48 on the
BBC), where all the other are every 6 hours ?

 

[jhr]

Because the French don't like to be reminded about it too often?

 

[alanabnala]

I’m sorry James, I don’t seem to recall why, please could you explain? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[alanabnala]

Real reason, no idea! A guess, Shipping in that area would probably get their met from a closer station who have better “actual weather”? How many listen to BBC R4 on long wave these days as it would be out of range for VHF I’m guessing? Dunno, really!

 

[Kilter]

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Because the French don't like to be reminded about it too often?

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Surely not? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[sailorman]

this upset them

 

[alanabnala]

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[cliffordpope]

Sea area German Bight used to be called Heligoland. We changed the name, possibly because we didn't like to be reminded that we had lost the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1939.

 

[alanabnala]

Indeed......

We lost very many battles.......

But.........

When push comes to shove, we won the war /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[sailorman]

Did We /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[alanabnala]

Well! We did at the time........

 

[Koeketiene]

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Sea area German Bight used to be called Heligoland. We changed the name, possibly because we didn't like to be reminded that we had lost the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1939.

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Did you mean the August 1914 battle (which Britain won) or the November 1917 battle (a draw) /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[peterb]

Long wave Radio 4 has a range which increases at night. It's only the 0048 forecast that can reach the Trafalgar area. It's not considered useful to put out a forecast for people that can't receive it.

Heligoland was occupied by the British during the Napoleonic Wars and was acquired by Britain in 1814. In 1890 we swapped it for some of the German colonies in Africa, including Zanzibar. The name was then changed to Helgoland, the old German name.

 

[Grumpybear]

perhaps the massacre of two RAF bomber squadrons by the luftwaffe?

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

We blew quite a lot of Helgoland to bits post war, one of the bigger conventional bangs of all time ISTR.

 

[BelleSerene]

Quite inspiring how such a far-away sea area is named after a London square. Shows how powerful the Empire once was.

 

[DownWest]

I try not to mention old battles around here, the reaction is humorous, but with an edge...
A

PS. but my local 'press' were right up with Jaqui Smith's latest problems.

 

[cliffordpope]

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perhaps the massacre of two RAF bomber squadrons by the luftwaffe?

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Yes, that's the one. It disproved Baldwin's assertion that "the bomber will always get through".