词条 | Alan Herd |
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A native of Hickling, a village in south Nottinghamshire near to Melton Mowbray and the border with Leicestershire, Herd was concerned about the increasing flood risk across the world, and co-developed with Guernsey-based inventor Dr. Willy Johnson a defence system called Wata-Wall, a flexible barrage system of portable interlocking plastic containers which are assembled into an array then filled with water for stability, creating a temporary dam.[2][3] Shows
References1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.i2itelevision.com/narrowboat/presenter.php |title=Narrow Boat Afloat Alan Herd Presenter Profile :: i2i television |access-date=26 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823165753/http://www.i2itelevision.com/narrowboat/presenter.php |archive-date=23 August 2007 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Herd, Alan}}{{UK-tv-bio-stub}}2. ^Using water to stop flooding Melton Times 5 October 2007 Retrieved 11 February 2015 3. ^Willy Johnson official site Retrieved 11 February 2015 4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.i2itelevision.com/restoration/presenters.php |title=Presenters Eric Knowles and Alan Herd :: Restoration Man :: i2i television |access-date=26 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704151532/http://www.i2itelevision.com/restoration/presenters.php |archive-date=4 July 2007 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://press.discovery.com/uk/discovery-shed/programs/water-boatman/ |title=The Water Boatman with Alan Herd |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118051233/http://press.discovery.com/uk/discovery-shed/programs/water-boatman/ |archive-date=18 November 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 3 : British television personalities|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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