Tarring

Tarring can refer to:

Tarring (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 0°23′33″W / 50.82448°N 0.39259°W / 50.82448; -0.39259

Tarring is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Extent

The division covers the neighbourhood of West Tarring, which forms part of the urban area of the town of Worthing and came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.

It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Worthing Borough and comprises some or all of the following borough wards: Gaisford Ward (western portion) and Tarring Ward.

Election Results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

Tarring (rope)

Some types of rope must be protected from rot by tarring, coating the rope with tar.Hemp rope requires tarring, but Manila, cotton, and synthetics do not. Regular tarring at sea was required when sailing ships used hemp rope.

Tarring down

Tarred rigging manufacture in 1913

"The use of tarred rigging is now of less interest to the seafaring man than formerly because of the rapid and extensive development of steam power. However, tarred rigging is used today on craft of various types to such an extent that the production of tarred goods is an important branch of the cordage industry. The tar best suited for cordage comes from various members of the pine tree family and is obtained by the distillation process, either by using the old kiln or by modern retorts. It is conceded that the kiln-made article is superior for tarred rigging and therefore it is used principally in making first-quality tarred rope. The tar, as it comes from the kiln, is poured into barrels which are shipped to the cordage works. The way this tar is handled and how it is made to penetrate and adhere to the yarn, as is done by the Plymouth Cordage Company, North Plymouth, Mass., may be described as follows: