By Joe Tidy, Sky News Reporter

The Home Office is offering to give French border officials the fence that was used to protect world leaders at the Nato summit in an attempt to deal with the immigrant crisis in Calais.

Known as the "ring of steel", the 11ft tall, 11-mile-long fence was erected around Celtic Manor and other Nato venues in South Wales.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, immigration minister James Brokenshire acknowledges the growing issue of security in the port of Calais where migrants are attempting to gain access to Britain in vast numbers.

The minister writes: "Obviously it's up to the French to maintain security and order on their own soil, but we want to do what we can to help. We offered the port of Calais 3m three months ago to help improve security we now offer our French partners the fences that were used this week to keep the Nato summit safe in Newport.

"These could replace and enlarge the inadequate fencing in Calais which is too easy for illegal immigrants to scale."

It is estimated that 1,500 migrants from countries such as Afghanistan, Eritrea and Ethiopia are living in makeshift camps near the port and regularly climbing over fences in order to get to lorries and ferries.

On Wednesday, dozens of men stunned French officials by storming directly into the port in broad daylight.

Most of the young men claim to be seeking asylum in the UK and risk their lives to get onto ships bound for Dover.

Sudanese migrant Ibrahim Abubakar said: "I have no home, I have no job, I have no place to sleep. This is my problem here. I want to stay here, but they give me a long time, I wait four months here. After that, maybe I find a home, I find a job. It's very difficult here. But I think after I go to England maybe I find job, I find a home, I find something to eat."

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The Sims 4 Tutorial will show you how to work with the new curved fences, foundations, and I share some tips and tricks. Find more of my creations on The Sims 4 Gallery using the hashtag #Simified...

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Taking down fences for the new Dine Dream Charter school in Shiprock #shiprock #navajo #school
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Picture Neel Kashkari striding to home plate late in the game, shouldering his bat and pointing confidently at the outfield lights.

California's Republican candidate for governor, who is taking on Jerry Brown in the Democrat's bid to win an unprecedented fourth term, must swing for the fences in Thursday night's first -- and probably only -- debate if he has any chance of closing the incumbent's big lead, state political experts say.

A new Field Poll finds Brown leads Kashkari by 16 points among likely voters. With less than nine weeks to go before Election Day, and less than five before voting by mail begins, Kashkari, 41, still suffers from low recognition: Four in 10 voters still have no opinion of him, while more than 90 percent have an opinion of Brown, 76, who has been part of California's political scene for five decades.

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari, June 3, 2014, Newport Beach, Calif. (Chris Carlson / AP)

"Kashkari needs to make a lot of news and a lot of noise and hope for lots and lots of zingers and ... he really needs to pray for an error by Jerry Brown" -- something that will be repeated on the nightly news or in campaign ads, said Thad Kousser, a UC San Diego political-science professor.

"Anything other than a debacle for Jerry Brown is a victory for Jerry Brown," Kousser said.

Mark DiCamillo, the Field Poll's director, agreed that the debate will be "more about Brown's performance."

"Because Kashkari is not very well-known, most voters are making a yes/no vote on Brown, and he's pretty well-positioned for that," DiCamillo said.

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When Adam Pollaks mother Ingred Lin passed away in 2009 after a long battle with breast cancer, the popular dressage shows shed revived at the White Fences Equestrian Center in Loxahatchee were left without a leader. Pollak stepped up and took the reins, even though he was not an equestrian himself. Under his guidance, the Welcome Back to White Fences series has grown and held its own alongside the new Global Dressage Festival in Wellington.

I went to school for engineering, Pollak said. I have a mechanical and aerospace engineering degree. I like running the facility and the shows. Horseback riding itself isnt my thing, but I dont think it factors in that much. Sometimes, because Im not involved and Im not a horse person, I have a different view. People tell me that Im a great horse show manager. I think its partly because I have no vested interest in the shows.

White Fences Equestrian Center offers the friendly, easygoing atmosphere of a community horse show along with dressage tests all the way up to fourth level. Many trainers hack to the show with their students from farms in the White Fences neighborhood. The White Fences shows give amateurs and trainers trying out young horses an alternative place to take dressage tests that isnt as formal as what theyd find in Wellington.

I think its important to offer a variety of venues, Pollak said. Weve kept the prices the same or lower than when my mom first started the shows. Its a community atmosphere. There is a house here and its my home. It carries that feeling throughout the facility. It feels like a personal place, not just an impersonal show facility.

The White Fences shows are well known for having free lunch, snacks and drinks. Pollak has continued that tradition. He thinks food is a great way to bring people together and create camaraderie amongst all the competitors.

There is no such thing as a separate VIP area here, he said. You cant be adult amateur-friendly when you have certain people sitting in a catered tent while others have to wait at a food truck. It creates a hierarchy and caste system where some riders dont feel as important. Here, everyone has free lunch together whether its the local backyard rider doing their intro test or the Olympian doing their Grand Prix test. Everyone is at the same level.

Theyre eating the same food and sitting together. It creates a friendlier atmosphere.

The Welcome Back to White Fences series fulfills a need for a calm place where amateurs can practice and pros can perfect their technique without expense and pretense, he said. The Global Dressage Festival has its place. Its often a goal for many riders to build up the confidence and skill to show in Wellington.

Global is a great facility, Pollak said, but its very intimidating and expensive for a lot of the riders. Its good to have a little variety.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. If good fences make good neighbors, as poet Robert Frost famously wrote, a number of nice-looking examples delineate property lines in neighborhoods on the borough's North Shore.

From the historic Greek Revival cast-iron fence enclosing the perimeter of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden in Livingston, to the classic split-rail fence outside popular Adobe Blues restaurant and bar on Lafayette Avenue in New Brighton, a variety of styles offered more visual interest than utilitarian chain-link or white vinyl panels.

Snug Harbor's cast-iron fence dates back to the 1840s. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission protected it in 1973, with an official landmark designation.

If you have or know of a particularly interesting fence --especially a hand-crafted one -- sharing the information in the Comments section below, with a photo if possible.

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