Heritage Crafts News Release – Gail McGarva wins Fifth President’s Award for Endangered Crafts

Dumfries and Galloway boatbuilder Gail McGarva BEM, was the winner of the 2024 President’s Award for Endangered Crafts. The Heritage Crafts News Release ‘Gail McGarva wins Fifth President’s Award for Endangered Crafts’ can be found here. Congratulations Gail from the Shipwrights’ Company.

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London Nautical School Magazine

The London Nautical School has just been recognised as an academy and is part of City of London Academy Trust so as of 1 January 2025 is now ‘London Nautical, a City of London Academy’.  Very many congratulations! The latest issue of Navigate, the final London Nautical School’s magazine under its previous name can be […]

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A Festive Thank You from Wetwheels Hamble

The Shipwrights’ Company is extremely proud to have supported Wetwheels and has received the following message from Wetwheels Hamble. 🎄 A Festive Thank You from Wetwheels Hamble 🎄 As we approach the end of 2024, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported us during what has been our most successful […]

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Thank you & Seasons Greetings from Fulham Reach Boat Club

The Shipwrights’ Company has been very proud to support Fulham Reach Boat Club and was delighted to receive the following message from Julia Philipson and Amanda Wood. First, we would like to share some words from Dr Cath Bishop, a much admired and respected Olympic Medallist and World Champion Rower, Leadership and Culture Coach, and […]

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MACS Focus on Funding

Emily Murphy, the Trusts, Foundations and Corporate Fundraiser at MACS Charity (Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support),  has sent the following message to the Shipwrights’ Company. As a refreshing stray from the norm, this is not a request for support. Instead, I’d like to take this opportunity to offer a sincere thank you. This year, thanks […]

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Closure of IBTC Lowestoft

The Company is deeply saddened to learn that IBTC Lowestoft is to close its doors for the last time on Fri 20 Dec 2024.  IBTC has been a beacon of professionalism for many years and many of its trainees have been supported by the Shipwrights’ Company during this time. IBTC Limited t/a International Boatbuilding Training […]

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SSAFA thanks the Shipwrights’ Company for its support

Iqtadar Hasnain​​​​, Head of Philanthropy at SSAFA has sent the letter at the following link which is addressed to the Prime Warden to thank the Shipwrights’ Company for its support to their our specialist service, Families affected by suicide.  Iqtadar has stated that it will certainly help make the difference to those who need SSAFA’s […]

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The Shipwrights’ Annual Lectures 2024 – A Report

The Shipwrights’ Annual Lectures were held on Tuesday, 15 October 2024, at the MAST Studio Theatre in Guildhall Square, Southampton. Professor Stephen Boyd BEng MSc PhD MRINA, Director of Education at the School of Engineering and Maritime Engineering Group at the University of Southampton and his colleague Carin Reisinger, the University’s Collaboration and Scientific Communications Manager, […]

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Fulham Reach Boat Club awarded World Rowing Programme of the Year!

Congratluations to Fulham Reach Boat Club who have been awarded World Rowing Programme of the Year!   Julia Philipson, Chief of Community Development at FRBC writes: I am thrilled to share some incredible news: on Saturday Fulham Reach Boat Club was awarded the prestigious Rowing Programme Of The Year at the World Rowing Awards in Seville, […]

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