Fulham Reach Boat Club – Community Club of the Year

The Shipwrights’ Company was delighted to receive the following message from Fulham Reach Boat Club to whom we send our congratulations: Dear FRBC Supporter We are absolutely delighted to share the news that Fulham Reach Boat Club has won the Community Club of the Year at the Community Sport and Recreation Awards!! Adam Freeman-Pask, CEO, […]

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Report from Portsmouth Sail Training Trust

The folowing message and attached Impact Report have been received from the Portsmouth Sail Training Trust (PSTT). “Thank you for supporting the work of Portsmouth Sail Training Trust (PSTT).  Your support enables young people to get out on the water and gain experiences and qualifications which have a positive impact on their lives and future […]

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Update and Thanks from the Cirdan Sailing Trust

Last year the Education and Charity Committee awarded £2,000 to the Cirdan Sailing Trust.  Ed Humphries, the Chief Executive has sent the following letter and progress reports: “On behalf of The Cirdan Sailing Trust, I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights for the support of our […]

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Thanks from Ocean Youth Trust Scotland

The Shipwrights’ Company makes a series of donations to organisations that deliver offshore sail training and water-based activities that assist the personal development of young people.  Recipients include the Tall Ships Youth Trust, UKSA and Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, to whom the Educaton and Charity Committee awarded £5,000.  Sian McCluskey, the Fundraising and Communications Officer […]

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London Nautical School visit to CUTTY SARK

  The Shipwrights’ Company supports the London Nautical School with an annual grant and by permanently providing a link Governor, with many other Shipwrights holding or having held School Governors’ posts. Some years ago the Company’s Ark Appeal funded the establishment of nautical studies in the curriculum and the post of a maritime studies teacher, […]

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Billmeir Award to Stirling & Son Apprentice, Fin Murphy

The facet of the Shipwrights charitable giving that has the most direct connection to the origins of the Company is the Billmeir Award Scheme under which grants are awarded for technical education and training and comes from a Trust set up in 1957 by the late Jack Billmeir CBE, a shipowner and Prime Warden of […]

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The Shefarers of Ipswich Project

In June 2023 the Education and Charity Committee supported an application from the Spill Festival and awarded a grant of £1,000 to support the Shefarers of Ipswich project.  The objectives of the project were: Profiling and advocating for local women in the maritime sector Forging new local networks for women living and working on the […]

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Prime Minister visits 3/5 Lancing Sea Scout Group

The Scouts Trusts and Foundations Executive, Wendy May, has forwarded the following report: “The Prime Minister visited 3rd / 5th Lancing Sea Scout Group on Thursday 18th January 2024 at his request, onboard SUPETA, the Scout Yacht.  It was quite an event and the PM was pleased to chat to the young people, see all […]

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End of Year Report from Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy

The Shipwrights’ Company has long been a supporter of Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy which it has supported through grants and Billmeir awards to students so it was heartening to receive the following report from Will Reed. “As the sun sets on another eventful year here at the Boat Building Academy, it’s time to look […]

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