Shipwrights Apprenticeship manager visits Dominic Guille at Ribeye Boats, Dartmouth.
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on February 9, 2022 at 11:41 am by Office Admin
Dominic Guille, one of our sponsored apprentices from 2016 has completed his Boatbuilding apprenticeship with South Devon College and last week the Shipwrights Apprenticeship manager dropped in for a chat. Dominic is now a key member of the Ribeye team and excelling in his role. Well done Dominic!Â
Shipwrights Apprenticeship Scheme Manager meets apprentice Jack Sullivan of Cockwells
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on February 7, 2022 at 10:44 am by Office Admin
Last week the Shipwrights Apprenticeship Scheme manager met Jack Sullivan of Cockwells. We are interviewing a number of apprentices we have sponsored on our Scheme as our contribution to National Apprenticeship Week 2022. Jack is in the final year of his Boatbuilding apprenticeship, and is preparing for his End Point Assessment with Falmouth Marine School. […]
Mike Carr, MD of of Pendennis Shipyard, visits Marcus Lewis Wooden Boatbuilder in Fowey.
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on February 3, 2022 at 10:34 am by Office Admin
Mike Carr, MD at Pendennis Shipyard dropped in at Marcus Lewis Wooden Boatbuilder, Fowey, Cornwall on Tuesday. Mike viewed some of the wonderful wooden boat building projects that Marcus and his outstanding apprentice Toby Poultney are currently undertaking. Most impressive! We are interviewing a number of apprentices we have sponsored on our Scheme as our […]
Shipwrights’ Art Competition 2022 – London Nautical School Prize Winners
Shipwrights News | Posted on January 31, 2022 at 3:41 pm by Office Admin
The Shipwrights’ Company donates the prize money for an annual art competitiuon at the London Nautical School in Lambeth. Under normal circumstances members of the Shipwrights’ Court or its Education and Charity Committee judge the entries but the restrictions in place due to Covid-19 made this impossible and this year’s competition was judged by the […]
News from Newcastle
Shipwrights News | Posted on January 27, 2022 at 4:57 pm by Office Admin
Liveryman Dr Paul Stott, a lecturer at Newcastle University and the Shipwrights’ Mentor there writes: Shipwright Scholar James Holland Thomas, who graduated in 2019, was back in the School today promoting the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) to current students. James’ career is progressing well in the SDA and he mentioned how grateful he was for […]
Mayflower Primary School in Poplar and the Green Family
Shipwrights News | Posted on January 24, 2022 at 9:26 pm by Office Admin
Liveryman Mr Jonathan Green today gave a virtual presentation to fifty Year 2 pupils from the Mayflower Primary School in Poplar. Jonathan’s talk was about his great, great, great grandfather, George Green (1767 – 1849) of the Blackwall Yard, and a former member of the Shipwrights’ Company. Jonathan’s talk was a repeat of one he […]
Thanks from Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT)
Shipwrights News | Posted on at 4:11 pm by Office Admin
In February 2020 the Education and Charity Committee awarded the Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) £750 for support towards TRINITY3, a £1.5m project to increase accommodation on their ex light-ship by 33% and improve existing facilities used to work with children from deprived areas of London. FACT had previously been awarded £1,000 in June 2018. […]
News from the QE2 Activity Centre on the River Hamble
Shipwrights News | Posted on January 19, 2022 at 9:07 am by Office Admin
The Company has received the following news and thanks from the QE2 Activity Centre: During 2021 the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights generously agreed to grant £1,500 towards the purchase of a wheelchair accessible motorboat for QE2 Activity Centre. Due to lockdowns and supply chain issues the boat was delivered quite a lot later than intended, […]
Shipwrights Apprenticeship Scheme Manager and Scheme Chairman visit City College Southampton.
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on January 18, 2022 at 3:15 pm by Office Admin
The Shipwrights’ Apprenticeship Scheme manager and the Scheme Chairman, Mr. Alan Cartwright, recently enjoyed a very valuable visit to the marine skills training centre of City College Southampton, based at Woolston. They were kindly given the comprehensive tour by lecturers Paul Stevens and Matt Yarwood. There are two apprentices at the Woolston marine skills centre […]
