UKSA Update – Leave No Child Behind Fund
Apprenticeship Scheme | Posted on October 2, 2025 at 1:48 pm by Office Admin
UKSA has sent the following update on their Leave No Child Behind Fund. UKSA stated “As our season runs through to early November, there is still much more to come, and we cannot wait to share the full impact with you in our end-of-year report. Your support makes it possible for children and young people […]
Thank you from the Scouts
Apprenticeship Scheme | Posted on July 9, 2025 at 3:59 pm by Office Admin
At its June 2025 meeting the Education and Charity Committee conirmed its annual award to the Scouts £4,000 for the organisation to use to support scouting and young people through water-based activities. The Scouts letter of thanks, which explains excatly how the funds will be used, is at the following link: 2025 WCS thank you […]
Thank you from The Sail Training Trust
Apprenticeship Scheme | Posted on June 21, 2025 at 3:59 pm by Office Admin
The Shipwrights’ Company recently made a grant of £1,500 to the Sail Training Trust who use sail training to raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people. The Sail Training Trust’s letter od thanks can be found here . Raising Aspirations for Young People.
Turn to Starboard & ‘Spirit of Falmouth’
Apprenticeship Scheme | Posted on September 12, 2024 at 9:42 am by Office Admin
Turn to Starboard is a sailing charity that focuses on the Forces and uses Royal Yachting Association (RYA) courses to support Armed Forces personnel who have been affected by military operations. Turn to Starboard also provides sailing trips for Service families affected by operations to spend some time together on a skippered yacht. Look them […]
Youth Adventure Trust Coastal Camp 2024
Apprenticeship Scheme | Posted on September 4, 2024 at 1:18 pm by Office Admin
In 2024 the Education and Charity Committee awarded a grant of £2,200 to Youth Adventure Trust to enable them to run a Coastal Camp for young people including those who are socially and economically disadvataged. The Trust’s Fundraising Officer, Michelle van der Bliek, sent the following message. “I am please to send you our report […]
Letter from an apprentice alumnus in thanks!
Apprenticeship Scheme | Company | Posted on September 27, 2022 at 11:58 am by Office Admin
This week we received a lovely message of gratitude from one of our most outstandingly talented apprentices that we have ever sponsored via our Apprenticeship Scheme – Toby Poultney, who hails from the heart of Boatbuilding country – Cornwall. Toby has now successfully passed his End Point Assessment and therefore completed his level 3 apprenticeship […]
Sponsored apprentice Ashlee Barrell Wins Prestigious Young Persons’ Development Award for 2022
Apprenticeship Scheme | Company | Posted on September 1, 2022 at 1:20 pm by Office Admin
Ashlee Barrell, one of our sponsored apprentices for 2021-22 at Cox’s Boatyard, Norfolk, recently won the coveted European Commercial Marine Young Persons Development Award for 2022. Ashlee has made terrific progress during his first year and submitted two excellent progress reports to us and is a worthy winner. Cox’s is an established boatyard and marina at […]
Zenith Marine Services and their apprentice both win prestigious awards…
Apprenticeship Scheme | Company | Posted on July 8, 2022 at 12:16 pm by Office Admin
Jack Pearce, one of our 2021-22 sponsored Boatbuilder apprentices, employed at Zenith Marine Services in Plymouth, recently won second place (Highly Commended) in the ‘Marine Apprentice of the Year’ category at the South Devon College ‘Apprenticeship Awards’ annual event. Zenith won ‘Best New Employer’ of the year. A fantastic result for both Jack and the […]
The ‘Nautical Group’ exhibit at the London Careers Festival
Apprenticeship Scheme | Company | Posted on June 30, 2022 at 1:40 pm by Office Admin
On the 28th and 29th of June, the Shipwrights Company exhibited at the London Careers Festival hosted at the prestigious London Guildhall. We were joined at our collective stands by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen, Trinity House, Marine Society and Sea Cadets, London Nautical School, Casey Bruty-Holloran the apprentice we are currently sponsoring at […]
