The Diary of a Volunteer
Shop Manager2021-11-16T16:32:45+00:00There has been good progress in several areas made by the volunteers this past week. Much aided by the fine weather. The main engines were run and checked, with cutting & welding the new bench brackets.
The Diary of a Volunteer
Shop Manager2021-11-16T16:40:12+00:00A pictorial summary of volunteer activities during August.
The Diary of a Volunteer
Shop Manager2021-09-13T16:35:56+01:00 30.07.2020 Final day of the July work logs. Next week, we will be running the Main Engines, together with all auxiliary gear. Lamps in the Britannia lounge Varnishing the Bridge Dodgers Britannia Lounge 28.07.2020 Today we had nine volunteers onboard, each taking on and achieving a great deal of work. In the Britannia Lounge volunteers refurbished the light fittings, while also hosting...
Balmoral and Great Britain
Shop Manager2021-11-15T14:41:11+00:00 Sunday 5th July 1970 The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) chartered the MV BALMORAL from P&A Campbell for a 'GRAND DAY OUT' to Ilfracombe and Lundy from Bristol’s Hotwells Wharf, Clevedon, Cardiff, Penarth and Weston. In 1970 this was to be the second charter of the MV Balmoral by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. Earlier in the year she was chartered for a circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight. On this occasion, the charter was arranged by Pat Murrell for a voyage...
Windrush Day Onboard MV Balmoral
Shop Manager2021-09-10T22:23:35+01:00 On the 22nd June 2020 the Balmoral stepped up to help re-imagine the Atlantic Crossings, faced by elders of the Windrush generation. The vessel delivered an innovative project by providing a setting for poetry workshops online. The goal was to inform the youth on the contribution of our elders, while providing inspiring resources to help educate and inform. Together, we delivered an innovative project for Windrush Day that will be made fully accessible to children online. Young individuals will be...
The Diary of a Volunteer
Shop Manager2021-09-13T16:36:08+01:00 30.06.2020 Today the finishing touches to the engine room casing were applied, while volunteers continued work on sealing the decks. Down below volunteers continued to mop out the leaks from the dining saloon. Our trustee and director, Douglas Naysmith, attended to keep an eye on operations, while PAT testing was taking place in the lower bar. On Tuesday 7th July 2020 our new compressor will be delivered. Since the lockdown, it has been kindly stored at the home residence of a long-term...
Balmoral Awarded Windrush Funding
Shop Manager2020-06-14T20:30:12+01:00 Bristol’s historic pleasure steamer, the Balmoral, has been awarded funding to stage celebrations for pioneers of the Windrush Generation Funding has been awarded for an innovative project in Bristol that brings elders, school children engineers and ex-merchant sailors together on board an historic passenger vessel to celebrate migration. The project is run by the Balmoral in partnership with My Future My Choice, an education initiative supported by the charity The Bristol Initiative Charitable Trust. “ This project is a fantastic opportunity for schools...