Medway to lose harbour master
We have been advised that Peel Ports do not intend to replace the current harbour master, Cathryn Spain, when she steps down at the end of March. It is unclear how a “group harbour...
“Baltic and Back” at Medway Cruising Club, 28 March
Medway Cruising Club invites us to their Strand Clubhouse for a talk on 28 March, at 7.30 pm: “In 2013 Santy, a Victoria 34 from Chatham sailed to the German Baltic Coast through both...
Kent Police vessel for sale: going, going, gone!
After a review by Kent Police the 54ft Tamar class lifeboat, Princess Alexandra III, which previously belonged to the RNLI and can travel up to 27 knots, has been sold at auction for £100,000....
MSBA Classic Boat Event, 12 July 2014
Medway Council are holding the third river festival on Saturday, 12 July 2014. The Medway and Swale Boating Association (MSBA) supported by the Medway Yacht Club and the Wilsonian Sailing Club are supplementing the...
Meeting Paves Way for Repairs to All Tide Landing at Queenborough and restart of Even Keel Project
(press release from MP Gordon Henderson’s office) At a meeting last Thursday, initiated by Gordon Henderson MP, the various groups involved in Queenborough Harbour came together to reach agreement on the way forward over ownership...
Sun Pier problem resolved
Thanks to everyone for your replies, which you can read below. Cllr Kelly Tolhurst (Vice Chair of MSBA) is working with Medway Council to ensure that officials do not make rash promises regarding use...
Large pontoon for Queenborough
Queenborough Harbour Trust is purchasing a massive 60 metre long by 9 metre wide concrete pontoon, formerly used by the Gosport ferry in Portsmouth harbour. This will not only provide space for alongside moorings...
Huge sperm whale dies in Swale
A large sperm whale died after being stranded in the Swale yesterday between Seasalter and Shellness. The carcass is to be removed by Medway Ports. Read more in Kent Online
National Flood Forum Conference,13 March 2014
Community Flood Risk Management: Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency The National Flood Forum Conference 2014 Book Now March 13th SOAS University of London Check out the programme and book here
Medway’s Great War relic on TV
Trevor Peen writes, “Probably back in November of 2012 Medway Watersports took a film crew down to the U-boat to make a short documentary. There have been two small articles in the local press....
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