Sunken tug near Cuxton: now removed
Peel Ports have issued Notice to Mariners No 21 of 2015 concerning a sunken 20 metre tug boat lying awash adjacent to “Trenchmans Wharf ” Cuxton. Only the mast of the sunken vessel is...
Monthly Archive: July 2015
Pump House to become Distillery
Planning permission has been granted for Russell Distillers to turn Pump House No.5 at Chatham Maritime into a distillery producing a range of spirits: premium vodka, gin and whisky. The Grade II listed Victorian...
Seal spotted at Allington Lock
This young fellow was seen resting on the frame of the sluice gate of the weir adjacent to the lock. Another seal was seen in 2008 swimming as far up as East Farleigh lock,...
Faversham Creek Dinghy Race
Six dinghies started but only four finished the two laps and the winners were Alan Staley for the Traditionalists and Helen North for the Bermudans. Worries about whether the tide would make enough water were...
Honda Challenge, Sat 1 August
For the second year running Medway Yacht Club is hosting the SE Regional Finals of the Honda RYA Youth RIB Championships, sponsored by Gillingham Marina. Further details…
Gathering of Boats at Maidstone, 25 July
The Gathering of Boats, which has replaced the Maidstone River Festival, will take place on Saturday, 25 July. Some 150 boats are expected to arrive in Maidstone town centre. Read more… The Medway River Users...
Holborough Bridge under construction
The new bridge, which is to provide access from the A228 to a thousand new homes on the east bank of the Medway at Peters Wharf, halfway between Rochester and Allington, will have a clearance...
Queenborough Blessing of the Waters, 19 July
This strangely touching annual ceremony will take place at 3.15 pm on Sunday at Crundell’s Wharf (near the walkway to the All Tide Landing). According to Marco Devereux, “about 400 years ago some mariners...
New walkway opened at Queenborough Harbour
Today the Deputy Mayor of Queenborough, Cllr Mick Constable, who also opened the original walkway to the All Tide Landing in 1994, opened the impressively refurbished structure. VIP guests including the Sheerness Lifeboat crew...
Medway Keelboat Regatta, 10-12 July
The keelboat regatta, organised by Medway Yacht Club, is an open event with classes for racing boats from out-and-out IRC racers to gaffers and white-sails-only cruisers. For more details see www.medwayyachtclub.org.uk
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