Sun Pier closed for 3 weeks
Sun Pier pontoon will be closed to river users for 3 weeks whilst repairs to the pontoon gate are completed. Jetstream Tours will continue to run trips from the pier until 31 October. Medway...
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MBA Business Meeting, Tues 28 Sept, Zoom
Please ensure your club or organisation is represented at our business meeting on Tuesday at 7pm. If you haven’t received an email with the Zoom link and the agenda and minutes from our June...
Peel Ports dealing with abandoned vessels
Whitstable Marine on behalf of Peel Ports lifted this sunken vessel yesterday at Rochester Pier. The wreck was moved to the Strood side of the river where it will be broken up and disposed...
Rochester Pier still closed but there’s hope
Adam Taylor of Medway Council advises that Rochester Pier remains closed to all river users, please do not attempt access via the brow (walkway between the pontoon and main pier). Medway Council are working...
Sun Pier closed for Festival 21-23 May 2021
Adam Taylor of Medway Council has asked us to notify local boaters that Sun Pier will be closed to visiting vessels while the Thames Sailing Barge Edith May is moored there for three days...
Gillingham Marina is for sale
Since the death of the owner, 103 year old Mr Parham, there have been rumours but now it can be confirmed that Gillingham Marina is for sale by Savills. The property is open to...
New signage for PWCs
This is a sample of one of the new signs designed in partnership with the Personal Watercraft Partnership (PWP) and local authorities. The signs will be set up at known launching sites for jet...
Medway and Swale Heritage Harbours update
A joint initiative by the Maritime Heritage Trust (MHT) and National Historic Ships (NHS) Shipshape Network, with strong support from European Maritime Heritage (EMH), proposes that historic ports and harbours in England, Scotland, Wales...
Sun Pier: help requested
Medway Council are seeking volunteers to retrieve life rings from under Sun Pier and anywhere else you can find them on the river. To make it as easy as possible for volunteers, we can...
Kelly Tolhurst is new Maritime Minister
As part of the Cabinet reshuffle, the Prime Minister has appointed Kelly Tolhurst MP, a marine surveyor by trade, as the new Maritime Minister. Kelly is also the MP for Rochester and Strood. She...
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