Happy New Year! We are pleased to have started the year with a talk at the Women’s Institute in Bideford. Our chair, John Puddy, shared the history of our renowned Freshspring and how our team of volunteers have worked tirelessly to restore and preserve her. The group were delighted to hear how our ship is […]
So that’s a wrap! What a tremendous year it has been on board SS Freshspring. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all our visitors, volunteers, patrons and members for supporting us to preserve and restore our steamship. If we look back over the last 12 months we have: welcomed over 2,000+ visitors […]
Please see the Freshspring 2022 Calendar, which is in celebration of the 75th anniversary, at a cost (each) £6 inc pp. All proceeds will go towards the preservation of SS Freshspring and we thank you for your support. Please place your order by emailing membership@ssfreshspring.co.uk and indicating:Quantity:Payment(£):Please pay by BACS or Bank transfer to:CAF Bank […]
Representatives of the Trust attended a Marine event last week at Petroc College, Barnstaple, which covered many aspects of maritime activity, renewable energy opportunities in the SW, and the environment focusing on The North Devon Biosphere. Tom Hart, Yard Manager, Harland and Wolff (Appledore), provided an excellent presentation highlighting the history and future potential of […]
We are pleased to share this year’s Freshspring Christmas Cards. We love this year’s design as it manages to capture our steamship in all her glory. If you haven’t managed to visit us, we will be open again to the public from April 2022. Packs of 10 Freshspring Christmas Cards are available for £10 (posted […]
Thanks to everyone who turned out for the ‘Futures Evening’ at Great Torrington School last week. The event was extremely well attended and we, alongside Harland and Wolff, spoke to various students who are keen to explore a career in the maritime or engineering industry. Sam Roberts, our community learning officer said, “It was a […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our last event of the year, Sea Shanties and Seafood (31st October 2021). This special, ticketed event was planned in conjunction with our friends over at The Burton who celebrate their 70th anniversary this year, with the theme centred around ‘Food is Art’. We were pleased to […]
This weekend (Saturday 16th October 2021) will mark SS Freshspring’s 5th year berthed at Bideford Quay, North Devon. It is safe to say that during this time the ship has undergone an amazing amount of work including a new mast created from a tree, a restored wheelhouse and boat deck, painting, maintenance repairs and most […]
A big thank you to everyone who attended our Family Open Day on 30 th August 2021. The open day marked SS Freshspring’s 75 th anniversary and we were pleased to welcome over 300+ visitors from far and wide. The day was jam packed with activities from free tours of the ship (learning all about […]
October promises to be another busy month with local events in North Devon. Our friends over at Way of the Wharves will be offering a FREE community event, called the ‘Bideford BIG DRAW’ on Saturday 30th October. This celebration of drawing is based on the 2021 theme ‘Make the Change’ and is open to all […]
Did you see our lovely volunteers in the North Devon Journal a couple of weeks ago? Volunteers are at the heart of TeamFreshspring and we are always looking for new recruits to join us on board! If you have a couple of hours to steward on a Sunday and would like to join our happy […]
We are pleased to share our 2021 dry-dock survey report undertaken whilst in dry-dock at the Appledore shipyard earlier this year. The purpose of this report was to ascertain the general structural condition of Freshspring and to report on work undertaken. “The structural condition on lower parts of the hull is very good and provided […]