Our visitor season is coming to an end and our last open day will be 29th October. We will be open on 15th October and 22nd October from 11am-4pm. We have really enjoyed the season so far meeting so many new visitors and welcoming back some of our regular visitors as well as hosting/participating in […]
Tickets have been selling fast for this event on 4th November. We have just added another 10 tickets to keep up with demand but once these sell there will be no more space. Make sure you get your tickets for our last music event of the season. Buy your tickets here- https://ssfreshspring.co.uk/product/tickets-live-music-evening-with-los-companeras/
It was lovely to see so many people visiting us for our Fun Palace event on 8th October. The event was free for everyone and we had lots of activities for children to take part in. We had knot tying, paracord bracelets, jewellery workshop, clay painting, morse code and virtual reality. We were fortunate to […]
We had a wonderful time attending the L&B Autumn Gala in September. Woody Bay Railway station was host to some visiting locomotives and there were lots of fun activities for all the family to take part in. We loved seeing people in their period costumes and steam punk attire.
We participated in the Appledore Book Festival which ran from 15th-24th September. We took our virtual reality along to the family fun day so that visitors could experience a virtual tour of the SS Freshspring which proved to be very popular. We also took along our morse code machine to teach people how to send […]
As the Community Development Manager, you will continue the excellent work of the Trust to thrill and inspire their audiences with the real and virtual ship. Your primary goal will be to identify and connect with new audiences and increase the numbers of visitors, event participants and the membership for the Trust, raising its profile […]
Ambitious plans and some progress One major ambition for many of the supporters of SS Freshspring is to see her at sea again under her own power, and of course, if at all possible to be able to take a trip on her. One step which will help us understand if this is a possibility […]
Join us for an evening of Sea Shanties onboard our historic steamship! Back by popular demand after their first sell out concert earlier this year, ‘The Pluckateers,’ a four-piece shanty band will be playing an array of instruments including ukuleles, percussion and a banjolele! The ticket price (£10pp) includes: a quick look around the cosy […]
On Friday 30th June we will be holding a free open event to the public to come along and meet the volunteering team, explore the steamship and learn about the volunteering opportunities currently available on (and off) board! The ship will be open to visit from 3.30-5.30pm and is open to all ages and backgrounds. […]
You may have seen on our social media that we have been celebrating Volunteers Week (1st-7th June 2023). This is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering in their communities. As a charity, our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, they are essential to […]
We have had a great start to the season with three events so far: our free National Lottery Open Day (Sunday 26th March), our Sea Shanty and Pasties event (1st April) and our first ‘official’ Freshspring open day to the season on Easter bank holiday Sunday (9th April), where we had plenty of Easter themed […]
We are still smiling ear to ear with the fantastic news: The National Lottery Heritage Fund have awarded us a grant of just over £141,000 to support a project spanning two open seasons (running just over 18 months)! This grant is hard won, so the team here at Freshspring have been thrilled to say the […]