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We are delighted to announce that Charlotte is returning from furlough!
2020-07-23T15:33:00Z We are delighted to announce that on 1st August Charlotte will be returning from furlough to her two days a week employment. Charlotte was employed as our Project Manager under the OH project but before she was furloughed we had received...
A rare insight of the Boiler room captured on video
2020-07-28T15:16:00Z Last week a boiler inspector visited SS Freshspring and gave us some indication of how much cleaning is required before the first stage of inspection. Buoyed up by this, preparation work continues in the boiler room and although the lighting in...
Family Fun Days on board the Ship Bank Holiday weekend last year
2020-08-28T14:18:00Z Looking back at happy times when the ship was open and Families Fun days were in full flight..... Lovely to see children enjoying our family activities on board the ship. Come and have a go yourself! Let's look forward to the reopening of...
Friday 25th September saw BMT Global visit Freshspring to start filming our Virtual Reality (VR) Tour.
2020-10-01T15:06:00Z VR will allow visitors to enjoy the ship without having to go into confined spaces, in fact they'll be able to see parts of the ship not accessible by a more traditional tour. We're really excited to be working with BMT Global on this...
Steamship Freshspring Celebrates 4 Years in Bideford on 16th October 2020
2020-10-16T15:41:00Z Follow this link for a message from our chairman on this special anniversary on Friday 16th Otcober 2020: https://youtu.be/_7VwSj3Jueo On the 16th October 2016, Freshspring, towed by Severn Sea, made her way down the Bristol channel and up...
Freshspring now has a fantastic awning ready to use
2020-11-11T14:57:00Z After a successful Crowdfunding Campaign completed in January of this year, Freshspring now has a fantastic awning ready to use as soon as restrictions allow. The awning provides an undercover area on Freshsprings foredeck, making a range of...