We welcomed our youngest group of visitors last week, with 16 Reception children from Monkleigh Primary School spending the afternoon on board. The class split their visit to Bideford between the Burton Art Gallery and the ship, with 8 children on the ship at a time. As part of their studies on transport and history, […]
This week is ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ (9 th -15 th May 2022) and as part of this national campaign, National Historic Ships UK are raising awareness around the positive impact that historic vessels can have on wellbeing and mental health. To recognise this week, our enthusiastic volunteers have been sharing their experiences of volunteering […]
Last month our chairman, John Puddy, shared a detailed presentation about our Steamship Freshspring project alongside other project presenters at a presentation ceremony held by Northam Town Council. The presentation gave insight not only into the very important history behind SS Freshspring, being registered with National Historic Ships as the only surviving vessel of her […]
We were delighted to have over 40 visitors join us on the Easter Bank holiday weekend. This was our opening weekend of the year and we were lucky to be greeted by sunshine, birdsong and the joy that Spring has finally arrived! Visitors enjoyed looking around the ship and learning all about her history, with […]
We are looking forward to welcoming you (the public) back onboard from Saturday 16th April (Easter weekend) from 11am until 4pm, and every Sunday thereafter throughout the season. To mark the Easter celebrations, we will be hosting an Easter challenge onboard for children with a small (edible) prize upon completion. The ladies from Bideford Women’s Institute came […]
Over the course of a week in March, 250 Year 8 students from Bideford College spent a day on the SS Freshspring moored alongside Bideford Quay as part of their ‘Enrichment Week’. Students walked down to Victoria Park from the college and split their day between activities in the park and onboard the ship. The […]
We’re looking forward to welcoming you back onboard and TeamFreshspring has been working hard to prepare her for visitors. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 and every Sunday until October. Our opening hours are 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟒𝐩𝐦. As part of this year’s Easter celebrations, […]
Steamship Freshspring (at Bideford Quay) opens to the public again in April. As such, we have a new paid, part-time role for a ‘Ship Engagement Officer’ to join the team and help us provide excellent customer service welcoming visitors on board every Saturday throughout the summer season. This new member of staff will support our […]
Our charity constantly strives to promote careers in maritime and engineering throughout its activities and at shows, school career fairs and events. We attended a careers event at the Park Community School www.theparkschool.org.uk/ in Barnstaple last week. The event was a great success and we, alongside Harland and Wolff, spoke with many a student about […]
Following a visit from a local family last year, our chairman, John Puddy, arranged for a STEM kit to be used for their home education project over the Christmas break. These kits offer guided step-by-step activities for a range of ages. “Our boys had a great time with the series of 6 well-planned lessons with […]
January has been a busy month for TeamFreshspring, as we repaint and repair the ship ready for opening to visitors in April 2022. We wanted to share some of the ‘behind the scenes’ snippets with you, here are some of our highlights from last month: The work onboard has even interested the local wildlife or […]
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