NOTES FROM BRANCH MEETING - 24/03/13

Some news from todays meeting:

Waverley will be sailing on the Bristol Channel from 3rd June to 23rd June inclusive.

Waverley timetable for the Bristol Channel should be on-line in the next few days - the paper timetable should be out in the next two weeks.

Ways of utilising Balmoral in a static role (for 2013) are being pursued - with the assistance of our contacts in Bristol City Council.

There will be a small fund raising appeal (to raise £3500) to prepare the ship for the static role.  About £2.5K needed to finish the ships sewage holding tank system. About £500 needed to set up a 'heritage display' with the assistance of Andrew Gladwell.   The appeal got off to a good start - a member at the meeting immediately wrote a cheque for £500 - well done that person!!  Full details of the appeal and the scope of the work required  will be sent to members in the next week or so.

It is likely that there will be a larger fund raising appeal later in the year, to raise the funds necessary to get Balmoral ready for the 2014 season.

Peter Havard

WAVERLEY TIMETABLES Scotland and South Coast

Some of  the Waverley timetables have been published and are available to view/download by clicking on the the following links:- Western Isles and Clyde or South Coast 
You will need Adobe Reader to view the timetables, unfortunately a font has been used that is not compatible with Adobe Reader (version 9 or earlier) to get the latest free version of Reader from Adobe.com click HERE

Waverleys season is very nearly 5 months long, starting in the Western Isles from 1st to 11th June followed by the Clyde from 16th June to 26th August (and 20th & 21st October) and then on to the South Coast from 12th to 27th September followed by the Thames sailings.  From the dates above, it looks like Waverley may be on the Bristol Channel for the 2 weeks 28th August to 10th September.