Bedford Branch February 2024

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February 2024 Many thanks to Alan Pepper for stepping in at short notice when the intended February presentation was not available. Alan’s presentation was a draft of a  show intended  for a non-ship enthusiast audience, in this case a local church. It aims to remind the audience that merchant ships still exist and the important role they play. Container ships, …

Merseyside Branch February 2024

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February 2024 For our February 2024 meeting we once again welcomed our old friend Iain Quinn from The Coastal Cruising Association of Glasgow. Our members enjoyed Iain’s presentation that centred mainly on Clyde Steamers with some vessels from The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. that also visited ports on the Clyde. As expected from Iain these included slides of famous …

Isle of Wight January – Branch Report

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January 2024 The Branch was looking forward to the Annual Photographic Competition  on 25 January last. Sadly, the Judge became indisposed. The Branch Chairman brought along a DVD on the Branch’s laptop called ‘The Battle of Jutland’ presented by Dan Snow. This proved an interesting alternative to the scheduled programme. The Photographic competition was postponed until the February meeting. Branch …