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Christmas Cards now on sale.

6/9/2023

 
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It's that time of year again - time to stock up on cards for friends and family.  

We have a newly designed Christmas card on offer for 2023 which measures approximately 5 inches square. The message inside the cards is "Merry Christmas" and details of the card and ship are printed on the back. The cards are priced at £7 for a pack of 10, with a modest P&P charge for delivery by post. They are available online or to personal shoppers in the Medway Queen Visitor Centre on Saturdays.
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New Wagon for N Gauge

20/8/2023

 
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N Gauge Wagon Details
The latest wagon design, a 20T mineral wagon, fits the MQPS theme of fictional wagons that might have been seen at Gillingham Pier if there had been a rail connection, and at the same time is relevant to the General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society. 
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On the river Medway and the Thames Estuary the General Steam Navigation Company (GSN) worked closely with the New Medway Steam Packet Company and, in 1936, GSN acquired the New Medway Company outright, but retained the name for trading purposes. These promotional wagons are a product of the cooperation between the General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society, based at Blunsdon on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, and the Medway Queen Preservation Society, based on Gillingham Pier. ​

Model presentation

19/5/2023

 
Barry and John Slayford will formally present this model of HMS Medway Queen to us at the Medway Queen Visitor Centre on Saturday 3rd June. ​

Photo below: John Slayford
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The model has been donated by brothers Barry & John Slayford, who originally purchased it online some time ago. Their father, John Slayford, was rescued by the Medway Queen on the "last rescue journey from Dunkirk". "Last" can actually refer to either of two trips since the crew were originally told that trip 6 would be their last. Trip 7 was added later when it was realised that many men of the French rear guard were still ashore.

Photographic evidence is, perhaps, more readily available now than it was when the model was built and no doubt our “experts” will crawl over it (metaphorically) and suggest improvements to its accuracy. That will have to be assessed carefully and adjustments made where possible without harming the original. You can be sure that best use will be made of the model in promoting the ship’s centenary next year and the Dunkirk anniversary in 2025.

​The Medway Queen Visitor Centre will be open as usual from 11am to 4pm (last admission 3pm) and ship tours will operate as normal.
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Busy Weekend

3/5/2023

 
 Saturday 13th May will be a busy day for the society's volunteer teams.

At Gillingham Pier we have a fundraising event featuring a large display of trucks and model boats kindly provided by North Kent Radio Controlled Trucks (as seen at the County Show) and Herne Bay Model Boat Club. The admission price is £10 per adult to cover event costs, children under 16 free, and includes a guided tour of PS Medway Queen, a free cup of tea or coffee and free car parking. Standard opening times apply.
 
​Sandwiches and cream teas will also be available at an additional charge.
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Photo: models on board Medway Queen at a previous event - Noel Dollimore.
Elsewhere our Medway Queen West support group are attending another event at Havenstreet on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (13 & 14 May). The stall will, naturally, feature Medway Queen's time on the Island and we hope to add more anecdotes of that time to our records.

Visiting this coming weekend

1/5/2023

 
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Remember - it's Coronation Weekend and we have had to change the plan as far as visitors are concerned.

Since visitors are far less likely to appear on Saturday 6th May, and we are hoping to entice prospective volunteers to come along on Monday 8th, the ship will be open on Monday instead of the Saturday this weekend. So come along on the Monday whether you just want to visit or  feel that you would like to be a part of the team working to save PS Medway Queen.

We really hope you will join us to help the preservation project but if you just want to visit that is fine as well - just be careful what you sign!

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