Work on the exterior of the Pursers Cabin is complete. Both the new cabin and the forward companionway cover now have waterproof roofs and you can see the ship with all three deckhouses in place. It makes a huge difference and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers.

Come and see for yourselves, and admire the refitted upper aft saloon when the ship re-opens on 22nd May. All being well we reopen on that date for five Saturdays until June 20th after which Medway Queen will be readied for her temporary move to Ramsgate. We do plan to welcome visitors on some Saturdays in July on the slipway there.

Cllr. Pat Cooper made her 100 laps on Saturday as planned, with a small group of well wishers to give moral support and encouragement. 

​Well done, Pat, and thankyou!

Pat's sponsorship page stands at 50% of target, although with Giftaid it's over £600! The page remains live throughout May so it is not too late to contribute and help us get to £1000!

Cllr Pat Cooper took on the challenge to walk round Medway Queen's promenade deck to raise money for the ship. Her target was 100 laps in keeping with Localgiving's "Captain Tom 100" memorial event over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

With the support of a small band of onlookers, Pat completed her challenge on Saturday and well deserves our thanks and congratulations. The sponsorship page stands at £400 plus Giftaid which is fantastic but there is still time to add to that and reach the declared target of £1000. The page remains open for quite a while yet.

The donations are coming in - thank you all. Pat's Challenge is on Saturday - so not long left for training!

Pat is now at 40% of target if you count GiftAid. Your donation will directly benefit work on Medway Queen and would make a fitting 97th Birthday Present (for the ship). 

​It will not be possible to allow people on board on that day but you are welcome to come down to Gillingham Pier to cheer Pat on. Please do remember the Covid restrictions and stay properly distanced though. We do intend to reopen the ship to visitors from Saturday 22nd May. Follow this link for full details.

The LocalGiving fundraising site is organising a "Captain Tom 100" memorial event over the May bank holiday weekend; 30th April to 3rd May 2021.

Medway Councillor Pat Cooper (below) has generously offered to take part and to walk 100 laps of Medway Queen's promenade deck to raise funds towards the ship's fitting out. Please support her and help her to reach her funding target.

​When the ship reopens we will be taking part in "Wheels of Time" again and in the meantime we are already part of the E-Badge scheme where you can visit various heritage websites and carry out an activity to earn a Wheels of Time  E-Badge.