The Medway Queen volunteers are back and striving to make up for lost time!

The replacement Purser's Cabin was more or less complete in the workshops and has now been re-assembled on board in its proper place, just astern of the funnel. There is some interior fitting to do and the roof will require a fibreglass coating to keep the weather out. This will be done by the volunteers and they will give the forward companionway cover a similar weatherproofing treatment.

Plans are being laid for further work in the coming weeks and for the expected trip to Ramsgate's slipway where we shall take advantage of the facilities and get as much work done as possible.

This week's board meeting will be able to confirm some of this and will address the plan to re-open the ship to Saturday visitors - more detail soon.
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Donations to cover the costs of materials and contracts for the 2021 programme are coming in but more are (always!) welcome. More volunteers in all departments would also help.

We have added three online jigsaw puzzles to our activity pages. They are based on an external website (jigsaw explorer) and all you have to do is follow the link from our site.

You can set the difficulty to suit your level of interest and time available.

More will be added later.
ENJOY!

​The latest batch of commemorative 00 railway wagons arrived just as the last N gauge model from last year was being shipped. No chance of forgetting where the Post Office is!

​The new wagon is another cooperative venture with the General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society and is now available with 2 different coloured containers as seen here.

​The Medway Queen Preservation Society is planning an ambitious development program for 2021. Even though much of the work will be undertaken by the society’s volunteer teams the total cost is expected to be in the region of £45000.
We are, of course, at the mercy of a range of unpredictable factors including the Covid restrictions and, as always, the weather! No doubt other such factors will come out of hiding as we progress. As much of this programme as possible will be completed in 2021, any remainder being tackled the following year.
​The plan includes a temporary move to Ramsgate in the summer where the ship will be put on the slipway for overdue hull maintenance and painting; as originally planned for last year. If circumstances permit we will organise an open event in some form while the ship is there.