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Prom Deck Railings

30/9/2021

 
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Work continues on the ship and the prom deck railings should reappear shortly.

When Medway Queen went to the yard some railing stanchions were insecure, quite a few were not to the original design and many had water ingress problems resulting in rust streaks on the hull. The necessary replacement stanchions have been cast by Bridport Foundry in Dorset using a pattern made from one of the original stanchions. They should join the ship very soon now.
Photos left; mould for deck rail stanchion
below: casting in progress.
Courtesy of Bridport Foundry Ltd.
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The wooden top rails are being upgraded as well to make the deck perimeter safe and secure as well as improving the ship's  appearance. 
​Photos below: Steam Jacket for bending timber,  timber in soak prior to bending, Curved top rail in jig.
Courtesy of Bob Stokes
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The painters make a start

21/9/2021

 
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" 'T was on a Friday morning, the painter made a start ........."

Now, I don't know if that's strictly true but by Saturday 18th September there was definitely evidence of the painters' work at Ramsgate with primer having been applied.

Progress is being made but nobody is brave enough yet to predict a return date. As well as the remaining work, movement is not possible without a tug being available and with the right combination of weather and tides.

Get down to Ramsgate for the Royal Harbour 200th anniversary event this weekend (24th-26th) and talk to our "Saturday Team" who will be lurking somewhere near the slipway.

Photo: Brian Simmons

Meanwhile, the PR effort continues

21/9/2021

 
Members of the Saturday team were busy at Chatham Historic Dockyard over the weekend with Martin, Brian, Joe , Andrew, David and Daniel together with the carnival float. So a good team effort.

They handed out information about the works in Ramsgate and the ship's time line leaflet as well as details of Dunkirk. Some remaining plastic "Dunkirk soldiers" were used to engage with families. Donations were welcomed of course! Footfall and engagement were good with many asking about the ship. The highlight was a visit by the "D Day Darlings" who performed on one of the two stages and who kindly posed with the ship model and lucky Joe Stokes. 

Photo: Martin Goodhew
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The rest of us have been busy too. Mark and Pam, together with other Saturday team members have taken an information table to Ramsgate on Saturdays and pitched near the ship to collect donations, give out information and recruit new members - with considerable success.

Further afield Medway Queen West (aka Reading Support Group) have attended two events in September: a small railway club open day in Basingstoke on the 4th and the much larger "International N Gauge Show" in the Warwickshire Event Centre on 11th/12th. The latter is the group's largest regular event and a good outlet for the N Gauge model railway wagons. The group have sold 60 of their allocation of 85 models in about 3 weeks!

The PR teams are as essential to our project as the workshop volunteers. More help is always needed if you feel so inclined and details of suitable events for our attention would also be welcome.
​Contact info@medwayqueen.co.uk

Slipway Works Update

14/9/2021

 
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The Medway Queen's Saturday Team are still doing all they can to bring our ship to the public's attention and answer the many questions people have. Martin Goodhew took these images showing the hull in primer last Saturday (11th September).
On Monday, 13th September, a group of our volunteers and trustees were able to visit the yard and inspect the work being undertaken. Bob Stokes took the following pictures showing progress on the paddle wheels, deck railing stanchions and hull. Click on a picture to enter the gallery and then click < > arrows to step through the collection.
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Heritage Open Days Exhibition

9/9/2021

 
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Medway Queen is joining the Heritage Open Days Festival once again this year but only digitally. With the ship in Ramsgate physical events are impossible.

The festival's theme is "Edible England" which is a bit of a challenge for a steam ship preservation project but we've done our best. The cuisine may not match the standard of other events but few others can claim to have served food at Dunkirk in 1940!

"Medway Queen at Dunkirk" - Roy Gargett
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