Author Archives: Mick Dawson

Gremlin’s Tale

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Mick Dawson

For the attention of the Chairman of NEMT On Saturday, the second of August, I decided to travel down from Amble to visit the North East Maritime Trust (NEMT) to see how their team of volunteers were progressing with the … Continue reading →

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Notes on the Legacy References

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Mick Dawson

1. NEMT, were given and still have a flat from which they get an income of about £10k per annum as part of the Legacy but contrary to Gordon’s wishes, NFHT, now known as Northumbria Fishing Heritage get none at … Continue reading →

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The Legacy

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Mick Dawson

In 2016 a pair of flats in the Heaton/Jesmond area of Newcastle were bequeathed and to be shared equally between both NEMT and NFHT, by Gordon Brown who passed away in May that year. At that time the pair would … Continue reading →

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NEMT: Misinformation from 18-Jun-24

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Mick Dawson

On June 18th 2024 the Chair of the North East Maritime Trust wrote to myself, Dave Parker, the three Trustees of the Northumbrian Fisheries Heritage Trust and the three Trustees of trust of which he was the Chair. I responded … Continue reading →

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Review of Events in Early ’24.

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Mick Dawson

From: Alec Renwick <alec.renwick@nemaritimetrust.org.uk>Sent: 18 June 2024 00:09To: Peter W; Mick Dawson; Branson, Richard; PAUL; David ParkerCc: Kevin Lund <kevin.lund@nemaritimetrust.org.uk>; Dr Griffiths, SueSubject: NEMT Website

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Misrepresentation by NEMT’s Chair

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Mick Dawson

Mr Renwick, the Chairman of NEMT gained total control of nemaritimetrust.co.uk by the simple deceit of persuading an agent for the Website Provider, TSOHost, in early 2024, to make him its administrator, while at the same time denying its owner, … Continue reading →

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NEMTnews@NEMTnews

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Mick Dawson

Resides on X as https://x.com/NEMTnews This is a rewrite of the commentary on ‘NEMT News’, first first posted on December 1st, 2023. It was about the misinformation being produced by the Chairman of NEMT to hide the fact that under … Continue reading →

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Mr Renwick – a customer of nemaritimetrust.co.uk?

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Mick Dawson

I think not! This post began as a letter to Peter Weightman, Chair of the time NFHT but not sent when I decided broadcast it as a post rather than send it as private email and it has been edited … Continue reading →

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NEMT History and Airbrushing

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Mick Dawson

In the Significance Statement of the National Maritime Museum, Small Boat Register, says about Peggy, one of the oldest cobles still sailing:- As a fishing coble she worked long lines, salmon nets and pots for crab and lobster. Upon leaving … Continue reading →

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NFHT and NEMT

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Mick Dawson

When I acquired the Coble, Peggy in 2007, I lived in Greens Place with good views over the river Tyne to North Shields and Tynemouth and it was not long before I joined NEMT but by 2014 I had fallen … Continue reading →

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