Category Archives: General

Very nice comment by the skipper of the yacht Aurelia: Saturday July 5 my wife and I enjoyed a short trip on the Henry Frederick James on the river Blyth, invited by its crew.They told us about the history of … Continue reading →

The news letter was circulated to members on Wednesday the 5th June – https://nemaritimetrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NEMT-Publication-Summer-2024.pdf The latest NEMT publication appears on first sight to be a straightforward account of the move of the restored lifeboat, the Henry Frederick Swan from her … Continue reading →

Dear All, Please bear with me while I struggle to recreate the site, along with the many of the hundred or so posts, which had been developed over about 10 years and was lost during the dispute about the ownership … Continue reading →

Reposted by Mr M Dawson after March 15th 2024. Originally posted on 2nd October 2022 by Mr A Renwick; Catching up on the many moves we have made recently, well since early May this year as follows; Our regular annual … Continue reading →

Reposted on 10 December 2023 by moderator Posted on 2nd October 2022 by chockerblock We are happy to say that the full restoration of this historic pulling lifeboat is now complete and she was safely put into safe storage until … Continue reading →

On March 15th 2024, 1 discovered that I was no longer able to log into a website that had addressed the needs of both the trusts for a good many years. It had ran under two providers for over ten … Continue reading →

Relaunching of our ex (1917) Tynemouth Lifeboat Henry Frederick Swan2nd April 2024. Weather permitting we will be putting HFS back in the water on Sunday 7th April from 12.30 till about 2.30pm. This is going to be a great occasion … Continue reading →

Invitation: From: Alec Renwick alec.renwick@nemaritimetrust.org.ukSent: 16 January 2024 13:20Subject: NEMT Update Meeting – 20th January at 10.00 am Dear MemberApologies in advance for this late notice, but we hope you can attend. Since the negative effects of Covid 19 and … Continue reading →

1st August 2020 Now that we are able to use our boats while observing socially secure ways. The past few weeks have given us an opportunity to do some sailing. Here is Royal Diadem 11 leaving the Tyne – this … Continue reading →

13th July 2020 Recent announcements from central government regarding the relaxing of Covid19 restrictions had enabled the Trust to ask regular members to return for just two days a week, while observing social distancing, hand washing and the wearing of … Continue reading →