nemaritimetrust.co.uk

with a commentary by the website administrator.

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

Subject: NEMT Website

Dear All

As you will be aware the previously transferred to NEMT, owned and paid for nemaritimetrust.co.uk Website has been stolen by Mick Dawson who appears to have taken advantage of its unlocked status. ¹ damage both NFHT and NEMT organisations.
I have tried to speak to Mick recently, only to be told “I should know why” ²
Well, I don’t!

1 – a complex lie, the site was secure and therefore not unlocked and belonged to Mr Dawson not to Mr Renwick nor any other NEMT Trustee;
2 – when he asked to speak with me, he was simply told to write and when he asked ‘why’ he was ignored because I needed him to put any accusations in writing and we now have a written record of what he wanted a word about;

One reason I can only imagine, is that in an attempt to make NEMT more sustainable
This recently reestablished Website naming NFHT as a victim ³, is being used by Mick as a means of negative, damaging communication about NEMT, its Trustees and myself.

3 – NEMT were accused of withholding funds from NFHT in early 2023,
justly as it turned out, because they were promptly paid following the
accusation.

Continuing with this senseless, costly, illegal practice ⁴ will only continue to by increasing costs for the use of our facilities, NFHT appears to have taken this as a threat to its existence.
Following a long series of objectionable email messaging and subsequent threats therein haven’t helped to improve this situation, but have simply made matters much worse. ⁵

4 – illegal practice? It was not Mr Dawson who told the original provider of nemaritimetrust.co.uk that he was not a member of that trust but the Chairman, Mr Alec Renwick.

5 – a lie, there is not even one objectionable email and definitely no threats.

I simply ask all at NFHT to make Mick Dawson see sense and transfer our nemaritimetrust.co.uk website back to NEMT where it belongs.

As ever, I’m always available to talk in an attempt to end with a satisfactory conclusion. ⁶
Unfortunately until that happens NEMT will not be in a position to discuss any future NFHT Collaboration or plan vessel repairs on these premises. ⁷

6 – there could never be a satisfactory conclusion. When the owner of the NEMT website, Mick Dawson, moved back to Amble from Tyneside in 2017 he thought it made sense to hand the bulk of editorial control to its Chair but he soon became aware many of the activities both NEMT and NFHT from 2011 had simply disappeared and as a caution removed all editorial rights from the Chair, Mr A Renwick.

He managed to take absolute control of the website nemaritimetrust.co.uk in the Spring of 2024 by giving misinformation to the site’s provider, TSOHost and then even more of the history of the two Trusts went missing, only to confirm Mr Dawson’s earlier belief that the rewrite of the history of the Trusts by Mr Renwick was not a mistake.

7 – it appears that from June 2024 the vessels previously restored by the NEMT membership and now cared for by the NFHT will have no longer have any access to the only suitable slipway on the North East Coast of England for any sort of maintenance.

Alec Renwick. NEMT Trustee and Chair.

By June 2024 the website had neen moved to another provider by its owner.
Mick Dawson.
Owner of nemaritimetrust. co.uk.
NEMT member for over 20 years.

On the 18th June 2024 the gulf between the two Trusts widened with a contribution by David Parker.

Summer is coming, late but it should be here soon, we hope.

Headline News – Due to unforeseen circumstances our Website is currently still offline. We apologise if you have been affected by this or for any inconvenience caused. But be assured that we are trying to sort this out, in the meantime please be patient. However, our new Website below will replace and be much better than the original which was very unreliable anyway.
Once this horrible little gremlin has been removed we hope to be back on-line very soon with our new improved Website address as follows – www.nemaritimetrust.org.uk
Please also note our new email – info@nemaritimetrust.org.uk will soon be available on the website and we hope it will also be much more reliable than before.

Latest News Henry Frederick Swan

After some updating and some essential repair work over the winter, HFS has now left the building. Pictured here approaching the NE1 quayside mooring, after a very pleasant sailing trip from NEMT with a stop over at St Peter’s for refreshments.

We are now ready for events to take place over the summertime.

1st Event will be the South Shields D-Day Landing remembrance celebrat toion on Thursday 6th June starting with with HFS and others including the current Tynemouth lifeboat at 8.00pm end at 9.30pm with lights included at the Law Top.

2nd Event (on Coble Royal Diadem11) will be at the Bridlington Coble Festival on 29th and 30th of June. This is always a great event with like minded people who share the same interests, a great partnership in fact.

3rd Event will again be at Blyth during the Town Carnival Day on 6th July. We will be at the Blyth RNYC moorings looking forward to some good sailing (weather permitting), and enjoying some good craic, as usual.