A few months ago it looked as though Waverley wouldnt sail in 2020 due to major boiler defects leeding to her needing two new "kettles" - a very expensive job. An appeal was launched to raise 2.2 milion pounds to pay for the work which was doing well but only progressing slowly until the scottish government stepped in with a whopping ONE MILLION POUNDS donation a massive sum. more is still needed but the fund raising is well on the way to reaching its target. The relevent Scottish departmental minister said that waverley was too important to Scotlands history and could never be allowed to fail. So, the boilers are being built and a major refit is under way and WAVERLEY WILL SAIL AGAIN THIS SPRING.
Also on a bright note. PS MEDWAY QUEEN could well be moved around the coast to be the star of a dunkirk little ships gathering to celebrate 80 years since Dunkirk.
ALSO PS maid of the Loch has had her engine in steam to test them after laying idle for many years. The rebuild is looking very good. All in all this ius a very bright start to a good new year.
For further updates on the above paddlers visdit their relevent web sites.
ps. the little paddler Kings wear castle had a very good year last year- lets hope its the same this year. Regards, Walter.
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