We are delighted to be working with the Design Council and Southern Water for the next few months on the Water Design Challenge, a pioneering new programme to inspire young people to cut their water and carbon footprint. We’ll be working with the Thomas Aveling School in Rochester and the Isle of Sheppey Academy.
1st Artist Commission – Andrew Baldwin
We’re pleased to announce that Andrew Baldwin is creating our first site specific commission for the ship. Here you can see him inside one of three midships air receivers removing redundant pipework that he will be incorporating into his sculptural piece.
LV21 feature on Kent TV
Kent TV’s feature on the LV21 project is now live on their website. Thanks to Laurie for filming and producing.
BBC coverage of LV21
Last week we were visited by BBC Radio Kent and web team. We will be participating in a live broadcast on the BBC Radio Kent breakfast show 8.30am Monday 25th Jan when you can hear ex crew member Brian Packham recount his experiences on board and his memories of the collision at Varne in 1981. For a taster of Brian’s … Read More
Former crew get onboard
The first day of the new year and we were thrilled to meet Brian Packham, a former crew member of LV21 in the 1980’s when she was in service on the Varne station off the Kent coast nr Folkestone.
Light Vessel 21 Under Tow
LV21 is on her way to Medway courtesy of GPS Marine’s tugboat Napia. If you want to track the progress of LV21’s journey go to http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ and use the drop down list top left ‘go to vessel’ and select Napia which is the name of the towing tug. Weather permitting eta Monday at Gillingham pier.
Wayne Hemingway On LV21
Designer and entrepreneur Wayne Hemingway adds his support to the LV21 project. “The Lightship Project seems to hit all the right spots. It sustainably brings back to life an iconic piece of local heritage and in doing so provides a home and venue for the local creative industries, a sector of the British economy that is second only to the … Read More
LV21 Project Launches
Keep ’em peeled ShipMates. There’s something on the horizon!
