Festive Cruise Report
Report on this year’s successful joint PSPS and Coastal Cruising Association Festive Cruise on MV Clyde Clipper to the Kyles of Bute and Ormidale.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
Report on this year’s successful joint PSPS and Coastal Cruising Association Festive Cruise on MV Clyde Clipper to the Kyles of Bute and Ormidale.
The PSPS/CCA Festive Cruise is now fully booked.
The new look Paddle Wheels magazine has now been published. Complimentary copies are now available.
It has been announced that MV Balmoral will not be operating in 2018.
The winners have been announced for the Waverley 70th Anniversary Grand Draw.
The Scottish Branch Festive Cruise 2017 will take place on Wednesday 27th December.
Vic Emery OBE has been appointed as Chairman of Waverley Excursions Ltd.
PSPS Members are welcome to join celebrations to mark 50 years of the WHSC.
The Scottish Maritime Museum’s ‘Pie & Pint Evening’ in Irvine on Friday 10th November will feature a presentation on the Clyde steamers during WWI & WWII.
The PSPS AGM is on Saturday 18th November in Cardiff. Following the AGM John Megoran will give a presentation marking 50 years since Kingswear Castle was purchased by the Society.
National Newsletter published to all members.
A picture report on Waverley’s first Thames sailings of the 2017 season.
Join the PSPS today and help to preserve Paddle Steamers Waverley & Kingswear Castle.
A report on the recent outing by the Scottish Branch to Loch Katrine.
Waverley heads south after receiving repairs to her bow.
A review of Waverley’s sailing on Tuesday 15th August.
Book now for the PSPS Scottish Branch outing to Loch Katrine on Saturday 9th September.
PSPS annual membership is now due for renewal.
A report on the recent Scottish Branch evening fundraising charter of Waverley.
Waverley captured as she makes her journey up river to Glasgow on the weekend of 15th/16th July 2017.
To mark the 70th Anniversary of Waverley’s maiden voyage the Scottish Branch has produced a limited-edition 16 page photo souvenir booklet available from the Souvenir Shop on board Waverley.
Waverley is now operating her Clyde summer cruising programme which started in mid June and runs until the end of August.
Waverley’s only Evening Cruise from Largs and Keppel will take place on Wednesday 19th July. This will also be Waverley’s only Round Bute cruise of the 2017 season!
Waverley departed her Glasgow Science Centre berth just after 7am on Tuesday 30th May to start her journey north to Oban and into MacBrayne territory.
Day 2 of Waverley’s 2017 season found her on the popular summer Saturday cruise from Glasgow to Tighnabruaich via Greenock, Helensburgh, Dunoon and Rothesay.
Waverley’s first cruise of 2017 took place in excellent conditions attracting good passenger loadings.
Waverley has now returned to Glasgow following her annual dry docking and survey at Garvel Dry Dock in Greenock.
The 2017 Ship Ahoy! Maritime Heritage Exhibition will take place on Saturday 22nd April at the Summerlee Museum in Coatbridge.
On Tuesday 27th December the Scottish Branches of the PSPS and Coastal Cruising Association chartered MV Clyde Clipper for what turned out to be a unique festive cruise.
Members are invited to attend an Anniversary Dinner celebrating the 80th Anniversary of The Glasgow Speakers Club and the 70th Anniversary of Waverley’s first sailing.