Tag: Medway Queen

Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle

4th August 1962 Medway Queen

Medway Queen makes two round trips between Strood and Southend.

18th July 1962 Medway Queen

Medway Queen unable to call at Clacton due to the wind.

26th June 1961 Medway Queen

Monday 26th June 1961 Medway Queen scheduled to run from Strood to Southend and Herne Bay.

30th May 1963 Medway Queen

Medway Queen on charter for filming at Herne Bay.

29th April 1961 Medway Queen

London & Home Counties Branch visit Medway Queen at Strood.

2nd February 1964 Medway Queen

Medway Queen in the Nelson Dock at Rothehithe.

8th September 1963 Medway Queen

Medway Queen’s last day in service.

Winter 1994

Launch of Heritage Afloat | Teddy bears at sea | River closures disrupt sailings | Chairman’s notes | A Vice-President’s notebook | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1993

Near disaster! | Balmoral’s funnel colours | Annual Christmas cruises | Why we need £350,000 | And 50 years ago…

Winter 1992

Waverley dominates Carradale harbour | Royal Lady | KC moors alongside Medway Queen | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1992

Russell – take a bow! | Captains’ Club | New propellers for Balmoral | KC heard but not seen | Work on Ryde’s hull | Medway Queen report | Waverley winter activity | And 50 years ago…

Winter 1991

Premature end to Waverley’s 1991 season | KC report – Aylesford trip proves popular | Medway Queen | Mr. SC Smith-Cox | Balmoral to Liverpool | And 50 years ago…

Summer 1991

The paddle wheel history | Superb day out | Medway hosts four paddlers | A day in the life of KC | Snowbound Medway Queen | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1991

A Vice President’s notebook | Waverley’s wheels | November novelty! | Piers in the picture | Paddler pot pourri | And 50 years ago…

Autumn 1990

30 years of Paddle Wheels | Waverley at Dunkirk | Medway Queen commemorative service | Waverley diary | And 50 years ago…

Summer 1990

Easter snow | Medway Queen report | Find for historical trust | Wingfield Castle | A Vice-President’s notebook | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1990

Scottish Branch celebrates | Obituary – Nicholas Knight | Waverley diary | Come in number 65! | And 50 years ago…

Autumn 1989

Clevedon Pier re-opened | Southend Pier’s centenary | Pilgrimage to Medway Queen | Prospects for a record season | Balmoral at Yarmouth Pier | And 50 years ago…

Summer 1989

Balmoral misses spring sailings | Bristol Channel branch dinner | Medway Queen | New Year with the St. Killian | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1989

Record number of teddy bears sail on Balmoral | Wingfield Castle progress | Lincoln Castle opens in Grimsby | Queen Mary | A new Commodore Club ticket | Branch news | And 50 years ago…

Summer 1988

Chairman’s comments | Bristol Channel Branch | Scottish Branch | Waverley back in service | Promoting Kingswear Castle | Medway Queen | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1988

Vintage bus to vintage steamer | Medway Queen on the move | Princess Elizabeth for Paris | Queen Mary dry docked at Chatham | Eileen Pritchard – PSPS member No. 1 | Our Society by another name | And 50 years ago…

Summer 1987

Last departure | Medway Queen | Restoration to start | Lifebelt’s long trip home | North of the Border | The Murray River paddlers | New PSPS book | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1987

KC awakes! | More hard facts – By Waverley’s captain | Medway Queen restoration project | Charitable status | And 50 years ago…

Winter 1986

Paddler back in Bristol | Poor Solent weather | Kingswear Castle at Whitstable | Return of the Gisela | Medway Queen | And 50 years ago…

Spring 1986

Waverley in Irish Waters | Wingfield Castle move | By paddler to Budapest | Donald Rose | Medway Queen

Autumn 1985

Balmoral donations flood in! | Medway Queen Society formed | Revival of a tradition | Kingswear Castle report | From the Chairman

Winter 1985

Grand parade of paddlers, Lucerne | Discovering Hjejlen | Waverley diary | Kingswear Castle report | Medway Queen

Spring 1985

From the Chairman | Waverley | London & Home Counties Branch | Bristol Channel Branch | Wessex Branch | Scottish Branch | North of England Branch | Turning point in Kingswear Castle’s destiny

Winter 1984

Historic River Medway meeting | Best financial result | North of the Border | Medway Queen | Branch news