News in June 2007

Mary Rose Trust submits new bid to Heritage Lottery Fund
Mary Rose Trust submits new bid to Heritage Lottery Fund Staff from the Mary Rose Trust have completed their detailed work on a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a major grant of £21 million to complete the conservation of the ship and her contents, and to build a new museum to house them.  The application was delivered to the HLF at the end of June.   The bid is the result...
28th June 2007 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard celebrates cultural legacy of Africa
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard celebrates cultural legacy of Africa In the year of the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,  African Legacy Weekend highlights the cultural legacy of Africa.   The event takes place on Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 July 10.00am - 4.30pm. The rich and diverse cultural legacy of Africa will be represented with music, food, art and da...
15th June 2007 FULL STORY View Full Story 
25th Anniversary of the Raising of the Mary Rose celebrated with battefield tours
The Mary Rose Trust will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the raising of the Mary Rose in July and the day will include a memorial service, tour on foot and a tour on water, commemorating the story of the Mary Rose’s final moments before sinking off Portsmouth in 1545.   The commemorations will begin with a poignant memorial ...
11th June 2007 FULL STORY View Full Story 
BIRTHDAY LUNCH FOR VETERAN IN HMS VICTORY
The oldest Royal Navy veteran and member of the WW1 Royal Naval Air Service(RNAS) Mr Henry Allingham is to celebrate his 111th birthday on board HMS Victory at Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 6.   Mr Allingham was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and became a founder member of the Royal Air Force when it was formed from the R...
6th June 2007 FULL STORY View Full Story 
German Navy collect historic ship’s bell on anniversary of Battle of Jutland
German Navy collect historic ship’s bell on anniversary of Battle of Jutland The bell of a First World War German battleship that has been housed in a Portsmouth museum for 80 years was returned to the German Navy in a ceremony onboard a German Naval ship in Portsmouth Naval Base – on the 91st anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.   The bell is from SMS Oldenburg, a Helgoland battleship that was launched ...
4th June 2007 FULL STORY View Full Story