News in August 2009

Mary Rose Trust Gets Top Marks For Educational Visits
Mary Rose Trust Gets Top Marks For Educational Visits The Mary Rose Trust Learning Department has shown itself to be at the top of the class for educational visits by being awarded a Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.   The national Quality Badge scheme (run by the Department for Children, Schools and Families) combines learning and safety into one easily recognisable badg...
24th August 2009 FULL STORY View Full Story 
The Mary Rose is a must-see this summer before she is withdrawn, temporarily, from view
The Mary Rose is a must-see this summer before she is withdrawn, temporarily, from view A visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to see the Mary Rose – in the year of her 500th Anniversary - is a popular choice this summer. Visitors are being urged to enjoy the sight of this magnificent vessel, the only Tudor warship on display in the world, before she is withdrawn temporarily from view on September 20th for a new £35 million...
19th August 2009 FULL STORY View Full Story 
Heroic Lord Nelson faces facts
Heroic Lord Nelson faces facts Research reveals army & navy are our modern-day heroes   Square forehead, set back ears and a Roman nose – the makings of a hero is all in the face, according to a unique new study released by Wood’s 100 Old Navy Rum[i]. And, to test the theory, it has analysed the face of one of our best-known military leaders, Vice Admiral Ho...
3rd August 2009 FULL STORY View Full Story