The museum is open from 11:00 – 16:00 with free admission.

Information
The museum will be open from 11-4pm and entrance for all will be free. The purpose is to allow anyone wishing to remember the Red Falcon and her crew or any other boat or crew member, the chance to do so in an area linked with Fleetwood’s Maritime Heritage. The museum has many memorial plaques including one for the Red Falcon and her crew as well as model boats and various artefacts.

The Mayor will lay a wreath on the Fisherman’s memorial on the prom at 2pm and there will be a short service by the Fisherman’s Mission representative.

More information coming soon.

Vessel Information
Information about the loss can be found here.
Vessel History can be found here.

Available Light Productions, Bristol is producing for BBC 4 a three part documentary series “the Story of the Sea”. One programme will be on the changes the fishing industry has seen in the last hundred years or so.

The programmes will be based on amateur films and the experiences of local people – often appearing in those films.

We are particularly looking for people who have made amateur films / home movies of their work in the fishing industry, preferably over a period of decades – and who can tell us about the changes they have seen taking place. Can you help?

Please contact:
Sue Bennett: 0117 908 4433
sbennett@availablelight.tv

Steve Welsh, Tower to Tower Cycle Challenge

Fleetwood lad Steve Welsh has signed upto the tower to tower cycle challenge, cycling with Adam at Breakfast and the rest of the Rock FM team, 450 miles from the Eiffel tower to Blackpool tower. The challenge starts on 23rd August 09 when they set off from Paris and will take 6 days to complete before they all arrive in Blackpool on Friday 28th August.

Steve runs a small family fishing business that exports fresh shellfish & langoustines to the continent direct from his fathers trawler, the Colinne, which is one of only two remaining large trawlers to operate in the port.

Steve is pictured aboard his Fathers trawler and hoping not to complete the challenge on the bike that he is pictured on, he asks that if anyone out there is kind enough to donate the use of a road bike for a week to complete the challenge, then that will save him having to complete it on the docks communal shopper. Although the staff have pledged to not only double, but triple their donations if he does complete it on the shopper, which may be an option if he doesn’t manage to raise enough sponsorship.

Steve will be completing this gruelling challenge to raise much needed funds for ‘Cash for Kids’ which is Rock FM’s charity that raises cash to improve the quality of life for disabled and disadvantaged children and young people in Lancashire.

Steve would like to ask all local businesses and residents to get behind him and support him. If anyone would kindly like to make a donation to help Steve in reaching his target for Cash for Kids, you can log onto www.justgiving.co.uk/steve-welsh and make donations by credit/debit card and also leave a message of support. Alternatively, donations can be taken in to his Mums shop, Bridal Cottage, which is situated on North Albert Street, Fleetwood.

Fleetwood Lifeboat - William Street, Click image for larger view.

Good evening everyone.

We could not have asked for nicer weather today for Lifeboat Day. The sun was shining all day with not a cloud in the sky.

The RNLI put on a great day and was rewarded with a great turnout by the community. From early doors till the stalls were put away the promenade was busy with people having a great day.

As you know we set up a stall for people to come and see us and I have to say it was a delight. We had a great response from everyone who spoke to us. Many memories was shared about the industry from wives talking about husbands, children talking about fathers and even ex-trawlermen talking about their times at sea.

I would like to thank everyone who donated to the RNLI collection box on the stall it was greatly received on behalf of the Lifeboat. I also would like to thank anyone who purchased a photograph or book, as well as those who stopped by the stall and just looked around and had a chat. We hope you found the stall interesting.

Last but not least, thanks to Jim, Peter and my father for their help today.

Photos of the day can be found by clicking here.

We will have lots of information for you to view as well as stories for you to take away and read.

Photos, Caps, Fleeces will be available to buy or order. Internet access will be available to view our sites and a nice model of a typical Fleetwood trawler that sailed to Iceland.

We hope to see you at the stall. Just look for the FMHT Banner.