Get Involved
How can you become involved with Rescue Wooden Boats?
- Become a Bessie Benefactor be a part of 1935 Whelker Bessie's story by supporting her restoration. With her own intriguing Dunkirk history, Bessie is our next restoration project and will be used afloat once she's seaworthy again. If you're interested in directly supporting Bessie's restoration and would like to find out more, please contact us
- Become a Friend and support our work through donations - you will be kept up to date through our newsletter and invited to events.
- Join the Maritime Heritage Centre Team to welcome and guide visitors round the museum and the boatyard - no experience needed, training is given.
- We are open from Easter Sunday until the end of October on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from 11am - 4pm.
- If we have more volunteers we can open on Saturdays too. Do join the team and bring your friends.
- Join the Event Team to welcome and host events for groups
- We have a well-equipped Event Room in the Maritime Heritage Centre.
- Helping with our Boats
- There are occasional working parties on the boats, scraping, sanding, varnishing and painting. Contact us if you would like to join the team.
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Help with our annual Maritime Heritage Festival and Flotilla in Wells and other Special Events
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publicity; fundraising; stewarding display stands and merchandise stall, and guiding visitors as part of the event team on the day. Rotas to sign are posted under volunteer sign in.
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- Volunteer with us?
- Bring your skills and interests along and join the team - contact us to talk about how you might like to be involved. If you'd like to chat informally and find out more do call Wendy Pritchard on 07796 951414
- Find us to see what we do for an in person chat at our Maritime Heritage Centre in Stiffkey.