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Summer progress…
The Boleh Trust has had a busy summer so far: Richard Uttley and his team of apprentices have made excellent progress over the summer. Jason Rankin, who’s been working on Boleh since the beginning of the project, has prepared a portfolio of his work that shows how far we’ve come since Boleh arrived in Portsmouth [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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The Bulldog Trust shows its support
Many thanks to The Bulldog Trust for their support to the Boleh Trust.
Posted: May 13th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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New brochure published
Click on the image below to see the new Boleh Project brochure Boleh Brochure
Posted: May 6th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Shipwrights help Boleh
We are grateful to the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights who have helped kit-out Boleh’s workshop with new equipment for our apprentices. This has now been installed and we are looking forward to continuing our close association with the Company as the restoration proceeds.
Posted: March 28th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Charity Commission Registration
We are delighted that the Charity Commission have now formally recognised the increased activity of the Boleh Trust with the grant of Registration Number 1135117. See the full details of our approved objectives and other updated material here.
Posted: March 23rd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Mercers’ Company supports Boleh Project
We are delighted to announce that The Worshipful Company of Mercers is throwing it’s support behind the work of the Boleh Trust. Sponsorship from the Mercers’ Company’s will help towards the next phase of Boleh’s restoration programme. The Trust is very grateful for the Mercers’ grant, which will support apprentices as they begin the work [...]
Posted: February 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Autumn ’09 Newsletter published
Click on the image below to see our Autumn 2009 Newsletter: Autumn09
Posted: November 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Boleh Trust formed
Following the demise of the Meridian Sailing and Training Trust (MS&TT), we have now set up our own Charity, the Boleh Trust. The aims of the Trust are to offer practical experience in traditional shipwright skills to apprentices and young people, to provide sail training vessels for disadvantaged young people and to restore and maintain [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Grant for apprentice facilities
Project Boleh has received another vote of confidence. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Fund has made a generous grant from their Grassroots Fund to help with the considerable costs of setting up and running our apprentice facility. We are very grateful for this assistance and hope it will enable us to expand the role of [...]
Posted: October 16th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Industrial Heritage Training Bursaries
We are proud to announce that Hampshire County Council has designated Project Boleh as a Host Centre for Industrial, Maritime, Aviation, Transport and Technology (IMATT) training. This reflects the Project’s quality of training and supervision and the high level of craftsmanship involved. Apprentices can now work on Boleh with the help of Industrial Heritage Bursaries supported by the Heritage Lottery [...]
Posted: September 15th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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