by admin | Apr 1, 2024 | Charity of the Year, News
Since the beginning of the year we have now raised £1373.21 for our Charity of the year QVSR (Queen Victoria Seaman’s Rest). This includes a magnificent total of £809.68 from the visit of the Launceston Male VoiceChoir Those of you who enjoyed that will be pleased to...
by admin | Mar 1, 2024 | Charity of the Year, Forward Magazine Featured Articles, News
‘OK is not good enough’. The UK has a long history as a seafaring nation. In the 17th century the Quay at Exeter bustled with activity that all but disappeared with the coming of the railway. London was one of the busiest ports in the country with seaman from all over...
by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | Charity of the Year, Forward Magazine Featured Articles, News
Thank you so much to The Mint for choosing QVSR as its charity of the year. In December I went up to visit the seamens’ centres at Tilbury (both at the dock and at the cruise terminal). I wanted to see whether there was anything that we as a church could seek to...