Results tagged “Jubilee Sailing Trust”

The Jubilee Sailing Trust returned to Canary Wharf last week looking to secure future funding.

The charity, which runs sailing trips across the globe for both able-bodied and disabled people, brought the Lord Nelson ship to South Quay last Sunday.

A BENEVOLENT millionaire has secured the future of the Jubilee Sailing Trust with a huge donation.

Former IT guru Peter Harrison, who also recently saved the Royal Observatory in Greenwich with a cash injection, returned to Docklands on Monday to give £1.5million to the trust.

A SHIP which gives disabled people the chance to sail the world docked at South Quay this week.

STS Tenacious is the largest wooden boat to be built in England in the last 100 years.

Made for easy access for wheelchairs users, it has provided enjoyment for hundreds of disabled people.

Each Tenacious voyage, as well as those of its sister ship, The Nelson, carries 40 able bodied people and 20 disabled members.

The Tenacious, a ship designed specifically for those with disabilities, docked at South Quay today.

Two of those whose lives have been changed by the boat, Jon and Caroline Button, tell their story.