Volunteers (various) - North East Maritime Trust, South Shields

The North East Maritime Trust (NEMT) is seeking volunteers to join their team. 

About North East Maritime Trust (NEMT)

Based in South Shields, the Trust's focus is on regionally important historic working boat restoration, repair and conservation including maintenance, training and sailing for all.  Their objectives are, principally:

- To educate the public in relation to the maritime heritage of the United Kingdom, especially the North East of England

- To encourage and facilitate the restoration, repair, maintenance, conservation and public display of historic working vessels and maritime craft, as well as maritime artefacts of all kinds

The river Tyne is the birthplace of the first purpose built lifeboats and the formation of what was later to become the RNLI.  NEMT encourages and invites everyone with an interest in maritime history to come along; they are welcome to see volunteers in action restoring or maintaining historic boats.  NEMT's historic vessel collection includes the historic lifeboats Henry Frederick Swan and Bedford.  Their restored boats are often to be seen on the river Tyne or off shore on the east coast.

The main work of NEMT is undertaken by volunteers in the Fishermens’ Workshop and Boatshed, located on Wapping Street with access to the river and adjacent to the wooden boatshed.  The slipway into the Tyne allows boats up 12 tons to be winched in and out of the river.  This valuable facility enables opportunities for NEMT to maintain historic wooden working boats and offer hands-on experience and skills training in traditional boat restoration, repair and maintenance.

Do you have some spare time on your hands?

• Have you retired and are looking to fill your time in?

• Are you looking for a new project?

• Do you want to meet people and make new friends?

•Do you want to be part of a group of volunteers committed to the restoration and maintenance of historical and culturally important vessels from the north east?

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes then we'd love to hear from you.

You don't have to have a maritime background nor a trade (although this is welcomed). We just want enthusiastic, friendly, like minded people to help when they can to keep our maritime history alive.

If you could be interested, please either send us a message via Facebook, drop us an email at nemaritime2020@gmail.com or come and visit us at our premises on Wapping Street, South Shields for a tour where we can show you what we do. We are open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between 9.30 and 1.30pm.

We'd love to welcome you to the team