A unique project which aims to deliver poetic inspiration to the nation has taken place on St Mary’s, thanks to a £1,500 grant from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s Community Fund. Poetry postie Sally Crabtree held workshops with pupils at Five Islands School to show that poetry can be fun and doesn’t have to…
Projects that will benefit communities on the Isles of Scilly and in West Cornwall are being invited to apply for a grant from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s £30,000 Community Fund. Applications for the second round of awards from the fund will open at the start of July. Bids to the Community Fund are…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced a substantial investment in replacing its Gry Maritha freight ship – the workhorse that provides a lifeline service to the community of the Isles of Scilly located 28 miles off the mainland. The company has purchased a larger freight ship currently called the Mali Rose as the…
Final preparations are underway for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s busiest weekend of the year, with the company shipping record amounts of freight to the islands for the World Pilot Gig Championships (April 29 to May 1). As well as transporting thousands of passengers to the islands for gig weekend, up to 5,000 items…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced the first recipients of its £30,000 Community Fund. Grants of between £150 and £1,500 will support six projects that will benefit communities on the Isles of Scilly and in West Cornwall. They include: A project to help support a fundraising cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced the appointment of Terry Ward as chairman of its new £30,000 Community Fund and is seeking volunteers to join the fund’s independent panel. Terry, who was born and lives on St Marys, has been a non-executive director on the Steamship Board since 1989 and with his…
The Isles of Scillies Steamship Group has reported a 9% increase in passenger numbers for the first seven months of the year, reflecting continued growth in the market between the mainland and the Isles of Scilly. The Group, which operates Skybus flights to the Scillies from Land’s End, Newquay and Exeter airports, and passenger and…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced a £200,000 investment in Penzance Dry Dock. The dock, which was established in 1834 and is among the oldest in the UK, will have its roof and sides completely replaced with high specification plastisol coated steel sheeting. Penzance-based Celtic Scaffolding will be erecting scaffolding around the dock…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has further strengthened transport links to the islands with the acquisition of another aircraft for its in-house airline Skybus. The new Islander brings the Skybus fleet to eight , with four Islanders and four Twin Otters operating to St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly. The Group also…
Skybus, the in-house airline of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, has launched its new winter schedule with longer operating days and a further freeze on prices. The airline has gained the agreement of St Mary’s Airport and Isles of Scilly Council to operate a longer daily schedule that will provide benefits to local residents…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, transportation provider to the Isles of Scilly, has today announced the purchase of Island Carriers, a haulage business located on St. Mary’s. The acquisition of Island Carriers will in the future enable the Steamship Group to offer an integrated freight and baggage transfer service to islanders and its Scillonian…
Visitor numbers to the Isles of Scilly on routes to and from the mainland rose by more than 4% in 2014, which is the first increase since 2011. Figures just released by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company for the full 2014 calendar year show the number of passenger carryings on its air and sea…
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