The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company is making a £530,000 investment in its Skybus fleet of aircraft to include new interiors, enhanced navigation systems and an eye-catching new livery. Six of the eight-strong fleet will be fitted with brand new interiors including all new trim, carpets and soundproofing in time for the start of the…
Three hundred energy-efficient bulbs will be lighting up the village of St Erth this Christmas thanks to a donation from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s Community Fund. The committee which runs the Christmas lights applied for a grant from the £30,000 Community Fund to help pay for the replacement of hundreds of bulbs to…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company will be giving away more than £9,000 to local good causes as part of its commitment to giving something back to the communities it serves. Nine projects that will benefit local communities have been chosen to receive the money in the second round of awards from the company’s £30,000…
Three Cornish schools are taking part in this year’s Young Enterprise Company Programme for this first time, thanks to a grant from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. Pupils from Mounts Bay Academy, St Ives School and Redruth School are now battling against 14 other teams to become the best young business brains in Cornwall.…
This summer, we were delighted to partner with leading national fashion chain Joules to find the Joules Explorer 2016 – one lucky blogger who would be given the chance to stock up on their wellies, jackets and latest fashion and travel to the Isles of Scilly to review a family-friendly stay on this famous archipelago…
Brownies and Guides on the Isles of Scilly have been camping together for the first time this week thanks to the arrival of a huge marquee paid for by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company. Thirty girls from the 1st Isles of Scilly Brownies and Guides have been camping at Sandybanks Farm on St Mary’s,…
The final call for applications to the second round of awards from the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s £30,000 Community Fund is being made this week. Projects that will benefit communities on the Isles of Scilly and in West Cornwall have until the end of the month (August) to apply for a grant. Bids to…
See the stunning Isles of Scilly for less this summer by taking advantage of a fantastic new locals’ offer open to residents of West and Mid Cornwall. Isles of Scilly Travel is keen to ensure people living closest to this must-see destination can visit Scilly more easily, and is launching a new locals’ fare for…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is investing more than £1.5 million to upgrade its lifeline freight services between the mainland and the Isles of Scilly. This includes a new commitment of £150,000 to improve the chilled freight delivery service to the Isles of Scilly as one of the many upgrades being made to…
Land’s End Airport has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art fire appliance following an investment of almost £200,000 by airport owners the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. The appliance is the first of its kind in the UK and was built to the company’s specifications in Austria by Rosenbauer, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of…
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…
The £2.6 million project to harden the grass runways at Land’s End Airport will get underway next month now that £1.3 million of support from the European Regional Development Fund has been confirmed. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company said it would press ahead with the work now before the summer peak season rather than…
Fearless grandfather Tom Lackey made history today (22nd May) when he became the first person to wingwalk from Land’s End Airport to the Isles of Scilly – on his 94th birthday. Mr Lackey took to the skies from Land’s End Airport at 12pm on Thursday, after receiving a birthday send-off from the local Sennen Primary…
We are pleased to have appointed Robert Goldsmith as our new Chief Executive which will take effect from 4th February 2014. Rob Goldsmith was selected following a recruitment process that begun last year after our current Chief Executive Jeff Marston informed the Board of his intention to step down after 12 years in the post.…
In 2013 we made a record investment in all our travel facilities. This included a new £1 million terminal building at Land’s End Airport, adding a fourth 19-seater Twin Otter aircraft to our Skybus fleet and a £2 million refurbishment of the Scillonian III. As part of a wider programme of improvements, we have plans…
Jonathan Stephens, Watch Manager at Land’s End Airport has been awarded the highest scoring Fire-Fighter Recruit Award of 2013 by Gatwick Airport Fire and Rescue Commercial Training Centre and has had his name engraved on a large plaque held at Gatwick. At the beginning of 2013, Lands End Airport sent ten fire-fighters to Gatwick’s Commercial…
Putting its people first has enabled Penzance based organisation to gain a nationally accredited award. Isles of Scilly Steamship Group which employs over 200 staff has been awarded the Investors in People Standard for the 18th consecutive year, for the way they develop support and motivate their team. The company operates the Scillonian III passenger…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer to hold responsibility for risk management and financial reporting activities across the group. Stuart Reid joins the company in a year which has seen significant investment into its travel facilities, with £2 million spent on refurbishing the Scillonian, the completion of a…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has appointed local transport industry expert Mark Howarth to its board as a non-executive director. Mark Howarth brings to the board a wealth of transport knowledge and experience, both from his current position as Managing Director of bus company Western Greyhound, and from a number of voluntary positions he…
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