Two new barges to house migrants announced - BBC
WEBJun 5, 2023 · Two new barges have been purchased to house up to 1,000 migrants, the prime minister has announced, as he said plans to tackle small boats crossing the Channel are working.
A vessel to accommodate asylum-seekers docks in UK as …
WEBJul 18, 2023 · The barge Bibby Stockholm was pulled by a tug into Portland harbor, off the southwest coast of England, after the government’s controversial legislation overcame resistance in the House of Lords and was passed.
What will life be like on the UK's first migrant barge? - BBC
WEBJul 17, 2023 · Three storeys high and the length of a football pitch, the hulking grey Bibby Stockholm has spent the past 30 years as an accommodation barge.
UK government scrapping use of a barge off English coast to …
WEBJul 23, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The British government said Tuesday it will scrap the controversial use of a barge to house asylum-seekers off the south coast of England as part of its immigration system overhaul.
Pudge - Thames Sailing Barge Trust
WEBBuilt in 1922 by London & Rochester Trading Co., Pudge is a Thames sailing barge with a hull constructed of pitch pine on oak with a flush deck, with the steering wheel on a ‘short spindle’ without the usual raised cabin top.
The last of the Thames barges race to save British maritime history
WEBJul 24, 2023 · GRAVESEND, England — One of the oldest sailing races in the world is the America’s Cup. Right behind is the Thames Sailing Barge Match. The America’s Cup competitors race $10 million...
About us and our barges ~ Thames Sailing Barge Trust
WEBThe TSBT is a registered charity that exists to preserve two Thames barges in sailing condition for the benefit of the public and to pass on the skills required to sail them.
Our History - Thames Sailing Barge Trust
WEBBarges had been the workhorses of the river, trading into the estuary, around the coast, across the Channel and survived the 1939-45 war to become the last coastal sailing cargo vessels trading in the United Kingdom.
Thames Sailing Barge Trust, Essex - Pudge - National Historic Ships
WEBThe Thames Sailing Barge Trust (TSBT) is a registered charity that exists to preserve two Thames barges in sailing condition and was formed in 1948.
A trip on the last horse-drawn barge in the West Country
WEB2 days ago · The canal barge is painted traditionally: green, with Roses and Castles motifs, picture panels and yellow and red trims. An assorted group of passengers are onboard today, including children on their school holidays with their grandparents.
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