News

We are delighted to have 2 students from the University of Southampton working alongside our restoration. Please follow the research progress of Jonathan Happs and Matthew Slater along with Professor…

After a fantastic Press Launch on Tuesday 4th December to announce our Heritage Lottery Funding, Boleh goes public. To read the press coverage please follow the links BBC South Today…

The grant will enable the Trust to employ apprentices to restore Boleh. Local young people will be able to learn heritage skills and make Boleh fit to sail again, while…

As part of our Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid we are offering opportunities for traditional skills development and in particular traditional shipwright training for local apprentices. We are working in…

We are positive about the future of the Boleh Project – thanks to all our supporters – and have started a ‘Vacancies’ page. Please have a look, you’ll find it…

We’d like to say thank you once again to the Payne-Gallwey Trust for their continued and generous support. It means a great deal to the Trust and our apprentices to…

We’re thankful to report that, after six months of very hard work and with the professional support of our key consultants, Westbrook Marine Projects (http://www.westbrookmarine.co.uk) and Cultural Consulting Network (http://www.culturalconsulting.net),…

On Sunday 25 March the Boleh workshop at Eastney Beam Engine House, Portsmouth was buzzing with activity as local families and other visitors made the most of the opportunity to…

Come and see Boleh in her workshop at the Old Pumping Station, 199 Henderson Road, Eastney, Portsmouth, PO4 9JF. Learn her history and find out about her restoration. The Eastney…

A letter in Classic Boat asking for information on Boleh’s whereabouts finally resulted in her acquisition by the Boleh Trust and her eventual arrival in Portsmouth for restoration. Now she…