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Read up on our news and events and see what Boleh has been up to!

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Boleh back in ‘Classic Boat’

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…
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25th February 2012
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Boleh hits the headlines

On Thursday 9 February 2012 the Portsmouth News ran a feature on Boleh and the opportunities the Heritage Lottery Fund will give to local apprentices. See here for full article…
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10th February 2012
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A new team for the project

We’re delighted to announce that we have formed a project team to work with the Trustees and shipwright Brian Taylor, to help secure the next round of Heritage Lottery Funding.…
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2nd February 2012
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Portsmouth welcome for HLF award

The Boleh Trust’s success in securing funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund is reported by the Portsmouth News, who welcomed the apprentice positions being created for youngsters in the area.…
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14th December 2011
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HLF sets Boleh on course

The HLF first round pass provides development funding of £55,800 so that we can apply for a full grant of just over £440,000. This exciting news is the first step…
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12th December 2011
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Maybird helps Boleh

We are very grateful to Michael Garlick who has very generously donated his prize money for his winning picture of ‘Maybird’, in the 2011 National Historic Ships Photographic competition to…
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18th November 2011
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Timely and unexpected

Once again we are grateful to the Payne-Gallwey Trust for a further generous donation to Boleh. We have also received a welcome anonymous donation which has arrived just in time…
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15th October 2011
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Going for Gold

The Trust has decided to ‘go for gold’ and apply for a substantial grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The current economic climate means that, despite all the kindness…
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4th September 2011
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Online donations

Thank you to all those who have kindly given to the Boleh Trust with a click of a mouse though online giving at Virgin Money Giving (http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1002372)
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25th July 2011