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http://www.blythtallship.co.uk/

Blyth Tall Ship, Apprenticeship Workshop, 1 Quay Road, Blyth (2026)

08/09/2026

Did you know that tucked away within Blyth Tall Ship is an incredible collection helping to preserve and tell the story of Blyth’s rich maritime heritage?

And our archives aren't somewhere history simply sits in a box gathering dust. We want it to be discovered!

There are lots of ways you can get involved…

📜 VISIT US
Come and explore the collection, discover fascinating stories from Blyth's maritime past and see what treasures you can uncover.

🔎 VOLUNTEER WITH US
Fancy becoming a bit of a history detective? Our archive volunteers help us research, catalogue, digitise and preserve our collection so it can be enjoyed for generations to come.

🎓 LEARN WITH US
Join one of our archive courses and learn how archives work, how we investigate historical material and how the documents, photographs and objects we preserve can help piece together the stories of the people and places that came before us.

You definitely don't need to be a historian to get involved. You just need a little curiosity… 👀

Whether you're fascinated by ships, interested in local history, looking for a new volunteering opportunity or simply love disappearing down a historical rabbit hole, there could be a place for you in the Blyth Tall Ship archives.

Every photograph identified, every document catalogued and every story researched helps us make sure an important part of Blyth's story isn't lost.

⚓ Come and help us preserve it.

📧 Email [email protected] to find out about visiting, volunteering or joining one of our archive courses.

08/09/2026

🪚🔨 Fancy making something you’ll actually be proud to take home?

Our Blyth Tall Ship Workshop Courses are back and we still have spaces available on selected courses from September onwards! 🙌

Forget flat-pack furniture… come and learn real, traditional woodworking skills in our heritage workshop, supported by our friendly and experienced team.

Whether you’re a complete beginner, fancy trying something new, or already enjoy woodworking and want to develop your skills, there’s something for you:

🚣 Boat Building – 21st–25th September £500
🪵 Rustic Table– 6th October £125
🔨 Cracket– 20th & 21st October £250
🎁 Decorative Box– 10th & 11th November £250
🪑 Rustic Stool – 17th November £125

✨ All tools and materials are included you just need to turn up ready to get stuck in!

These aren't just courses. They're a chance to switch off, work with your hands, learn from skilled craftspeople, meet new people and leave with something you’ve made yourself. And there is something incredibly satisfying about being able to say:

“I made that!”💪🪚

They also make a brilliant gift or experience for someone who already has everything especially with Christmas creeping closer! 🎄👀

⚠️ Places are limited and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

📧 [email protected]

Drop us a message to reserve your place or find out which course is right for you.

⚓ Build it. Learn it. Take it home.
And come and make some sawdust with us at Blyth Tall Ship! 🔨🪵

06/09/2026

If you're planning your next meeting, corporate event, away day or team get-together, we have a question for you…

Why settle for ordinary?

Did you know you can hire some of the wonderfully unique spaces here at Blyth Tall Ship?

⚓ Our 155-year-old Heritage Workshop
Full of character, history and industrial heritage, definitely more memorable than another beige conference room!

⛵ Williams II – our 112-year-old historic tall ship
Yes, you really can hold your event aboard a tall ship. Now that should get a reaction when the calendar invitation lands! 😂

💻 Our brand-new Training Room
If you need something a little more traditional, our new dedicated training space gives you a comfortable, professional environment for meetings, workshops, training sessions and presentations, with all the character of Blyth Tall Ship just outside the door.

Whether you're planning a strategy session, staff away day, training event, client meeting or simply want to get your team out of the office and into a space that sparks conversation, we'd love to hear from you.

And the best bit?

Hiring our spaces supports the work of Blyth Tall Ship.

So your next corporate event could help us preserve maritime heritage, create learning opportunities, support our community and continue the work of our charity.

📧 Want to know more?

Email [email protected] for availability and prices.

05/09/2026

⚓ 41 young people. One very special boat. And this is just the beginning…

Our Homecoming Adventure coble restoration has been about far more than bringing a traditional vessel dating back to 1943 back to life.

Throughout the project, 41 young people have worked alongside our team and experienced maritime heritage in the best way we know how, by getting stuck in!

They’ve sanded. They’ve painted. They’ve learned about the engine installation. They’ve researched the history of the vessel and helped create storyboards so that future visitors can discover the story of this remarkable little boat.

For some, it was their first experience of practical learning. For others, it was an opportunity to discover skills and abilities they didn’t realise they had.

And now we want to give even more people that opportunity. ❤️

This October, we're launching new learning opportunities at Blyth Tall Ship, including our funded NVQ programme and Future Mariners programme.

Our NVQ learning will take place two days per week, for up to 12 hours, providing the opportunity to work towards recognised qualifications while developing practical skills and experience. This programme is available for learners aged 18 years old and over.

Our youth programme, Future Mariners offers a different route into learning, with shorter sessions of around two hours alongside opportunities to take part in full-day courses such as First Aid and Health & Safety.

Both programmes build on something we see time and again at Blyth Tall Ship: people thrive when learning feels purposeful, practical and connected to the real world.

We don't simply want to preserve our maritime heritage behind glass. We want people to touch it, work with it, learn from it and become part of its next chapter.

⚓ COME AND FIND OUT MORE – 18TH SEPTEMBER

We're holding two informal drop-in sessions at our Heritage Workshop on Friday 18th September

🕙 10am–12 noon
🕐 1pm–3pm

There’s no need to register. Come along, meet our team, have a look around our workshop and talk to us about both programmes.

We know that walking into somewhere new can feel daunting, particularly if you've been away from education or training for a while. That's why these sessions are deliberately relaxed. Come for a chat, ask as many questions as you like and see the environment for yourself.

If you decide it's right for you, you can sign up on the day. If you'd rather take the information home and think about it, that's absolutely fine too.

And if you work with young people or adults who could benefit from practical learning, new skills, increased confidence and a supportive route towards their next step, please share this post with them.

Homecoming Adventure has shown us just what can happen when people are given the opportunity to learn differently.

Now we're ready for the next 41 – and many more after them. ⚓❤️

04/09/2026

🎉💰 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR £1 TURNED INTO A CASH PRIZE?! 💰🎉

New shoes? 👟
A weekend away? ✈️
A ridiculously fancy dinner? 🥂
Something you've had sitting in your online basket for FAR too long? 👀
Or would you be sensible and save it? (We're not judging either way! 😂)

For just £1 per play, you can play the Blyth Tall Ship Digital Lottery AND help support our charity at the same time. ⚓❤️

Every ticket you buy helps fund the vital work we do – preserving our maritime heritage, creating opportunities for young people, delivering skills and learning programmes, supporting our community and keeping the Blyth Tall Ship story sailing into the future.

And there's something in it for YOU too…

💷 Weekly and BIG quarterly cash prizes to be won
🎟️ Just £1 per line
🤞 Better odds of winning other lotteries and cheap as chips to play
⚓ Every ticket supports Blyth Tall Ship

Signing up is quick and easy through the One Lottery website, choose Blyth Tall Ship as the cause you want to support and you're ready to play.

Seriously… what's not to love?!

So, just for fun…

👇 WHAT WOULD YOU BUY IF YOU WON?

Tell us in the comments – sensible answers absolutely NOT required! 😂👇

02/09/2026

Back by popular demand, free community youth sails at Blyth Tall Ship!

After the fantastic response to our previous community sails earlier this summer, we’re delighted to be offering another opportunity for young people to get out on the water aboard our historic tall ship, Williams II!

Thanks to our Future Mariners programme, kindly supported by the Scottishpower Foundation, these sailing experiences are completely FREE for young people aged 16–25. 💙

📅 Monday 21st September
☀️ Morning Sail – 9.00am arrival
🌊 Afternoon Sail – 1.00pm arrival

No sailing experience needed! This is a chance to get hands-on, learn some new skills, meet new people and experience what life is like aboard a real working tall ship. ⚓

Whether you’ve sailed with us before or have never stepped foot on a boat, we’d love to welcome you aboard.

🎟️ Places are FREE but strictly limited, so please book early to avoid missing out.

📧 Email [email protected] to secure your free space.

Come aboard. Try something different. Make some memories.

01/09/2026

⚓ Looking for a new direction? Come and see what you could achieve at Blyth Tall Ship.

This October, we’re opening the doors to a new programme of funded NVQ learning, giving local people the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications while developing practical skills in the unique surroundings of our Heritage Workshop.

Our NVQ learning will take place two days per week, for up to 12 hours, combining structured learning with the hands-on approach that Blyth Tall Ship is known for.

If returning to learning feels like a big step, that’s absolutely fine too. You don’t need to commit before coming to see us.

📅 Friday 18th September
⏰ Drop in between 10am–12 noon or 1pm–3pm
📍 Blyth Tall Ship Heritage Workshop, Quay Road, Blyth

Come in, meet our team, have a look around the workshop and talk to us about whether the programme could be right for you. You can sign up on the day or simply take some information away and think about it.

We’ll also be sharing information about our Future Mariners programme for young people, offering shorter learning opportunities of around two hours alongside full-day courses including First Aid and Health & Safety.

If you know someone who could benefit from gaining new skills, building confidence and taking that next step towards employment or further learning, please tag them or share this post. ⚓

31/08/2026

⛵❤️ WHAT A SEASON IT’S BEEN ABOARD WILLIAMS II!

We’re incredibly proud to say that another Blyth Tall Ship sailing season is almost completely SOLD OUT – with just a handful of places remaining on our 24th September day sail.

And before our final passengers step aboard, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has sailed with us, worked with us and supported Williams II throughout 2026.

What we love most is just how many different people have stepped aboard our historic tall ship this season…

⚓ Stevedore learners gaining practical maritime experience
⚓ Businesses bringing their teams together for unforgettable days at sea
⚓ Corporate partners, supporters and friends of Blyth Tall Ship
⚓ Film and television crews choosing Williams II as their rather spectacular location! 🎬
⚓ Our 1-day and 3-day sailing passengers looking for a real adventure
⚓ And everyone who has simply wanted to experience the magic of traditional sailing for themselves

Every booking matters.

When you sail with Blyth Tall Ship, you’re not only buying an incredible experience. Your support helps us care for Williams II, preserve our maritime heritage and continue creating opportunities for people in our community.

And, of course, none of this happens without the extraordinary skippers, mates, cooks, chefs and volunteer crew who give so much to Williams II and make every passenger experience special. ❤️

So to everyone who has joined us this season…

THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO KEEP THE WIND IN OUR SAILS! ⛵❤️

And if you haven't sailed with us yet, there is one final opportunity…

🌊 24th September Day Sail
🎟️ LIMITED AVAILABILITY REMAINING

Our final few places are waiting – could one of them have your name on it? 👀⚓Email [email protected] to secure your space

30/08/2026

❤️⚓ BEHIND EVERY BLYTH TALL SHIP ADVENTURE IS AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS

When you visit our Heritage Workshop, explore our archives, join us at an event or step aboard Williams II, there is something you might not immediately see…

The extraordinary number of volunteer hours, skills, enthusiasm and cups of tea that help make it all possible! ☕❤️

Our volunteers are at the heart of Blyth Tall Ship.

They help us maintain our historic vessel, support learners in our workshop, care for and research our growing archive collection, crew Williams II, welcome visitors, support community events and share an incredible range of skills and knowledge.

Some arrive with decades of maritime or professional experience. Others come to us wanting to learn something new, meet people or simply give a little of their time to their community.

Every single one of them brings something valuable.

And the impact reaches far beyond the practical jobs that get done.

Our volunteers help us create a place where skills are passed between generations, friendships are formed, confidence grows and the maritime heritage of Blyth continues to be shared with the people who will carry it forward.

So today, we're simply taking a moment to say a very big…

THANK YOU. ❤️

To everyone who gives their time to Blyth Tall Ship – whether that's regularly, occasionally, on land or at sea we couldn't do what we do without you.

You are a huge part of the Blyth Tall Ship story. ⚓

29/08/2026

🪚⚓ COULD YOU BUILD A BOAT IN A WEEK?

There are still a few places remaining on one of the most hands-on courses in our 2026 programme our week-long Boat Building Course, beginning Monday 21st September.

Under the guidance of experienced tutor and craftsman Martin Haigh, you’ll spend the week learning traditional woodworking and boatbuilding skills, working alongside others and watching something remarkable take shape through your own hands.

This isn't about sitting in a classroom. It's about picking up the tools, learning from an expert and experiencing the enormous satisfaction of making something for real.

And there’s an extra incentive…

🚣 At the end of the week, the completed boat will be won by one of the course participants in our prize draw!

📅 21st–25th September 2026
💷 £500 per person
📍 Blyth Tall Ship Heritage Workshop

Whether you're already a keen woodworker, have an interest in traditional crafts or simply fancy challenging yourself to learn something completely different, we'd love to welcome you. This is a perfect gift for a loved one or an investment in your own skills and learning!

Remaining places are limited – message us to find out more or secure your place [email protected]

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