14-400: A number of motor vessels have been named MV Balmoral , including: MV Balmoral (1949) , an excursion ship MV Balmoral (2008) , a cruise ship [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for
28-401: A self-service restaurant on board, along with two licensed bars, a heated observation lounge and a souvenir shop. In December 2012 Waverley Excursions and Waverley Steam Navigation announced that Balmoral would not be sailing in 2013. The ship's operation has been hampered increasingly in recent years by extreme weather conditions. In 2015, ownership of MV Balmoral was transferred to
42-564: A new registered charity MV Balmoral Fund Limited, and she is now operated by their subsidiary, White Funnel Ltd. Following a refit costing over £300,000 and with help from a Coastal Communities Fund Grant, Balmoral started public sailing again on 19 June 2015. It was announced in December 2017 that she would not be sailing in 2018 as she requires major hull plating work. That work was completed in Albion dry dock, which she left on 19 July 2024. It
56-496: A specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MV_Balmoral&oldid=1009677012 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages MV Balmoral (1949) MV Balmoral
70-679: Is a vintage excursion ship owned by MV Balmoral Fund Ltd., a preservation charity. Her principal area of operation is the Bristol Channel , although she also operates day excursions to other parts of the United Kingdom. The Balmoral is included on the National Historic Ships register as part of the National Historic Fleet . Balmoral was built as a ferry by John I. Thornycroft & Company at Woolston in 1949, for
84-641: Is planned to resume excursions in 2025. Balmoral appeared in the 2018 film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society . Balmoral was also hired in the 2017 drama Another Mother's Son, featuring Ronan Keating and John Hannah She also features in the 2019 film Stan and Ollie , a biographical comedy-drama based on the lives of the comedy double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy . In Television, she featured in BBC One's Easter 1916: The Enemy Files, starring Michael Portillo . Heritage Lottery Fund The National Lottery Heritage Fund , formerly
98-599: The Heritage Lottery Fund ( HLF ), distributes a share of National Lottery funding, supporting a wide range of heritage projects across the United Kingdom. The fund's predecessor bodies were the National Land Fund , established in 1946, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund , established in 1980. The current body was established as the "Heritage Lottery Fund" in 1994. It was re-branded as
112-453: The South Coast . Red Funnel ceased operating excursions in 1968, after which Balmoral was acquired by P & A Campbell . She moved to the Bristol Channel , where she became part of P&A Campbell's White Funnel Fleet until 1980, by which time she was the last working member of the fleet. Balmoral moved to Dundee to become a floating restaurant . This was unsuccessful and the ship
126-572: The Digital Skills for Heritage Fund, a £3.5m fund for grants to support digital volunteering in the heritage sector, launched in November 2021. The chair of the trustees is appointed by the Prime Minister ; René Olivieri served as interim chair from January 2020 following Sir Peter Luff 's retirement at the end of 2019. Dr Simon Thurley CBE , former Chief Executive of English Heritage , became
140-641: The National Lottery Heritage Fund in January 2019. The fund's income comes from the National Lottery , which was managed until 2024 by Camelot Group . Its objectives are "to conserve the UK's diverse heritage, to encourage people to be involved in heritage and to widen access and learning". As of 2019, it had awarded £7.9 billion to 43,000 projects. In 2006, the National Lottery Heritage Fund launched
154-582: The Parks for People program with the aim to revitalize historic parks and cemeteries. From 2006 to 2021, the Fund had granted £254 million to 135 projects. In January 2019 it simplified its funding schemes under one banner – National Lottery Grants for Heritage – with awards from £3,000 to £5 million. Funding requests for projects over £5 million will be considered as part of two time-limited national competitions to be held in 2020–21 and 2022–23. Its funding routes include
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#1732845432023168-739: The Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Limited, more normally known as the Red Funnel line . As built, Balmoral could carry up to 10 cars on her aft car deck, and she normally operated on her owner's ferry service from Southampton on the English mainland to Cowes on the Isle of Wight . From her introduction she also occasionally performed excursion duties, but as dedicated car ferries were introduced to her main route, her role became more focussed on offering coastal cruises around
182-489: The ship has operated a summer season of excursions around the Bristol Channel, with visits to most areas of the UK. In winter 2002, Balmoral received new engines, her original twin 6-cyl Newbury Sirron diesels were removed and replaced with a pair of Danish-built Grenaa diesel engines. This work was partially funded by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund . Balmoral can now accommodate up to 800 passengers and has
196-502: Was placed for sale again. At this time the Waverley Steam Navigation Co. Ltd were looking for another vessel to operate alongside the world's last seagoing paddle steamer , PS Waverley . Balmoral was purchased by them and subjected to a major refit. As part of this, her car deck was enclosed to form an area that is now in use as a dining saloon. Balmoral returned to the Bristol Channel in 1986. Since then
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