[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]As 2020 proves difficult to organise a face-to-face meeting for our volunteers, directors and supporters we are holding our very first virtual annual general meeting (AGM).
David Rogers recently supplied the Worshipful Company of Firefighters with an online presentation about Sir Eyre Massey Shaw and also features some articles in it's Salamander Magazine. We're proud to be supported by many organisations, but the Worshipful Company of Firefighters have been a long established...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yes, that's right! You read the title correctly! You can have a Baptism on a fireboat! Since 1987 we have had over 20 Baptisms on board Massey. The tradition was revived after the crew of Massey Shaw met a...
The Massey Shaw has had an interesting summer, hosting a wide range of groups, from the family members of a Royal Artillery Sergeant who the Massey rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940, to two Women’s Institute Groups – who expected to stay about...
As you know we still have one of our main engines in various bits and without it we're going nowhere! Now that we have an understanding of what work needs to be done, we're seeking sponsors for 6 'big end bearings' for the engine pistons....
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] At 11.22 am of the morning of the 17th July 1969, the Fireboat Massey Shaw received an emergency call to attend a fire at Dudgeons Wharf, Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs. The incident was also attended by Millwall’s Pump...
With a Christmas festivities now finished Massey’s volunteers have started to get things prepared for the New Year. Work on getting the starboard engine back and running is the priority, but we still have to make sure our other engines are working. With this in mind...
Even-though the festive season is upon us, our dedicated volunteers are continuing to visit Massey each week to continue tripping the engine and investigating the damage. Colin Perry, Chief engineer along with his brother-in-law, Ray provided an update on progress; " The water pump has been removed...
An amateur photographer has been shortlisted for awards for two pictures he took on the River Thames.
