Saving The Waverley goes on road

The Save The Waverley-Boiler Refit Appeal is going on the road.

To raise more awareness and to support the £2.3 million appeal, a number of events have been organised for this month in Oban, Inveraray and Helensburgh.

The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, owner of Waverley, has organised the events, which include a talk, display of large scale working model steamers and sales of Waverley gifts and souvenirs and the opportunity to meet with members of the society, and perhaps to join.

The Helensburgh event is at 5pm on Thursday November 14 in the Commodore Hotel, with a talk on the Craigendoran Steamers and the large-scale model of PS Jeanie Deans on display.

Next is Inveraray, sponsored by Inveraray Inn, with a talk about The Pier and the steamers which used it, along with two large-scale models of the Turbine steamers Duchess of Hamilton and King George V.

This event will take place in the Inveraray Inn on Saturday November 12 from 11am-5pm.

Last in this tour is Oban, at the CalMac Ferry Terminal, on Saturday November 30, from 11am-4.30pm, with Waverley Souvenir sales, appeal merchandise, the large-scale model of RMS King George V, which many will remember as the Staffa and Iona excursion ship until 1972.

Iain Quinn will be on hand to discuss the Oban steamer services and to show a film of Waverley in the Hebrides.

Since the appeal was launched in June more than £2 million has been raised, although more is required to reach the final target.

Donations can still be made to the Boiler Refit Appeal directly through the waverleyexcursions.co.uk website or by calling 0141 243 2224.