The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced the return of its popular Community Fund with up to £30,000 available to support local projects and good causes on the Isles of Scilly and across Cornwall. The fund was first launched in 2016 and is part of an estimated £1 million that the Steamship Group returns…
This September marks the 80th anniversary of flights from Land’s End to the Isles of Scilly – and to celebrate, Isles of Scilly Travel is giving away 8 return flights from Land’s End to St Mary’s with Skybus, worth £140 each. The first flight from Land’s End Airport to Scilly left on September 15th, 1937,…
Travel Club double discount returns for entire winter season The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced that it is again doubling the winter flight discount for all Travel Club members – and will introduce the bonus for the whole of the winter season, including Christmas. The company’s Travel Club provides significantly discounted travel year-round…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced the appointment of islander Sam Hicks to its Board of Directors. Sam is from a longstanding St Agnes family where he has lived most of his life. Educated on Scilly and at Truro School, he then graduated from the University of Bath in 2001 with a BSc…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s new freight ship, the Mali Rose, has made its first voyage to the Isles of Scilly as a replacement for the current freight ship. On her latest operational trial the Mali Rose replaced the Gry Maritha’s scheduled sailing for the first time yesterday (Friday 4th August). The Gry has…
A local marine conservation charity has called for the public to lend their support for ORCA OceanWatch 2017 and help the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Now in its third year, ORCA OceanWatch encourages bridge crews and seafarers across the UK ferry & cruise network to collect sightings of whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s new freight ship, the Mali Rose, is making her inaugural trial sailing to the Isles of Scilly today, Monday 24th July. In the near future the Mali Rose will replace the Gry Maritha, which has delivered supplies to the islands for the last 27 years. A farewell for the…
A vital piece of safety equipment which has been installed to watch over a popular West Cornwall cove will help save lives, according to volunteers at NCI Cape Cornwall. The £8,000 CCTV camera, which overlooks Priest Cove near St Just, was bought by NCI Cape Cornwall to look into a blind spot behind the watch…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is hosting a lunch party on board Scillonian III whilst she is berthed alongside St Mary’s Quay on the Isles of Scilly tomorrow (Wednesday 21st June) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic passenger ferry. Following anniversary celebrations held in Penzance in May, tomorrow’s lunch party will involve…
We asked you to get creative with your birthday wishes – and you didn’t disappoint! This spring, we launched a very special giveaway, with 40 free return ferry tickets to the Isles of Scilly on offer as we celebrated the 40th anniversary if the iconic Scillonian III passenger ferry. We asked people to wish Scillonian…
The Isles of Scilly Judo Club has bought 20 professional judo mats thanks to a £1,600 donation. The club’s membership numbers have increased to the point it needed to make a bigger safety area around the so-called fight zone. The new mats, which cost almost £100 each, have already made a “really big difference” to…
Residents of the Isles of Scilly who are members of the Steamship Group’s Travel Club are now able to make bookings for discounted air and sea travel online for the first time following the launch of a dedicated portal on www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk The Steamship Group provides significant reductions in the cost of travel for permanent island…
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