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First look at designs for Steamship Company’s new passenger and cargo vessels

3rd June 2021

State-of-the-art designs for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s new passenger and cargo vessels are being revealed for the first time today following an extensive consultation process with the Isles of Scilly community. The striking new 72m passenger ferry will carry 600 passengers over three decks with a contemporary, comfortable seating arrangement, onboard coffee…

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock thanks employees for their dedication during Covid

24th May 2021

Health Secretary Matt Hancock thanked employees at Land’s End Airport this morning (Monday, May 24th) for their dedication in maintaining the lifeline link to Scilly throughout the Covid pandemic. Mr Hancock was travelling on an official visit to St Mary’s, but took the time to stop and talk to employees. He said: “The last year…

Busiest day in almost two years for Scilly’s flagship routes

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Busiest day in almost two years for the Isles of Scilly’s flagship routes

18th May 2021

Skybus and Scillonian, the flagship routes to the Isles of Scilly, are expecting their busiest day in almost two years later this month, with both flights and ferry fully booked. As the islands gear up for the half-term holiday, Skybus has announced it is carrying almost 600 passengers on 44 flights on Saturday, May 29th…

passengers boarding Skybus at Land’s End Airport

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UK’s busiest flight route revealed as Land’s End to the Isles of Scilly

11th May 2021

The 15-minute flight between Land’s End and St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, has been revealed as the UK’s busiest flight route for April 2021. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s Skybus flight overtook major airports and international airlines to head the list of the top 10 routes from UK airports, according to global travel data…

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Flexible travel to the Isles of Scilly

18th March 2021

Visitors to the Isles of Scilly can enjoy a more flexible option for booking travel to the islands thanks to a new flexi ticket being launched this week. Isles of Scilly Travel is offering passengers the opportunity to upgrade to a Flexi Ticket when booking their flights or ferry sailings to the Isles of Scilly…

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International Women’s Day – 8th March 2021

8th March 2021

International Women’s Day – 8th March 2021 #DiversityinMaritime Today is International Women’s Day, and a time when we celebrate women’s achievement, as well as focusing on the need to make our world more gender-equal. At the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, we are proud to have a strong female workforce and to champion women working…

Skybus Flights Newquay to Isles of Scilly

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Skybus flights from Newquay resume

2nd March 2021

Skybus flights to the Isles of Scilly from Cornwall Airport Newquay are being reintroduced this spring. Isles of Scilly Travel is resuming its Skybus services from Newquay on May 1st, with scheduled flights available to book until October 23rd. Flights from Newquay have been on hold in recent months owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and…

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Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust clean-up

9th February 2021

The last week of January saw the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust successfully embarking on an exciting new partnership with Keep Britain Tidy’s Ocean Recovery Project. The aim? To recycle all the rigid plastic gathered, from Scilly’s coastline, during Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust facilitated beachcleans. The first batch of plastics, totalling a huge 1100kg…

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Scillonian purser retires to shore after four decades at sea

4th February 2021

Scillonian purser retires to shore after four decades at sea The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s popular purser Marcia Still is leaving the iconic Scillonian III passenger ferry 41 years after she first began working onboard the ship. Marcia initially joined the ship as a stewardess in 1980 making daily, sometimes twice-daily, crossings from Penzance…

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Commercial drone service takes off for Isles of Scilly

10th December 2020

A pioneering drone delivery flight has paved the way for a new lifeline connection with the idyllic yet remote Isles of Scilly and opened up the prospect of drone operations between airports across the UK. Today’s successful return flight from Land’s End Airport in West Cornwall to St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly…

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Steamship Company bringing Christmas to the Isles of Scilly

7th December 2020

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company is gearing up to bring Christmas to the Isles of Scilly as staff prepare to manage over 1,000 passengers, tonnes of freight and thousands of items of mail over the festive period. Located 28 miles South West of Cornwall, the only way for passengers to reach the islands this…

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Isles of Scilly Steamship Company trial a freight consolidation system

26th November 2020

Yesterday, saw the start of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company trialling a new freight consolidation system as part of their vessel replacement project. The FlexMax system is an aluminium alloy collar which is placed on either side of a delivered pallet and secured using built-in retractable ratchet straps. Once the collar is secured it…

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Steamship Company shares start trading online this week

26th October 2020

Anyone wanting to buy into one of the UK’s longest-established transport companies has the opportunity from this week when the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company starts trading its shares online. The Steamship Company has provided passenger and freight services to the remote Isles of Scilly community 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall for 100…

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Glass shelter for the Isles of Scilly

6th October 2020

At the end of 2019, we launched our ninth round of the Community Fund – the project first launched in 2016; we’ve supported many worthy projects in that time totaling close to £85,000. One of the projects from round 9 that we supported with funding of £2,500 and the carriage of freight from the mainland;…

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Steamship Company admitted to Asset Match trading platform

6th October 2020

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has been admitted to the electronic trading platform Asset Match, which allows investors to buy and sell shares in the company. Asset Match provides a market platform for existing Isles of Scilly Steamship Company shareholders to partially or fully realise the value of their share capital, and also facilitates…

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Steamship Group appoints BMT to advise on new vessel designs

22nd September 2020

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has appointed specialist ship designers BMT to advise on new vessel designs to provide lifeline passenger and freight services to the Isles of Scilly. The Steamship Group is seeking to replace its marine assets including the purpose-built Scillonian III passenger ferry which entered service in 1977 and was refitted…

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Steamship Company partners with Flylogix to trial UAV freight delivery service for Isles of Scilly community

14th September 2020

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has announced a partnership with unmanned aircraft company Flylogix to trial an enhanced freight delivery service based at Land’s End Airport operating to and from the Isles of Scilly. The two-year collaboration will explore the feasibility of a regular unmanned logistics service for the Isles of Scilly community, initially…

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Steamship Group back in the black with £1m pre-tax profit

7th September 2020

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has bounced back into the black with a pre-tax profit of £1.02m for the year to March 31, on revenues of £18.4m. The figures mark a significant turnaround for the business which in the previous year recorded a loss of £4.56 million The group, which provides lifeline sea and…

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Fireworks for the Isles of Scilly at community celebration to mark 100th anniversary

17th February 2020

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is marking its 100th anniversary with a major community celebration for islanders and visitors on the Isles of Scilly this June. The Steamship Group was formed in 1920 to help provide lifeline travel services between the islands and the Cornish mainland, and the group’s centenary year is being celebrated…

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Free travel in 2020 if you can capture the magic of the Isles of Scilly on camera

30th January 2020

Isles of Scilly Travel is offering 100 photographers and videographers the chance to visit the Isles of Scilly for free in 2020 if they take part in an anniversary competition. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, which was founded on 26th March 2020 to help islanders travel more…

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Donation to help future proof island folk festival

30th October 2019

Scilly Folk Festival has been future proofed thanks to a £1,113 donation from the Steamship Company’s Community Fund. The money has allowed the folk club to buy new professional sound equipment, including a mixing desk and PA system. Better kit means more visiting bands will be attracted to perform at the folk festival as they…

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Huge footballing victory for Five Islands Academy

16th October 2019

Five Islands Academy football team is celebrating a huge victory after winning the ESFA Small Schools football competition for the first time. The tournament, played at Archbishop Benson School in Truro last week, included teams from nine Cornish schools. Adam May, from Five Islands Academy, praised the young team, saying: “They were magnificent throughout the…

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Community Fund opens today for final round of giveaways of 2019

1st October 2019

Local projects and good causes are being encouraged to apply for a share of the final pot of money to be given away in 2019 by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s Community Fund, which opens today (October 1st). The Community Fund has donated more than £72,000 to 47 different community projects and charities based…

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New Director on Steamship Board

2nd September 2019

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has appointed Kevin George, Chairman of Red Funnel Group to its Board of Directors after they say goodbye to Henk Wiekens after serving 12 months. Kevin’s early career was with British Airways as an avionics engineer, progressing through to senior roles in marketing and operations. In 2007 Kevin joined…

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Isles of Scilly Steamship Group confirms CEO appointment

1st August 2019

Stuart Reid has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. Stuart has been in post as Acting Managing Director since September 2018, before which he was Group Chief Operating Officer. The appointment recognizes Stuart’s success in stabilising the Group’s core services and the need to provide certainty and continuity…

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Environmental volunteers clean up coastline with Community Fund donation

17th July 2019

A passionate environmental campaigner says “it means so much” to be awarded the money to pay for his next trip to clean marine plastic waste in the Isles of Scilly. Steve Green, co-founder of Clean Ocean Sailing (COS), made a last-minute application to the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s Community Fund in the hope it…

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Steamship Group pays for lifeline emergency service for a year

3rd July 2019

A lifeline service for people in Cornwall who are suicidal or in crisis is being funded for an entire year by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s Community Fund. Cornwall Samaritans’ emergency room answers phone calls, texts, emails and drop-ins from people in their hour of need. The service, run by 120 volunteers, costs £3,380…

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Unwanted toiletries destined for vulnerable women

24th May 2019

A scheme to collect unwanted toiletries from the Isles of Scilly and donate them to vulnerable women has had a boost this week. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, via its Community Fund, has offered to transport the items from St Mary’s to Penzance, where they will be destined for homeless shelters and women’s refuges…

4.5 millionth passenger heads to the Isles of Scilly

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4.5 millionth passenger heads to the Isles of Scilly

21st May 2019

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group welcomed its 4.5 millionth ferry passenger aboard the Scillonian III ferry today (Tuesday 21st May). Jacky Shepley from Paignton boarded the ferry to visit the Isles of Scilly with her husband and two dogs on 21st May and was greeted by the company’s Deputy Travel Centre Manager, who presented…

Judith Piper appointed director - Isles of Scilly Travel

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Judith Piper, Chief Financial Offer, to join Steamship Group’s board of directors.

21st May 2019

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has announced the appointment of Judith Piper to its board of directors with immediate effect. Judith joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in October 2018. Before joining the group, Judith worked for W. Stevenson & Sons Ltd as Finance Director, Company Secretary and Acting Managing Director. Her earlier…

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