Join the new "Cervia Supporters Group" and help support the hard work of volunteers preserving Steam Tug "Cervia" and the Dunkirk Little Ship M.Y. "Sundowner". Sundowner and Cervia have dedicated and regular volunteer crew who unstintingly give of their time and effort to look after and...
The museum and steam tug Cervia opened for the 2013 season during the 4 day Easter holiday weekend, and the May Day and Whitsun 3 day weekends, followed by regular weekend openings until the end of June. From 2nd July, the museum will be open 6...
The 1st St Peter's-in-Thanet Sea Scout Group line up for a photo on the aft deck of Steam Tug Cervia. A view of Cervia showing some of the restoration progress to the port side of the steam tug. The scouts are shown around Cervia's boiler room. Mike Houckham...
Steam Tug Cervia will be open for May Day bank holiday, Whistsun, all weekends in June and for the summer school holidays - dates will be published shortly. (Usual opening times will be 11.00 am to 6.00 pm.) The Dockyard Boiler recently arrived at Preston, for...
Richard Albanese, Mike Houckham and just some the many volunteers involved in the steam tug Cervia's restoration, proudly showing their award. The Ramsgate Society, a local civic and historical group dedicated to the care and improvement of historic Ramsgate, have presented an award to the volunteer restorers...
As the photos show, the past 5 months of hard graft by a team of volunteers led by Richard Albanese has transformed Cervia, and she is beginning to look her old self again. New paint now covers most of her exterior, following much work chipping and...
The huge portable dockyard boiler just arrived and being prepared to power CERVIA. It is hoped to be possible to demonstrate CERVIA's 1,000 H.P. main engine (and attendant machinery) running under steam in the very near future. To this end, the Steam Museum Trust recently approached the...
Following a campaign spearheaded by the Isle of Thanet Gazette newspaper, lots of volunteers have come forward to assist in the restoration of CERVIA. It has been immensley pleasing that so many members of the public feel very strongly that the tug should be properly...
The Steam Museum Trust are pleased to announce that they are part of a successful bid by "Thanet Works" to provide 5 job training places at the Ramsgate Museum, for young people, commencing in September this year. Part of a central government £1 Billon jobs fund...
Steam Tug CERVIA at Ramsgate Royal Harbour Events are now moving fast at Ramsgate. As a result of the dedicated work put in by Richard Albernese, John Vineer and their enthusiastic 5 man team, it was possible to re-open steam tug CERVIA to the public yesterday,...
As the above from the Thanet Gazette reports, all hands are on deck to make the steam tug CERVIA safe for visitors once again. With the Ramsgate Museum now open a full 7 days a week, work is racing ahead and we hope very soon...
Work began today on the restoration of the steam tug Cervia, which we hope to re-open to public access as part of the museum in the near future...