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Happy new year to all our readers and supporters, the pandemic restrictions have forced Cervia to remain closed. therefor there is nothing to report, other than a former volunteer crewman, has now officially retired and we will be welcoming Sid Conway back on board again keep safe mike houckham CVC CHAIRMAN...

following the Covid lockdown we are having to endure, I regret to say there is no information this month of any progress whatsoever on the Cervia. it only leaves me to wish all the readers of this site a very happy Christmas and hopefully a prosperous and safe New Year  Mike Houckham Chairman CVC, stop...

Well here we are again closed down until December 2. at least I am glad to report that we managed to get all the deck work repainted and the down below deck plates, also the lifeboat finished in time before the winter and the lockdown. the Cervia now looks very much as she did prior...

After this months rain the Cervia,s looking really clean , never had such a good wash down , but of course its held up the deck painting, although there’s not much to do mainly under the lifeboat. the guys have concentrated on cleaning the brass work this week. we are still looking for a young...

Apologies for the late update, due to computer issues, resolved by our resident computer wizz, jason burt. who resides in thanet and is highly recommended Now that autumn is almost upon us work has still got to be done on cervia, mainly painting as much as we can before the winter sets in. we are...

Restoration of the lifeboat is now more than 2/3 complete all that remains now is to add the topcoat and then attend to the davits  work on painting the afterdeck to conceal the damage done by the cementing last year the work should not take long and will be complete In a short time. Our...

Welcome back to normal. the Cervia volunteers are all beavering away concentrating right now on the lifeboat repairs which is essential because the vessel is 74 years old and has not stood the test of time well.  we have the new cover to put on but repairs to the woodwork are the priority. Also, The...

Obviously nothing to report for May, but some good news , the volunteers have decided to commence work again on Cervia from 16th June. Social distancing rules apply, which means no huddles together in the galley putting the world to rights, and bringing their own flasks for tea breaks. Deck red is on order and...

Due to current restrictions the Cervia will remain closed to volunteers and visitors mike houckham chairman CVC...

please note that the Cervia is now closed and it is unlikely we will be having any visitors on board for several months  one of our jobs when we first get back on board will be to continue with the lifeboat repairs ,the scaffolding is up every thing is ready .The new lifeboat cover has...