2025 CENTENARY YEAR of sailing barge "Will" Sailing Barge "Will" is back again for an Open Day, but on SUNDAY ONLY Fully rigged, and with a lee-board each side that is typical of this type of flat-bottomed sailing river vessel, the Will is the largest such barge built, and made of steel (including the lee-boards) [...]
For the 200 year anniversary of the RNLI The Landmark Arts Centre has organised this event to celebrate these unsung heroes of the river. This Sunday afternoon workshop at Hermitage 4- 6pm is the first of three, to reflect the 3 lifeboat stations on the river. Hermitage Moorings is a short way downstream of the [...]
Barge owners - you are welcome to join us at Hermitage Moorings for two free evening workshops covering two aspects of barge gear: Wed 10th July 7pm - 9pm Rigging (for sailing barges) Wed 17th July 7pm - 9pm Boat Maintenance (all barges/big boats) These are run by Tommy who used to run The Will, [...]
Introduced by Sir David Attenborough, and presented by environmentalist Chris Baines, The Living Thames gives a voice to the many people with a hand in making the Thames Estuary the great river it is. Despite its sometimes chequered and difficult history, this film illustrates how the estuary and its environs have not only flourished but evolved and [...]
Join performance storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton and musician Emma Clare on a magical journey across Europe evoking the River Danube for a week of free performance at various unique and riverside locations as part of Totally Thames 2018. Join them at Hermitage on Thursday 27th Sept at 7pm. To book this free event go to [...]
Hermitage River Projects is pleased to be able to sponsor and support the programme lead by National Historic Ships for participants to experience and learn traditional maritime skills. The event is based at Cutty Sark in Greenwich an takes place 12th & 13th May 2018. Follow the link below to find out more and book [...]
A two day workshop for filmmaking and training in the pier house at Hermitage Community Moorings, aimed at teenagers with a budding interest in filmmaking, with a focus on the River Thames and run by professional filmmakers; sponsored by Hermitage River Projects. Between 10am and 5pm, price £10 Contact Amy Pryor on: 020 76798855 email: [...]
Each day of the Great Get Together, we sounded the ships' horns at Hermitage Moorings for two minutes. One video and two sound recordings from different days and vantage points are here: -- Saturday's sound recording was made next to a memorial bell made in Jo's memory. -- Sunday's sound recording was taken from [...]
On Friday evening we gathered in Hermitage memorial gardens to celebrate the memory of Jo. We were joined in speeches by John Biggs (Mayor of Tower Hamlets), Jim Fitzpatrick (MP for Poplar and Limehouse), Rushanara Ali (MP for Bethnal Green and Bow), Abdal Ullah (local resident & secretary of Wapping Bangladeshi Association & Wapping Mosque), Norwaz Choudhury [...]
