ILLW Open Days Including The Lighthouse Relay Exhibition | 20-21 Aug
The crew at LV21 are once again pleased to be supporting the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend taking place on 20-21 August. We are also excited to announce the installation of Siren Signal, a sound sculpture exhibition by artist Steve McPherson commissioned for the International Lighthouse Relay and the Folkestone Fringe.
Read moreThe Lantern is Lit
This evening the LV21 lantern sparked into life once again. With the help of Gaz Bray (who recently exhibited his photographic prints on board LV21) and Simon Cowell from Britannia Refined Metals the original wiring was rerouted to bypass redundant transformers and junction boxes.
Read moreyuleTIDE’10 – Deck With Holly, It’s Our Seasonal Jolly
Open Weekend Sat 18 – Sun 19 December 11am-4pm Get into festive mood with the crew onboard and celebrate LV21′s one year anniversary since arriving in Medway at yuleTIDE’10. Throughout the weekend, you can do some Christmas shopping and join in a variety of FREE drop-in workshops suitable for all ages and abilities. From the [...]
Read moreLV21 Wins Culture & Design Awards
Light Vessel 21 was recently awarded the Best Heritage Project at the Medway Culture and Design Awards. The Fuse Festival finale performance Focal Point also won in the Performing Arts category, an accolade we share with our collaborators Scarabeus and The World Famous.
Read moreLV21 supports International Lighthouse Weekend
The ninth International Lighthouse Weekend takes place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August. LV21 is pleased to support the event and help raise the profile of lighthouses, lightvessels and other navigational aids, promoting our maritime heritage.
Read moreLV21 hosts Tipple 101
Ok, so it took us some time to recharge our batteries after the spectacle of Focal Point, but the latest exciting news is that we will be hosting Tipple101 (aka Shipple) on board LV21 starting at 7:30pm on Tuesday 24th. Some light refreshments will be provided but please do bring your own coffee/beer/wine.
Read moreFocal Point – Fuse Medway Festival Finale
We can now announce that our first public event will be the finale performance of the Fuse Medway Festival, at 10pm on 26th June.
Read moreLV21 accredited as an Arts Award Centre
LV21 is now a registered Arts Award Centre, offering Arts Award at all three available levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
Read moreWater Design Challenge with Southern Water & The Design Council
We are delighted to be working with the Design Council and Southern Water for the next few months on the Water Design Challenge, a pioneering new programme to inspire young people to cut their water and carbon footprint. We’ll be working with the Thomas Aveling School in Rochester and the Isle of Sheppey Academy.
Read moreNew gangway installed
LV21 had her new gangway installed this weekend with the help of a number of ShipMates who turned up to lend a hand. Thanks to some heroic efforts of brute force we managed to attach the platform and gangway with little more than a chain block and tackle, though most of the lifting was done [...]
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