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May 2022
Sailors’ Society is calling for local running enthusiasts to take part in the New Forest 10k on Sunday September 11. After two years of lockdowns a...
Sea Sunday 2022: Calming the storm at home, in port, and at sea.
May 2022
While the pandemic prevented churches from celebrating Sea Sunday in person, congregations can gather together again for the popular annual event th...
Sailors’ Society remembers Titanic officer who was one of their own
April 2022
“The sea is still God’s school for teaching the highest in sacrifice” On the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, international maritime ...
On the 40th anniversary - remembering the role of Sailors’ Society in the Falklands War
April 2022
This week, international maritime charity Sailors’ Society is recalling the role it played in the Falklands War 40 years ago. On April 9 1982, the oc...
March 2022
Missed out on a 2022 TCS London Marathon ballot place? There's still an opportunity to tick this world-famous run off your bucket list by signing up...
Church built by Mariupol Chaplain devastated by Russian bombing
March 2022
Sailors’ Society CEO Sara Baade has been speaking of her concern for Society chaplains in Ukraine, as news reached the UK that a church built by one c...
"We share their anxiety for family"
March 2022
As conflict rages in the Ukraine, devastating lives and livelihoods, homes and cities, Sailors' Society's CEO Sara Baade voices her pride and concerns...
Sailors’ Society helps to reunite couple separated for three years
March 2022
Engaged couple Angelo and his fiancée Mary-June, both from the Philippines had been separated by their work, but thanks to Sailors’ Society they hav...
Grieving families mark 35 years since the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster with Memorial Service
March 2022
Families of those who perished on the Herald of Free Enterprise 35 years ago gathered to mark the anniversary in a special service run by internationa...
Bespoke Peer-to-Peer Support Groups for seafarers affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
March 2022
Sailors' Society has created three bespoke Peer-to-Peer Support Groups for seafarers affected by the conflict in Ukraine. The specialist WhatsA...
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