In 2017 we lost access to our original website and with it our shop and access to our merchandise accounts. Once it became clear there was no recovering access to the site and that the domain was being used by another individual the Committee was resigned to leaving the Facebook group as the Society's online … Continue reading New site (pinned post)
2021-2022 & 2022-2023 Trustee reports
The Trustee Reports for the financial years ending August 2022 and August 2023 have been added to the site.
Belfast Maritime Festival 2023
While we are closing down we were invited by Maritime Belfast to take part in the 2023 Maritime Festival where the Lifeboat was exhibited in Belfast for the first time since 2016. It was a busy weekend chatting to locals and tourists about the Lifeboat and Nomadic's history.
Beginning of the end
We have now been dormant as a Society since the end of 2016 when due to a dwindling membership, fewer opportunities to work with Nomadic in a hands on capacity and increasing operating costs conspired to pause our activities until such times as we were able to reassess our options and offer something different. At … Continue reading Beginning of the end
2019 & 2020 Trustee Reports
The Trustee Reports for the financial years ending August 2019 and 2020 have been added to the site
Death of Sir Andrew Duff-Gordon
Our former honorary President Sir Andrew Duff-Gordon died on 24 April 2023 Our sympathies to his family.
Back home (again)
After going on display in America in 2017 we are pleased to say Nomadic's No 2 Lifeboat is back this side of the Atlantic as of January 2023.
2017: Lifeboat on Display
Nomadic's conserved Lifeboat has been hired by White Star Memories to be a part of an exhibition 'Titanic in Photographs' on the Queen Mary in Long Beach California where it will be a tangible link to the lifeboats of the Titanic and promote the Nomadic internationally.
2016: Society goes Dormant
At a committee meeting in October 2016 it was decided that the future of the NPS was uncertain. Nomadic had been restored as as of 2015 ownership was transferred from Nomadic Charitable Trust to Titanic Foundation Ltd. With the ship fully open to the public alongside Titanic Belfast there is no longer volunteer work assisting … Continue reading 2016: Society goes Dormant
2016: Convention and Lifeboat news
2016 hit the ground running with the AGM being held onboard Nomadic in January and final planning completing for the main event in 2016, the joint convention for Nomadic Preservation Society and British Titanic Society held 8-10 April 2016 @ Hilton Belfast in Layton Place The full Convention package included: 2 nights B&B accommodation, buffet … Continue reading 2016: Convention and Lifeboat news
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