The history of the Ullswater Steamers will be told by a man whose family has owned the Lakeland boats since the 1950s.
Peter Hensman OBE,, Chairman of the Lake District Estates which owns the iconic steamers, will speak to the Friends of UllswaterWest (FOUW) on May 12.
The talk, at the Glenridding Village Hall, will begin at 7.30.
It will also be available to a wider audience through Zoom.
. The Ullswater Steamers have always been supporters of FOUW and hosted the launch of the Ullswater Heritage Knowledge Bank on MV Raven in September last year.
Gordon Lightburn, the Chair of FOUW said:"‘There is no one better qualified than Peter to regale us with the chronicles and sagas embracing the Valley’s most emblematic and admired icons – our beloved ‘Ullswater Steamers’. We shall enjoy with keen interest, 170-year history of triumphs, disasters and phoenix-like resurrections; as well as the everyday theatre of life on Ullswater."
Entrance is free but donations are welcomed. To link to
Zoom email Time Clarke, at: info@ullswaterheritage.org
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