Coffee Morning Is Plain Sailing

Coffee Morning Is Plain Sailing

There was enough tea to sink a battleship when the kind-hearted residents of a Newcastle sheltered housing complex baked cakes and held a raffle in aid of a maritime charity.  More than £250 was raised for The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) Northumbria Unit thanks...
“Sam” the Fender Returns to Tyne

“Sam” the Fender Returns to Tyne

As one of rock’s biggest properties gets set to headline at the Mouth of The Tyne Festival, a group of nautical volunteers on the river are paying their own tribute to his musical talent.   The Northumbria Unit of nautical charity, The Maritime Volunteer Service...
Jen Accounts For Her Volunteering Time 

Jen Accounts For Her Volunteering Time 

They say “a volunteer is better than 10 pressed men” and never has that nautical saying been truer for a North East charity.  Nautical charity, The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) have a new treasurer in the form of Jennifer Mitchelson, Planning and Resources Manager...
Nautical Charity Raises £600 on Pier to Pier Walk

Nautical Charity Raises £600 on Pier to Pier Walk

MVS Puts Best Foot Forward  A definite case of peer pressure was evident as members of nautical charity, The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) and their supporters tackled a fund-raising walk from the Tyne’s North Pier to the South Pier and back. The Northumbria Unit...
Founder Member Represents Charity at 25th Celebrations

Founder Member Represents Charity at 25th Celebrations

The Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS), a recognised national maritime training organisation founded in 1994 after the disbandment of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) has turned 25 years old and to mark the event, the charity held a service of thanks in the very...

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