Manx Beauty PL 35

9th April 2024

The Cellardyke Trust are delighted to have been awarded £84 856 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Development Funding, for our project The Manx Beauty – Cellardyke and Beyond.

We are one of seven projects across the UK that have been awarded a share of £14.8 million to save and reimagine some incredible industrial, maritime and transport heritage and boost skills and opportunities within communities

National Heritage Lottery Development Phases are to develop and prepare applications for a full National Lottery grant, in our case in this will be early 2026.

INDEX of MANX BEAUTY PAGES

Summary of the Project

Manx beauty – Latest Photos

A SUMMARY OF HOW THE PROJECT CURRENTLY LIES

NEW – Take part in our knitting project

PLEASE TAKE PART IN OUR SURVEY CLICK THIS LINK

Manx Beauty – Detailed history

Manx Beauty – Build, Launch and Naming Ceremony

Lockhart Horsburgh – First Skipper of the Manx Beauty

Johnny Deas – Skipper of the Manx Fairy

Alasdair Maclean – Skipper/ Owner 1964-1972

Sylvia’s story

Rebuild

Status on Acquisition

Post Rebuild

The Music Project

Sustainability and the Fruitful Fund

Pittenweem Exhibition 30/10/21

Read about the amazing fundraiser in Belgium here and the old friendship of skippers

CROWDFUNDER

The Crowdfunder was very sucessful for the period it ran and page remains open as a way to support us on line. watch the video to see what the project is all about!

Please consider donating and send the link out to anyone and everyone that may be interested in our community project

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/manx-beauty-rebuild

Link to Manx Beauty Facebook page.

A recent talk to the Anstruther Inprovements Association on the Manx Beauty Project

THANKS

The project would like to thank all the individuals and companies involved in helping us save this important vessel.

Trust support has come from the Norah Webber Trust who understand the educational potential of the whole project, subsequently it was their intervention enabled us in the early stages to save the vessel.

Our supporters so far (in no particular order). Those who have donated time or money outwith the crowdfunder.

  • Ian and Sybil Murray
  • Sylvia Sharples
  • Peter Aikman
  • Richard Fielder
  • Kenny Ward
  • Gillian Crozier McLaren – Pittenweem Properties
  • Andrew Chalmers
  • Alan Tricker
  • Eric Govan
  • John Chalmers
  • Andrew Gould
  • Dave Crowther
  • Pam Moncur
  • Kate and John Shearer
  • Billy Field
  • Sheila and John Taylor
  • Nick and Janine Chalmers
  • Bob Flann
  • Mike and Laura Griffin
  • Coull Deas
  • Billy and Alean Morris
  • Darren Peattie – East Neuk Salt Co.
  • Willie Deas
  • Michael Deas
  • Elsie Deas
  • Susan Innes
  • Eleanor and Sandy Bowman
  • John Deas
  • Dave Smith
  • Wendy Gow – The Haven
  • Johnny and Jennie Brown
  • Alan and Astrid Brown and Family
  • Lawrie and Lynn Smith
  • Morven and Ian Ovenstone Jones – East Neuk Pianos
  • Jo Hilton and Chris Oliver
  • John Spink
  • Linda McBride – Gibbles
  • Douglas Patterson
  • Davie Tod
  • John Doig
  • Jo Morgan
  • Tom McDonald