HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

We are currently looking for volunteers to help out on our open days, coffee mornings and/or workshops, to get May ready to receive guests, or to help get on board (especially if you are a good tea maker!). We are also looking for archivists to help protect her extensive collection of papers. There are opportunities forthcoming to be involved in different aspects of caring for SB May and helping the CIC in our work.

We have been overwhelmed by the continued enthusiasm and positivity from people we speak to and from our growing network of professionals and collaborators and forever thankful for the donations and offers of support along the way.   We thank you all dearly for supporting us on this journey and as we move into a new and exciting phase for the SB May, The Bread and Roses Barge CIC. There are plenty of reasons why your donations are so vital to achieve our  vision. Full donation details can be found here: https://www.thebreadandrosesbarge.com/donate ​ All donations over £20 we will be very pleased to stitch a flag on our string of bunting for you.  This could be the name of a loved one you would like to dedicate a flag to, as well as any important colours, patterns or details, and we will try to include these as best we can. Contact us: https://www.thebreadandrosesbarge.com/contact All donations over £100 will be automatically added to the growing band of Bread and Roses Barge patrons.

Throughout the process of the restoration of Thames Sailing Barge May we are recording each step using different mediums. ​ From photography paint and printmaking to in the moment installations we are asking you to be involved with the process of ensuring this story is told in many different ways as possible.   Community groups, artists, photographers, potters, sculptures, florists, textile artist, knitters, poets, musicians all are welcome to join in.   Let us know if you have something we can add to our story. ​  We will be calling for artists soon as part of our launch of the Yarmouth Roads Gallery! An online gallery, the commission from which will be used towards our funding goals to restore May.  If you have some work you would like to add then get in touch, we would love to hear from you!

MAY was 130 years old the day we moved her from Pin Mill to St Osyth ready for her next chapter to begin ​ As you can imagine in those years she has built up a large collection of archive material collected by her previous owners. However there are many gaps and we are always keen to hear from you that have a connection to MAY, her Owners or the mills and docks she visited regularly. ​ We are also planning a number of heritage open days to share the information with you. If you would like further details it would great to hear from you.