2026 Programme
Meetings are held at the Seafarer’s Centre, 20 Crosby Road South, Seaforth, Liverpool L22 1RQ
Meetings start at 1900 hours on the second Tuesday of the month January excepted. Admittance for members is £2, Visitors £3.
10th February 2026
Come Clyde Cruising – The Scottish Transport Group Years 1965-1974
Iain Quinn, Coastal Cruising Association, Scottish Branch
10th March 2026
A Maritime DVD Evening. Another of our popular DVD evenings of ships and ports of days gone by.
14th April 2026
Railways at Sea – Railway and other vessels along the South Coast.
John Hooley presents another in his popular series on Railway Steamers.
12th May 2026
The Liverpool Waterfront
Roy Forshaw of Merseyside Museums presents the Liverpool Waterfront through time.
9th June 2026
EX Ships.
A presentation by WSS member Maurice Napier, from Arbroath, of former British ships seen during his extensive travels as a Lloyd’s surveyor.
14th July 2026
Branch AGM followed by Members slides and images and other activities.
11th August 2026
The images of Fred Kissack, Isle of Man WSS Branch Secretary for many years.
Adrian Sweeney – Branch Secretary
8th September 2026
Baltic Experience 2025 – Cruising aboard P&O’s Arcadia.
Jimmy Poole- recently retired long standing General Secretary of the World Ship Society.
26th September 2026
North West Ship Show – Old Christ Church, Waterloo (see separate announcement for full details)
13th October 2026
Voyagers Across the Seas 2026
Alan Moorhouse – WSS Bedford Branch and the Cruise News Editor on Marine News.
10th November 2026
Phil Welsh – Cammell Laird, Shipbuilders Ltd. Birkenhead
Long standing Branch Member Philip Welsh presents the latest in his series of presentations about Cammell Laird and the ships they have built.
8th December 2026
Gloucester Docks and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
John Luxton – Branch Chairman.