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IMPORTANT
You may notice MANY of our
Photographs are OFFLINE.
This is because we need to AUDIT the copyright credentials of every lighthouse picture on this entire site and ensure that all have the appropriate author’s attribution.
Similarly if/when we need to deploy photographs other than our own, for example from a professional press agency such as Alamy, then we have the appropriate permissions are in place.
In addition…
Every Page On This
Lighthouse Bulletin
Is Being Rewritten & Updated
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Our apologies to you for any inconvenience.
During 2024 the owners of this “Lighthouses For Sale or Rent” publication have changed the name to the: “Lighthouse Bulletin.“
Crucially for the purposes of assisting you, our readers and friends, we are donating this internet site to a new registered charity.
So instead of this…
…domain being owned by:
Argyll Group Ltd (formerly Argyll Group plc),
The new owner will be the proposed:
“National Lighthouse Preservation Trust”
This is the working title of the new charity. The directors of Argyll Group Ltd, are soon to be the inaugural trustees of the new charity. As such, they have already been in discussions (during 2024) with the Charity Commissioners (OSCR in Scotland).
There will also need to be discussions with the Charity Commissioners in the other nations that make up the United Kingdom.
Also because we will be covering EVERY lighthouse building in all four nations of the UK (and many in Eire), we will need to discuss additional registration procedures: here and here and for Eire: here etc.
The previous charity that our managing director registered at the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator in Dundee during 2012 took several weeks to process. This was because of a legally “sensitive” word in the earlier charity’s name. Being the word “Queen”.
Fortunately, the charity was allowed to include the name “Queen” within it’s title…
“Friends of TS Queen Mary”
We are hopeful that the new “National Lighthouse Preservation Trust” charity will pass the naming process too. Though the words “National” and “Trust” are sensitive so we may need to change the name slightly.
For readers who would like some “comfort” that we have done this sort of thing before and with some success, there are two previous charities (the first: here).
The second charity is a closer style to that for the third charity: “National Lighthouse Preservation Trust.”
Here is a brief summary of the process and bona fides, so that our readers and volunteers can have confidence in the new “National Lighthouse Preservation Trust” as we have registered and established two previous charities that have both done what they were created to do.
Here is the most recent charity that we registered on 4th December 2012. With some irony, the Constitution in this photograph was written on the same keyboard that these words are being typed on! For those who may be a wee bit superstitious, we trust this is a good sign….
^^ The Earlier Charity: Friends of TS Queen Mary ^^
Registered By Russ McLean & Iain Sim on 4th December 2012.
Friends of TS Queen Mary
Charity Commission (OSCR) Credentials
Charity Commission Main Page: Click Here
Russ McLean had already been dealing with spinal surgery from 1st July 1994 (that had ended his police career (click here)).
Unfortunately, in 2017 Russ had two further spinal problems with more surgery required.
Fortunately, Iain Sim had already been leading the charity and doing the majority of the heavy lifting. At that time, Ian pretty much took helm of the “Friends of TS Queen Mary” charity and it is Iain who has achieved some truly remarkable results…
^^ Founding Trustees: Iain Sim & Russ McLean ^^
^^ “Friends of TS Queen Mary” Charity ^^
The progress at TS Queen Mary required many hours, days and months preparatory work in 2011 and 2012.
But all of the efforts and obstacles overcome proved well worthwhile when, when the “Friends of TS Queen Mary” charity purchased this iconic ship. After more work, the vessel was towed half way around Britain from London to Glasgow…
^^ TS Queen Mary ^^
Photo Courtesy of Dave Souza
The transformation of this vessel over the next few years with intensive restoration work produced considerable results that have ensured the TS Queen Mary will survive for many years to come (social media updates: here)…
^^ TS Queen Mary ^^
Photo Courtesy of FOTSQM
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Patrons Welcome
If you are new to this Lighthouse Bulletin, we need to emphasise that it is (and always has been) a not-for-profit entity run by volunteers.
However, now that we will be changing the ownership of this “Lighthouse Bulletin” into a registered charity, we are looking to invite a person of suitable gravitas and to become patron of the new…
“National Lighthouse Preservation Trust“
So if our readers have good ideas about who might be a decent patron for the new charity, please can you let Russ McLean know (0757 2768 795). Thank you.
To give our readers an indication of how important a patron is to a charity, our earlier “Friends of TS Queen Mary” project was very, very lucky to have Mr Robbie Coltrane as patron. Immediately on Robbie joining, the charity finances took a significant boost to £313,897 income that year. Robbie worked tirelessly to help. A large number of those donations were reciprocated with personal letters of thanks from Robbie to the donors. This is all the more remarkable as Robbie was in a lot of pain during this time.
As part of the funding initiatives, there is only so much a fairly modest crew of volunteers can do. Even though Robbie had gotten the twinkle back in his eyes at being around an iconic ship (since distressingly having to sell some of his beloved cars due to painful joint inflammation rendering work on the classic car engines nigh impossible), the work volume of all the trustees and patron were increasing.
^^ Robbie Coltrane ^^
Patron of the TS Queen Mary Charity
Once the ship had been purchased and towed back from London to Glasgow, it became apparent that very large amounts of funds would have to be raised.
It was incredibly tragic that the friends of TS Queen Mary lost Robbie when he passed away on 14th October 2022. Sad in many ways as Robbie was really looking forward to seeing the ship re-engined and sailing again.
As was typical of a such a decent and generous person, Robbie persuaded his friend, Sir Sam Neill to join the charity as co-patron.
^^ Sir Sam Neill ^^
Patron of the TS Queen Mary Charity
Sir Sam was not an obvious fit for the nautical side. Though the Commonwealth and overseas work the charity has to look towards has been perfect. But in fact Sir Sam was born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, just 70 miles from the birthplace of another famous ship, the RMS Titanic…
^^Friends of TS Queen Mary ^^
New Trustee Sir Sam Neill ^^
Has shipbuilding in his DNA
So if you do have any ideas of who we might invite to be patron of the new charity…
“National Lighthouse Preservation Trust”
The crew here at the Lighthouse Bulletin would be delighted to hear from you.
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Eventually this specific lighthouse building’s page will be re-written and new, fully audited and attributed photographs will appear.
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Please check back in the coming months. e have hundreds of pages to rewrite ad update with news relating to EVERY lighthouse station in the U.K., & Eire.
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