As a past visitor to our historic radio ship Ross Revenge, or someone who has expressed an interest in her and Radio Caroline, I am writing to let you know about our Crowdfunder Campaign to raise funds to save our historic ship from the scrapyard. As you may know, Ross Revenge needs to come out of the water for essential and costly work to ensure her long-term survival. To raise the necessary funds, Radio Caroline launched a six-week Crowdfunder Campaign on Good Friday 7 April and I would like to invite you to be a part of it. Through our registered charity 'Ross Revenge (Home of Radio Caroline)' we have already raised £58k towards dry docking and hope to increase this sum to £125k through our Crowdfunder Campaign and other means. This will enable us to then apply for grants from bodies such as The Lottery and National Heritage to the fund the remainder of the substantial cost required We have created a short but pertinent video about the ship and its dramatic history, which you can watch on our charity website rossrevenge.com If you feel inspired to help, please consider making a donation to the Ross Revenge Dry Dock appeal via the Crowdfunder link on the website In return for your support, we have a range of rewards available on our website for donors, including exclusive posters, books, DVDs, tickets to see The Who perform with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Estate Sandringham, and the opportunity to spend a weekend staying on board Ross Revenge with the presenters during a live broadcast. It really is crunch-time for the Ross and to lose her would be a tragedy. Every donation helps, large or small, and we appreciate any contribution to this important cause you may choose to make . If you have already donated to our Crowdfunder Campaign, thank you. Your support is very much appreciated
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Paula Shaw
Radio Caroline
HISTORY
ROSS REVENGE was built for Icelandic owners, but sold on Ross Fisheries in 1963. Thereafter she operated from Grimsby, bringing in record catches and then took part in the final Cold Boat, ramming an Icelandic gun boat. After the collapse of the UK fishing industry she was awaiting scrapping in Cairnryan but was purchased by Radio Caroline and taken to Santander to be converted to a radio broadcasting ship. The tallest mast ever placed on any ship was put on her to facilitate broadcasting. In her radio role she stayed permanently at sea from 1983 to 1991. The vessel was shipwrecked in 1991 and brought to Dover harbor in very poor condition. Volunteers paid the salvage costs and started to make repairs which are ongoing today. There has been no outside funding. Donations to the value of £250,000 have been raised and spent since 1991. Update, January 2023: A charity, MV Ross Revenge (Home of Radio Caroline) has been established, and a fundraiser set up to raise funds for the dry docking and ultimately restoring of the vessel to working order.
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