Kenya Jacaranda Restoration Project

KJHS - a registered charity 1129735
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Restoration Project

Externally, Kenya Jacaranda will be restored to as near as her original form as possible whilst making allowances for the acceptable standards and stringent safety regulations of 21st Century.


Internally, her accommodation will be restored to resemble a grand yacht of the late 1930's but this will be designed with a degree of flexibility in mind so that KJ can be easily adapted to fulfil her different roles.


Heritage Awareness and Training

We want to create a model for managing a community led ship preservation projects by developing an in-house ‘heritage’ curriculum which will broadly cover all aspects of the operation of a classic ship and which will be developed in liaison with similar organisations.


We will promote interest, education and involvement in the practical aspects of UK maritime history as it relates to the operation of old ships.  By encouraging ongoing development of  our volunteers, they will have opportunites to become competent all rounders in support of KJ and her community project.


Skill Archive

We plan to create a digital archive of all skills necessary to keep KJ sailing and we are currently investigating the feasibility of forming links with other Maritime organisations to ensure that a 'heritage skill' and 'sea mile' network is created for the mutual benefit of all concerned.


Beneficiaries

Anyone from the Thames-side and Medway communities who have an interest in matters maritime, regardless of ability or background.