The first two boats to be built in the Longshed will be named and officially launched on 4 May at 1pm. The last time a boat built from scratch and launched from Whisstocks was over 28 years ago so it is an occasion for celebration. We are very pleased that […]
The Longshed will be open on 20 April to mark our first anniversary. Come and celebrate with us and join in making the first stitches of the tapestry we are creating to tell the story of the Longship.
You are invited to a free screening of the film ‘Tapped’ – at the Longshed on Friday 29th March, at 7.30pm. Transition Woodbridge and Rubbish Walks, two local environmental interest groups, are bringing this to you, and we are pleased to be able to accommodate them in the Longshed. […]
Are you interested in skiff-building, joining the Friends of the Longshed, and finding out what else is in the pipeline? Come and talk to us. We will be in the Longshed on Saturday 1 December 9-11.00am and on Quay Street for the Woodbridge Christmas Street Fair on 2 December 10-4.00pm
It has been astonishing to see the sheer pleasure that can be had from taking a rough old piece of wood and fashioning a nice smooth rounded handle using a spokeshave and sandpaper, even if it was just for practice! A few months ago WRT was approached by Just42 to see […]
On 6 October over 40 people joined lively discussion at a symposium about the project to build a full scale version of the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial ship in the Longshed. Experts from the UK and Denmark heard about research including 3D modelling of the ship. Find out more on the The […]
The Longshed is coming into its own this month. All sizes and shapes of boats were around for Maritime Woodbridge last week and the Shuck Festival will have stalls in the workshop and a pop-up restaurant on the mezzanine on Friday and Saturday 22 and 23 September. Thanks to Robin and Sue Garrod, […]
There will be lots to do and see over Maritime Woodbridge weekend: on the river, in the Longshed workshop and on the mezzanine. On the river On Saturday 8 September there will be opportunities to row or ride as a passenger on Sae Wylfing, the half-length replica of […]
Update – over 440 visitors came to see the Woodbridge Camera Club exhibition on the Longshed mezzanine gallery and the whole weekend was a great success with our new stairs put to very good use. There is a slide show of the exhibition on You Tube WCC Virtual Exhibition 2018 .