SOS as trust’s collapse leaves heritage trawlers without a maintenance base

An unforeseen consequence of the collapse of the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust late last year has forced a heritage sailing charity to send out an SOS.

- by STAFF REPORTER

Vigilance volunteers Nigel Jenkins, Nigel Orme and Peter Christie inspect traditional wooden rigging blocks ready for the move into storage

(Trevor Taylor)

The Brixham-based classic trawlers, Vigilance of Brixham and Pilgrim, have lost access to a vital barn workshop and the maintenance crews now don’t have a base.

The barn has been used for many years and has been vital to keeping the boats operational and now volunteer maintenance crews are desperately seeking a replacement. Everything in the workshop is being moved into temporary container storage.