Dozens of children can enjoy free adventure days aboard historic Maldon barges, thanks to a £1,000 grant. The new funding, provided by the Essex Community Foundation to the Thames Sailing Barge Trust, ...

The men who rowed the Royal Barges up and down the river Thames were known as Royal Watermen. The Sovereign today still retains 24 Royal Watermen under the command of The Queen's Bargemaster, thereby ...