SOS Appeal to Save our Steamship
Steamship Sir Walter Scott is back sailing on Loch Katrine thanks to tremendous public support to the SOS - Save our Steamship appeal.
A National Lottery Heritage Fund award of £130,000 and smaller grants from The Hugh Fraser Foundation and Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust, together with public donations, allowed work to replace decking and the two cracked boilers on the historic Steamship, with her returning to service in June 2023. The pictures below show some key moments from the appeal and restoration process.
The restoration cost climbed to £850,000, and the Steamship’s charitable trust would welcome any further donations.
Donations to the SOS appeal can be made by clicking the button below, or by post, send a cheque payable to Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust at SOS Appeal, Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine, Callander, FK17 8HZ.
Donation Wall
A big thank you to all supporters of this SOS - Save our Steamship appeal. We have listed supporters below alphabetically by surname.
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Ron Alexander, Aberfeldy
Alistair Allan, Isle of Lewis - Look forward to seeing the SWS back in the water soon
Christopher Allen, Worcester - Saving our vital maritime history
Capt. J Anderson, Kilmacolm - Best wishes for a successful appeal
Lorna Anderson, Dollar
Russell Anley, Bishopton
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John Beveridge, Helensburgh
Steve Bloom, Wrexham
Brig o' Turk Tearoom
Graham Brown, Fallin
John Brown, Milngavie
Keith Brown, Broxbane - Ooni Pizza Overs on behalf of Fiona MacDonald
Paul Burgess, Brighton
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Chris Cameron, Australia
Ken Carson, Southam - May she steam along for years to come
David Chalmers, Bristol
Shona Chalmers, Winchester - Loch Katrine would not be the same without her
John Chapman, Dundee - Had a fantastic day our with my friend Amy! Would love to come back one day
Andrew Clark, Glasgow
David Clark, Ayrshire - Good luck
Rowland Clegg, Gloucester - To my late dad. We sailed together in 1960. Thank you.
Douglas Cochrane, Glasgow - God bless her and all that sail on her
Jean Cowie, Callander - Hope you sail for years to come
Malcolm Crawford, Crewe - In memory of Jean and John Crawford
David Crichton, Lamlash, Arran
Jack Cunningham, Cumbernauld
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Diane Davidson - To protect a national treasure
Iain Dewar, London
John Docherty, Glasgow - The Steamship is part of Loch Katrine and the Trossachs
Alastair Dunlop - Donation dedicated to mother Winnie Dunlop of Kippen
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Martin Eckesall, Edinburgh
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James Ferguson, Glasgow
Gordon Fisher, Glasgow
Tony Foster, Glasgow - Soooo looking forward to seeing her back on the water!
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Scott Glasgow, Edinburgh - Good luck, SOS!
Phillip Gough, Walsall
Heather Grant, Arbroath - Good luck with your fundraising
France Grieve
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Lynne Hainsworth, Edinburgh - For the happy memories to come, DWR Purdie
Colleen Harney, London - long may she sail on Loch Katrine
Andrew Hastings - Maybole
Robert & Fraser Henderson
Marion Hook, Colwyn Bay, Wales - Wishing you every success
Linda Hole, Keighley, North Yorkshire - Happy memories of the Sir Walter Scott!
Susan Horne, Kinlochard
Calum Hunter, Aberdeen - Be ye boaty ever floaty
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Lindsay Jack, Haselmere
Ann Jones, Edinburgh
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Angie Kay, Clydebank
Andrew Kinghorn, Enfield, Middx
Jonathan King, London L
Adrian Laird Craig, Edinburgh - A beatiful idea, boat, day, loch, shore and writer.
Alex Latsepov, Kilmarnock
Daniel Letford, Stirling
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Paul McArthur, Kelty
Graham McLaren, Stronachlachar - all the best with the fundraising from Stronachlachar Lodge
William McLaren, Largs - Good luck with the restoration
John McEwean, Wales - Donation made In Memory of my Father, Howard McEwen
Alan McFetridge, Glasgow - Lots of happy memories made on this Steamship
James McIntosh, Ayr - We must treasure our maritime history
Carolyn McIntyre - Good luck fundraising for this superb, iconic Steamship!
William McLaren, Largs
Jilly MacLeod, Edinburgh - Here’s to the next 100 years
Cara MacKinnon, Loanhead
Iain MacGregor, Bishopton
Ed Mackey, Edinburgh - SOS ... keep Scotland's engineering heritage alive!
Tim Mtcham, Wiltshire - Good luck with your appeal
Angus Murchison, Glasgow - I’ve sailed on the steamship powered by coal and oil and would love to sail on her after her refurbishment!
Iain Murray, Johnstone - A wee bit of help from an old shipbuilder
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Antje Nish, Braco, Perthshire
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Adrian Peglar, Birmingham - The boat needs to be saved
Jennifer Plunkett, Kilcreggan
Poppies Hotel, Callander - Haste ye back SSWS!
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Conrad Quast, London - Let's see the steam rise again!
Helen Quinn, Greenock - I hope this beautiful steam ship is restored soon to her former glory
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Andrew Ramsay, Alton, Hampshire
Alexander Ross, Portstewart, County Londonderry - Good luck!
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Craig Sanderson, Edinburgh - Honouring Alan Ferguson, champion of housing rights and community empowerment
Paul Saunders, Drymen - Let’s get this historic Steamship back sailing
Paul Searle, Killearn - A beautiful steamship on a beautiful Loch that deserves to sail again
Paul Semple, Kilmarnock
Colin Shannon, Helensburgh
David Shirlaw, Dublane - A worthy cause and part of our heritage - good luck!
Daljit Singh, Edinburgh - For some memorable Singh Sumal family cycles!
Catherine Steffen, France - I recently visited and cruised on Loch Katrine and wanted to leave a donation
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Jim Thomson, Balfron
Megan Trueblood-Smith, Manchester
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John & Anne Urquhart, Helensburgh
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Vivian Viljoen, Callander - Good luck with the rennovations
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Lynne Warrington, Aberfoyle
Gary Weaver, Liverpool - Good luck with the Steamship
Alen Wiseman, Hamilton
Grahan Wright, Killearn