Sunday, 21 February 2010

BBC Inside Out - City of Adelaide documentary

Chris Jackson reports on the race to save the Adelaide, a major part of Britain's maritime heritage.

Monday 22nd February, 19:30 on BBC One (North East & Cumbria only)

SCARF Facebook Group

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Wednesday, 17 February 2010

SCARF are on Twitter!

SCARF now have a Twitter page!

Visit https://twitter.com/SunderlandSCARF

Youtube: First recording of City of Adelaide song

Arne Sneddon introduces a fine debut performance of 'City of Adelaide' by Sunderland musicians Paul Jackson and Pete Dodds and their band at Paddywhacks.

Click here to hear the song

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Press letter: City of Adelaide rescue bid

HAVING recently attended a campaign event in aid of bringing the historic City of Adelaide clipper back to its home city of Sunderland – which involved the launch of the excellent moving song, City of Adelaide, by Sunderland musicians Paul Jackson and Pete Dodds – it struck me what an emotive thing the issue has become.

Click here to read more

Friday, 12 February 2010

Press article: Song to help steer the Adelaide home

"City of Adelaide set sail for home."

That was the message that rang out loudly in Sunderland as campaigners fighting to save Wearside's most historic ship launched their campaign song.

Click here to read more, and to hear the Adelaide song

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Press article: Is the clipper, The City of Adelaide, set for the breaker´s yard?

The City of Adelaide, a clipper as iconic in Australia’s history as the Mayflower is in America’s, faces demolition

By tonight the fate of one of Britain’s finest ships will be sealed. That fate, to be determined at a meeting involving the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and National Historic Ships, may well be demolition.

Click here to read more