Lovely to meet you today Su Pollard and my daughter is definitely coveting your pink boots! Look forward to seeing you at Bournemouth Pavilion soon! 😃

VIDEO: Looking back at Westminster 7️⃣ 5️⃣ Take a look at our brilliant anniversary event in Houses of Parliament where we celebrated with our maritime family 🤗 Huge thanks to Simon Tiller from Creative One Pro for putting this excellent video together.

A great welcome at Waterloo Station this morning en route to Merchant Navy Welfare Board’s Council of Management meeting. As we prepare for Remembrance Day on 11/11 we remember Merchant Navy seafarers who gave their lives so we could have freedom. #lestweforget #merchantnavy

Today marks the first step in a NEW study of #seafarer demographics with our call for proposals from researchers who understand #maritimesector. It's nearly 10 years since we last looked at this and we need a more up-to-date picture of seafarers' needs. rb.gy/lhl6lc

Standing with you as we remember those who gave their lives #RemembranceDay2023 #seafarers

MAKING A GLOBAL DIFFERENCE 🥇 🏆 Yesterday, I was at the International Labour Organization with Merchant Navy Welfare Board chair, Andrew Cassels to share our experience as the UK National Seafarers’ Welfare Board and umbrella charity for maritime welfare. Together with our constituents, we can make a global difference.

LEST WE FORGET 😔 Tonight I will be representing Merchant Navy Welfare Board at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance Royal Albert Hall with MN cadets who will be taking part. Great event but I’m mindful that many MN seafarers died so that we could be free. #RemembranceDay #seafarers

Today is a day for reflection and remembrance so I pay tribute to my grandfather, William Ross, who was a trawlerman conscripted into the Royal Navy, and my uncle, Norman Rivers, a Lancaster Bomber rear gunner both gave their lives in WWII. #LestWeForget

It’s been a busy weekend of Remembrance events for Merchant Navy Welfare Board because we owe our freedom to those who sacrificed everything. #seafarers #WeWillRememberThem

👑 Everyone at the Merchant Navy Welfare Board would like to wish His Majesty King Charles III a very happy 75th Birthday 🎉

Kicking off the @iswan_org 2023 seminar by hearing directly from seafarers about life at sea. #iswanseminar2023 #seafarerswelfare

Maritime charities like Merchant Navy Welfare Board need to consider seafarer wellbeing in a changing world so that we can respond to welfare needs in a relevant way. Hearing from seafarers is the first step to understanding their needs.

A warm welcome to the new Maritime Minister 👋 Lord Davies of Gower of Gower takes up the position following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle this week. Read the reaction from MNWB CEO Stuart Rivers here 👇 mnwb.org/news/new-marit…

Congratulations to our former Deputy Chair, Sandy Nairne, who last night was very fittingly presented with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board Award for Services to Seafarers, by SouthamptonCC Lord Mayor Valerie Laurent, at the MNWB conference at the Harbour Hotel. #merchantnavy #seafarers

I mean, you'd have to manage me, but apart from that it's a great organisation to be a part of!

Take 2 🚌 We are trialling the mobile seafarer centre bus today in ABP Southampton with a Christmas twist. Father Christmas will be giving presents out to #seafarers who are responsible for delivering thousands of gifts and many of whom will be working over the festive period.

Our CEO Stuart Rivers talking to Heart South about the mobile seafarer centre which is being trialled again at ABP Southampton. No #seafarers, no shipping, no shopping 🛥

WHAT A DAY 🚌 🎄🎅🎁 We welcomed over 30 seafarers to our mobile seafarer centre yesterday in ABP Southampton There was plenty of Christmas cheer as Father Christmas delivered many presents to our fantastic & hard-working #seafarers No seafarers = no shipping = no shopping

Good to be at the All Party Parliamentary Maritime and Group tonight. The focus of the session was on planning reform for port development and road, rail and digital infrastructure connectivity. Interesting discussion around the crucial role the planning system plays in unlocking economic growth in UK ports.

Our CEO Stuart Rivers met with Bishop Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester, yesterday to discuss seafarers’ welfare and the need to secure sustainable funding in order to maintain good welfare standards. #seafarers #bishopofwinchester