Articles

Celebrating International Women's Day

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:30:00 +0000

A selection of great stories from across Trinity House to help celebrate the global occasion

Planning for safer seas

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:39:00 +0000

Richard Tilley tells our readers about his role as an Operations Officer in our Planning Centre

Meeting people on the job

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:22:00 +0000

Our Navigation Requirements Advisor Catherine Bransby joined the Inspector of Seamarks on the Cornish leg of his inspection of local aids to navigation

Empowering Women in Maritime

Tue, 23 May 2023 08:26:00 +0000

Celebrating the IMO’s International Day for Women in Maritime

Inner Farne Lighthouse modernisation work complete

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:06:00 +0000

Senior Project Engineer Jamie Hammond describes the teamwork and challenges that went into modernising the lighthouse

Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse upgraded

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:28:00 +0000

Project Engineer Phil Hawtin describes the works done to update the lighthouse's systems

Holding it all together

Wed, 18 May 2022 11:35:43 +0000

Continuing our look at various roles around Trinity House, Adie Thomas describes her work as our Local Aids to Navigation Officer

St Tudwal’s Lighthouse upgraded

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:38:00 +0000

Project Engineer Phil Hawtin describes the successful project to upgrade the remote St Tudwal’s Lighthouse in the Llŷn Peninsula

Royal Sovereign Lighthouse finishes its service

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:57:00 +0000

Royal Sovereign Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1971 and decommissioned as an aid to navigation on 21 March 2022

‘A decent, beneficial objective’: 200 years of Bardsey Lighthouse

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:24:00 +0000

Bardsey Lighthouse was established by Trinity House in 1821; PR and Records Manager Neil Jones marks the station’s bicentenary

Lighting up during lockdown

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:56:00 +0000

Our west coast Technical Manager Jim Veall describes the creative approach used to modernise St Bees Lighthouse during lockdown

No two days the same

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:32:00 +0000

Continuing our look at various roles around Trinity House, Catherine Attwood describes her work as General Manager at the Trinity Homes almshouses at Walmer

Recipe for success

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:04:00 +0000

Continuing our look at various roles around Trinity House, Alice Prout describes her work as Ship’s Cook on THV Patricia’s starboard watch

Piloting in a Pandemic

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:41:00 +0000

Southampton Pilot and Younger Brother Captain W J M Hargreaves provides a fascinating insight into life during the Coronavirus pandemic

Smeaton, sandwiches and safety at sea

Mon, 04 May 2020 09:29:00 +0000

Do these primary school pupils have what it takes to be a lighthouse keeper?

Ready at the drop of a hat

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:50:43 +0000

Continuing our look at various roles around Trinity House, Stuart Mason describes his work as Senior Technician Civil based at Swansea

Going Forth

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:08:00 +0000

Merchant Navy Scholarship Scheme Deck Officer Cadet Bethany Wilkinson has spent time training with the Royal Navy

A helping hand

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:02:00 +0000

How the Maritime Charity's Grants Manager Vikki Muir supports seafarers and other charities

Trinity House and D-Day

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Trinity House played a vital role in the success of the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord) in 1944

Setting sail

Fri, 17 May 2019 11:02:00 +0000

Merchant Navy Scholarship Scheme cadet Adam Willmott describes his experiences

Trinity Events venue hire team changes hands

Thu, 09 May 2019 09:03:00 +0000

Trinity House’s venue hire team looks forward to exciting new developments

An island odyssey

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:45:00 +0000

Senior Technician (Civil) Andrew Johnson describes a visit to the Falkland Islands to advise on restoring Cape Pembroke Lighthouse to its former glory

A visit to Trinity House

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:55:00 +0000

Our Local Aid to Navigation Manager Joseph Anderson writes up a day visit to Trinity House from the Royal Navy’s Principal Warfare Officer’s Course

Up and down the rivers

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:15:00 +0000

To accompany the 30^th anniversary of the Pilotage Act, we look briefly at Trinity House’s long association with pilotage

A fine farewell

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000

2018 marks the 20^th anniversary of the automation of North Foreland Lighthouse, the last manned Trinity House lighthouse

Our lighthouse estate

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 08:57:00 +0000

Peter Hill writes about how we balance operations with our estate’s diverse designations and requirements

Bright sparks

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:33:00 +0000

Harwich Buoy Yard Team member Craig Neil talks about the training and teamwork required to keep our floating aids to navigation in good order

New life for the coat of arms

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:12:00 +0000

Trinity House has had its ancient coat of arms redrawn by the College of Arms

Always ready for action

Wed, 09 May 2018 10:13:41 +0000

Senior Marine Superintendent Captain Ross Chadwick gives us an overview of the never-ending work of our support vessels in 2017

Opportunities of a lifetime

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 10:35:00 +0000

Trinity House runs a number of shore-based apprenticeships aimed at young people looking for a step in the right direction

Securing maritime data communications

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:38:00 +0000

R&RNAV Development Engineer Gareth Wimpenny writes about vulnerabilities in maritime data security and the work being done in response

A spot of bother

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:30:00 +0000

Our west coast Technical Manager Jim Veall tells us about works at Flatholm Lighthouse that became much bigger than expected

A career on course

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:37:00 +0000

Trinity House Cadet Ben Ashley writes about the progress he’s made so far in our Merchant Navy Scholarship Scheme

Modernising Monkstone Lighthouse

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:02:00 +0000

We spoke to Trinity House Senior Project Engineer Mike Yaxley about the modernisation works at Monkstone Lighthouse

Running a tight ship

Thu, 25 May 2017 08:56:00 +0000

Rob Torrington from THV Galatea’s Port Watch tells us about the work of the Boatswains

Strait to the Point

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:50:00 +0000

Trinity House’s Programme Manager Steve Keddie tells us about the works to improve Europa Point Lighthouse in Gibraltar

Sea to Land: How the Merchant Navy Opens Doors

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:19:00 +0000

Trinity House Yeoman Sam Wright writes about coming ashore as part of a maritime career

Four lighthouses in one day

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:05:00 +0000

Trinity House’s new HR Manager Jenny Dines describes her first lighthouse visit

Innovation in Maritime Navigation conference

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:06:00 +0000

A conference at Trinity House on 2 March 2016, hosted by the GLAs of the UK and Ireland, the RIN and the Knowledge Transfer Network

Wave Loading on Rock Tower Lighthouses

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:34:00 +0000

Dr. Alison Raby from Plymouth University investigates the impact of big waves on offshore rock tower lighthouses

Places, People and Problems: All in a Day’s Work

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:12:00 +0000

We take a look at the work of Captain Graeme Proctor, Trinity House's Inspector of Seamarks

Safety at sea: an introduction to the MAIB

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:18:00 +0000

Captain Emma Tiller describes the work of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch

South to the Antarctic

Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:41:00 +0000

Trinity House Yeoman William Whatley journeys south to the Halley Research Station in Antarctica

Communications for e-Navigation

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:15:00 +0000

Dr. Nick Ward looks at the the IMO's concept of e-Navigation

Painting Southwold Lighthouse

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:07:00 +0000

Andrew Johnson from Field Operations East on what it takes to protect a 125 year old lighthouse

Re-engineering Longstone Lighthouse

Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:15:00 +0000

One of our most iconic lighthouses, built in 1826 by Joseph Nelson and originally called Outer Farne Lighthouse, Longstone has national heritage and historic interest