AN ambitious ship building project has been endorsed by one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs.
The Mayflower Project, based in George Street, Harwich has been backed by Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson.
In a tribute on the project’s website harwichmayflower.com, the tycoon said: “The Harwich Mayflower is a brilliant, audacious project to build the Mayflower ship, set sail on an exciting voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and land as the Founding Fathers did 400 years ago, in America.
“I wholly support this inspiring charity who provide employment and training to an ever-growing army of young people and volunteers.”
As well as building the ship which the Mayflower Project also offers training programmes and schemes to teach boatbuilding skills and hope to eventually turn Harwich into a thriving maritime hub.
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