Jubilant News

The Jubilant Trust is delighted and honoured to announce that The Duke of York is to name the new Royal Shallop "Jubilant" at Isleworth on Saturday 14 September. The Shallop, being built at Richmond, is a replica of the eighteenth century barge on display in Somerset House in central London.

Built by Mark Edwards at Richmond upon Thames for the Thames Traditional Rowing Association the "Jubilant" is for training disabled rowers to join able-bodied rowers in events, ceremonies and regattas on the Thames.

An appeal for funds, to help build a Royal Barge for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations on the Thames in September, has been answered by the Friern Barnet & Whetstone Rotary Club.

The Thames Traditional Rowing Association (TTRA) in conjunction with Her Majesty the Queen's Barge Master and the Royal Watermen are planning to build an oar-powered Royal Barge in honour of Her Majesty in her Golden Jubilee Year.

At the express wish of The Queen this craft, otherwise known as the Royal Shallop, will be a multi-purpose vessel to be used in both ceremonial and recreational ways and adaptable to cater for both able-bodied and disabled rowers.