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Centres for Seafarers was an ecumenical collaboration between The Apostleship of the Sea, The Sailors Society and The Mission to Seafarers. It was a registered UK charity formed in 2006 and dissolved on 2 April 2019.

It provided visiting seafarers a place to rest and relax and allow them time away from their ships whilst docked. Games, books, food and drink and also chaplains and a place to worship were available to visiting seafarers in two ports throughout the UK.

Locations

The charity had port chaplains and centres at various ports around the UK.

External links

Official website

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-'''Centres for Seafarers''' is an [[ecumenical]] collaboration between The [[Apostleship of the Sea]], [[British & International Sailors’ Society|The Sailors Society]] and The [[Mission to Seafarers]]. It is a registered UK [[Charitable organization|charity]] formed in 2006.
+'''Centres for Seafarers''' was an [[ecumenical]] collaboration between The [[Apostleship of the Sea]], [[British & International Sailors’ Society|The Sailors Society]] and The [[Mission to Seafarers]]. It was a registered UK [[Charitable organization|charity]] formed in 2006 and dissolved on 2 April 2019.
-It provides visiting seafarers a place to rest and relax and allow them time away from their ships whilst docked. Games, books, food and drink and also [[chaplains]] and a place to worship are available to visiting [[sailors|seafarers]] in many ports throughout the [[UK]].
+It provided visiting seafarers a place to rest and relax and allow them time away from their ships whilst docked. Games, books, food and drink and also [[chaplains]] and a place to worship were available to visiting [[sailors|seafarers]] in two ports throughout the [[UK]].
 ==Locations==
 [[Image:Cofs_southampton.jpg|thumb|right|The first Centres for Seafarers in [[Southampton]], [[England]]]]
-The charity has port chaplains and centres at various ports around the UK. It is currently expanding its coverage to more UK ports. Within the [[UK]] the charity currently has full presence at [[Southampton]], [[Fawley Refinery]] and the [[Port of Tilbury]].
+The charity had port chaplains and centres at various ports around the UK.
 ==See also==