Constituent members
Sailors' Society
Southampton
| Reg. Charity No. | 237778 and SCO 003014 |
| Address | 350 Shirley Road Southampton Hampshire SO15 3HY |
| Contact(s) | Mr Robert Adams, General Secretary |
| Phone | 02380 515 950 |
| Fax | 02380 515 951 |
| admin@sailors-society.org | |
| Web | http://www.sailors-society.org/ |
| Objectives / History | Includes the Leith Aged Mariners’ Fund The Society is an interdenominational organisation serving the international seafaring community. Methods The ministry is conducted by an international network of full-time, auxiliary and honorary Chaplains. Some of the many services our Chaplains provide are: Ship visiting; counselling; spiritual guidance; hospital visits; prison visits; conducting a full range of Christian services, including funerals and the scattering of ashes at sea; transportation of seafarers and providing assistance, support, welfare and care in a variety of situations. The Society, including its locally incorporated bodies, operates in around 100 ports and 30 countries. Our Seafarers Centres provide: accommodation; currency exchange; refreshments; telephone and fax facilities; postal services; transportation; recreation; and paperback and video libraries. Accommodation for retired seafarers is provided at Armyn House, Falmouth. The Society operates Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Home in Greenock serving retired seafarers and their spouses/widows. This provides sheltered housing and a care home which also has a specilised dementia unit. |