Stuart Rivers

@MNWBUK CEO and Charity Trustee. My views entirely (whether or not you agree 😉)

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

Our CEO @StuartRivers met with Bishop @pmounstephen, Bishop of Winchester, yesterday to discuss seafarers’ welfare and the need to secure sustainable funding in order to maintain good welfare standards.

#seafarers #bishopofwinchester

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

Good to be at the @APPMPG tonight.

The focus of the session was on planning reform for port development and road, rail and digital infrastructure
connectivity.

Interesting discussion around the crucial role the planning system plays in unlocking economic growth in UK ports.

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

@robertcourts @VictoriaPrentis Congratulations Robert 🥂

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

@mimsdavies @DWPgovuk Congratulations Mims!

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

WHAT A DAY 🚌 🎄🎅🎁

We welcomed over 30 seafarers to our mobile seafarer centre yesterday in @ABPSouthampton

There was plenty of Christmas cheer as Father Christmas delivered many presents to our fantastic & hard-working #seafarers

No seafarers = no shipping = no shopping

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

Our CEO @StuartRivers talking to @HeartSouth about the mobile seafarer centre which is being trialled again at @ABPSouthampton.

No #seafarers, no shipping, no shopping 🛥

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

Take 2 🚌

We are trialling the mobile seafarer centre bus today in @ABPSouthampton with a Christmas twist.

Father Christmas will be giving presents out to #seafarers who are responsible for delivering thousands of gifts and many of whom will be working over the festive period.

[Ben Bailey @MtSBenBailey]

I mean, you'd have to manage me, but apart from that it's a great organisation to be a part of!

[Seafarers Hospital Society @seahospital]

Congratulations to our former Deputy Chair, @SandyNairne, who last night was very fittingly presented with the @MNWBUK Award for Services to Seafarers, by @SouthamptonCC Lord Mayor Valerie Laurent, at the MNWB conference at the Harbour Hotel.

#merchantnavy #seafarers

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

A warm welcome to the new Maritime Minister 👋

@Byron_Davies of Gower takes up the position following Prime Minister @RishiSunak's cabinet reshuffle this week.

Read the reaction from MNWB CEO @StuartRivers here 👇

https://t.co/5QKVXr4hMF

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

Maritime charities like @MNWBUK need to consider seafarer wellbeing in a changing world so that we can respond to welfare needs in a relevant way. Hearing from seafarers is the first step to understanding their needs.

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

Kicking off the @iswan_org 2023 seminar by hearing directly from seafarers about life at sea.
#iswanseminar2023 #seafarerswelfare

[Merchant Navy Welfare Board @MNWBUK]

👑 Everyone at the Merchant Navy Welfare Board would like to wish His Majesty King Charles III a very happy 75th Birthday 🎉

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

@trinityhouse_uk @MNWBUK @PoppyLegion Good to join our @trinityhouse_uk friends at the weekend to mark #RemembranceDay2023

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

It’s been a busy weekend of Remembrance events for @MNWBUK because we owe our freedom to those who sacrificed everything. #seafarers #WeWillRememberThem

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

Today is a day for reflection and remembrance so I pay tribute to my grandfather, William Ross, who was a trawlerman conscripted into the Royal Navy, and my uncle, Norman Rivers, a Lancaster Bomber rear gunner both gave their lives in WWII. #LestWeForget

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

LEST WE FORGET 😔

Tonight I will be representing @MNWBUK at the @PoppyLegion Festival of Remembrance @RoyalAlbertHall with MN cadets who will be taking part. Great event but I’m mindful that many MN seafarers died so that we could be free.
#RemembranceDay #seafarers

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

MAKING A GLOBAL DIFFERENCE 🥇 🏆

Yesterday, I was at the @ilo with @MNWBUK chair, Andrew Cassels to share our experience as the UK National Seafarers’ Welfare Board and umbrella charity for maritime welfare. Together with our constituents, we can make a global difference.

[Stuart Rivers @StuartRivers]

Standing with you as we remember those who gave their lives #RemembranceDay2023 #seafarers

[Royal Fleet Auxiliary @RFAHeadquarters]

We may be few but we stand, help & remember

Those who fell, those who still fall & those who remain & loved ones supporting. @RoyalNavy @BritishArmy @RoyalAirForce @MCA_media @MNWBUK standing side by side

We are proud to be here. We are proud to remember.

#WeWillRememberThem

[Maritime Charities Group @MaritimeCharity]

Today marks the first step in a NEW study of #seafarer demographics with our call for proposals from researchers who understand #maritimesector. It's nearly 10 years since we last looked at this and we need a more up-to-date picture of seafarers' needs. https://t.co/aDXy3ESnq2