RAILSCOT | Talk of the towns: Virtual cruise [Greenock Telegraph]

Talk of the towns: Virtual cruise [Greenock Telegraph]

Date: 27/05/2020

Lockdown has had a dramatic affect on visitor attractions such as the paddle steamer Maid of the Loch at Balloch. The Loch Lomond Steamship Company (LLSC), the charity aiming to return the paddler to sailing condition, has lost vital revenue since being unable to reopen the visitor season at Easter. A novel way to raise money is marking the Maid^s first public cruise 67 years ago on May 25, 1953.

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Talk of the towns: Virtual cruise

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Lockdown has had a dramatic affect on visitor attractions such as the paddle steamer Maid of the Loch at Balloch.

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Talk of the towns: Virtual cruise [Greenock Telegraph]

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