We are pleased to announce the next Travel Massive Glasgow event on Tuesday 30th June 2020, at 6:00pm.
Venue - Online
Peter Trowles, Cultural Perspectives – The Cultural Rebirth of Glasgow and How it’s Perceived Internationally – a Q&A Session.
Cultural Perspectives Limited is run by Peter Trowles. For 30 years Peter was Curator at Glasgow School of Art overseeing the heritage of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building and its important collections. During that time he curated art and design exhibitions worldwide, contributed to multiple books and journals, and has been a speaker at numerous international conferences.
He has extensive experience of working with corporate clients, cultural agencies such as the British Council, and is a regular provider of content for the media.
Peter will be discussing Glasgow's past and how it has grown it's reputation internationally since the Glasgow Garden Festival.
Paul Semple, General Manager of Waverley Excursions Ltd – What it Took to Preserve The Waverley, the World’s Last Seagoing Paddle Steamer – a Q&A Session.
Paul Semple is General Manager of Waverley Excursions Ltd which operates Waverley – the last seagoing paddle steamer in the World. Paul is also Vice Chairman for the charity which owns and preserves Waverley but has an associated with the iconic vessel since the 1990s when he first worked on her as a student while at University.
After a seventeen year career as a Chemistry and Physics teacher Paul took up his current post in early 2019. Following the discovered of structural defects in the ship’s boilers in May 2019 a fundraising appeal was launched to raise £2.3 million to Save The Waverley. Paul lead the campaign which successfully raised the funds in just 6 months.
Waverley will return to service this summer on the Clyde and help celebrate Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters. The famous steamship will visit over sixty ports and piers around the UK and carry over 100,000 passengers. Paul will discuss the recent appeal and give an insight into what it takes to operate and preserve Waverley.
