Behind the scenes, we have a dedicated team that is leading the production of the ship. Using skills from previous employment and experiences the team meets regularly to plan the next steps and engage with different areas, such as production, sourcing, fundraising, communication, and data recording. We are completely reliant on volunteers offering their time and grateful to everyone that is contributing to the project.
The Crew
Jacq Barnard (Project Manager)
Jacq has predominantly worked as an accountant, auditor, project manager and trainer but has more lately switched her working life towards the things she is most passionate about which include keeping herself and others fit and healthy. She works for British Rowing as a Coach Educator teaching the Level 2 qualification and the Eastern Region…
Tim Kirk (Master Shipwright)
Tim has been around boats and the sea since he was eight years old when his father built a ‘Mirror Dinghy’. This was soon followed by a ‘Mirror Sixteen’ and a Bell Woodworking ‘Seamew’ sloop. By the age of sixteen he was teaching sailing through school and inner city boys clubs. After ‘A’ levels he…
Laurence Walker (Assistant Shipwright)
Laurie started with the Ship’s Company in May 2021 to assist with the build and offer his expertise. Laurie has always been interested in working with wood and began a boatbuilding course at the IBTC Lowestoft in 2009. Between then and now he has helped to restore many boats to their former glory, including Our…
Alec Newland (Treewright/treowwyrhta)
Alec originally studied Nature Conservation at University, where he was interested in using ancient and heritage skills for ecological regeneration, such as coppicing, horse logging and meadow management. His love of archaeology meant that he spent most of his free time in the library reading about the Anglo-Saxons. Combining his two passions for nature and…
Volunteer Crews
At the moment we have teams of volunteers covering different aspects of the work involved. Some volunteers work on-site but others work remotely around the UK and the world. Crews include: Production Crew: Those directly involved with interpreting the plans into models and those directly building the ship Support Crew: Those that are involved with…
Norman Macritchie (Volunteer Health & Safety Advisor)
Norman joined the Ship’s Co team in the summer of 2021. As a retired HSE Inspector he comes with a wealth of experience to help us keep our volunteers and visitors safe. Norman very much enjoys mountaineering in Scotland and has been interested in Sutton Hoo since reading ‘Beowulf’ at primary school.
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