Winter Talk: Andrew Harston MBE and Judy Harrison

Andrew and Judy will talk to us about the progress of the campaign to save Sailing Barge Victor for Ipswich. Andrew Harston is a maritime and heritage leader with a long-standing connection to Ipswich and its Waterfront. He has worked across the heritage, port and maritime sectors, championing the role of historic vessels in connecting people with places and skills. Andrew is a founding trustee of The Victor 1895 Community Heritage Trust and is helping lead the campaign to keep Victor in Ipswich, where she was built and belongs. Judy Harrison is a highly experienced maritime project manager with a lifelong connection to the water. She recently coordinated the Skippers of the Future project aboard the engineless Thames sailing barge Blue Mermaid, and the Ipswich Maritime Trust's Heritage Harbour Project. She has also sailed as staff skipper aboard the historic Sail Training Vessel Pioneer. Judy’s connection with Ipswich began as