As you know - there are two big events coming up in the school calender next year. The Gold 150 celebrations & the Earnslaw's 100th birthday.

Real Journeys have asked us to pass the message below onto our schools - more info will be available in the Summer newsletter - along with all the special education programmes we will be offering for the gold 150 celebrations.

"Real Journeys are celebrating the 100th birthday of the TSS Earnslaw 14th – 22nd October 2012.

This week long event will celebrate the history of the vessel and the community involvement over the last 100years.  Real Journeys will be developing teacher resources to coincide with the events, and the history of the TSS Earnslaw.

More information will be released as they are developed on what will be available, and how they can be accessed.

We will also have special cruises aimed at schools, which will include not only the experience of being on a steamship but actively learning about how the steam ship operates, and the history of the vessel.

 Please visit our special TSS Centenary Events website – www.tssearnslaw.co.nz  We will be updating the website regularly as the planning progresses.

 If anyone has any questions about the TSS Centenary events, teacher resources, special school group prices to travel on the TSS, or to be a part of the centenary events,

Please contact Rachel Brian, Special Functions Manager, Real Journeys.

[email protected]; 03 4424847; 027 4427567"