Today, Monday 26th July, HMS Cavalier has been named as a finalist in the 'Best Education Project Category' of the National Lottery Awards 2010. The awards recognise the amazing work being done by lottery-funded groups across the UK. The aim is to highlight the significant difference that projects make to communities everywhere. The HMS Cavalier was the Royal Navy’s last operational World War II destroyer and was rotting in a dry dock on Tyneside. The ship was acquired for preservation and display at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham as the National Destroyer Memorial dedicated to the 143 British Destroyers and 11,000 sailors lost at sea during the Second World War. Now restored, HMS Cavalier is a major heritage attraction & the focus of educational programmes aimed at engaging children & young people of all ages. To vote for HMS Cavalier project call 084406861038 or visit www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards. The winners will be announced 4th September on a live programme on BBC One.
