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23 Jan 2012: Something to put in your agenda: residents in the Gloucester area (GL1-GL4) have a unique chance to explore their own City with great offers!! The SULA Lightship is participating as well. Below a scan of the poster and how we are listed in the folder/leaflet. If you and your family want to join the fun and take advantage of all the offers with the participating museums and businesses, you need to register by picking-up a leaflet in our shop or at the Gloucester Tourist Information centre. It will be a totally unique and fun weekend!!
23 Jan 2012: SO... how are you all doing with your New-Years resolutions? I'm sure you stopped with smoking and drinking, right? If you want do some serious improvements in your life-style you will be glad to hear we are starting our classes again on the SULA lightship in Gloucester Docks! Join us on Thursday evenings for the Meditation classes with Tenjo from 7:30pm and the Tai-Chi classes with Marion starting again on Saturday mornings at 10am. Start 2012 with some real improvements and commitments! Call 01452-527566 to pre-book or simply drop-in.
16 Jan 2012: We have been closed over the past 2 weeks, but back open again as from tomorrow Tuesday Jan-17 and would love to welcome you on board again! Agnes has changed the shop and has prepared a "love theme" for the Valentine season. You have got to see it!
30 Dec 2011: The SULA lightship will be closed for the first 2 weeks of the new year. But we are looking forward seeing you all again as from Tuesday Jan-17!
Happy new-year to you all: 2012 will be an exciting year!!!
20 Nov 2011: Our one-hour Meditation classes by Tenjo on Thursday evenings are very popular! So much so, that we decided to run a one-day course on Saturday Dec-10 from 11am until 5pm. The day will be filled with tips on how to meditate and let you journey through some guided meditations. You will also be able to use meditation tools such as Tibetan and crystal singing bowls and shamanic drums. The whole day will cost 20 pounds. Please take your own lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day. Please book through the shop or call on 01452-527566 Not to be missed!
19 Nov 2011: As from next week, we are changing the day for the "Meditation Through Motion" classes from Sunday to Saturday mornings from 10-11 o'clock. These sessions are based on the ancient art of Tai-Chi and prove to be popular. The format is aimed at all levels so don't be afraid if you are new to this! Call the shop to put your name down to have a guaranteed place or simply drop-in at 10am. You'll LOVE it!
25 Oct 2011: Here are the winners from the raffle we ran during the Cheltenham show:
Sue Dunne: Soundbath for 5 people
Mrs D. Charlton: Combi Aroma-Reiki treatment
Bill Richards: Reiki treatment
Linda Diggory: Natural Crystal Sonic Facelift
Anita Pitman: Indian Head-massage
John Collister: Reflexology treatment
Tell King: Hot-stone massage
Sophia Vasiliou: meditation class session
Dawn Davies: Yoga class session
Libby Foley: Meditation Through Motion session
Congrats to the winners!!
14 Sept 2011: When I was 17 years old, I really got intrigued by the powers of pyramids. In fact, it is how I got to realise there are a lot of things we can prove they works, but can't explain! Pyramids, constructed to the right dimensions, have truly magical powers.. You can use them to clean and charge crystals, preserve flowers, and making wishes come true. For years I have been trying to find properly made pyramids, and have found them now!! These pieces of art are made from glass, and you can open one side to put things in. We have them in three sizes: 10*10cm 15*15cm and the BIG one measuring 24*24cm! You HAVE to come to our shop and see them!! Here is a taster how they look:
8 Sept 2011: The new Kindred-Spirit issue is in the shop, come and get your copy!
20-21 Aug 2011: This weekend, the SULA lightship in Gloucester Docks will participate in the 16'th 'International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend'. The basic objective of the event is to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation and restoration. Lighthouses and Lightships are fast becoming an endangered species with the introduction of Global Positioning Systems. Only a handful of Lightships are left functioning worldwide. It is hoped that this event will highlight this situation and help prevent further desecration of these magnificent structures all around the world. Over 450 lighthouses and Lightships will have HAM Amateur Radio stations installed with the aim to talk to as many others as possible over the weekend. Enthusiasts from the Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association CARA will man the station using the call-sign GB5ULA. The event is organised in conjunction of the ‘Association Of Lighthouse Keepers’ who has members around the world of people with a general interest of Lighthouses and Lightships. The ship and it’s radio room will be open to the public during the event. Come and see this impressive piece of Maritime history, have a tour, and see the Radio Amateurs linking the Lightships and Lighthouses around the world! COME AND SEE US!!
14 Aug 2011: New Reiki-I course starting this Thursday the 18'th. The course runs over 4 evenings with a week in-between each session. Two spaces available.
10 August 2011: Thought I needed a little treat myself, and just had the most amazing Hot-Stone massage on board... (Thanks Cath!!!) If you never had one, it's a MUST to try. Not only very relaxing, it detoxifies the body, and stimulate your metabolism by 15% : what a way to loose weight! ;-)
19 July 2011: The lightship turned GREEN! No, she wasn't repainted, but we replaced several light bulbs in the shop with more energy efficient types. With good experiences with the LED bulbs in the ceiling, we replaced all the cabinet lights as well now. The old halogen lights made way for LED ones, providing more light for just a fraction of the energy! It reduced the power from 640W to just 54W. Not only that, it should save regular replacements of broken bulbs since LED ones have a LOT longer lifespan. Technology moved on for sure, and we are glad to reduce our Carbon Foot-print and safe the environment with this initiative.
18 July 2011: We are featured in the well known magazine "Kindred Spirit" They have a section covering shops with a difference. Click on the picture below to see a bigger version of the scan so you can read it!
30 June 2011: Meet our new team member: Jacob the owl! He's doing a great job keeping the gulls away from our ship. Face it: wouldn't you be intimidated?!? Look at the gulls on the roof across the canal... not a happy bunch!
Few spaced left on the Reiki-II course that we plan to run over the weekend of July 9-10 Call us if you want to join in!
Something to put in your diary: Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association (CARA) will be operating from the SULA Lightship during the weekend of 20-21 August in aid of International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (L.O.T.A) They will be in radio contact with other lighthouses and lightships around the world! The CARA website can be found here. During the weekend, we will organise all sorts of events for the whole family. So come along, you won't be disappointed!
14 June 2011: We now offer 'Hot-Stone Massage' treatments!! This treatment combines traditional massage with heated smooth, flat stones that are placed on key points on the body. The stones are also used to massage certain areas of the body. An experience not to be missed! Available on Tuesday afternoons and evenings.
11 June 2011: Enrol for another Reiki-I course starting on Thursday the 30th of June. The course will run for 4 weeks, each Thursday evening from 7:30 till 10:00pm. Experience the "Gift For All" course yourself! Costs: £160 for the 4 evenings. You will receive a Reiki-I certificate at the end!
We also start a Reiki-II course during the weekend of 25th-26th of June. This course will attune you to the Reiki Symbols and will help you to become a Reiki Practitioner. You will do some case-studies to complete the course. Costs: £180 for the weekend. Note: lunch is not included since most students want to explore the historic Docks with it's many coffee shops and restaurants. You will receive a Reiki-II certificate after completing the course and three case-studies.
Please call the shop on 01452-527566 for your bookings!
We now sell 'Kindred Spirit' THE leading no-nonsense monthly magazine about both spiritual and physical health. We are one of the (if not THE) only shop in Gloucester to offer you this delightful reading. Come and get your copy! :)
27 May 2011: We upgraded treatment room II into a comfy Life-Coaching room. The calming, classy atmosphere will surely help our customers to get more relaxed!
24 May 2011: There are some spaces on the Reiki-I course starting next week Thursday evening, June-2. Come and join us! Call us for bookings.
May 2011: It is always good to see youngsters being interested in a piece of maritime history. We had a group of the 31st Gloucester (Highnam) Scouts visiting our lightship. They enjoyed the guided tour and certainly had a lot of good questions prepared! Hope to see them again one day!
14 May 2011: Come an join us tomorrow for the Gloucester Dragon-boat races in the Docks! Enjoy it on board the SULA where we serve coffee and teas on deck. Will be a fun day!
21 April 2011: We had a two-page review in Cotswold-Life, a upper-class magazine for the region. Have a look at the full article by clicking on the two pages. thanks to Candia: she's a STAR!!
14 April 2011: Visit our stand at the Isbourne Foundation's Open-Day this Saturday in Cheltenham! We will be selling the true antique Tibetan singing bowls, Crystal singing bowls and other goodies! Much to do at the Centre that day with activities and famous people like Jason Chan and Carol Green!
8 April 2011: We have moved into the 21 century: we can take card payments as from today! ;-)
7 April 2011: Agnes has changed the look of the shop again, this time with Easter in mind. Little yellow chicks and eggs appear everywhere. Come and have a look!
30 March 2011: A group of students from our neighbours, the Gloucester College, were on board to shoot a video for one of their projects. It involved filming a band that could actually sing and play very well! The song "I'm having none of that" stuck in my head for hours.
12 March 2011: The 'Association of Lighthouse Keepers' is an international organisation with an aim to preserve interest in Light-Houses and Light-Vessels (ships) around the globe. One of their patrons is the well known Neil Oliver. In their latest quarterly journal, they published a full-page article on our ship. Have a look by clicking here.
10 March 2011: Today we decided to go-ahead with Tai-Chi lunch sessions every Thursday afternoon from 12-1pm. Be active at lunchtime and book your place before it is too late! Call the lightship on 01452-527566
27 February 2011: The Open-Day was a huge success! The "taster" treatments and the tours to the light-tower proved a big hit. All presenters did a great job and the Yoga and Tai-Chi free classes were packed! Special thanks goes to: Nicola, Cathy, Julie, Thomas, Angela, Marion, Trish, Sue and Agnes. You were all magic! For those of you who have missed it, we will have another open day in May. Stay tuned !!
12 February 2011: We keep a book where people can write testimonials about our treatments and courses. Why not share them with you all? Have a look here.
07 February 2011: We are organizing an Open-Day on Feb-27 to give you an opportunity to experience a variety of treatments, see demonstrations and talks on various subjects, explore our onboard shop, view the treatment rooms and learn about the unique history of lightship! We will also have guided tours to the top of the light tower to see the magnificent lens system. In our treatment rooms, we will have taster sessions on treatments like Reflexology and Indian Head Massage. NOT to be missed!! Below you will find the schedule for the various talks and demonstrations during the day:
18 January 2011: As of today, there is a touch of magic in our shop! We created a little area dedicated to Faeries.. Come and have a look!
18 January 2011: Another practitioner joined our team. Julie is doing FABULOUS Reflexology sessions! It is a treat.. and I don't say that often! Come and experience yourself if you can! She will be on the lightship every Tuesday evening. Call in to the shop to book your session, you won't regret it!
15 January 2011: First of all: happy New-Year to all of you! I can't believe it is halfway through the first month already.. We are slowly getting more customers and friends in; the weather didn't help of course in December! The slow time of the year helps us though to relax a bit of all the stress we had running-up to the opening, and also helps us to start focussing on the new year. We are planning some events shortly, so stay tuned!
4 December 2010: Another big milestone: we opened our doors for the general public for the first time. Despite the cold weather, we had a good turn-out. Nicola an Pat made us a very nice cake as an opening present! It was almost a shame to cut it. Feel free to visit us as from today. Here are some pictures of the cake and one of the makers, Nicola! We are open from 10am to 6pm (4pm on Sundays), closed on Mondays.
2 December 2010: Today we had the VIP and Media opening. We were very honoured to have Paul James, Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Culture, and Leader of the Gloucester Council, performing the opening ceremony. Instead of the usual 'cutting the ribbon' we asked Paul to lit a traditional oil lamp, symbolising the Light of the ship and the Light for all our future customers.
24 November 2010: Simon laid the carpet in the shop and it's getting ready for the opening! Below some pictures from the shop, and some items that will be for sale. We have very unique antique Tibetan singing bowls, big crystal singing bowls, and antique Shaman drums from Nepal. Don't miss it!
21 November 2010: Can't believe it has been such a long time since I updated the website; I'm sorry! But with work going on strongly, and with the opening date set at Dec-4 we are pleased to show you the completed treatment rooms! There are three of them, enjoy!
16 October 2010: What a surprise: we noticed a poem in the Weekend Citizen about our lightship, written by "A Bystander Poet" We knew he had written it but didn't realize it was going to end up in the paper together with a huge picture of the ship! Thank you Bystander!
15 October 2010: Although it may not be very visible from the outside, inside work is in full-swing to get us ready for the opening! Agnes is stocking up the shelves in the shop with stunning crystals, authentic Tibetan Singing Bowls, hangers, books, CDs and more. It starts to look good!
8 October 2010: Here is just a nice picture of the ship with the Gloucester Docks in the background. We draw a crowd when the sun is out! And we have mains electricity now: here's John connecting the cable to the ship on the pontoon's junction box.
6 October 2010: With the arrival of the ship, there is lots of attention to this new attraction in Gloucester. Hundreds of people came to see us at the Quay side over the past couple of days, and the media was also present of course. The first picture shows me being interviewed for ITV, the second picture shows me in front of the BBC radio microphone.
2 October 2010: The Lightship has arrived in Gloucester!!
