Another first for Bristol’s favourite visitor attraction

Future visitors to Brunel’s ss Great Britain are in for a treat as they are invited to Go Aloft! Visitors can step into the shoes of a Victorian sailor to climb the rigging on the famous steam ship in its dry dock in Bristol, if they are brave enough! Stannah, lift suppliers to the ss Great Britain Trust and passionate supporters of this unique visitor attraction, sponsored the official launch of Go Aloft! and three Stannah representatives accepted the invitation to climb to another level. Alastair Stannah, Managing Director of Stannah Lifts Ltd and Dan White, Stannah Lift Services South West England and South Wales Branch Manager, were soon up the rigging for a bird’s eye view of Bristol and, following their confident climbs, Karl Hudson, Technical Sales Engineer from the Bristol branch was inspired to follow. He even walked the yardarm in a bid to out-do his bosses! The launch event for Go Aloft! on 3rd April 2014 was attended by more than 200 supporters and VIPs, opened by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Faruk Choudhury (who himself went ‘aloft’ before the guests arrived) and celebrated by all who love Brunel’s first steam ship that enjoyed 170 years of adventure and travelled a million miles going around the world 32 times. The evening launch was a circus-themed evening of remarkable performance by Cirque Bijou and Circomedia on the rigging, topped by a tightrope walk between the masts to rapturous applause.

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