A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

HIGH SHERIFF OF LANCASHIRE VISITS NCI ROSSALL POINT

7th May 2019. The team at NCI Rossall Point near Fleetwood were honoured to welcome the High Sheriff of Lancashire to their lookout.

The High Sheriff, The Hon Ralph Assheton was invited to the NCI station at Rossall Point where he took a great interest in the equipment and the activities of the watchkeepers. He also kindly presented several watchkeepers with their five- and ten-year long-service awards. A ten-year long service award was presented to John LG while five year long-service badges were presented to watchkeepers Ann D, Stuart M, Charles H and Nicola A.

NCI Trustee Mike Byrne, who is also a watchkeeper at Rossall Point, presented the recipients with certificates.

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Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire. 

National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to deal with emergencies offering a variety of skills and experience, and full training by the National Coastwatch ensures that high standards are met.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.

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