A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

NCI HERNE BAY ATTENDS REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE

12th November 2017. The NCI was represented at the Herne BayRemembrance Parade on Sunday by a delegation from the local station.

The day started with a Service of Remembrance at Christ Church in William Street. This was followed by a parade led by the Sea Cadets to the Herne Bay Memorial Park where the two minutes silence was observed before the laying of wreaths. Herne Bay NCI was representedby a delegation from the station in full uniform. A wreath was laid by Station Manager Nobby Clark on behalf of the NCI.

The photograph, taken outside Christ Church where the Remembrance Service took place prior to the parade, shows [from left] Watchkeepers Mark Kennett, Ron Arthur, Nobby Clark, Richard Farr & David Cooper [Pic by Andrew Farr who accompanied the delegation]. 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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