NCI SHOREHAM AIDED BY SUSSEX POLICE GRANT

14th January 2018. The National Coastwatch Institution station at Shoreham Port has received a £500 boost from Sussex Police thanks to PCSO Daryl Holter, Heritage Crime lead.

PCSO Holter was able to secure the grant through the Police Property Act Fund, which is made up of monies received by the police from property confiscated by order of the court and then sold. PCSO Holter said “I am really happy to help Laurie Hays, Station Manager and his team at NCI Shoreham. The NCI is an entirely voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores, 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 NCI ensures that high standards are met”. The NCI team at Shoreham intend to put the grant towards their fundraising efforts to purchase and install a CCTV system that will enable them to observe parts of their area that are presently hard to monitor for safety purposes.

Laurie Hays, the Station Manager at NCI Shoreham, said Shoreham NCI are looking to purchase a high definition CCTV system. Much to the delight of the Friends of Shoreham fort one of the cameras will be dedicated to view the site of Shoreham Fort, while another camera will view the beach area surrounding the fort. This grant will not only enhance our view around the station but will also provide added security for the fort which is an incredibly important heritage asset for Shoreham”.

Gary Baines, Chairman Friends of Shoreham Fort said “The National Coastwatch tower was originally an aiming light station to support Shoreham Forts guns in WWII and support from the tower continues today, thanks to funding from Sussex Police and the National Coastwatch. This is a great step towards getting CCTV to cover the site of Shoreham Fort and we are very grateful to Sussex Police and to the National Coastwatch for making it a possibility”.

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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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