NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION (LYME BAY)
National Coastwatch
EYES ALONG THE COAST
NCI Lyme Bay are still in
the above temporary
location, courtesy of
Mary-Lou Sturridge at
Burton Cliff Hotel, but
have recently submitted
a planning application to
West Dorset District
Council to re-locate to
larger and more
permanent premises on
the East Pier at West
Bay, where watch-
keepers would be able to
keep a better watch over
the approaches to both
West Bay Harbour and
Lyme Regis Harbour.
The planning application includes the provision of a dedicated room at the Look-Out for
the RNLI Beach Lifeguards during the summer.
NCI Lyme Bay have also submitted a bid for a slice of the West Bay Enhancement Fund
in order to provide a purpose built station for themselves and the RNLI, and to equip it
with up-to-date communications and radar equipment.
Since first opening in July 2010 the NCI Lyme Bay team has grown from half a dozen
qualified watch-keepers to nearly thirty. A further dozen or more are currently
undergoing training, with the aim of being able to maintain a daylight watch seven days
a week by the start of the 2012 summer season and, possibly, evening watches during
the period of the Olympics. They are urgently looking for further recruits. Anyone
interested, with or without any maritime experience, please contact Clive Edwards on
01308 482605, or Graeme Gemmill on 01308 482178 as soon as possible!
Clive Edwards
NCI Deputy PRO (Marketing)
Tel 0044 (0) 1308 482605
LYME BAY NCI PRESENTATION OF CHEQUES
On Thursday 2nd February, Luke
Shirley accompanied by his brother
Max and two fellow Colfox School
students Mila King and Frank Baxter
presented the Lyme Bay NCI
Chairman, Air Marshal Sir
Christopher Coville with a cheque at
the Lookout, Burton Bradstock. The
boys together with friends and
parents joined Steve Spear for a
challenging three seas swim over
Christmas. The proceeds of
sponsorship were shared equally with
the RNLI. Also present was Michael
Seaman an NCI member who with his
wife Jo bravely endured the cold sea,
with sponsors contributions adding to the much needed funds to build a new Lookout in
the area. All the swimmers, none of whom were wearing wetsuits, apparently enjoyed
the challenge. Afterwards the boys talked about their future careers with Sir Christopher
and listened intently to a few snippets of his service in the RAF, and were interested to
learn of the opportunities to join the Coastwatch as Cadets at the age of sixteen and
benefit from a training programme including chartwork, navigation, meteorology, radio
communications etc
NCI Lyme Bay are still in
the above temporary
location, courtesy of
Mary-Lou Sturridge at
Burton Cliff Hotel, but
have recently submitted
a planning application to
West Dorset District
Council to re-locate to
larger and more
permanent premises on
the East Pier at West
Bay, where watch-
keepers would be able to
keep a better watch over
the approaches to both
West Bay Harbour and
Lyme Regis Harbour.
The planning application includes the provision of a dedicated room at the Look-Out for
the RNLI Beach Lifeguards during the summer.
NCI Lyme Bay have also submitted a bid for a slice of the West Bay Enhancement Fund
in order to provide a purpose built station for themselves and the RNLI, and to equip it
with up-to-date communications and radar equipment.
Since first opening in July 2010 the NCI Lyme Bay team has grown from half a dozen
qualified watch-keepers to nearly thirty. A further dozen or more are currently
undergoing training, with the aim of being able to maintain a daylight watch seven days
a week by the start of the 2012 summer season and, possibly, evening watches during
the period of the Olympics. They are urgently looking for further recruits. Anyone
interested, with or without any maritime experience, please contact Clive Edwards on
01308 482605, or Graeme Gemmill on 01308 482178 as soon as possible!
Clive Edwards
NCI Deputy PRO (Marketing)
Tel 0044 (0) 1308 482605
LYME BAY NCI PRESENTATION OF CHEQUES
On Thursday 2nd February, Luke
Shirley accompanied by his brother
Max and two fellow Colfox School
students Mila King and Frank Baxter
presented the Lyme Bay NCI
Chairman, Air Marshal Sir
Christopher Coville with a cheque at
the Lookout, Burton Bradstock. The
boys together with friends and
parents joined Steve Spear for a
challenging three seas swim over
Christmas. The proceeds of
sponsorship were shared equally with
the RNLI. Also present was Michael
Seaman an NCI member who with his
wife Jo bravely endured the cold sea,
with sponsors contributions adding to the much needed funds to build a new Lookout in
the area. All the swimmers, none of whom were wearing wetsuits, apparently enjoyed
the challenge. Afterwards the boys talked about their future careers with Sir Christopher
and listened intently to a few snippets of his service in the RAF, and were interested to
learn of the opportunities to join the Coastwatch as Cadets at the age of sixteen and
benefit from a training programme including chartwork, navigation, meteorology, radio
communications etc