A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

CHAIRMAN VISITS NCI CAISTER

12th July 2016. The newly appointed Chairman of the National Coastwatch Institution, Lesley Suddes, visited NCI Caister today.

The NCI station at Caister opened in 2011 and is unique amongst NCI stations in that it is situated within an operational lifeboat station operated by the Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service. This has led to a very close working relationship between the two organisations.

This week, Lesley Suddes travelled up from Cornwall to visit the National Coastwatch stations along the Norfolk coast and on Tuesday called in to visit the station at Caister and meet some of the watchkeepers. She was very impressed by how much Caister has grown over the last five years and delighted with the close working relationship between the lifeboat service and the NCI.

The photograph shows Lesley and some of the team from NCI Caister in the watchstation.

 

 

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About

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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