A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

NEW VISITOR CENTRE AT NCI TORBAY

4 September 2014 – A new Visitor Centre has been opened at Torbay, Devon. Situated beside the NCI Torbay lookout at Daddyhole Plain, Torquay, the Centre was opened by Captain Henry Duffy (pictured), Commanding Officer of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.

 

The Centre, funded by a substantial Lottery grant, will be open 365 days a year and includes working radar, CCTV and interactive systems that allow visitors to see what is happening along the coast and in the bay. It also provides a history of Torbay in pictures and has already attracted considerable interest from coastal walkers and holidaymakers.

 

NCI Torbay has been open since May 2009.

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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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