A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

NCI PATRON RECOGNISED IN NEW YEARS HONOURS LIST

31st December 2016. Olympian Dr Katherine Grainger becomes a Dame in the New Years honours list. Katherine, who is a patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, is appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to sport and charity.

 She is Britain's most decorated female Olympic athlete and the first female Olympian to win five medals at five Games, winning Olympic silver at Rio 2016 and gold at London 2012, adding to her silver medals from Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008.

 Rower Katherine Grainger said becoming a Dame was ‘magical’ and would be something to live up to. “I’m still very stunned – it will take a while to sink in I think. It’s an incredible honour”

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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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