A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

NCI ST AGNES HEAD REOPENS AFTER VANDALS FORCE THE STATION TO CLOSE

6th July 2022. The National Coastwatch Institution at St Agnes Head reopened at 08:30 this morning to resume watch keeping, after being forced to suspend operations due to vandalism caused during an attempted burglary on June 28th.

The station was forced to close to enable all the emergency and main repairs to be undertaken immediately..

You can listen to a report on the break-in and interviews with some of the volunteer members of NCI St Agnes Head by James Churchfield on BBC Radio Cornwall at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ck42yp

 Well done to the team for their hard work in getting the station secure and operational so quickly.

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.

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