Latest Seatern Diaries Entries
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7th June: D-Day at Lepe - I was booked on the 1400-1730 watch at NCI Stone Point so went to Lepe early to watch the D-Day Service. I must admit that as an atheist, who is becoming more and more convinced of the harm done by… ...(Read More)
23rd May: Fawley Emergency Services Day - It was St Denys Carnival Day and I would have liked to be at home for that. However hot weather suggested that Lepe Country Park would be busy and we were struggling to staff the NCI Stone Point Station. I… ...(Read More)
18th May: Wisteria at Exbury - It was our annual DFS assessment and I had to be at the RNLI station at Calshot for 12 noon. The 100 year old wisteria in the Old Tennis Courts area at Exbury was reported to be very good this… ...(Read More)
May 2nd-19th: Beach Defences - The work on the beach defences east of "the end of the trees" continued through May. To make the breakwaters they are sinking 8 foot posts into the ground and then cutting the tops of about 2 foot above beach… ...(Read More)
15th May: Here comes Seascow? - While on watch at NCI Stone Point I happened to mention that I was thinking of getting hold of the rig from a Mirror dinghy or similar dinghy with a gunter sail rig. The idea is to be able to… ...(Read More)
3rd May: Seal Sleeping off Lepe - On Sunday of a Bank Holiday weekend I was on watch at NCI Stone Point and for some time we watched a seal dozing in the water in front of the station. Seals can sleep upright in the water with… ...(Read More)
28th April: Exbury Gardens - We are struggling to fill the rota at NCI Stone Point. I ended up doing 1st and last shifts on Tuesday, 28th April, going to Exbury Gardens in between. Being the rhododendron season the Gardens were busy, there was no… ...(Read More)
27th April: Jetty final touches! - While the main jetty rebuild was finished towards the end of March there were still bits for me to finish off. I refastened the old tyres to the uprights in the hardstanding area and used a spare piece of scaffolding… ...(Read More)