NCI Watches: Jan – June 2026

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This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during january to June 2026 kept for my own records.

Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
1st Jan 1067 10-13 SP – New Year’s day – a few swimmers at Lepe
1068 13-16 484
18th Jan 1069 13-16 SP 511,285 assessment on trainee 285
25th Jan 1070 13-16 SP 205
30th Jan – ~1730 SP – Around 16:00 had call from SP that watchkeepers were leaving with alarm sounding!
1st Feb 1071 13-16 SP 188 pouring with rain when we left the station!
2nd Feb 1072 10-13 SP 157 Monday – Visit from 3 crew members of Alison MacGregor
8th Feb 1073 13-16 SP 511 another wet day!
11th Feb – – SP – Went to Lymington
15th Feb 1074 10-13 SP 130 Sunday 1st watch – I booked late due to waiting for confirmation of Seatern collection and could not get the 2nd watch period
22nd Feb 1075 13-16 SP 486,503
1st Mar 1076 13-16 SP 454a Quiet watches continue!
8th Mar 1077 13-16 SP 511
10th Mar 1078 13-16 SP 277 Tuesday pm watch
13th Mar – 1300 CT/SP – Roger Taylor’s coffin driven past CT, than called in at SP
15th Mar 1079 13-16 SP 157
22nd Mar 1080 13-16 SP 189b
29th Mar 1081 12-15 SP 485 Sunday double shift, start of summer watches
1082 15-18 205
5th April 1083 12-15 SP 511 Sunday double shift
1084 15-18 502
9th April 1085 12-16 CT 585 Thursday fill in at CT to help keep open
12th April 1086 12-15 SP 504 Sunday double shift, did 1 to 1 for 486
1087 15-18 486
17th April 1088 9-12 SP 443 Friday, double, did 1 to 1 for 157
1089 12-15 157
19th April 1090 12-15 SP 5013 Sunday double shift
1091 15-18 511
26th April 1092 12-15 SP 157 Sunday double shift – beach goers are starting to swim! Shieldhall returning from Falmouth
1093 15-18 630
28th April 1094 9-12 SP booked – first and last shifts
1095 15-18
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+CT = Calshot Tower, SP = Stone Point (Lepe Country Park)
*the index to people is password protected