8th April: (a) New Record Flood Level
Introduction and index to the pages on the record high water levels on the night of 8th to 9th April 2024.
Category: April-June 2024
12th April: Storm Damage at Calshot and Lepe
The strong winds and storm surge during the night of 8th/9th April 20249 caused damage at both Calshot and Lepe. A photo at Calshot during...
18th April: Exbury Gardens
With about an hour to spare before I needed to be at the Scout Hut for the CPR/Defibrillator course I headed to Exbury Gardens, supposedly...
18th April: Defibrillator course
The joystick for the CCTV at Stone Point has lost connection with the NVR. It seems it has lost the needed IP number etc. Finally...
30th April: Saving Lives at Sea
The BBC’S “Saving Lives at Sea ” programme annoys me because normally you would hardly know that the Coastguard are involved in a rescue, let...
18th May: Around the IoW Powerboats
I was on watch from 09:00 to 12:00 at NCI Stone Point on Saturday May 18th. The Powerboat Round the Island race was scheduled to...
21st May: Cleaning Seafly – Kärcher K4
I’ve been slowly getting my head around the need to clean both the Seafly and Seatern. Following a couple of year’s neglect I anticipated a...
25th May: Emergency Services Day and Lepe Spring Fair
The Emergency Services Day (“999 Day”) has moved from Calshot to Gang Warily. I called in there on my way to standing watch at Stone...
26th May: Lepe Beach Repairs
I’d previously viewed the storm damage at Lepe which occurred over-night on 8th/9th April when the tide was in and flooding the fields. The Country...
3rd June: D-Day Memorial Service
On Monday 3rd June the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guard’s Memorial Service took place In Lepe Country Park. It is an annual event held in remembrance...