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...
Category: Diary Entry (2024)
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...
6th June: D-Day 80
It has been the 80th anniversary of D-Day and, given the major contribution made to D-Day preparations by the Beaulieu, Exbury, and Lepe area, it...
8th & 9th June: More D-Day 80 events
Events connected to the D-Day 80 Anniversary continued. On Saturday 8th June there was a Military themed “Family Fun Day” in Lepe Country Park. I...
8th June: Junkers Walk
Having failed to contact John Stanley author of the Exbury Junkers book either by email through the publishers, or via his Facebook page, I signed...