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100 CLUB
January draw
1st £ 25 Roy Altree
2nd £ 10 Shirley Masters
3rd £ 5 Deb Bassett-Harding
Drawn on 1st Feb by Peter Davey, 100 Club Officer, and Derek Dixon, Hon Treasurer
SHE AIN'T NO PRINCESS, BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE HER
13/2/12
The rescue tug 'Anglian Earl' is spending a short time stationed in the bay, where we became so used to seeing her sister ship the 'Anglian Princess'. These priceless SAR assets were axed from secondment to the MCA as part of the Govermnment cost cutting programme.
TOWER CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE
11/2/12
When the Marazion gig 'Breeze' ran aground on Hogus Rocks, this was spotted by watchkeeper Stephen Gardiner, who was then asked by Falmouth Coastguard to monitor the coordinated recovery operation by other gigs, the Penlee Inshore Lifeboat, and the Penzance Auxiliary Coastguard. All went well and Stephen received a call from the Coastguard thanking him for his co-operation. Penzance NCI In the right spot at the right time again!
DEDICATION OF NEW VESSEL TRACKING SYSTEM
A new vessel identification and tracking system has been installed and dedicated to the memory of former Station Manager Bryan Jackson, who died last year. A commemorative brass plaque was presented to his widow, Jane, by NCI National President Jon Gifford. Funds for the equipment came from donations in lieu of flowers received at Bryan's funeral, and the operating software was donated by our Sponsor, DIGIBOAT. FOR FULL STORY AND PHOTO SEE NEWSLETTER
CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE
Certificates of Excellence were presented by Station Manager Brian Ellis to two of our watchkeepers, Dave Pryor and Peter Mitchell, in recognition of "watch-keeping at its best" when they spotted two men fighting in an open boat and acted "..in the best traditions of NCI, spotting plotting and reporting with speed and accuracy." The emergency services were alerted and a man was subsequently arrested and charged. FOR FULL STORY AND PHOTO SEE NEWSLETTER
NEW APPOINTMENTS
We are delighted to confirm the appointments of Peter Mitchell as Training Manager, Darren Poffley as Health & Safety / Premises Manager, and Louise A'Barrow as Fund Raising Manager and warmly thank them for giving up their time to undertake these demanding but very necessary roles.
FIRST SOCIAL EVENING A SUCCESS
Many of us with our partners met up for an informal social evening, the first such event for a number of years. Since watchkeepers rarely see each other 'en bloc', this proved an ideal opportunity to meet unfamiliar faces in a relaxed atmosphere, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Glasses didn't stay empty for long, and we are grateful to the team at the Sir Humphry Davey for making us so welcome. We are hoping we might be able to make this a quarterly event.
WEBSITE HITS CONTINUE TO GROW - GOOD NEWS FOR SPONSORS
Latest figures show that this website is getting on average 6,000 hits a month, and each hit exposes the visitor to all of our sponsors' business cards. Why not join them? FOR JUST £ 1 A WEEK THIS IS TOP EXPOSURE - REAL VALUE FOR MONEY. If you are interested, please contact Nick on 07775 926326 or mail@ncipenzance.co.uk
NEWSLETTER
We have begun to update the Newsletter, which can be downloaded using the link below.
Forthcoming Events
SEARCH & RESCUE EXHIBITION
14/2/12
We have been invited to send our Station Manager and one guest to the grand opening of the new Search & Rescue Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth on March 15th. NCI will have its own stand there and photographs of all stations will be on display. There will be special demonstrations by the Navy's 771 Squadron, the RAF, Falmouth RNLI and Falmouth Auxiliary Coastguard Team.
VISIT TO FALMOUTH COASTGUARD STATION
14/2/12
This group visit has been arranged for Monday March 12th. We have been allocated 12 slots, and need to be there by 10.15. If previous visits are anything to go by, this will be a very interesting and informative morning.
OTHER 2012 EVENTS
Among the events planned for this year:-
A talk by Kevin Thomas, Chief Weather Reporter at Radio Cornwall (which we hope can be arranged for the Open Meeting).
Visit to 771 Search & Rescue Squadron at RNAS Culdrose
A trip on the Penlee all-weather lifeboat
At least one more social evening!
