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Station Notice Board
Updated
08/07/2010 19:35hr.
ANNUAL LIFEBOAT FETE
AND FAMILY FUN DAY
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY AUG 30th 2010 11am-4.30pm
Lifeboat/helicopter displays, (calls
permitting), stalls, entertainment, refreshments.
A great day out for all the family.
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100 years behind the
bar !
(Although not all by Alan Glen !)
The Olde Ship Hotel at Seahouses,
celebrated the centenary of the premises being managed by the Glen family. A
weekend (Friday 14th May - Sunday 16th May 2010) of Hog Roasts, some very fine ales, and good food, was supplemented
by the Ellington Colliery Brass Band, some Morris Dancers, and of course,
some excellent company. A good time was had by all, fortunately punctuated
by only one shout ! Photographs show some of the events and current
proprietor Alan Glen, for whom this was quite a momentous and at times, an
emotional, event.
The Glen family ~ 1910 - 2010 ~ The Olde Ship Hotel
Alan Glen centre (striped shirt), brother David
left, local plumber Gerald on the right
Band recital well attended by the locals and visitors alike
 
The Cake !! And Jean, Alan and daughters Elizabeth and Judith Glen,
continuing the family tradition
Proprietor Alan Glen .. is
that a tear in the eye.
An excellent speech, with family anecdotes and fond memories. The Ship has
played a key part of Seahouses life, a focal point for locals and visitors
to socialise and relax. Many a Lifeboat Crewman has had to rush off and
leave his pint behind on the bar, when the pagers went off !! Alan's local
knowledge and his historical archives are a fascination, containing a wealth
of information about Seahouses and the people who lived and worked here, on
land and sea. His many photographs portray life in Seahouses over the years,
and the many characters who frequented the bar, many of whom are no longer
with us.
We hope that Alan and Jean will be with us for many
more years. A special thank you for a special weekend.
Well done and congratulations on reaching such a remarkable milestone !
Many thanks indeed - Seahouses Lifeboat Crew and Station Staff
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News Release 001/ 2010
CYCLISTS RAISE MONEY FOR SEAHOUSES RNLI
On
28th November 2009, two young girls decided to do a
sponsored cycle ride, to raise money for the RNLI at Seahouses. They rode
from Bamburgh to Alnwick, and finished at Beadnell, covering 450
miles, and managed to raise the magnificent sum of £450.
The
attached photo shows Georgina Otley, from Lucker, with her friend
Karman Leung from Seahouses, handing over their cheque to(Left to
right) 3rdMechanic/Fund Raising Chairman Ian Fisher and Coxswain
Michael Douglas. The two girls spent a training evening with the
Seahouses Lifeboat Crew, as a special thank you. Fund Raising Chairman
Ian Fisher said “ This was a really great effort by these two
young girls, and we are delighted to receive this excellent donation to help
save lives at sea. The cost of operating a lifeboat station such as
Seahouses is considerable, and donations like this one help make it all
possible. We are very grateful to them both.”
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Seahouses Lifeboat Crew Present Award to local Sailing Club
Seahouses Lifeboats visited Beadnell on
Sunday, 2nd August 2009, for the Annual Sailing Regatta held by Beadnell
Sailing Club, at Beadnell Bay. Money raised by the event is donated to the
RNLI Lifeboat Station at Seahouses. The Sailing Club have supported the RNLI
in this way for many years, and this year, representatives of the station
presented the Club with a framed Certificate on Vellum, highlighting their
magnificent support. The actual money raised this year from various fund
raising events, has yet to finalised, but an excellent sunny day helped make
the event likely to exceed last year's amount. Cream teas at the Sailing
Club House, an RNLI Souvenir Stall, Raffle and a variety of other fund
raising events were all well supported.
Photo shows (L to R) John Hanvey (Snr)
Seahouses Lifeboat Management Group Chairman, Ian Fisher Seahouses Lifeboat
Fund Raising Chairman and 3rd Mechanic, presenting the Vellum to Lucy
McGregor Beadnell Sailing Club Commodore, and Tom Clements Past Beadnell
Sailing Club Commodore.
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The Last Maroons fired at Seahouses
?
The RNLI
have recently withdrawn the use of maroons (exploding flares), which were
fired by most lifeboat stations when their lifeboat(s) were called out on
service. Once the initial call-out signal for a lifeboat crew, they were
replaced by the radio pager or bleeper as a means of alerting the crew.
However, they were still used (albeit in a quieter form) as a signal to
local shipping and the local community that a lifeboat was launching "on
service", and a backup to the pager system. They generated terrific public
interest and support for the RNLI, and the public have complained profusely
around the country since they have been withdrawn. The decision was made
initially on Health and Safety grounds, due to some issues with their use.
Latterly, there have been problems obtaining them from the manufacturers.
Seahouses Lifeboat Station are currently researching the possibility of an
external Alarm Siren Device, to replace the maroon rockets.
Seahouses Lifeboat
Station has traditionally over recent years, fired two firework type
rockets, similar to RNLI maroons, at 11am on 11th November,
and again at 2 minutes after 11am, to mark the two minute
silence for Remembrance Day. This year the local authority
could not obtain these fireworks, and asked the RNLI if they could fire two
RNLI Maroons in their place. At Seahouses, two maroons which were at the end
of their operational shelf life, were available, and the Lifeboat Operations
Manager agreed to have these fired as requested by Berwick Borough Council,
particularly as this was the 90th Remembrance Ceremony.
For Seahouses, this
was probably the very last time the "Maroons" would be fired from the
station, marking the end of a Lifeboat Tradition there.
The photos show
Deputy Launch Authority Terry Wainwright, Lifeboat Mechanic John Hanvey (about to fire the first maroon at 11am),
watched by Lifeboat Operations Manager Ian Clayton, then the moment of
firing.
And Whooosh
............BANG !
Photos by kind permission of Local Photographer Bob Huggins of Embleton
The Station's wreath was
laid by the Operations Manager, at a Ceremony at Seahouses War Memorial on
Sunday 9th November.
Ends
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Station
Internal Alarm Siren
Seahouses Lifeboat Station has today (16/10/08) been fitted with an internal
siren/sounder
with
red strobe light. The unit is
mounted in the main part of the boathouse, beside the Scrolling Board, and is
connected to the Paging System.
Its purpose ? - To clear the boathouse of visitors, when our pagers are
activated for an emergency call-out.
While we welcome visitors, they do obstruct the
crew entering the boathouse and getting to their equipment and clothing, so they
can crew the boats. Now station staff, including the ladies who staff our shop,
will be aware the second the pagers are activated, so that visitors who have not
seen the notices, can be politely asked to speedily vacate the boathouse ! The
siren/sounder is quite loud, and currently is set to sound for 2 minutes.
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Seahouses Lifeboat RNLB "Grace
Darling" joins Amble Relief Lifeboat "Mary Margaret" at Craster for the naming
ceremony of their new IB1 "D" Class Inshore Lifeboat "Joseph Hughes".
 
Gillian Smith names the boat
Demo launch, Seahouses Lifeboat behind
 
Craster's Crew putting D 703 through its paces
 
Gillian Smith enjoying taking the helm of Seahouses Lifeboat. D.703 launches
with Seahouses and Amble Lifeboats beyond
D 703 "Joseph Hughes" has been funded by Gillian Smith in memory of her great
grandfather - Joseph Hughes. Joseph was a serving Coxswain at Rhyll lifeboat
station, as were some of his sons who were also on the crew (one of which was
Gillian's father). D 703 was named on Saturday 11 October at 2 pm at Craster
lifeboat station. The donors, Gillian and Roger Smith live in Dorset and many of
their family members travelled to Craster the support the naming of the new
lifeboat.
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BBC ONE SHOW CAMERA
CREW FILM ABOARD SEAHOUSES LIFEBOAT
 
Left Photo. LOM Ian
Clayton with Dan Snow, on Tues 5th August 2008. Right Photo. Dan Snow and camera crew.
BBC One Show's "Dan Snow" is shown
above with Lifeboat Operations Manager Ian Clayton, who was tasked to tell the
Grace Darling story, with the Longstone Lighthouse and Harcar Rocks (where the
S.S.Forfarshire was wrecked in 1838) as a background. Fortunately the fog lifted
to allow the filming to go ahead. The programme is likely to be screened on the
170th anniversary of the Grace Darling Rescue, on 7th September. Watch the BBC
listings for more information.
Screened on Friday 12th September 2008.
Watch again at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dcydn/b00dcybg/. The feature is
about 15 minutes into the programme.
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SEAHOUSES NEW
INSHORE LIFEBOAT D-686 IS OFFICIALLY NAMED "Peter Downes" BY THE DONOR AND HER
FAMILY.
Photos by courtesy of supporter Cliff Crone
Dr Cubie, RNLI Vice President, accepts the Lifeboat on behalf of the RNLI.
Newly named, the "Peter Downes" prepares for launch
The Seahouses Inshore Lifeboat, RNLB
"Peter Downes", which arrived on station in January 2008, was officially named
at Seahouses, at a ceremony in front of the boathouse commencing at 11am on
Saturday 12th July 2008. With approximately 250 invited guests, and watched by a
large crowd, Station Chairman John Hanvey (Snr) officiated over proceedings.
Deputy Divisional Inspector of Lifeboats, Gareth Wilson, described the new boat,
while RNLI Vice President Dr Cubie accepted the boat on behalf of the RNLI, and passed
it over to the Station Operations Manager Ian Clayton, who accepted the boat on
behalf of the station, and thanked the donors on behalf of the Station and Crew.
Catering was provided [donated]
for the event by the well known local firm of
TROTTERS BAKERS,
of Seahouses,
and a truly excellent spread it was! RNLI Divisional and Regional Office Fund
Raising and Press Staff served tea and coffee to the guests.
 Local
Photographers and Picture Gallery KICKASS IMAGES
of 34 Main Street, Seahouses supplied a framed print of the new boat, which
was presented to the donor, Mrs McLaughlin. Visit
www.kickass-images.co.uk for a glimpse of their work. Images can be
purchased from the site.
The Station Chaplain, Rev'd Jane
Wood, Parish Vicar of St Paul's Church, led the naming service and prayers,
assisted by Rev'd Pauline Fellows of Seahouses Methodist Church, and
Father Tony Owen of St Aidan's RC Church. A vote of thanks was given by
Station Fundraising Chairman and Station 3rd Mechanic, Ian Fisher.
The boat then launched, and provided
a brief display off the harbour. Representatives from neighbouring Stations
Eyemouth, Berwick upon Tweed, Craster and Amble, Local Coastguards, Fire and
Rescue, station volunteers and supporters also attended and joined in the
celebrations.
Named after the late Peter Downes, who died
in a diving accident in the Channel, this boat was funded by his widow Carolyn
McLaughlin, who has since remarried, from the result of a major fund raising
programme. She comments ..."When my husband Peter died, his
brother Michael came up with the idea of us raising funds for a lifeboat to
commemorate not only Peter, but also their father, Leslie. Leslie had served in
the Royal Navy and Peter had dived for over 20 years, in UK coastal waters and
overseas. Michael dedicated the Leslie and Peter Downes D class lifeboat in
April 2008 and it is based at Pwllheli in Wales. Fundraising and donations
exceeded all expectations and it quickly became apparent that a second lifeboat
would be feasible. Thus was borne the project for a lifeboat in Peter’s sole
name.
Peter had always worked industriously at whatever he sought to achieve. As a
schoolboy he represented his school, and then his county on the athletics field.
He was a career banker who worked his way to become a Senior Project Manager.
Whilst he was a particularly motivated person, he always had time for less
experienced colleagues who welcomed his words of wisdom and support. This became
apparent when his main recreational sport became scuba diving, and he had been
an Advanced Instructor for many years. With Seahouses being a popular
destination for divers over many years, given the close proximity to the Farne
Islands, it has been an apt location for a lifeboat dedicated to Peter.
Peter had always been a very positive, forward thinking person. Because he had
been such a popular and well respected person both at work and in the diving
fraternity, so many people wanted to do something to contribute towards the
project. Too many have participated to the successful outcome today to single
out anyone particularly. Suffice it to say, their efforts have been varied and
interesting! Corporate matched funding has also been much appreciated. Thank you
one and all.
I believe the highly successful fundraising has been partly because of the love
and respect so many people had for Peter, but also because the RNLI as a charity
is funded purely by donations and legacies. Furthermore, the lifeboat crews are
all volunteers. To put one’s life on the line to save others must surely be one
of the most selfless acts known to man, reflecting total dedication, skill and
bravery. D686 serves to demonstrate that they deserve the very best equipment
available in their endeavours of saving lives at sea. Stay safe."
Carolyn McLaughlin
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JOHN CRAVEN AND THE
BBC COUNTRYFILE TEAM FILM ABOARD SEAHOUSES LIFEBOAT
On Monday 28th April, 2008 John
Craven and his Countryfile Team filmed a feature about Grace Darling and the
Farne Islands, aboard Seahouses Lifeboat. Screened on Sunday 4th May 2008.
. . . . .Missed it ?
To watch again, try BBC iPlayer. Download the programme onto
iPlayer for best results. (You will need to download/install iPlayer first)
John Craven with 2nd Cox Glen (Zeddy) Annison
Stn Mechanic John Hanvey (Grace Darling resident expert !),
a bemused yachtsman in the back ground, ALB Crew Gary Annison, BBC Presenter
John Craven, ALB Crew Paul Allison, Neil Adams and Neil Calvert, aboard RNLB
"Grace Darling" (Seahouses Lifeboat).
Stn Mechanic (Emergency Coxswain) John Hanvey, who has
a wide knowledge of the Grace Darling story, due to his family boat trip
business, was selected to speak about the famous rescue to John Craven. In the
background, is Inner Farne, the closest of the islands to the coast.
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Alison Levett. Divn Press Officer
Please
Note -
Our Station is open daily 8.30am - 5pm.
Visitors are welcome,
parties by arrangement - call the Station on 01665 720370. Our shop is open
10.30am - 12.30pm and 1pm - 4.30pm subject to volunteer staff availability.
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2006 Refit
Seahouses
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