While surfing the web I came across this site. http://www.coastalbritain.com/
Looks to be a good site, supporting the RNLI through its online shop and also providing information on some of Britains finest beaches.
Check out some of the good pictures aswell.
Due to computer problems I have been unable to post the pictuers I have taken recently.
I will try to make up for the lack of pictures over the coming weeks.
Here are a few snaps from the last few weeks!
All the above pictures were taken on the day we filmed our instructional DVD. The DVD is porgressing well. The first video edit has been done and we lookforward to seeing it.
Yesterday the RNLI in Exmouth announced 3 things.
Exmouth are getting a new Lifeboat. The type that will be put in the new boat house when its built! For now it will stay on a mooring on the River Exe.
The work on the new Lifeboat station in Exmouth starts on the 6th May!
And finaly there will be RNLI Lifeguards on Exmouth Town beach as well as Sandy Bay this year. Lifeguards will start on Exmouth town beach on the 17th May!
See the full press release here.
The Lifeguards part of the press release is where I come in to it.
I am going to return to Exmouth to work on the Town beach and Sandy Bay beach having spent the winter working in London.
I am very much looking forward to the season starting in a few weeks time.
I should be able to update this site more often this summer than last as I have set up mobile blogging! I will aim for a picture a day!
Above is pictuer of James RNLI Lifeguard at Sandy Bay Last year. Unfortunarly he is not coming back to Exmouth To Lifeguard. Luckily for Bude in North Devon he will be Lifeguarding there.
Interesting meeting.
It was a pre-planning application meeting.
Quite a few local boaters turned up to hear about the course, the regional access officer was there, memebers of the local outdoor education centre and shop were there so the paddling faternity were well reprisented.
Presentations were given by the Olympic Development Authority, Lea Valley Parks and the course designer.
The course is going to remain pumped at 15m3 post games.
There is going to be a smaller loop of the course running off diffrent pumps that will only be pumped at 10m3, which will be easier so can be used for warm ups and teaching.
The course will be owned and run by Lea Valley Parks post games. They have comitted to run it to the end of its design life(25 years)
It is possible that it will be opend up pre games for testing.
I got the feeling that Lea Valley parks are happy to run the course to break even but if they make a profit great. Kayakers will be subsidised by rafters as we all expected. I think they are hoping to make huge amounts out of the rafting being so close to London.
I also asked about local access to rivers and how the olympics was going to benifit the whole area and there were a lot of possitve comments about getting better acces to local rivers, flood relief channels and weirs, including getting Dobbs Weir up and running again.
I have requested the artisit impression of the course via email so will post them up when I get them!
Instead of going and training at Herts Canoe Lifeguards tonight I am going to a meeting about the 2012 White Water Canoe Course.
Should be interesting.
I will report back later.
Congratulations to all those who gained an award this weekend.
The Canoe Safety Test, Level 1 Lifeguard Coach Award and the Lifeguard examinations, all went well. Thanks to all those that ran courses, acted as casualties and helped out.
This weekend we have a level one Lifeguard coaching course, a Lifeguard assesment and the unit are running a CST for Herts Young Mariners base. Sevreral of us are geting trained up to become Lifeguard coaches.Hopefully we will all pass the course!
Good luck to those doing their Lifeguard award.
We filmed our instructuional DVD today in the snow at herts young mariners base. The DVD is being made to show to prospective Lifeguards. It will also be snown to non Lifeguards who help out at large events. A few picture to come soon.
Thanks to all who came and helped out.
