From The Mouth Of Portsmouth Harbour!: A double 'thank you' to our local rescue family colleagues at Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS)

Members of the National Coastwatch Institution station at Gosport recently made two presentations to the Chair of the Gosport And Fareham Inshore Rescue Service, better known to everyone as GAFIRS.

Cold Comfort!

The first came as a result of the GAFIRS New Years Day swim; three hardy watchkeepers from the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Gosport station joined hundreds of swimmers for a chilly sponsored dip into the Solent on New Years Day. Although more used to keeping watch over the sea, coasts and other swimmers for those in distress, our watchkeepers bravely launched themselves intothe water and were not at all distressed to raise a substantial amount in personal sponsorship!One part of this was donated to the NCI station, and the other was given to GAFIRS.

Heart Felt Thanks!

An official ‘Thank You’ certificate was presented by the NCI Gosport Station Manager in recognition of a special training programme run by GAFIRS for the watchkeepers of NCI Gosport. This included First Aid, CPR and the use of Defibrillators. The Station Manager commented that; “although we hope that we will not need these skills - it’s good to know we have them at our fingertips if we need them”.

Becoming a watch keeper:

If you would like to become a watch keeper, email the station manager at richard.suggitt@nci.org.uk

for more information.

Making a donation to Gosport NCI:

Text NCIGOSPORT to 70450 to donate £5.

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Gosport NCI provide a visual and listening watch over the waters and coast of the Eastern Solent

A double 'thank you' to our local rescue family colleagues at Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS)