Seasons Greetings and Thanks!

I give thanks to all those who have helped us over recent times, including carers, those working in the emergency services, the police, fire fighters, ambulance staff and paramedics, the NHS, doctors, nurses, other health professionals and ancillary staff, and the brave crews and volunteers of the RNLI lifeboat service. Respect! 💓

And many thanks to Charles Schulz for the imagery. 👍

Finally, I wish to share my best wishes with you, and peace and goodwill to all, whatever one's beliefs, let's continue to work together folks. 👌

And remember, stay safe!

Storm Ciara

The RNLI Lifeboat Service has warned on Twitter that Storm Ciara "is on the way. If you're out and about this weekend, please #RespectTheWater and stay clear of exposed areas and breaking waves. If you see someone in trouble in the water, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard." 

For Hastings, tomorrow (Sunday 9th February) looks to be the worst day, particularly heavy rain-wise, but strong winds, and even stronger gusts of wind, look likely to continue into the early part of next week (Met Office).

Be careful out and about, and remember #RespectTheWater 

Cyril & Lilian Bishop update.

Early this month, and the site for where the Cyril & Lilian Bishop will be docked, in front of All Saints Church and opposite the Stables Theatre, on The Bourne. I have written a few times about this retired lifeboat, one of the "Little Ships" that evacuated troops from Dunkirk during WW2, indeed, the only Hastings boat that brought troops off the beach then (though many others helped with other duties during the evacuation process), eg see this blog, which provides a potted history of the boat and the actions of local characters who have brought her 'home' and been restoring her since.

Work on the site started soon after the first photograph was taken, if you would like to know a bit more about the Cyril & Lilian Bishop, here is a little factsheet.

The site is getting nearer to being finished now, I took these last 2 photographs yesterday, and am now waiting eagerly for the boat to be hauled up All Saints Street on the 17th of June 2017, to her final dry dock. By the way, the boat also has a facebook page.