Lee-on-the-Solent National Coastwatch Station gets Kings Award

The News, Portsmouth

Lee-on-the-Solent National Coastwatch Station have been awarded the Kings Award for voluntary service by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire Nigel Atkinson.

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00:00I'm Jade Wood and I'm Spatial Manager for Leon de Solon Coast Watch Station.

00:05Lovely, tell me where we are and what we're doing here today.

00:08We are currently here today at the Leon de Solon Sailing Club

00:11celebrating our award for the King's Award for Voluntary Services.

00:16Tell me how that feels to receive this.

00:19On behalf of all the watchkeepers at Leon de Solon

00:24we are just so honoured to receive this amazing award

00:28that recognises our contribution to Voluntary Services here at Lee.

00:33Tell me why it's so important for you, I know it's obviously quite obvious,

00:39but tell me why it's so important for you guys as a team to be there in need.

00:45The KOBS award just recognises all our watchkeepers

00:50for all their voluntary services they do in keeping that station open

00:55every single day of the year, including Christmas Day,

00:58giving their time freely to help make this coastline safer.

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