On Saturday 14th September Needles NCI celebrated the 25th anniversary of the founding of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) with a traditional Tea Party for watchkeepers and partners.… Read More...
After a lot of hard work fundraising and with the help of our generous supporters, our new telescope is finally installed.
With 70x zoom it will make it much easier for Watchkeepers to identify vessels and spot any problems at sea.… Read More...
This year’s Round the Island saw an early start for the Watchkeepers with the watch opening at 0600 on Saturday 29th June. Unlike last year, when we had 11 incidents – all boats passed the Needles without incident.… Read More...
On 31st May 2019 we were able to show a number of visitors from NMOC (National Maritime Operations Centre) our station.
There have been a number of events to fundraise and raise our profile.
On 30th March 2019, Needles NCI were very pleased to be the nominated charity for the Charity Classic Tractor Pull.… Read More...
On 8th May 2019 Senior Watchkeeper Barbara Close spotted these dolphins at The Needles. The pod had been seen earlier in Ventnor heading West, so Barbara had alerted those on the morning shift that a sighting was possible.… Read More...
On 2nd May 2019 we said our last goodbye to Andy Greig, a Senior Watchkeeper and our Quartermaster.
Andy was a valued member of our watchkeeping team.… Read More...
Her Royal Highness as Patron of National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) paid a visit to NCI Needles Station on Monday 6th August 2018.
Her Royal Highnesses visit was to formally open the newly refurbished station, present awards to Watchkeepers and to present Station Manager Tony Stables with the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for Voluntary organisations.… Read More...
Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners voted to support Needles National Coastwatch (NCI) with an annual grant towards their work at keeping mariners safe by maintaining a lookout at the Needles and Solent western approaches and as an essential link in the maritime search and rescue organisation for those in danger.… Read More...