Butcher, baker and candlestick maker.

Regular readers will know that we are volunteers and not full time Coastguards; although in the summer it may as well be full time.. We are not paid as such but instead given a payment to compensate for disruption to family life. The rate is the minimum wage. We certainly don’t do it for the money. We probably put in 3 voluntary hours for each 1 hour paid.

The Coastguard Family

We have a mixed bag of occupations, self employed painters x2, maintenance chap, senior emergency control room operator, a youth worker, a bloke who does water stuff, a business advisor, a tyre fitter, Studland Ferry x2, care worker, planning officer, and finally Dee who has decided to have lots of jobs including a B&B owner/restaurant staff/beach warden/ tourist information person.

All very varied really and great if you want call on expertise, although I think we could do with taking on a plumber as my sink is blocked.

I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that I’m not to mention Dee's Bay Lodge B&B on Springfield Road, Swanage as we are not allowed to advertise great B&Bs with wifi and big breakfasts, ensuite bathrooms with shaver points, and what is the most funky stair carpet in western Europe.
(Just so I don’t get in trouble ...other Swanage B&Bs are available)

Phew! managed to get away with that.