Take care in the weather

 The area is experiencing some very strong gusts of wind which are causing damage to property and creating large waves. 

Please take care and stay away from beaches and areas where large waves are forming. 

The Late David Gough

 

The Late David  Patrick Gough 

Funeral at Poole Crematorium Monday 25th October 14.00

Due to an error the information for the funeral missed the local paper and the family wish all that knew him to know.  

Team and water rescue training

 

The team were put through their paces today down on the beach  during water rescue training. 

With our Senior Coastguard Operations Officer, Allan led our revalidation to ensure the team were operational .  

Dave Gough SW150

 

It is with great sadness we learnt last week of the passing of Dave Gough. 

Dave joined the team in October 1975 and served as the deputy auxiliary in charge , auxiliary in charge before the title was changed to Station Officer. 

Throughout those year he served in both the lookout at Peveril Point and the Rescue Company carrying out many rescues. 

Dave retired from the team in July 2002 but followed the team with great interest. 

Outside of the Coastguard he ran a local wine merchants , was a beach warden before working in Purbeck Lighting in the high street. 

He will be missed by all that knew him especially when requiring a pen as Dave always had one tucked behind his ear. 

Our thoughts are with Pauline , Simon, Paul and families. 

The sad loss of Mark Kilby

 

We are very sad to announce the loss of one of our team . 

Mark joined our team in June 2018 and throughout the pandemic continued to train and respond to incidents. 

On Monday evening whilst taking part in a sporting event , Mark collapsed and despite the efforts of everyone there and medical teams he sadly passed away. 

From all at HM Coastguard we send our condolences to Mark’s family and friends.