Swanage Beach Wardens

The Swanage Beach Wardens Hut taking shape nicely - The new signs arrived this week.

The hut was a partnership deal between the Town Council and the Hospitality Association.

It might look like a shed, but it is a hut ;-)

Peveril Point - another great project

Another wonderful example of partnership working was opened yesterday at Peveril Point.

The idea by Sally Maltby, a resident of Peveril Point and a watch keeper of The National Coastwatch lookout at Peveril, sees information boards put up in the old gun emplacements.

The project was opened by the Town Mayor - Bill Trite, Sally Maltby and John Master of NCI (oh some Station Officer was used to hold the tape)

I have to declare an interest in the project, as I had an input on a couple of the boards but alot of local people, swanage museum, companies, Town Council and partner agencies came together to give a insight into life at Peveril Point. The boards contain information on The Coastguard, wildlife, shipwrecks, World War Two, National Coastwatch, history of Peveril Point just to name a few.

So pop on down and have a read of the boards - there is a education booklet which encourages children (and adults!) to read the history and answer questions.

My favourite board (below) - it would be of course I co wrote it !

Beach Wardens Hut

The new beach wardens hut is nearly finished and goes to show how working together gets things done.

This project was partner working at its best - Swanage Town Council and the Swanage Hospitality Association being the main parties.

This hut or shall we call it a cabin (as it did replace an old beach hut) will assist the beach wardens operate a little better, giving them a view over the banjo jetty for example. More room to provide 1st aid or take details in private of a lost child and for a Coastguard team to keep dry in the rain?

Well done everyone - goes to show what can be done.