Lifeguards rescue pier jumper May 27, 2008
Posted by Sean Gardiner in EVL, lifeguarding, lifesaving.Tags: lifeguarding rescue
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A story in the paper about two of our lifeguards Jack & Garry, rescuing a person who jumped from the pier.
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/Lifeguards-rescue-pier-jumpman.4113546.jp
A press story in the Telegraph from 2002 March 21, 2008
Posted by Sean Gardiner in advice, lifeguarding, press.add a comment
Just found this – a story from way back – put there are some good bits in it.
such as when a red flag should be put up : “You take into account a variety of things: you listen to the weather reports and forecasts; you assess the strength of the wind blowing the flags on top of the seafront hotels; and then there’s the most important consideration of all, which is whether or not I would let my Nan swim in those conditions.” – Garry Cairns
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/europe/uk/southofengland/724498/Eastbourne-Seaside-saviours.html
Patrol Day Success September 3, 2007
Posted by Lee Bailey in EVL, RLSS, SLSA GB, boat, events, lifeguarding, news, patrol.1 comment so far
Last Saturday (24th August) members of the club young and old came together to provide lifeguard cover between Splash Point (Redoudt Fortress) to Eastbourne Pier. The day was a complete success with 15 members turning out throughout the day to carry out foot patrols, boat patrols, observation posts and even some board patrols. With one minor first aid incident dealt with I am sure our presence alone safeguarded many that swam in the sea on the day. Remember, a good lifeguard will identify a potential incident before it actually happens……ooh that must be us, what a team!
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We finished the day off back at the clubhouse with a fund-raising evening amongst club members and their families by having a BBQ and raffle. The club raised over £50 which is fantastic and I actually won a raffle prize!
Thanks to everybody that volunteered their time throughout the day, evening (setting up/down), donations (prizes/monetary/equipment etc) and parents who came to support us (and not to forget our mackerel friends who joined us for a ‘bite’ to eat).
Members needed for Beach Lifeguard comp August 3, 2007
Posted by Lee Bailey in EVL, RLSS, competition, events, lifeguarding, swimming.1 comment so far
Eastbourne Voluntary Lifeguards will be hosting the RLSS South East Beach Lifeguarding competition on Sunday 12th August. The competition will be based in the facinity of clubhouse and will start approximately 10:00am until 15:00.
We need no more than 6 members who are lifeguard qualified and fully competant in either paddle board or surf ski operations. See Patrols notice board or contact Lee for more details.
In addition we are looking for members to enter teams into the event. For more details conact Garry.
Otherwise, please come down and support your fellow members and cheer them on!
Maritime Day July 29, 2007
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Thanks to everyone that helped out (too many to name individually) on the Eastbourne Maritime 2km swim organised by Eastbourne Swimming club. Particularly to Frank Patterson and Lee Bailey that organised the safety cover and getting all the equipment down to the beach. Thank you to Garry Cairns and his team from the Eastbourne Beach Lifeguards that provided extra cover and made a number of rescues and assists them selves.
The weather turned out ok – the wind turned north easterly, there was a bit of a swell but no chop to the swimming conditions were good. There were 97 competitors, the majority got round fine, four people needed to be rescued – but all were fine.
After the event a few Eastbourne Voluntary members and there families stayed on the beach enjoying the increasing sunshine (that was a long time coming) – some of the member also got a chance to ride in the boat too.
The local paper report
Eastbourne Swimming Club’s photos and results
Garry & his team gives advice to Britain July 26, 2007
Posted by Sean Gardiner in advice, cancer, lifeguarding, lifesaving, news, press, skin, sun.1 comment so far
Garry and the Eastbourne Beach Lifeguards give some advice on GMTV
Also other recent stories in the local
Eastbourne Lifeguards : warning about using inflatables
Eastbourne Voluntary Lifeguards : New Equipment for Lifesavers
Seaford Lifeguards : Seaford Half Marathon
RNLI / Eastbourne Lifeguards : Teenager gets lost at sea
RNLI / Eastbourne Lifeguards : Buoy Ring Vandals ‘put lives at risk’
On the Eastbourne Borough Council Website
Call for help at the Maritime Swim! July 8, 2007
Posted by Sean Gardiner in EVL, events, lifeguarding, lifesaving, open water, swimming.add a comment
Hi everyone! Just a quick request for Beach Lifeguard Qualified members and Bronze medallion holders for the Maritime Swim that will be held on Sunday the 29th of July. We will need as many board competent lifeguards as we can get.
We plan to make a day of it – with a few patrols – in coordination with the beach lifeguards from 10am – 4pm.
We would like to invite any members and their families down to the Wish Tower beach from 10:30am – the swim is worth watching, plus we will try to (depending on how many people we have) organise some Lifeguarding / educational activities (but can’t provide supervision – hence our invite for the families). The swim itself is at 11:30am.
During the 2km swim we will provide cover from the beach, on the boards and using the boat. The swim activities will be from 11am through to 1pm.
If you are interested, the Maritime swim briefing will be at 18:00 on the 23rd of July at the clubhouse. You can leave a comment below – Lee will get an email (we won’t publish it – if you don’t want to).
Jack and James’ Course Part 1 June 17, 2007
Posted by Sean Gardiner in EVL, NaRS, SLSA GB, courses, lifeguarding, lifesaving, surf.add a comment
Well done once again to the candidates on the most recent course. This time the group have been split up in to two. Jacquie, Jono, Rich and I passed the NaRS on Sunday. This also means that Jack and James are now full Instructors. Keith and Garry examined with Kirk overseeing the exam. This was also Keith’s final exam as a probationary examiner – which makes him a full examiner.
Another Surf Course… June 10, 2007
Posted by Sean Gardiner in EVL, NaRS, SLSA GB, courses, lifeguarding.add a comment
Yes… yet another I know…
But slightly different this time – Garry ran this course, his first. Of course he has been training lifeguards for a very long time now – but this was his first Surf NaRS course… Matt H, Matt A and Barry S all did very well passing with a very high standard. Keith and my self examined and Danny Bryant from SLS GB once again came all the way from the west coast to oversee the examination. Thanks to Lionel for water safety and to Jack’s and James’ course for providing bodies.
(Thanks Bob for correcting the poor spelling)
Just a quick link to the latest Surf Course Pics May 19, 2007
Posted by Sean Gardiner in EVL, NaRS, SLSA GB, courses, lifeguarding.add a comment
Hi all… Just a quick link to some pics of the course that James Dixon and Jack Visick are running. It is another SLSA NaRS Beach Lifeguarding award. The guys are doing a great job!
