NCI - Calshot Tower & Stone Point

17/06/2026

Congratulations to our colleagues at NCI Needles on being featured in the latest RYA Members Magazine. The article describes an incident in which a yacht which had lost its tiller in the Needles Channel issued a Mayday. It is an excellent example of how NCI Stations contribute to safety along our coasts.

16/06/2026

13th to 20th June is week...

14/06/2026

SPOT was at "Bark on the Beach" Lepe Country Park - Hampshire County Council on Saturday (13th June). SPOT gave out lots of SPOT stickers and the kids (& adults!) loved seeing SPOT around.

Having visited Solent Rescue Lifeboat and undertaking some training, the National Coastwatch Institution mascot SPOT claimed to be "The Coolest Dog at Lepe"!

See comments for more photos...

11/06/2026

National Coastwatch are happy to support our friends at Lepe Country Park at their ‘Bark on the Beach’ 2026 event. Meet our National Coastwatch mascot, "SPOT the Watchkeeper!" (approx. 11am to 1pm). Come along, wave a paw at and even get your photo taken with "SPOT".

We will be there with our NCI information table, special doggy theme "Coastwatch Tombola" including some lovely local handmade dog bandanas and bow ties available.

There will even be a fun dog agility course for your four-legged friends to enjoy! Keep your pups cool with a dedicated cooling station, and don’t miss the chance to snap a memorable photo of your dog on the ‘Coolest Dog at Lepe’ podium. "SPOT" will definitely be doing this!!

Bring a picnic for you and your pup, or enjoy the refreshments available from The Lookout, including Doggy Ice-Cream!

Bark on the Beach returns for another year! 🎉🐶

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟬 - 𝟯

Come down and enjoy the festivities; including stalls from New Forest Dog Group, local handmade businesses, and very importantly - 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘀 - our country dog show! 🐕🐕‍🦺🐩

We are super excited to announce that this years Scruffs categories will include two new awards... 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 & 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭! See our website for more details on entering. 🏆

📲 https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/lepe/whats-on/Bark-2026

08/06/2026

The annual D-Day Service was held at the Anchor War Memorial in Lepe Country Park - Hampshire County Council on Sunday 7th June. During the service musical accompaniment was provided by the Hampshire Caledonian Pipe Band .

08/06/2026

Our thanks to Hamble Lifeboat for this post on NCI Awareness Weekend.

On National Coastwatch Day, we'd like to recognise and thank the volunteers of the National Coastwatch Institution and in particular NCI - Calshot Tower & Stone Point

Whatever the weather, NCI teams give up their time to watch over our coastline, providing a valuable service to mariners, watersports enthusiasts, and the emergency services.

We know how much dedication goes into keeping watch and helping to make our waters safer for everyone. Thank you to all NCI volunteers for the important work you do, today and throughout the year.

From everyone at Hamble Lifeboat, thank you for your continued support and service.

08/06/2026

Thanks to our SAR colleagues at RNLI Calshot Lifeboat for flying the NCI Flag to mark NCI Awareness weekend!

08/06/2026

We celebrated the NCI 2026 NCI Awareness Weekend in Lymington with the launch our now national NCI Mascot "SPOT the Watckeeper".

Well to say the weather was challenging on Saturday 6th June would be a bit of an understatement! Wind and rain was the order of the day. We had a sudden change of venue with the Lymington United Reformed Church stepping up to help and support us by allowing us to use their front entrance area, many thanks to them.

We were visited by the Lymington & Pennington Town Mayor, Cllr. Colm McCarthy, raised some funds from our "Coastwatch Tombola", and increased our profile. Together with the tea and cake from the LURC cafe - a result really.

Thank you to all the Watchkeepers who helped at the event - without you being there yesterday what would we do.....Fiona C. Mick W, Mike W, Jay S & David B.!

07/06/2026

Well done Hamble Lifeboat for recovering the dinghy in really difficult conditions aided by the shelter provided by Red Osprey.

07/06/2026

The D-Day Service in Lepe Country Park - Hampshire County Council is today, Sunday 7th June, 1030 to midday. Free to attend but parking charges apply.

Today we pause to honour all who took part in the D‑Day landings 82 years ago — those who crossed the Channel, those who supported from home, and those who never returned.

As our volunteers keep watch today, we also pay our respect to all those involved on that day 82 years ago.

We will remember them.