It was our pleasure to welcome members of The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) charity to The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in July. NCI is a charity staffed and managed by volunteers whose mission is to help save lives at sea and around the UK coastline. The team were onsite to celebrate the start of a 2,000-plus miles station-to-station relay as part of the charity’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The relay set off from the NCI Fleetwood station in Lancashire in June. The specially-commissi

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It was an inspiring morning hearing from volunteers at National Coastwatch Institution on how they keep people safe along the coast - we are grateful for all that you do! 🧭 The Princess Royal, who is Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI), recently visited NCI Shoreham, one of 60 National Coastwatch stations around the UK, all run entirely by volunteers. This was HRH’s seventh visit to an NCI station this year. ⚠️ Watchkeepers play a vital role in saving lives at sea by maint

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Now, more than ever, the National Health Service is a cherished institution in the UK. Here’s a snapshot of where it was 20 years after its formation. You can also find a wealth of archive on the early years of the NHS (including this entire documentary) here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/the-birth-of-the-nhs/zhjtd6f | BBC Archive