mistidebonno's blog
Shooting across the water bouncing choppy seas, speedboat engine fully fired and fighting its restraint is what a Sunday afternoon is all about for me, if not that then maybe a mountain adventure. And no I’m not brave for I will be the one you see quaking in her boots. My father used to say that I’d been dropped on my head at birth, always the one to climb to the top of a tree then inevitably needing rescuing! Which brings me back to my campaign you don’t have to be a dare-devil to require the assistance of our coastguards anything from beach trips to a drive across the moors can instigate a crisis whereby you will rely on their expertise…
Devotion to their career has gone above and beyond with our Coastguards. Losing their beloved jobs, homes and for some facing illness has not deterred them from fighting with every last breath the imminent station closures inflicted by our government. Unfair and outright criminal, Britain depends upon its Coastguards and all statistics point to this yet they are still to be replaced with Call-Centres. That heroic structure and vital local knowledge set to be lost forever…
Drowning in Despair
Having been brought up in a Welsh mining community and with military links, I was inherently lucky to be instilled with a fighting spirit and a desire to seek unity for a cause. There is nothing greater than those who stand together, yet unlike our forefathers we are beginning to shy away from that existence and close our door to the tragedies set to befall us…
The sad truth is that as broken Britain sinks further into despair its Governments continue to yield their mighty sword. A once proud nation faces the dilemma of its history being erased with every cruel swipe! Our Coastguards, long since established as unsung heroes are fresh to the firing line facing up to 50% station closures. Of course once the sword falls there is little doubt that this wound will grow deeper. Coastguards offer an intrinsic knowledge, a deep-rooted understanding of both land and sea and critically this is further enforced with their aptitude for assessing climate and structural traits…